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Architectural Terminology

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Architecture : Architectural Terminology

Introduction:
"How well do you know your architectural terminology?"


1. Which of the following is NOT part of an entablature?
    finial
    frieze
    cornice
    architrave


2. What is a volute?
    a projecting bracket which generally supports a cornice or arch
    the crowning feature of a column or pilaster
    an ornamental feature shaped like a spiraled scroll
    a type of spire


3. Which of these is NOT a style of roof?
    gambrel
    lucarne
    mansard
    gabled


4. What is the space inside a pediment called?
    atlantes
    tympanum
    spandrel
    intrados


5. Where would you find a metope?
    none of these
    on the underside of an arch
    on a Doric frieze
    on the capital of a Corinthian column


6. Which of these window types does NOT belong with the others?
    oculus
    paladian
    oeil-de-boeuf
    roundel


7. What is a plinth?
    a tall, ornamental post at the landing of a staircase
    a strip of wood or metal which separates panes of glass in a window
    a horizontal beam over a door or window
    a block on which a pedestal, column, or statue is placed


8. Where would you find an abacus?
    between the capital of a column and the architrave
    on the framing around a door
    at the base of a column
    beneath an ornamented window sill


9. Which of these is NOT a sort of decorative molding?
    anthemion
    egg-and-dart
    inglenook
    vitruvian scroll


10. What is a voussoir?
    none of these
    a band of decorative molding
    a wedge-shaped block used in constructing an arch or vault
    a type of window found primarily in Baroque architecture


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