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Q:
The Great Mosque of al-Mutawakkil in Samarra is notable for its:
A) spiral minaret.
B) minarets with tombs in their bases.
C) multiple octagonal minarets.
D) minarets made of stone imported from Africa.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The Sehzade Mosque in Istanbul is modeled on:
A) Hagia Sophia.
B) the Dome of the Rock.
C) the Taj Mahal.
D) the Ka'ba.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The wall-facing material at the Taj Mahal is:
A) sandstone.
B) stucco.
C) ceramic tile.
D) white marble.
E) stucco or white marble.
Q:
Discuss the architectural components and spatial arrangements of a typical mosque.
Q:
Discuss the differences between the architectural styles of iwan mosques and multi-domed mosques.
Q:
Describe the influence of Islamic architecture on urban planning in Islamic societies.
Q:
In the context of Romanesque architecture, a tympanum refers to:
A) a spherical triangle that transforms a square bay into a circle for the springing of a dome.
B) a surface representing one-fourth of a sphere and often covering an apse.
C) the semicircular panel created under the arch of a doorway.
D) a large hall composed of many columns placed close together to support the roof.
E) the vault formed by two intersecting barrel vaults.
Q:
In his design for the Sehzade Mosque, Koca Sinan placed the haram:
A) under a large dome.
B) in a large open court.
C) between multiple lobed arches.
D) inside a large rectangular court.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
Carolingian architecture is called so because of:
A) Charles Martel.
B) Gregory of Tours.
C) Pope Leo III.
D) Otto I.
E) Charlemagne.
Q:
The dome atop the Tomb of Ismail the Samanid in Bukhara sits on:
A) squinch arches.
B) pendentives.
C) multiple piers.
D) an arcade.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The plan of Isfahan is unusual among the plans of other Islamic cities in having:
A) a long, straight grand avenue.
B) double curving main streets following two rivers.
C) an upper and lower city, each with a rigid grid plan.
D) the Taj Mahal at its center.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
All of the following are part of a tradition Islamic house design EXCEPT:
A) earth-sheltered rooms.
B) roof terraces for summer sleeping.
C) interior courtyards.
D) screens covering projecting windows that overlook the street.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
In many traditional settlements located from North Africa to the Middle East, a bazaar is a:
A) strange form of Islamic bathing facility.
B) street linking merchants' stalls and small shops.
C) type of Islamic merchant caravan.
D) section in an Islamic city devoted to cafes.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The Nasrid Dynasty in Spain was dislodged by:
A) Charles Martel.
B) King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
C) the emperor Justinian at the head of Spanish armies.
D) Christopher Columbus before he made his famous voyage.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
Which of the following is true about the Alhambra in Granada?
A) The Alhambra's exterior walls are made of white marble.
B) The Alhambra's interiors are quite plain.
C) The Comares Tower is present in the center of the Alhambra.
D) The Patio of Myrtle Trees is present in the center of the Alhambra.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The end of the Byzantine Empire came in 1453 at the hands of the:
A) Mongols.
B) Ottoman Turks.
C) Mughals.
D) Turkish Liberation Front.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
All of the following are part of a typical mosque plan EXCEPT the:
A) haram.
B) qibla.
C) mihrab.
D) minaret.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
Iwan mosques include a rectangular court:
A) flanked by large, often-vaulted spaces.
B) with multiple ablution pools.
C) with multiple prayer halls.
D) flanked by large towers covered with aniconic ornaments.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The Great Mosque at Crdoba includes:
A) arches atop columns.
B) horseshoe-shaped arches.
C) polychrome arches.
D) stacked arches.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
The earliest Mosque about which there is reliable archaeological information is the:
A) Masjid-I-Shah in Isfahan.
B) Friday Mosque in Isfahan.
C) Bibi Khanym Mosque in Samarkand.
D) Great Mosque of al-Mutawakkil in Samarra.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
Which of the following is true about the Taj Mahal?
A) It was built with an emphasis on trigonal symmetry.
B) It is raised on a square platform, the corners of which are marked by minarets.
C) It is covered by a dome formed by boldly interlacing arches.
D) It has a single domed chamber supported by four squinch arches.
E) It has small domes composed of interlaced arches in the bays to either side.
Q:
Koca Sinan designed all of the following EXCEPT the
A) Friday Mosque in Fatehpur Sikri.
B) Sehzade Mosque in Istanbul.
C) Mosque of Sleyman the Magnificent in Istanbul.
D) Selimiye Mosque in Edirne.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
The church of Old St. Peter's in Rome was covered by a:
A) barrel vault.
B) series of domes.
C) wooden vault made to look like stone.
D) wood-truss roof.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
In the context of Islamic architecture, a caravanserai refers to:
A) a hospice for the infirm.
B) a mosque for traveling merchants.
C) accommodation and markets for foreign merchants.
D) training and school for young children.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
In the context of Early Christian architecture, a building erected to contain the tombs of important people was known as ________.
