Test Bank - Ch 13
LIVING WITH ART
Test Bank – Chapter 13
Multiple Choice
1. Using a steel framework with masonry sheathing, the ________, designed by Louis Sullivan, is thought by many to be the first genuinely modern building. a. Wainwright Building b. Eiffel Tower c. Crystal Palace d. Lever House e. Chrysler Building
2. Two factors that decide the success of any structural system are a. weight and tensile strength. b. the placement of its dome and its pendentives. c. the linear ratio of foundation to wall and wall to roof. d. the tension and compression of each buttress. e. None of these answers is correct.
3. Stacking and piling is another term for a. post-and-lintel. b. arch and vault. c. load-bearing construction. d. the mending of stone fences. e. None of these answers is correct.
4. The Langston Hughes Library was designed by a. Le Corbusier. b. I. M. Pei. c. Frank Gehry. d. Maya Lin. e. Frank Lloyd Wright.
5. The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles are known as the a. International style. b. shell system. c. hypostyle. d. Gothic architecture. e. Greek orders.
6. The Byodo-in Temple in Kyoto, Japan, is an elegant example of a. the International style. b. postmodern architecture. c. the Neoclassical style. d. Gothic architecture. e. post-and-lintel architecture.
7. The ability of a material to span horizontal distances with a minimum of support is called a. vaulting. b. tensile strength. c. tension. d. buttressing. e. compression.
8. Built almost 2000 years ago, the ________ is an enduring testament to the Roman use of the arch. a. Pont du Gard at Nîmes b. Hagia Sophia c. Reims Cathedral d. Acropolis in Athens e. None of these answers is correct.
9. Built for the World’s Fair in 1889, the ________ was an early experiment in iron construction. a. Wainwright Building b. Crystal Palace c. Eiffel Tower d. Lever House e. Chrysler
Test Bank – Chapter 13
Multiple Choice
1. Using a steel framework with masonry sheathing, the ________, designed by Louis Sullivan, is thought by many to be the first genuinely modern building. a. Wainwright Building b. Eiffel Tower c. Crystal Palace d. Lever House e. Chrysler Building
2. Two factors that decide the success of any structural system are a. weight and tensile strength. b. the placement of its dome and its pendentives. c. the linear ratio of foundation to wall and wall to roof. d. the tension and compression of each buttress. e. None of these answers is correct.
3. Stacking and piling is another term for a. post-and-lintel. b. arch and vault. c. load-bearing construction. d. the mending of stone fences. e. None of these answers is correct.
4. The Langston Hughes Library was designed by a. Le Corbusier. b. I. M. Pei. c. Frank Gehry. d. Maya Lin. e. Frank Lloyd Wright.
5. The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles are known as the a. International style. b. shell system. c. hypostyle. d. Gothic architecture. e. Greek orders.
6. The Byodo-in Temple in Kyoto, Japan, is an elegant example of a. the International style. b. postmodern architecture. c. the Neoclassical style. d. Gothic architecture. e. post-and-lintel architecture.
7. The ability of a material to span horizontal distances with a minimum of support is called a. vaulting. b. tensile strength. c. tension. d. buttressing. e. compression.
8. Built almost 2000 years ago, the ________ is an enduring testament to the Roman use of the arch. a. Pont du Gard at Nîmes b. Hagia Sophia c. Reims Cathedral d. Acropolis in Athens e. None of these answers is correct.
9. Built for the World’s Fair in 1889, the ________ was an early experiment in iron construction. a. Wainwright Building b. Crystal Palace c. Eiffel Tower d. Lever House e. Chrysler