ARCH 100 EXAM 2025-26 SOLVED #4
Vitruvius is free to write about architecture because of the rewards he received for his
military experience.. - correct answer Supplying and repairing artillery
In the preface, Vitruvius speaks to Caesar defiantly, expressing his disdain for the
current architecture of Rome. - correct answer FALSE
Vitruvius says the architect needs to know about many branches of study, and this
"knowledge is the child of - correct answer practice and theory
The branches of study an architect should be well versed in, according to Vitruvius, are:
- correct answer -geometry
-history
-astronomy
-medicine
-law
-music
Vitruvius says the Caryatides represent - correct answer The weight of carrying their
shame
According to Vitruvius, symmetry can be calculated from the thickness of a column,
triglyph, or module. - correct answer FALSE
This illustration demonstrates Le Corbusier's belief that: - correct answer Great design
is the result of refinement over time
Ancient Egyptian architects like Imhotep and Senenmut were: - correct answer The
Pharaoh's advisors
What does "architect" mean in Greek? - correct answer chief builder
The world's first full-time engineering corps was established in: - correct answer France
Which structures did Francesco Di Giorgio study and develop? - correct answer angled
walls and pointed bastions
A medieval master-builder monk was a skilled craftsman who worked their way up
within a guild and remained part of the manual work of construction projects. - correct
answer master-builder
The urban fortifications developed in the Renaissance (and specialists that
designed/built them) marked the beginning of: - correct answer The professional
division of 'architects' and 'engineers'
, Vitruvius believed the architect should have expertise in: - correct answer 15 fields of
study
The expansion of the Florence Cathedral in the 1400's ran into a significant problem
because of: - correct answer The dome
In Renaissance Italy, designing fortifications was valued much less than designing
buildings. - correct answer FALSE
Engineering schools in the U.S. (like West Point) looked directly at the Italian
Engineering Academy as a direct pedagogical model. - correct answer FLASE
- directly at the French polytechnic system
Under Louis XIV, France developed three separate national bureaucracies to manage
construction. Those were: (3) - correct answer -Military (King's Engineers)
-Architectural (King's Buildings)
-Civil (Bridges and Roads)
Architects are popular as movie characters because they are generally considered: (3) -
correct answer - creative
-professional
-sensitive
Which statements are true of Vitruvius' world? (select 3) - correct answer - He served
during the time of Julius Caesar but
Wrote under the time of Octavius Caesar
(Augustus)
- Vitruvius received a pension that allowed him
Time to write the oldest surviving book on
Architecture
- Rome was in a period of relative stability
The use of stone was required for Imhotep's new pyramid design. This pushed the
Egyptians into creating: (3) - correct answer - more complex production of building
materials
- new administrative processes
- new ways to quarry stone
Francois Blondel believed that: - correct answer All great Architecture comes from the
classical tradition
Vitruvius's ideal example of a 'good building or architecture' was the: - correct answer
Peripteral temple
In ancient Rome, the very best artists, architects and intellectuals were believed to be
from: - correct answer Greece
Vitruvius is free to write about architecture because of the rewards he received for his
military experience.. - correct answer Supplying and repairing artillery
In the preface, Vitruvius speaks to Caesar defiantly, expressing his disdain for the
current architecture of Rome. - correct answer FALSE
Vitruvius says the architect needs to know about many branches of study, and this
"knowledge is the child of - correct answer practice and theory
The branches of study an architect should be well versed in, according to Vitruvius, are:
- correct answer -geometry
-history
-astronomy
-medicine
-law
-music
Vitruvius says the Caryatides represent - correct answer The weight of carrying their
shame
According to Vitruvius, symmetry can be calculated from the thickness of a column,
triglyph, or module. - correct answer FALSE
This illustration demonstrates Le Corbusier's belief that: - correct answer Great design
is the result of refinement over time
Ancient Egyptian architects like Imhotep and Senenmut were: - correct answer The
Pharaoh's advisors
What does "architect" mean in Greek? - correct answer chief builder
The world's first full-time engineering corps was established in: - correct answer France
Which structures did Francesco Di Giorgio study and develop? - correct answer angled
walls and pointed bastions
A medieval master-builder monk was a skilled craftsman who worked their way up
within a guild and remained part of the manual work of construction projects. - correct
answer master-builder
The urban fortifications developed in the Renaissance (and specialists that
designed/built them) marked the beginning of: - correct answer The professional
division of 'architects' and 'engineers'
, Vitruvius believed the architect should have expertise in: - correct answer 15 fields of
study
The expansion of the Florence Cathedral in the 1400's ran into a significant problem
because of: - correct answer The dome
In Renaissance Italy, designing fortifications was valued much less than designing
buildings. - correct answer FALSE
Engineering schools in the U.S. (like West Point) looked directly at the Italian
Engineering Academy as a direct pedagogical model. - correct answer FLASE
- directly at the French polytechnic system
Under Louis XIV, France developed three separate national bureaucracies to manage
construction. Those were: (3) - correct answer -Military (King's Engineers)
-Architectural (King's Buildings)
-Civil (Bridges and Roads)
Architects are popular as movie characters because they are generally considered: (3) -
correct answer - creative
-professional
-sensitive
Which statements are true of Vitruvius' world? (select 3) - correct answer - He served
during the time of Julius Caesar but
Wrote under the time of Octavius Caesar
(Augustus)
- Vitruvius received a pension that allowed him
Time to write the oldest surviving book on
Architecture
- Rome was in a period of relative stability
The use of stone was required for Imhotep's new pyramid design. This pushed the
Egyptians into creating: (3) - correct answer - more complex production of building
materials
- new administrative processes
- new ways to quarry stone
Francois Blondel believed that: - correct answer All great Architecture comes from the
classical tradition
Vitruvius's ideal example of a 'good building or architecture' was the: - correct answer
Peripteral temple
In ancient Rome, the very best artists, architects and intellectuals were believed to be
from: - correct answer Greece
