Exterior Inspection Section#1 Architectural Styles Quiz#2

You should have finished Study Session 1 and Quick Quiz 1 before starting this Study Session. This Study Session deals with building details such as window types, window shapes, doors and columns.

The estimated completion time is 45 minutes.

Objectives
At the end of this Study Session, you should be able to:

• List some common details that enhance or define architectural styles.
• Describe in one sentence how siding treatments can be used to distinguish between different styles of homes.
• Define various window types and describe in one sentence each how they operate.
• Identify various shapes of windows and their associated architectural styles.
• List ten types and features of doors.
• List four column types. 

• Question 1

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  	How can the siding treatment be used to distinguish between a Tudor style home and a shingle style home?
  	Selected Answer: Shingle-style homes have wood shingle siding.  Tudor-style homes have half-timbered effects, which in most cases are decorative wood members with spaces between filled with masonry or stucco. Correct Answer:   Tudor style homes have half timbering and nogging, and are often stucco. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 2

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  	How do bay and bow windows differ from oriel windows?
  	Selected Answer: Bay windows project from the wall surface and extend down to ground Bow windows project from the wall in curved plane and extend down to ground Oriel windows project from the wall but don't extend down to the ground.  Correct Answer:   Oriel windows do not extend to the ground. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 3

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  	How does a hopper window differ from an awning window?
  	Selected Answer: Awning windows are hinged at top and swing out (most often) or in. Hopper windows are hinged at the bottom and typically only swing into the living space.  Correct Answer:   A hopper tilts in, pivoting at the bottom. An awning swings out, pivoting at the top. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 4

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  	How does a pilaster differ from a column?
  	Selected Answer: Pilasters are built in the wall.  Columns are usually free standing and making a strong architectural statement.  Correct Answer:   A pilaster is a projection from the wall, rather than an independent column. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 5

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  	List four Classic column styles.
  	Selected Answer: Doric Tuscan Ionic Corinthian Correct Answer:   Doric Tuscan Ionic Corinthian Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 6

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  	List six different types of windows.
  	Selected Answer: Gothic Palladian Curved top Fanlight Pediment Broken pediment Correct Answer:   Single hung Double hung Casement Slider Fixed Awning Hopper Louver (jalousie) Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 7

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  	What does a dentil look like and where would it be found?
  	Selected Answer: Under cornice. Dentils are series of small rectangular closely-spaced blocks projecting down like teeth.  Correct Answer:   A small row of blocks, like teeth, found on the cornice. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 8

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  	What is a sashless slider?
  	Selected Answer: Sashless sliders mean the glass pane has no wood, vinyl or metal around it.  Correct Answer:   A sliding window with no metal, vinyl or wood frame around the moveable glass portion. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 9

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  	What is quoining?
  	Selected Answer: Quoining is a detail at the corners of walls, usually extending the full height of the walls. The wall corners have rectangular blocks of a different color and/or texture than the rest of the wall. Correct Answer:   Wall corners that have rectangular blocks of a different colour and/or texture than the rest of the wall. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 10

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  	What is the function of a muntin?
  	Selected Answer: Muntin separates glasses into various panes Correct Answer:   Muntins are decorative only; they help define the architectural style of the house. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 11

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  	What is the term for fancy decorative trim at the eave area of a house?
  	Selected Answer: Entablature Correct Answer:   Cornice or entablature. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 12

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  	Where would you find a hood or pediment?
  	Selected Answer: Windows crowns Correct Answer:   At the top of a window. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 13

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  	Are jalousie or louver windows more desirable in warm or cool climates?
  	Selected Answer:   warm climates Answers:   warm climates cool climates Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 14

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  	A transom light is found beside a door.
  	Selected Answer:  False Answers: True  False Response Feedback: Good work!!