Architecture test quiz with
correct answers
*3 Greek Orders - CORRECT ANSWER-1 - Doric
2 - Ionic
3 - Corinthian
*Corinthian Order - CORRECT ANSWER-Most ornate of the orders- contains a base, a fluted column shaft,
and the capital is elaborate and decorated with leaf carvings
*Dante chair - CORRECT ANSWER-An X-shaped folding chair with the X-frame going from side to side on
both the front and back
*Daub - CORRECT ANSWER-coat with plaster; Stucco
*Doric Order - CORRECT ANSWER-simple, heavy columns without a base and topped by a broad, plain
capital
*Early Georgian - CORRECT ANSWER-With success came money and copying the English style, hipped
roof, string course, pediment and pilasters, balustrade, cupola, examples are Williamsburg, Independence
hall, know *Queen Anne furniture
*Frieze - CORRECT ANSWER-Ornamental horizontal carved band on a wall
*Greek Architecture - CORRECT ANSWER-Columns - Parthinon, the use of post and lintel construction
and symmetrical balance. Included 6 main parts of a temple: cornice, pediment, frieze, capitol, shaft, and
base. The three columns types were Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.
*Greek Furniture Trend - CORRECT ANSWER-Saber Legs
*Ionic Order - CORRECT ANSWER-characterized by volutes (spiral, scroll-like form), capitals, columns
with bases, uninterrupted frieze, base
*Klismos - CORRECT ANSWER-A classical Greek chair with concave back rest and splayed/ saber legs
*Late Georgian - CORRECT ANSWER-Added projecting pavilion or breakfront with pediment to make front
door a focal point, 2 story double porticos, quoins, Chippendale furniture, Palladian windows, Downton
Abbey style
*Nogging - CORRECT ANSWER-Rough brick masonry used to fill in the gaps in a wooden frame used with
Tudor Homes (Gothic)
*Pilaster - CORRECT ANSWER-A rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from
the wall to which it is attached; Column facade of 1/2 size
*Roman Architecture - CORRECT ANSWER-Borrowed heavily from other cultures such as Greek:
Columns and arches. They also developed new ideas
Arches, coliseum, baths, radiant heat, Indoor Plumbing, Courtyards, Open domes, Faux Paint with Color
*Roman Building Trends - CORRECT ANSWER-Arches, Panthion, Domes
correct answers
*3 Greek Orders - CORRECT ANSWER-1 - Doric
2 - Ionic
3 - Corinthian
*Corinthian Order - CORRECT ANSWER-Most ornate of the orders- contains a base, a fluted column shaft,
and the capital is elaborate and decorated with leaf carvings
*Dante chair - CORRECT ANSWER-An X-shaped folding chair with the X-frame going from side to side on
both the front and back
*Daub - CORRECT ANSWER-coat with plaster; Stucco
*Doric Order - CORRECT ANSWER-simple, heavy columns without a base and topped by a broad, plain
capital
*Early Georgian - CORRECT ANSWER-With success came money and copying the English style, hipped
roof, string course, pediment and pilasters, balustrade, cupola, examples are Williamsburg, Independence
hall, know *Queen Anne furniture
*Frieze - CORRECT ANSWER-Ornamental horizontal carved band on a wall
*Greek Architecture - CORRECT ANSWER-Columns - Parthinon, the use of post and lintel construction
and symmetrical balance. Included 6 main parts of a temple: cornice, pediment, frieze, capitol, shaft, and
base. The three columns types were Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.
*Greek Furniture Trend - CORRECT ANSWER-Saber Legs
*Ionic Order - CORRECT ANSWER-characterized by volutes (spiral, scroll-like form), capitals, columns
with bases, uninterrupted frieze, base
*Klismos - CORRECT ANSWER-A classical Greek chair with concave back rest and splayed/ saber legs
*Late Georgian - CORRECT ANSWER-Added projecting pavilion or breakfront with pediment to make front
door a focal point, 2 story double porticos, quoins, Chippendale furniture, Palladian windows, Downton
Abbey style
*Nogging - CORRECT ANSWER-Rough brick masonry used to fill in the gaps in a wooden frame used with
Tudor Homes (Gothic)
*Pilaster - CORRECT ANSWER-A rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from
the wall to which it is attached; Column facade of 1/2 size
*Roman Architecture - CORRECT ANSWER-Borrowed heavily from other cultures such as Greek:
Columns and arches. They also developed new ideas
Arches, coliseum, baths, radiant heat, Indoor Plumbing, Courtyards, Open domes, Faux Paint with Color
*Roman Building Trends - CORRECT ANSWER-Arches, Panthion, Domes
