Basilica plan, Roman Forum plan

Small chapels located behind the altar of a Christian church are known as...

Apsidal Chapels, Radiating Chapels

one who commissions and pays for art

A Pseudo Peripteral Colonnade is....

When some of the columns are engaged

A member of the ruling class families of ancient Rome

The direction that must be faced when Muslims pray

Has vertical cuts surrounding the shaft

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1
This column bears no weight...
Ionic Column
A chamfered column
A Doric Column
An engaged Column
2
The name for the spirit of a dead Pharoah
Da
Pa
Ka
Ra
3
All of these are examples of...
Mihrabs
Muhammad's home
Minarets
Bell towers
4
Type of arch that allowed Gothic architects to attain greater height.
Pointed Arch
Round Arch
Multifoil Arch
Horeshoe Arch
5
Contropposto is Italian for....
Counter Culture
Counter Intuitive
Cultured
Counter Balance
6
This statue is an example of...
A manuscript cover
A container for church donations
A precious metal casting
A Reliquary
7
Images that represent animals can be called...
Zoolander
Overdone
Primal
Zoomorphic
8
An Iconophile is in support of creating images.
True
False
9
Name of Sumerian written language...
Cuneiform
Heiroglyps
Telugu
Sumer
10
Encaustic is...
used as mortar
paint made from egg
used only in Afghanistan
melted wax
11
An Iconoclast approves of making images.
True
False
12
This is supported by two posts.
Pediment
Raking Cornice
Tympanum
Lintel
13
These elements help to distribute weight in Gothic structures.
Rib Vaults
Concrete Ribs
Barrel Vaults
Wooden supports
14
The media used in Sarcophagus of the Spouses...
Terra Cotta
Porcelain
Bronze
Adobe
15
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian are examples of...
Capitals
Cities in New York
Columns
Greek Buildings
16
A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, on a wall near the ceiling
Frieze
Pediment
Triglyph
Entablature
17
Not quite contropposto, this pose is called...
Gothic Sway
S-Curve
Gothic Bounce
the Hipster
18
Muhammad was...
one of Jesus' disciples
the prophet of Islam
the son of God who started Islam
a physical representation of God on Earth
19
This is a ....
Basilica plan
Roman Forum plan
Cathedral plan
Mosque plan
20
We are examples of...
Greek High Classical
Contropposto
All of these are correct
Caryatids
21
A horizontal line which breaks up parts of visual stories...
Register
Altered Line
Heiratic Scale
Composite View
22
Purpose of a buttress or flying buttress...
Lol...you said "buttress"
Height and Light
To reach the Heavens
To support a wall
23
This is a...
Corbelled Vault
Fresco
Pendentive
Groin vault
24
Small chapels located behind the altar of a Christian church are known as...
Apsidal Chapels
Radiating Chapels
Gothic Chapels
Holy Relic Shrines
25
What is this?
Entablature
Cornice
Pediment
Raking Cornice
26
A patron is...
one who commissions and pays for art
always in a work of art
a trainer of artists
another name for an artist
27
Is this correctly labeled?
Yes
No
28
An Apadana is the porch of an Etruscan temple.
False
True
29
This is an example of...
Perspective
Pediment
Corbelling
Coffers
30
The stereobate is under the stylobate...
True
False
31
Information of a biased nature, used to promote or publicize a certain point of view...
Fake News
Opinions
Propaganda
Preferences
32
This is an example of...
Stone
A stele
A sculpture in the round
A monument
33
If this indicates the direction of Mecca, it must be a...
Mihrab
Qiblah
Wall Niche
Minaret
34
Abbott Suger wanted to create lux nova, or new light in his style of architecture.
False
True
35
This is an example of...
Jewish temple plan
An occulus
Hypostyle Hall
A basilica plan
36
This is called the...
Basilica Square
Apse
Crossing Square
Narthex
37
A Pseudo Peripteral Colonnade is....
When some of the columns are engaged
When some of the columns...oh, who cares?
When some of the columns are Doric
When some of the columns are Atlantids
38
A Patrician is...
A politician in ancient Greece
A Pediatrician
A politician in ancient Rome
A member of the ruling class families of ancient Rome
39
This space is called...
A Byzantine mosaic
An apse
A Romanesque altar
The Good Shepherd
40
This is called the...
Transept
Narthex
Apse
Atrium
41
What is this?
An occulus
A pendentive
A pupil
A good time
42
Name for the central religious text of Islam, a revelation from God...
Koran or Qu'ran
