CTD 321 TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the purpose of using moldings in an interior? - Answers - delineate interiors
Which culture first made the most effective use of concrete in their building? - Answers -
Rome
In ancient Greece a tomb carving depicted the deceased as he or she was in life,
surrounded by family and the artifacts of life. This carving was called a ______. -
Answers - stele
A Greek couch was called a ________ while a Roman couch was called a ______. -
Answers - kline; lectus
Which column in the classical orders has a smooth shaft? - Answers - Tuscan
Which classical orders were added by the Romans? - Answers - Tuscan and Composite
Romans painted murals on their walls because the spaces in their city dwellings were
_________. - Answers - long and narrow
While Greek interiors were spare and simple, Roman interiors could be said to
be________________. - Answers - grotesque
The chair most identified with the ancient Greek culture is the ____________. -
Answers - Klismos
Which culture is typically portrayed as reclining while eating? - Answers - Greece
Two cultures which we have studied that believed in life after death are __________
and __________. - Answers - Gothic and Egyptian
During the period of the Middle Ages (Gothic), what furniture form was MOST
important? - Answers - chests?
A "buffet" form during the Middle Ages developed a shelf to display objects of
_________. - Answers - rank and status
The most valuable items in a household during the Gothic era were the _____________
because they were made by hand. - Answers - textiles
The Roman form of the X stool we have seen throughout our survey of the history of the
interiors is called the ______________. - Answers - Sella curulis
What is the purpose of using moldings in an interior? - Answers - delineate interiors
Which culture first made the most effective use of concrete in their building? - Answers -
Rome
In ancient Greece a tomb carving depicted the deceased as he or she was in life,
surrounded by family and the artifacts of life. This carving was called a ______. -
Answers - stele
A Greek couch was called a ________ while a Roman couch was called a ______. -
Answers - kline; lectus
Which column in the classical orders has a smooth shaft? - Answers - Tuscan
Which classical orders were added by the Romans? - Answers - Tuscan and Composite
Romans painted murals on their walls because the spaces in their city dwellings were
_________. - Answers - long and narrow
While Greek interiors were spare and simple, Roman interiors could be said to
be________________. - Answers - grotesque
The chair most identified with the ancient Greek culture is the ____________. -
Answers - Klismos
Which culture is typically portrayed as reclining while eating? - Answers - Greece
Two cultures which we have studied that believed in life after death are __________
and __________. - Answers - Gothic and Egyptian
During the period of the Middle Ages (Gothic), what furniture form was MOST
important? - Answers - chests?
A "buffet" form during the Middle Ages developed a shelf to display objects of
_________. - Answers - rank and status
The most valuable items in a household during the Gothic era were the _____________
because they were made by hand. - Answers - textiles
The Roman form of the X stool we have seen throughout our survey of the history of the
interiors is called the ______________. - Answers - Sella curulis