A) Mausolea
B) Campanile
C) Theotokos
D) Katholikon
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
In the context of Islamic architecture, a Klliye is a:
A) Muslim holy man.
B) type of tomb built for Turkish Pashas.
C) type of Muslim university.
D) vast complex with multiple functions adjacent to a mosque.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
Discuss the features of Early Christian basilicas built during the time of Constantine.
Q:
Discuss the features of Hagia Sophia in terms of its planning and constructed elements.
Q:
Discuss the features of Russian wooden churches of the Byzantine period.
Q:
Islamic armies pressing east into France from Spain in 732 were repulsed by:
A) Visigoth kings.
B) Charles Martel.
C) Charlemagne.
D) Ostrogoth kings.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
Islamic prayer is practiced at the level of the:
A) entire populace of a small city.
B) individual or small groups.
C) whole Muslim world.
D) neighborhood congregation.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
Islam prescribes that ornamentation be aniconic, meaning:
A) traceable in form to the dreams of Mohammed.
B) symbolic or suggestive rather than literally representational.
C) traceable to patterns established at the Dome of the Rock.
D) based on animal forms.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem is:
A) circular.
B) square.
C) cross-shaped.
D) octagonal.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
A famous goal of Islamic pilgrimage is the:
A) house of Mohammed in Medina.
B) Ka'ba in Mecca.
C) Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
D) holy waters of the Bosporus in Constantinople.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The Church of St. Basil the Blessed in Moscow displays:
A) bright exterior colors.
B) a shatyor roof.
C) onion domes.
D) glazed tiles.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
Reverse-curve gables on Russian churches are called:
A) ivani.
B) bochki.
C) ennui.
D) kievi.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
Postnik Yakolev was the architect of the Church of:
A) St. Basil the Blessed in Moscow.
B) the Transfiguration in Kizhi.
C) the Nativity of the Virgin in Peredki.
D) the Raising of Lazarus in Kizhi.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
In the Edict of Milan of 313, the emperor Constantine:
A) forbade the practice of Christianity in the Roman Empire.
B) proclaimed toleration for all religions in the Roman Empire.
C) made Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire.
D) built a temple to the Christian God in Rome.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
Eusebius, the Bishop of Caesarea, wrote a biography of:
A) Constantine.
B) Moses.
C) Jesus of Nazareth.
D) Augustus.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
A cathedral is a church that:
A) contains the seat or cathedra of a bishop.
B) is the largest in a given city.
C) has been visited by the Pope.
D) contains a cathedra or tomb of a saint.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
The emperor Justinian was responsible for the construction of:
A) S. Vitale in Ravenna.
B) S. Apollinare in Classe.
C) the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
D) S. Irene.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
Masonry at the Baptistry of the Orthodox in Ravenna displays the work of:
A) Ostrogoth craftsmen.
B) craftsmen sent by Justinian from Constantinople.
C) Lombard craftsmen.
D) craftsmen trained in Venice.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
The buttresses around the base of the dome of Hagia Sophia:
A) were added for visual effect and are not structural.
B) were added after an earthquake damaged the church.
C) were added after the church became a mosque.
D) were destroyed after an earthquake.
E) were destroyed after the church became a mosque.
Q:
The 107-foot diameter central dome in Hagia Sophia is supported on:
A) multiple exedra.
B) multiple piers.
C) smaller domes.
D) pendentives.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
A Greek cross has:
A) two shorter and two longer arms.
B) a Greek-key configuration.
C) four equal arms.
D) no arms.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The dome of S. Vitale in Ravenna was built using:
A) Visigoth technology.
B) Venetian technology.
C) Ostrogoth technology.
D) Turkish technology.
E) Venetian and Turkish technology.
Q:
S. Vitale's decoration includes:
A) fresco paintings.
B) marbles.
C) parquetry.
D) golden mosaics.
E) book-matched marbles and figural mosaics.
Q:
The quincunx plan is composed of nine bays making a:
A) large rectangle.
B) large square.
C) Greek cross.
D) Latin cross.
E) large square and a green cross.
Q:
Byzantine church walls in Russia were often built of:
A) rough-hewn planks.
B) logs.
C) sod.
D) rammed earth.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
In the context of Russian churches, a shatyor refers to a(n):
A) terra-cotta tile.
B) asbestos roof.
C) thatch.
D) tent roof.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
At the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Peredki, the elements called pomochi are:
A) stacked cantilevers.
B) a peculiar type of finial.
C) onion-shaped domes.
D) tubular skylights made from logs.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
In a Byzantine church, an iconostasis is:
A) an alcove for icons.
B) a screened-off area for monks or nuns.
C) an ornately carved wooden altar.
D) a screen dividing the nave from the chancel.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
All of the following are part of an Early Christian church EXCEPT:
A) an atrium.
B) a transept.
C) a nave.
D) an apse.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
The interior of the church of S. Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna includes:
A) an exedra embedded in the walls.
