ARCH 100 EXAM 2 CERTIFICATION
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
SCRIPT GRADED A PLUS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
●● In the preface, Vitruvius speaks to Caesar defiantly, expressing his
disdain for the current architecture of Rome.
Answer: FALSE
●● Vitruvius says the architect needs to know about many branches of
study, and this "knowledge is the child of
Answer: practice and theory
●● The branches of study an architect should be well versed in,
according to Vitruvius, are:
Answer: -geometry
-history
-astronomy
-medicine
-law
-music
, ●● Vitruvius says the Caryatides represent
Answer: The weight of carrying their shame
●● According to Vitruvius, symmetry can be calculated from the
thickness of a column, triglyph, or module.
Answer: FALSE
●● This illustration demonstrates Le Corbusier's belief that:
Answer: Great design is the result of refinement over time
●● Ancient Egyptian architects like Imhotep and Senenmut were:
Answer: The Pharaoh's advisors
●● What does "architect" mean in Greek?
Answer: chief builder
●● The world's first full-time engineering corps was established in:
Answer: France
●● Which structures did Francesco Di Giorgio study and develop?
Answer: angled walls and pointed bastions
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
SCRIPT GRADED A PLUS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
●● In the preface, Vitruvius speaks to Caesar defiantly, expressing his
disdain for the current architecture of Rome.
Answer: FALSE
●● Vitruvius says the architect needs to know about many branches of
study, and this "knowledge is the child of
Answer: practice and theory
●● The branches of study an architect should be well versed in,
according to Vitruvius, are:
Answer: -geometry
-history
-astronomy
-medicine
-law
-music
, ●● Vitruvius says the Caryatides represent
Answer: The weight of carrying their shame
●● According to Vitruvius, symmetry can be calculated from the
thickness of a column, triglyph, or module.
Answer: FALSE
●● This illustration demonstrates Le Corbusier's belief that:
Answer: Great design is the result of refinement over time
●● Ancient Egyptian architects like Imhotep and Senenmut were:
Answer: The Pharaoh's advisors
●● What does "architect" mean in Greek?
Answer: chief builder
●● The world's first full-time engineering corps was established in:
Answer: France
●● Which structures did Francesco Di Giorgio study and develop?
Answer: angled walls and pointed bastions
