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Questions
1. In architecture, the level of art attained by any edifice is achieved by the interplay of form and:
a. function
b. color
c. meaning
d. value on the market
2. The world's largest religious building is:
a. The Parthenon
b. Angkor Wat
c. Hagia Sophia
d. Saint Peter's Basilica
3. Which religious building has an interior made up of more than 20,000 ceramic tiles that lend a bluish aura?
a. Hagia Sophia
b. The Blue Mosque
c. Taj Mahal
d. Saint Peter's Basilica
4. Which religious building has been home to both Hindu and Buddhist worship?
a. Stupa of Sanchi
b. Taj Mahal
c. Angkor Wat
d. The Blue Mosque
5. Contemporary architects no longer design cathedrals.
a. True
b. False
6. Which architect is considered the foremost American architect of the 20th century?
a. Zaha Hadid
b. Frank Gehry
c. Frank Lloyd Wright
d. Sir Norman Foster
7. Who is the contemporary architect whose style that emphasizes form is sometimes criticized as impractical?
a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. Jorn Utzon
c. Sir Norman Foster
d. Frank Gehry
8. Who is the contemporary architect who was the first woman to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize?
a. Zaha Hadid
b. Jorn Utzon
c. Jane Drew
d. Cindy Sherman
9. Your text claims that architecture does which of the following?
a. all of these answers
b. gives cities their distinctive look
c. serves a dual purpose
d. alters reality most notably
10. Which building symbolizes a city by evoking ships in its harbor?
a. Guggenheim New York City
b. Fallingwater
c. Guggenheim Bilbao
d. Sydney Opera House
11. Buildings created for religious worship or meditation are among the finest achievements in world architecture.
a. True
b. False