AH 101 Ole Miss Midterm Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Architecture - CORRECT ANSWER 3D design that surrounds and influences us
Architectural engineers work to create a balance between ___________ and ___________. -
CORRECT ANSWER tension and compression
An architectural design reflects the _____________and ______________ - CORRECT ANSWER
community and environment
Basic Load-Bearing Construction - CORRECT ANSWER the direct process of piling one stone
or brick on top of another
Post-and-lintel construction - CORRECT ANSWER to create an interior space, an architect
must create a span or distance between two supports
Vault - CORRECT ANSWER An arch that has been extended like a long hallway to create an
open space overhead.
A barrel-vault - CORRECT ANSWER is a series of connected arches extended in sequence
along a line
Groin vault - CORRECT ANSWER When two barrel vaulted spaces intersect each other at the
same level
What was the first sucsessful vault built? - CORRECT ANSWER the colosseum
Cast Iron structure - CORRECT ANSWER Designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, for the Great
Exhibition of 1851 in London
, Sculpture - CORRECT ANSWER exist in three dimensions and occupy physical space. Can be
made from many materials, such as glass, wax, ice, plastic, neon lights, etc.
Freestanding sculpture - CORRECT ANSWER not attached to a building or wall but supported
by its own weight
Earthwork - CORRECT ANSWER sculptures use the surface of the Earth itself as material.
Not static! Constantly interacts with nature.
Installation - CORRECT ANSWER a three-dimensional work of art in which the artist uses an
entire space or room to create the piece
Subtractive process - CORRECT ANSWER carve, drill, chisel, chip, whittle or saw away
unwanted material
Carving - CORRECT ANSWER The most ancient works of art that still exist were made using
subtractive methods
Additive process - CORRECT ANSWER modeling, casting or constructing. Sculptor add
material to make the final artwork
Modeling - CORRECT ANSWER modeling, casting or constructing. Sculptor add material to
make the final artwork
Casting - CORRECT ANSWER involved in the process of adding a liquid or pliable material
to a mold. More durable than terra-cotta. Bronze: a mixture of copper and tin. Melts at low
temperature. Once it is cooled it is light and durable.
Assemblage - CORRECT ANSWER The practice of gathering objects and fabricating them
into a work of art.
Readymades - CORRECT ANSWER the process of redefining art using artifacts that already
exist
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Architecture - CORRECT ANSWER 3D design that surrounds and influences us
Architectural engineers work to create a balance between ___________ and ___________. -
CORRECT ANSWER tension and compression
An architectural design reflects the _____________and ______________ - CORRECT ANSWER
community and environment
Basic Load-Bearing Construction - CORRECT ANSWER the direct process of piling one stone
or brick on top of another
Post-and-lintel construction - CORRECT ANSWER to create an interior space, an architect
must create a span or distance between two supports
Vault - CORRECT ANSWER An arch that has been extended like a long hallway to create an
open space overhead.
A barrel-vault - CORRECT ANSWER is a series of connected arches extended in sequence
along a line
Groin vault - CORRECT ANSWER When two barrel vaulted spaces intersect each other at the
same level
What was the first sucsessful vault built? - CORRECT ANSWER the colosseum
Cast Iron structure - CORRECT ANSWER Designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, for the Great
Exhibition of 1851 in London
, Sculpture - CORRECT ANSWER exist in three dimensions and occupy physical space. Can be
made from many materials, such as glass, wax, ice, plastic, neon lights, etc.
Freestanding sculpture - CORRECT ANSWER not attached to a building or wall but supported
by its own weight
Earthwork - CORRECT ANSWER sculptures use the surface of the Earth itself as material.
Not static! Constantly interacts with nature.
Installation - CORRECT ANSWER a three-dimensional work of art in which the artist uses an
entire space or room to create the piece
Subtractive process - CORRECT ANSWER carve, drill, chisel, chip, whittle or saw away
unwanted material
Carving - CORRECT ANSWER The most ancient works of art that still exist were made using
subtractive methods
Additive process - CORRECT ANSWER modeling, casting or constructing. Sculptor add
material to make the final artwork
Modeling - CORRECT ANSWER modeling, casting or constructing. Sculptor add material to
make the final artwork
Casting - CORRECT ANSWER involved in the process of adding a liquid or pliable material
to a mold. More durable than terra-cotta. Bronze: a mixture of copper and tin. Melts at low
temperature. Once it is cooled it is light and durable.
Assemblage - CORRECT ANSWER The practice of gathering objects and fabricating them
into a work of art.
Readymades - CORRECT ANSWER the process of redefining art using artifacts that already
exist
