Exterior Inspection Section#1 Architectural Styles Quiz#3

You should have finished Study Session 2 and Quick Quiz 2 before starting this Study Session. This Study Session deals with common and specific house styles and their defining features.

The estimated completion time is 90 minutes.

Objectives
At the end of this study session, you should be able to:

• List five common house styles and some of their integral features.
• List some of the specific house styles unique to each common style and some of their characteristic features.
• Recognize the elements that are typical of one house style or another.

• Question 1

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  	Describe porch supports for Prairie style homes.
  	Selected Answer: Porch supports are usually square, masonry and usually massive.  Correct Answer:   Massive, square masonry porch supports. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 2

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  	Georgian, Italianate, French Colonial, and Adam are subclasses of what common style?
  	Selected Answer: Renaissance Classical Correct Answer:   Renaissance Classical Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 3

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  	How can one distinguish between a Cape Cod and a Saltbox style home?
  	Selected Answer: Cape Cod is usually one-and-a-half story house Saltbox is usually two-story house Correct Answer:   A Saltbox is 2 story in front, 1 story in back. The back roof is longer than the front. A Cape Cod has a symmetric roof. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 4

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  	List four elements common to Italianate houses.
  	Selected Answer: 1. Low sloped hip roofs 2. Wide roof overhang with decorative brackets 3. Tall narrow windows with rounded tops 4. Slender columns in groups, on porches Correct Answer:   Low sloped hip roofs Wide roof overhang with decorative brackets Tall narrow windows with rounded tops Slender columns in groups, on porches Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 5

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  	List three features of Modernistic houses.
  	Selected Answer: 1. Smooth walls (often stucco) - with minimum ornamentation 2. Flat roof with coping at roof level 3. Facade is asymmetrical Correct Answer:   Smooth walls Flat roofs with coping Facade is asymmetrical Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 6

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  	Name five specific examples of Medieval architecture.
  	Selected Answer: 1. Tudor 2. Shingle 3. Queen Anne 4. Stick 5. Gothic revival Correct Answer:   Gothic Victorian Romanesque Tudor Queen Anne Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 7

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  	Name four integral features and three of the subclasses of Ancient Classical buildings.
  	Selected Answer: 1. Columns 2. Symmetry 3. Low roof slopes 4. Bold entablatures 1. Early classic Revival 2. Greek Revival 3. Neoclassical Correct Answer:   Integral Features: Columns Symmetry Low slope roofs Bold entablatures Subclasses: Early Classic Revival Greek Revival Neoclassical Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 8

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  	Name four subclasses of Spanish style architecture.
  	Selected Answer: 1. Spanish Colonial 2. Mission 3. Pueblo Revival 4. Monterey Correct Answer:   Spanish Colonial Mission Pueblo Revival Monterey Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 9

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  	What can be said of Queen Anne house wall surfaces?
  	Selected Answer: Queen Anne houses typically have very few flat wall surfaces Correct Answer:   Very few flat wall surfaces. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 10

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  	What is the most striking feature of modern Machine Age buildings?
  	Selected Answer: Lack of exterior detailing Correct Answer:   Lack of exterior detailing. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 11

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  	What kind of dormers are common on Shingle style houses?
  	Selected Answer: Eyebrow dormers Correct Answer:   Hip and eyebrow dormers Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 12

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  	_____ windows are common to the Mission style.
  	Selected Answer:  quatrefoil Correct Answer: Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity Exact Match Quatrefoil Exact Match How can one distinguish between a Cap Cod and a Saltbox style home? Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 13

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  	Ancient Classical is a style most commonly found on _____ and _____ buildings. (Insert your answers separated by a comma.)
  	Selected Answer:  governmental,institutional Correct Answer: Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity Exact Match government, institutional Exact Match government,institutional Exact Match institutional, government Exact Match institutional,government Response Feedback: That's incorrect.

• Question 14

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  	Arts and Crafts and Machine Age are two general classifications of _____ architecture.
  	Selected Answer:  modern Correct Answer: Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity Exact Match modern Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 15

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  	Gable ornamentation on Queen Anne houses is called _____ or _____. (Insert your answers separated by a comma.)
  	Selected Answer:  gingerbread,Eastlake Correct Answer: Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity Exact Match Gingerbread, Eastlake Exact Match Gingerbread,Eastlake Exact Match Eastlake, Gingerbread Exact Match Eastlake,Gingerbread Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 16

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  	Stick style can be thought of as a link between _____ and _____ styles. (Insert your answers separated by a comma.)
  	Selected Answer:  Gothic Revival,Queen Anne Correct Answer: Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity Exact Match Gothic revival, Queen Anne Exact Match Gothic revival,Queen Anne Exact Match Queen Anne, Gothic revival Exact Match Queen Anne,Gothic revival Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 17

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  	The _____ is often the most predominant feature in Medieval style houses.
  	Selected Answer:  Tudor-style Correct Answer: Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity Exact Match roof Response Feedback: That's incorrect.

• Question 18

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  	The most common design elements of Tudor style homes are _____ and _____. (Insert your answers separated by a comma.)
  	Selected Answer:  roofs,chimneys Correct Answer: Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity Exact Match roofs, chimneys Exact Match roofs,chimneys Exact Match chimneys, roofs Exact Match chimneys,roofs Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 19

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  	Are steep roofs more common in Medieval styles or Modern styles?
  	Selected Answer:   Medieval styles Answers:   Medieval styles Modern styles Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 20

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  	On Craftsman style houses, are roof overhangs large or small?
  	Selected Answer:   large Answers:   large small Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 21

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  	What is usually the focal point of Colonial Revival houses?
  	Selected Answer:   front door Answers:   front door back door side door Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 22

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  	When were Italian Renaissance houses commonly built?
  	Selected Answer:   Late 1800s to early 1900s Answers: Late 1600s to early 1700s Late 1700s to early 1800s   Late 1800s to early 1900s Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 23

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  	When were Queen Anne houses commonly built?
  	Selected Answer:   Late 1800s to early 1900s Answers: Late 1600s to early 1700s Late 1700s to early 1800s   Late 1800s to early 1900s Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 24

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  	When were Tudor style homes popular?
  	Selected Answer:   1800 ? 1940s Answers: 1600 ? 1740s 1700 ? 1840s   1800 ? 1940s Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 25

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  	Flat roofs are common to both Modernistic and International homes.
  	Selected Answer:  True Answers:  True False Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 26

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  	Medieval architecture is usually asymmetric.
  	Selected Answer:  True Answers:  True False Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 27

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  	Porches are common on Ancient Classical houses.
  	Selected Answer:  True Answers: True  False Response Feedback: That's incorrect.

• Question 28

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  	Queen Anne houses often have towers.
  	Selected Answer:  True Answers:  True False Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 29

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  	Stick houses are often painted in bold colours.
  	Selected Answer:  True Answers:  True False Response Feedback: Good work!!

• Question 30

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  	Tudor style homes usually have hip roofs.
  	Selected Answer:  True Answers: True  False Response Feedback: That's incorrect.

• Question 31

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  	Vivid painting is a characteristic of Craftsman style houses.
  	Selected Answer:  False Answers: True  False Response Feedback: Good work!!