B) a cathedra supporting a baldachino.
C) an ambulatory covered by vaults.
D) nave walls finished with mosaics.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
In the context of the Roman architecture, an oculus is:
A) an eye-shaped window.
B) an opening atop a dome.
C) a type of masonry vault.
D) a space beneath a dome.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
Martyria were buildings erected by early Christians as memorials to commemorate:
A) victories over the Romans.
B) holy days.
C) saints.
D) the birth of Jesus.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
Roman baths in ancient Rome included a:
A) frigidarium.
B) natatio.
C) caldarium.
D) tepidarium.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
Which of the following is true about the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem?
A) It has a longitudinal axis that leads from the entrance through the nave to the terminating apse.
B) It has high windows that illuminate the nave.
C) It provides circulation space required for pilgrims visiting the holy site.
D) It has triumphal-arch like elements that appear at the entry of the atrium.
E) It has windows set between the dome's ribs to create the illusion that the dome floats unsupported.
Q:
The Colosseum in ancient Rome had:
A) stacked half-columns in the Roman Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders.
B) a structure similar to that of the great Forum of Trajan.
C) exterior walls covered with red bricks.
D) a circular structure surrounded by rising ground that was used for seating.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The oldest known Roman basilica in Pompeii was used:
A) for meetings of the Senate.
B) for displaying statues of gods.
C) as Imperial banqueting halls.
D) for commercial activity.
E) as a gathering place for social and commercial functions.
Q:
The House of the Surgeon, the most ancient dwelling found in Pompeii, had:
A) an atrium.
B) frontage shops.
C) a triclinium.
D) a tablinum.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
Wall paintings in a room in the Villa of the Mysteries at Pompeii relate to the:
A) history of Rome.
B) eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
C) mystery cult of Bacchus.
D) practice of Early Christianity.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The Palace of Domitian in Rome is located on the:
A) Esquiline Hill.
B) Palatine Hill.
C) Quirinale Hill.
D) Domitine Hill.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The plan of Hadrian's Villa outside Tivoli had:
A) a central open space or atrium that admitted fresh air and light.
B) small rooms around the atrium.
C) a suite of official rooms arranged along cross-axes.
D) horizontal passageways, ramps, and stairs.
E) unprecedented forms and compositions around water features.
Q:
An insula refers to an ancient Roman:
A) island palace.
B) reception room.
C) swimming pool.
D) apartment block.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
Discuss Etruscan contributions to Roman architecture.
Q:
Discuss city planning practices in ancient Rome.
Q:
Citing specific examples, discuss the Roman use of brick and concrete in building arches, vaults, and domes.
Q:
Discuss the features of Roman housing in Pompeii.
Q:
S. Marco in Venice was modeled on:
A) Hadrian's Pantheon in Rome.
B) Constantine's Basilica in Rome.
C) Justinian's Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
D) Justinian's Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
The Pantheon in ancient Rome is covered by a:
A) coffered dome.
B) coffered groin vault.
C) wood truss with false coffering.
D) series of coffered barrel vaults.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The Pantheon in ancient Rome was constructed during the reign of the emperor:
A) Nero.
B) Hadrian.
C) Augustus.
D) Caracalla.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The main north-south and the east-west streets in a Roman castra are called the:
A) cardo and the decumanus, respectively.
B) foro and the saturnalia, respectively.
C) etrusco and the romanus, respectively.
D) caesaro and the imperius, respectively.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
An atrium is:
A) an inner court.
B) a type of mosaic floor.
C) a dining room.
D) the Roman equivalent of the Greek cella.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, commonly known as Vitruvius, wrote:
A) a biography of Julius Caesar.
B) a history of ancient Rome.
C) The Ten Books of Architecture.
D) The Architecture of the Roman Republic.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The upper portion of the Sanctuary of Fortuna at Palestrina was strongly influenced by:
A) Roman Imperial work.
B) Etruscan work.
C) Egyptian work.
D) Hellenistic Greek practices.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
All of the following are Roman masonry construction techniques EXCEPT:
A) opus incertum.
B) opus reticulatum.
C) opus testaceum.
D) opus quadratum.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Q:
The Romans developed an expedient building method by using a new material, hydraulic cement, derived from volcanic deposits first discovered around Puteoli and named:
A) portlana.
B) pozzolana.
C) cementia.
D) vesuviana.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The Temple of Diana in Nmes is a fine example of:
A) barrel-vaulted masonry construction.
B) a groin-vaulted space with clerestory lighting and flying buttresses.
C) the atrium-peristyle house that has been dated to the mid-second century BCE.
D) the dome-on-drum design.
E) None of the answers is correct.
Q:
The ________ in Pompeii where public assemblies for legal, commercial, and social purposes were held functioned much as did the stoa in the Athenian Agora.
A) castra
B) Pantheon
C) Eumachia building
D) basilica
E) None of the answers is correct.