BUILDINGS ACROSS TIME 4Th Ed By MICHAEL FAZIO - TEST BANK

BUILDINGS ACROSS TIME 4Th Ed By MICHAEL FAZIO – TEST BANK

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Buildings Across Time

Chapter 5

Multiple Choice

1. The principal roads in the Roman castra were the
2. cardo and decumanus
3. foro and saturnalia
4. etrusco and romanus
5. caesaro and imperius
6. none of these

answer: a

2. An atrium is
3. an inner court
4. a type of mosaic floor
5. a dining room
6. the Roman equivalent of the Greek cella
7. none of these

answer: a

3. Vitruvius wrote
4. a biography of Julius Caesar
5. a history of ancient Rome
6. the Ten Books of Architecture
7. the Architecture of the Roman Republic
8. none of these

answer: c

4. The Sanctuary of Fortuna at Palestrina can be compared to
5. Roman Imperial work
6. Etruscan work
7. Egyptian work
8. Greek Hellenistic work
9. all of these

answer: d

5. All of the following are Roman masonry construction techniques except
6. opus incertum
7. opus reticulatum
8. opus testaceum
9. opus quadratum
10. all are Roman masonry-construction techniques

answer: e

6. Ancient Roman concrete was called
7. portlana
8. pozzolana
9. cementia
10. vesuviana
11. none of these

answer: b

7. The Temple of Diana in Nîmes is unusual in having an interior space
8. barrel-vaulted
9. lined with gold
10. corbel-vaulted
11. unfinished
12. none of these

answer: a

8. The equivalent of the ancient Greek agora and acropolis was the ancient Roman
9. agrigentum
10. pantheon
11. campus martius
12. forum
13. none of these

answer: d

9. The city of Pompeii included
10. two fora
11. theaters
12. an amphitheater
13. a palestra
14. all of these

answer: e

10. The plan of Timgad was originally
11. laid out by the Greeks
12. a checkerboard grid
13. comprised of large, rectangular blocks like Pompeii
14. a linear plan
15. none of these

answer: b

11. An amphitheater is
12. a circular or oval theater
13. a semicircular, open-air theater
14. a large, square theater
15. a theater with good acoustical properties
16. b and d

answer: a

12. The largest of the Roman fora was that of
13. Augustus
14. Nerva
15. Trajan
16. Nero
17. none of these

answer: c

13. Trajan’s Markets were
14. built into a hillside
15. replacements for markets displaced by Trajan’s forum
16. organized around a semi-circle
17. over five stories tall
18. all of these are true

answer: e

14. Trajan’s market hall is covered by a
15. series of domes
16. wood-truss roof
17. barrel vault
18. corbel vault
19. none of these

answer: e

15. The Pantheon is covered by a
16. coffered dome
17. coffered groin vault
18. wood trusses with false coffering
19. a series of coffered barrel vaults
20. none of these

answer: a

16. The Pantheon was constructed during the reign of the Emperor
17. Nero
18. Hadrian
19. Augustus
20. Caracalla
21. none of these

answer: b

17. An oculus is
18. an eye-shaped window
19. an opening atop a dome
20. a type of masonry vault
21. a space beneath a dome
22. none of these

answer: b

18. Roman baths included a
19. frigidarium
20. natatio
21. caldarium
22. tepidarium
23. all of these

answer: e

19. Seating at the Colosseum was raised atop
20. masonry vaults
21. solid masses of concrete
22. sloping banks of earth
23. solid masses of brick
24. none of these

answer: a

20. Roman basilicas were used
21. for meetings of the Senate
22. for displaying statues of gods
23. as Imperial banqueting halls
24. for commercial activity
25. none of these

answer: e

21. The Ancient Roman house included
22. an atrium
23. streetfront shops
24. a peristyle
25. a tablinum
26. all of these

answer: e

22. Wall paintings at the so-called Villa of the Mysteries at Pompeii relate to the
23. history of Rome
24. eruption of Mount Vesuvius
25. mystery cult of Bacchus
26. practice of Early Christianity
27. none of these

answer: c

23. Domitian’s Palace in Rome is located on the
24. Esquiline Hill
25. Palatine Hill
26. Quirinale Hill
27. Domitine Hill
28. none of these

answer: b

24. The planning of Hadrian’s Villa near Tivoli
25. followed topographic lines
26. employed axes and cross axes
27. reflected experiences Hadrian had during his travels
28. includes a Piazza d’Oro
29. all of these are true

answer: e

25. An insula was an Ancient Roman
26. island palace
27. reception room
28. swimming pool
29. apartment block
30. none of these

answer: d

Discussion Questions

1. Discuss Etruscan contributions to Roman architecture.
2. Discuss the planning of the Roman Fora.
3. Citing specific examples, discuss the Roman use of brick and concrete in building arches, vaults, and domes.
4. Discuss Roman town planning and the place in it of various housing types.