Dunghuang Manuscripts
The Apocrypha
The Bible
43
When size equals importance...
Proportion
Perspective
Sizing
Heiratic or Heirarchal Scale
44
The Quibla is...
The direction that must be faced when Muslims pray
The focal point of a mosque
The same thing as a Mihrab
The mosaic design in a wall niche
45
Which building has a dome?
Fallingwater
The Hagia Sophia
The Maison Caree
The Parthenon
46
This is a nave arcade.
True
False
47
This is called the...
Apse
Ambulatory
Transept
Aisles
48
The Temple of Amun-Re is known for it's...
Images of Jesus and the saints
Paintings of proper human anatomy
Ionic capitals
Clerestory
49
This is called a nave.
False
True
50
This Theotokos image was painted with...
Fresco
Oil paint
Egg Tempera
Chalk pastel
51
A fluted column...
Has horizontal cuts surrounding the shaft
Has vertical cuts surrounding the shaft
Is very musical
Has no capital
52
The story of Lapiths and Centaurs was located in the _________ of the Parthenon.
Roof
Triglyphs
Metopes
Pediment
53
Verism is...
Exaggerated realism
Variety of forms of realism
Very special
Only used in Italy
54
A mosaic is made up of...
Craftsmanship
Glitter
Shells
Tesserae
55
A religious painting, often small and portable
Tesserae
Sketchbook
Mural
Icon
56
Material that allowed the Romans to create the Pantheon...
Cement
Concrete
Iron
Mortar
57
Name of this shape of Greek Pottery....
Krater
Hydra
Exekius
Amphora
58
This is an example of...
A cemetery
A mastaba
A stepped pyramid
A pyramid
59
A facade is a sculpture of the head and shoulders.
True
False
60
The space above the entrance of a Christian church is called a pediment.
False
True
61
If a pier is a column support structure, a compound pier is...
a hand carved marble pillar
a cluster of piers
a more complex design
even better
62
Name for this type of ceiling...
Barrel Vault
Lateral Vault
Groin Vault
Vertical Vault
63
The red lines represent...
A Muslim Pilgrimage Route
A Christian Pilgrimage Route
Border Disputes
Jesus' Travels
64
Having a portico at each end and no columns along the sides...
Engaged
Amphiprostyle
Classic
Peripteral
65
I'm a Roman who wrote De Architectura
Colossus
Vitruvius
Alberti
Trajan
66
Verism is exaggerated realism, such as when wrinkles are emphasized.
True
False
67
Columns that surround a space inside a building like this are called...
Engaged
Courtyard
Peristyle
Functional
68
This creature guarded the gates of Mesopotamian cities...
Lamassu
Gryffin
Angel
Unicorn
69
This is a...
A stepped pyramid
A pyramid
A ziggurat
A burial chamber
70
A bas relief is...
A shallow carving
A deep carving
71
A cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city
Anypolis
Necropolis
Anapolis
Indianpolis
72
The Narthex is a transitional space, like a porch, before the entrance to a Christian church.
True
False
73
These help architects attain greater height...
Better plans
Carved bricks
Ribs
Concrete
74
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is actually a...
Minaret
Castle
Home for Quasimodo
Campanile
75
Mural technique painted onto dry plaster.
Frise
Buon Fresco
Fresco Secco
True Fresco
76
The Parthenon is...
Peripteral
Post and Lintel construction
Designed in the golden ratio
All answers are correct
77
Name the capitals from left to right...
Ionic, Doric, Corinthian
Doric, Corinthian, Ionic
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
78
Mathematical equation used in most Greek works...
The silver section
Zeus' formula
Polykleitos' rule
The golden ratio
79
The Imam is a prayer leader in a mosque.
True
False
80
This is the _____ from the Chartres Cathedral.
Mandala
Gothic Circle
Stations of the Cross
Rose Window
81
A cruciform plan is shaped like a ________ and was popular in the ________.
Cross, American Colonies
Rectangle, Romanesque Period
Cross, Romanesque Period
Rectangle, Gothic Period
82
Is this a Tholos?
Yes
No
83
Corbelling is when...
Mortar is used
Concrete is poured to form a dome
Mortar is not used
Bricks are stacked and form an arch/dome
84
From St. Denis in Paris, these are called...
Jamb Figures
The Virgin of Paris
Holy Relics
Gothic Royal Figures
85
The main room in a temple where a statue of the god is placed...
Pronaos
Cella or Naos
Porch
The back room
86
This is a...
Sarcophogus
Urn
Burial chamber
Bronze sculpture
87
What is the function of a fibula?
Earrings
Holy relics
Decoration for armor
A brooch or clasp

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