ARCH 100 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 #7
Yeoman Farmer - correct answer foundation of independence, and democracy,
according to Jefferson
Bourgeois - correct answer originally "city dweller" became "middle class"
Tenement - correct answer rental housing for the poor, consisting of narrow lots and
maximum tenants
Streetcar buildout - correct answer inner-ring suburbs for workers
Restrictive covenant - correct answer restrictions on commercial development, and kept
prices higher, and buyers economically affluent...legally restricted sale to certain
ethnicity, race, or religions
Mcmansion - correct answer average sizes of homes are huge now. American manors,
not cottages or villas
How does the idea of a house in the country reflect an american sense of national
identity? - correct answer the real america dwells in a family house in the country
What led to the popularity of small suburban villas in late 18th-early-19th c. Britain? -
correct answer the middle class was growing, so there was more demand for the villas.
The new villas were small, but gave the middle class a bit of an escape from the gross
city
Why was so much valuable Manhattan land set aside for central park? - correct answer
gave "urban lungs" for New Yorkers. It was supposed to reduce the density and ill
effects of the city
How did the reality of tenement architecture contribute to the belief that cities were
dangerous, unhealthy places to live? - correct answer the apartments were incredibly
small and densely packed together. Apartments had no light, no windows, no air
conditioning, and no plumbing
According to AJ Downing, what makes an ideal American home? What can homes do
for the nation? - correct answer houses need to have gardens and nature. Homes can
give moral purification
What effect did attitudes about gender and women's social role have on late 19th
century definitions of a 'good house'? - correct answer "cult of true womanhood"=men
were suited for the cities, while women were naturally more delicate and should live in a
sanctuary outside of the city
, How did changes in transportation systems affect the single family home? How might
various suburbs differ architecturally and socially? - correct answer because of the
transportation, families could live farther away from the cities
What effects does a free-market ideology have on housing? Who argued against US
government involvement in housing, and who supported it? Which side has generally
been most dominant? - correct answer the free market made houses much more
affordable, because there was a larger supply and demand. Real estate and banks
claim market interference, and that regulations would create unfair competition.
Naturally, the poor would support government subsidies. The real estate companies and
banks have generally been the most dominant
What led to the great expansion of suburban home building after WWII? Who was able
to benefit, who was not, and why? - correct answer federal housing was created to
house workers during WWII. They mass produced dream homes into suburbs. The
federal govt lessened rules governing mortgages. White war vets were able to benefit
the most, but minorities were not, due to stigmas, and that the FHA wouldn't underwrite
loans in mixed neighborhoods
Should i consider whether other people like my house? How can this affect my life? -
correct answer absolutely, because you will need to sell the house later
Domus - correct answer aristocratic house in Italy
Atrium - correct answer an open space in a house with a fountain in the middle
Impluvium - correct answer pool in the middle of the atrium
Tablinum - correct answer a room where family records were kept
Paterfamilias - correct answer father of the family
Insula - correct answer ancient apartment
Villa - correct answer roman country house
Palazzo - correct answer urban aristocratic home
Loggia - correct answer sign of family ownership in a medieval domus
Cortile - correct answer open to the sky portion of a palazzo
Piano nobile - correct answer noble floor
Studiolo - correct answer private room for the male owner
Yeoman Farmer - correct answer foundation of independence, and democracy,
according to Jefferson
Bourgeois - correct answer originally "city dweller" became "middle class"
Tenement - correct answer rental housing for the poor, consisting of narrow lots and
maximum tenants
Streetcar buildout - correct answer inner-ring suburbs for workers
Restrictive covenant - correct answer restrictions on commercial development, and kept
prices higher, and buyers economically affluent...legally restricted sale to certain
ethnicity, race, or religions
Mcmansion - correct answer average sizes of homes are huge now. American manors,
not cottages or villas
How does the idea of a house in the country reflect an american sense of national
identity? - correct answer the real america dwells in a family house in the country
What led to the popularity of small suburban villas in late 18th-early-19th c. Britain? -
correct answer the middle class was growing, so there was more demand for the villas.
The new villas were small, but gave the middle class a bit of an escape from the gross
city
Why was so much valuable Manhattan land set aside for central park? - correct answer
gave "urban lungs" for New Yorkers. It was supposed to reduce the density and ill
effects of the city
How did the reality of tenement architecture contribute to the belief that cities were
dangerous, unhealthy places to live? - correct answer the apartments were incredibly
small and densely packed together. Apartments had no light, no windows, no air
conditioning, and no plumbing
According to AJ Downing, what makes an ideal American home? What can homes do
for the nation? - correct answer houses need to have gardens and nature. Homes can
give moral purification
What effect did attitudes about gender and women's social role have on late 19th
century definitions of a 'good house'? - correct answer "cult of true womanhood"=men
were suited for the cities, while women were naturally more delicate and should live in a
sanctuary outside of the city
, How did changes in transportation systems affect the single family home? How might
various suburbs differ architecturally and socially? - correct answer because of the
transportation, families could live farther away from the cities
What effects does a free-market ideology have on housing? Who argued against US
government involvement in housing, and who supported it? Which side has generally
been most dominant? - correct answer the free market made houses much more
affordable, because there was a larger supply and demand. Real estate and banks
claim market interference, and that regulations would create unfair competition.
Naturally, the poor would support government subsidies. The real estate companies and
banks have generally been the most dominant
What led to the great expansion of suburban home building after WWII? Who was able
to benefit, who was not, and why? - correct answer federal housing was created to
house workers during WWII. They mass produced dream homes into suburbs. The
federal govt lessened rules governing mortgages. White war vets were able to benefit
the most, but minorities were not, due to stigmas, and that the FHA wouldn't underwrite
loans in mixed neighborhoods
Should i consider whether other people like my house? How can this affect my life? -
correct answer absolutely, because you will need to sell the house later
Domus - correct answer aristocratic house in Italy
Atrium - correct answer an open space in a house with a fountain in the middle
Impluvium - correct answer pool in the middle of the atrium
Tablinum - correct answer a room where family records were kept
Paterfamilias - correct answer father of the family
Insula - correct answer ancient apartment
Villa - correct answer roman country house
Palazzo - correct answer urban aristocratic home
Loggia - correct answer sign of family ownership in a medieval domus
Cortile - correct answer open to the sky portion of a palazzo
Piano nobile - correct answer noble floor
Studiolo - correct answer private room for the male owner
