American Colonial Architecture Styles Quiz

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Which architectural style resembled Gothic predecessors with Roman forms during the 1840-1850s?

  • Italianate Architecture
  • Victorian Stick Style
  • Richardsonian Romanesque (correct)
  • Greek Revival

What is a distinguishing feature of Spanish Colonial architectural style?

  • Brick facade with columns
  • Half-timbered walls
  • Steeply pitched roof and dormer windows
  • Flat roof and stucco walls (correct)

Which architectural style was popular between 1820-1850 and focused on imitating Ancient Greek architecture?

  • Renaissance Revival
  • Victorian Stick Style
  • Romanesque Revival
  • Greek Revival (correct)

What is a characteristic of French Colonial architecture?

<p>Mansard roof with symmetrical facade (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which period was the Renaissance Revival architectural style prominent?

<p>1840-1915 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Romanesque Revival architecture from other styles of the time?

<p>Round arches and heavy stone construction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic feature is specific to Renaissance Architecture in Venice?

<p>Central grouping of windows framed by unbroken wall spaces (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is associated with the Spanish Renaissance style that is 'silversmithlike'?

<p>Plateresque (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What feature would you expect in French Renaissance architecture according to the text?

<p>Rich &amp; luxuriant interior decorations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In English Renaissance architecture, what part of the Elizabethan House connects various parts of the mansion and is located centrally?

<p>Grand Hall or Hall of State (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic feature of Romanesque Architecture in North Italy?

<p>Central projecting porch &amp; a wheel window above to light the nave (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic feature of French Gothic Architecture in Southern France?

<p>Aisleless naves (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes German Gothic Architecture in terms of its towers or apses placement?

<p>Western &amp; eastern apses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes French Gothic Architecture during the Flamboyant Period?

<p>Flame-like or free-flowing window tracery (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country's Renaissance Revival architecture translates simplicity into barn-like churches?

<p>Netherlands (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What influenced South Italy's Romanesque Architecture in the use of stripes of colored marbles & stilted pointed arches?

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