SOAD-D321 EXAM 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Stupa
Answer:
-Shrines designed to preserve relics of Buddha or another saintly person, hemispherical in shape, solid
core of earth and rubble, brick or stone face, and raised on a platform
-Indian Design
Question:
2. Torii
Answer:
-Initially used in harvest festivals, a gateway that separates the sacred world from the rest of the world
-Japanese Design
Question:
3. Porcelain
Answer:
-Objects with this type of pottery were transformed into glass/a glass-like substance by heat, and in
turn, made translucent
-Chinese Design
Question:
4. Caning
Answer:
-A method of forming seats/furniture backs consisting of woven strips of rattan or other vegetation.
Results in surfaces to allow air to circulate, making the seating units cooler to sit in
-Indian Design
Question:
5. Lacquer
Answer:
-A resin made from the highly toxic sap of the Rhus verniciflua tree, is a natural plastic and is
remarkably resistant to insects, alkalis, water, acid, and heat to a certain extent
-Chinese, Japanese Design
Question:
6. Westwork
Answer:
-A monumental, west-facing entrance section of a medieval church
-Early Middle Ages
Question:
7. Pier
, Answer:
-An upright support, generally square, rectangular, or composite. Typically has no base or capital
-Early Middle Ages
Question:
8. Motte
Answer:
-A flat-topped mound of earth on which a wooden or stone defensive structure was built with a ditch
surrounding it
-Early Middle Ages
Question:
9. Bailey
Answer:
-The sturdy wall around a castle that keeps invaders out
-Early Middle Ages
Question:
10. Ribbon Interlace
Answer:
-A linear decoration made up of interwoven bands
-Early Middle Ages
Question:
11. Cloisonne
Answer:
-Decorative work in which enamel, glass, or gemstones are separated by strips of flattened wire placed
edgeways on a metal backing
-Early Middle Ages
Question:
12. Pilaster
Answer:
-A rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is
attached.
-Romanesque
Question:
13. Crossing
Answer:
-The space in a cruciform church formed by the intersection of the nave and the transept
-Romanesque
Question:
14. Radiating Chapels
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Stupa
Answer:
-Shrines designed to preserve relics of Buddha or another saintly person, hemispherical in shape, solid
core of earth and rubble, brick or stone face, and raised on a platform
-Indian Design
Question:
2. Torii
Answer:
-Initially used in harvest festivals, a gateway that separates the sacred world from the rest of the world
-Japanese Design
Question:
3. Porcelain
Answer:
-Objects with this type of pottery were transformed into glass/a glass-like substance by heat, and in
turn, made translucent
-Chinese Design
Question:
4. Caning
Answer:
-A method of forming seats/furniture backs consisting of woven strips of rattan or other vegetation.
Results in surfaces to allow air to circulate, making the seating units cooler to sit in
-Indian Design
Question:
5. Lacquer
Answer:
-A resin made from the highly toxic sap of the Rhus verniciflua tree, is a natural plastic and is
remarkably resistant to insects, alkalis, water, acid, and heat to a certain extent
-Chinese, Japanese Design
Question:
6. Westwork
Answer:
-A monumental, west-facing entrance section of a medieval church
-Early Middle Ages
Question:
7. Pier
, Answer:
-An upright support, generally square, rectangular, or composite. Typically has no base or capital
-Early Middle Ages
Question:
8. Motte
Answer:
-A flat-topped mound of earth on which a wooden or stone defensive structure was built with a ditch
surrounding it
-Early Middle Ages
Question:
9. Bailey
Answer:
-The sturdy wall around a castle that keeps invaders out
-Early Middle Ages
Question:
10. Ribbon Interlace
Answer:
-A linear decoration made up of interwoven bands
-Early Middle Ages
Question:
11. Cloisonne
Answer:
-Decorative work in which enamel, glass, or gemstones are separated by strips of flattened wire placed
edgeways on a metal backing
-Early Middle Ages
Question:
12. Pilaster
Answer:
-A rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is
attached.
-Romanesque
Question:
13. Crossing
Answer:
-The space in a cruciform church formed by the intersection of the nave and the transept
-Romanesque
Question:
14. Radiating Chapels
