Which description best matches the new design feature that the Dutch settlements introduced?

Structures projecting through a steeply sloping roof and was used to add natural lighting.

Soft porous limestone composed of shell and coral.

A semicircular, round, or oval window with fan shaped panes of glass.

Which of the following best describes a cornice?

decorative strip at the area where the roof and walls meet.

decorative flattened columns that frame the door.

triangular or arched doorway decorations.

a semicircular, round, or oval window with a fan shaped panes of glass.

Which of the following best describes a fanlight?

a semicircular, round, or oval window with a fan shaped panes of glass.

decorative strip at the area where the roof and walls meet.

decorative flattened columns that frame the door.

triangular or arched doorway decorations.

Which of the following best describes a pediment?

triangular or arched doorway decorations.

a semicircular, round, or oval window with a fan shaped panes of glass.

decorative strip at the area where the roof and walls meet.

decorative flattened columns that frame the door.

Which two styles were introduced during the Federal Period?

Greek Revival and Gothic Revival

Describe the Mansard Roof style.

A roof that has two slopes on all sides, the lower slope is steep while the upper slope was almost flat.

A bundle of dry reeds or straw.

When the roof forms triangular end walls on the house.

Two slopes on each side, the upper slope being flatter than the lower slope.

Which description best matches the Queen Anne style?

Irregular steep roof, wood shingles as siding, includes a wrap around porch.

House was typically a two story, rectangular shape with symmetrical windows

Common design features are pointed arches and circular windows.

Lacy-looking, cut out wood trim placed along gables.

Which features belong mostly to the Bungalow style?

Low, pitched gable roof, decorative beams, full or partial width porches

Exposed support beams, contrasting wall materials, unusual placements of windows.

The house has two or three levels, not stories because they do not have a full flight of stairs.

This house style is a combination of many roofing styles with a commonly hidden door.

Which features belong mostly to the Shed style?

This house style is a combination of many roofing styles with a commonly hidden door.

Castle like features that were very expensive to build and keep up

Homes emphasized horizontal lines, low-pitched roofs with overhanging eaves, wide porches with open floor plans

Homes built using style focused on function of the actual home, decorative features were avoided because they provided no use.

Which features belong mostly to the Functionalism style?

Homes built using style focused on function of the actual home, decorative features were avoided because they provided no use.

Castle like features that were very expensive to build and keep up

arched doorways and windows, tile roofing, and exterior walls made of stucco.

This house style is a combination of many roofing styles with a commonly hidden door.

Which features belong mostly to the Colonial style?

More emphasis placed on the front door with decorative pediments supported by pilasters

arched doorways and windows, tile roofing, and exterior walls made of stucco.

Massive chimneys were the focal point of the interior of the homes and included a partial half-timber style resemblance.

Homes emphasized horizontal lines, low-pitched roofs with overhanging eaves, wide porches with open floor plans

Which features belong mostly to the Tudor style?

Massive chimneys were the focal point of the interior of the homes and included a partial half-timber style resemblance.

More emphasis placed on the front door with decorative pediments supported by pilasters

Long, low one story house. This style is preferred by many Americans because of the accessibility and use of universal design.

The house has two or three levels, not stories because they do not have a full flight of stairs.

Which features belong mostly to the Chateauesque style?

Castle like features that were very expensive to build and keep up

Low, pitched gable roof, decorative beams, full or partial width porches

More emphasis placed on the front door with decorative pediments supported by pilasters

Homes emphasized horizontal lines, low-pitched roofs with overhanging eaves, wide porches with open floor plans

Which features belong mostly to the Mission style?

arched doorways and windows, tile roofing, and exterior walls made of stucco.

Massive chimneys were the focal point of the interior of the homes and included a partial half-timber style resemblance.

Castle like features that were very expensive to build and keep up

This house style is a combination of many roofing styles with a commonly hidden door.

Which features belong mostly to the Split Level style?

The house has two or three levels, not stories because they do not have a full flight of stairs.

Long, low one story house. This style is preferred by many Americans because of the accessibility and use of universal design.

Exposed support beams, contrasting wall materials, unusual placements of windows.

This house style is a combination of many roofing styles with a commonly hidden door.

Architectural Styles Test: 36-Question Practice Test

36 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the two main influences on the type of housing developed by each tribe?

Social Organization and religious beliefs

Methods of obtaining food and obtaining pelts

Environment and culture

Size of the family and social organization

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What new technology helped transitioned the once nomadic tribes to become more permanent?

Tools

Farming

Home building

Gathering materials

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the new types of homes the Indigenous people started to build once they established their permanent locations?

Adobes

Wigwams

Pueblos

Teepees

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is adobe?

A type of house that Indigenous people used to build

A special name for plaster

The name of the group of tools used to build the homes

Sun-dried clay bricks used to build homes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which description best matches the Half Timbered home style.

Basic 2-story homes with open floor plans

4- or 5- stories high, decorative brickwork, and intricate gables.

A house with a simple rectangular design a central chimney and a pitched roof.

Wood frame of the house formed part of the outside wall. Spaces between beams were filled in with brick or plaster.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which description best matches the Cape Cod home style?

A house with a simple rectangular design a central chimney and a pitched roof.

Extension built at right angles to the length of the structure.

Second story that overhangs from the first story.

A two-story, pitched-roof house in which the rear portion of the roof extends down to cover a first floor addition.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which roof style was commonly paired with the Half Timbered home?

Hip

Gable

Thatch

Gambrel

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Architectural Styles Test

What were the two main influences on the type of housing developed by each tribe?

What new technology helped transitioned the once nomadic tribes to become more permanent?

What were the new types of homes the Indigenous people started to build once they established their permanent locations?

What is adobe?

Which description best matches the Half Timbered home style.

Which description best matches the Cape Cod home style?

Which roof style was commonly paired with the Half Timbered home?

Which picture best matches the Ell-extension?

Which picture best matches the Gambrel roof design?

Which picture best matches the Salt-box home style?

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