History of Interior Design (Mock Board II)

When creating a woodcut or linoleum print, you would generally carve out (or remove) which of these?

a. Negative space

b. Foreground

c. Interior

d. Subject

a. Negative space

A painting technique that consisted of one tone in various tints and shades, which gave the impression of sculptural relief.

a. Grissaile

b. Trompe l'oeil

c. Quadratura

d. All of the above

a. Grissaile

He is the designer of the fancy chair?

a. Lambert Hitchcock

b. Alfred Hitchcock

c. Thomas Sheraton

d. None of the above

a. Lamber Hitchcock

An elaborate type of plasterwork decoration for walls and ceilings, especially during the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.

a. Strapwork

b. Stucco work

c. Parge work

d. All of the above

c. Parge work

An English Jacobean chair designed to accommodate the voluminous skirts of women during the time.

a. Caquetoire

b. Farthingale

c. Derbyshire

d. None of the above

b. Farthingale

Dutch Post-Impressionist artist is a pioneer of what came to be known as Expressionism and had an enormous influence on 20th century art.

a. Vincent Van Gogh

b. Jan Van Eyck

c. Edward Munch

d. Albrecht Durer

a. Vincent Van Gogh

He is the designer of the Wassily Chair

a. Le Corbusier

b. Charles Eames

c. Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe

d. None of the above

d. None of the above

He is the designer of the Red & Blue Chair

a. Piet Mondrian

b. Gerrit Rietveld

c. Theo Van Doesburg

d. None of the above

b. Gerrit Rietveld

An Italian renaissance X frame chair with six or more staves arranged from front to back

a. Savonarola

b. Dante

c. Curule

d. All of the above

a. Savonarola

He is the Victorian Neo-Rococo designer.

a. Charles Locke Eastlake

b. AWN Pugin

c. John Belter

d. None of the above

c. John Belter

He is regarded as the first great American furniture design.

a. Samueal McIntire

b. Duncan Phyfe

c. Charles HonoreLaunnuier

d. None of the above

b. Duncan Phyfe

Designs of his chair backs include shield, oval, hoop, interlacing-heart, and camel.

a. Robert Adam

b. George Hepplewhite

c. Thomas Sherato

d. None of the above

b. George Hepplewhite

Which major 20th century art movement is divided into 2 parts called Analytical and Synthetic?

a. Post-Impressionism

b. Cubism

c. Fauvism

d. Expressionism

b. Cubism

A common motif used by designer Duncan Phyfe

a. Cornucopita

b. Lyre

c. Eagle

d. All of the above

c. Eagle

A furniture piece during the Empire period inspired by the painting of this woman.

a. Mme. Recamier

b. Mme. Meridienne

c. Josephine Bonaprte

d. None of the above

a. Mme. Recamier

Splayed furniture leg originating from the Empire-Directoire period.

a. Saber leg

b. Marlborough leg

c. Cabriole leg

d. All of the above

a. Saber leg

The designer of the Barcelona chair

a. Walter Gropius

b. Le Corbusier

c. Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe

d. None of the above

c. Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe

The French gossip chair

a. Seggiolone

b. Fauteuil

c. Caquetoire

d. None of the above

c. Caquetoire

Of the following materials, which was preferred by the Etruscans for sculpture?

a. marble

b. gold

c. terracotta

d. limestone

a. marble

A French armchair with pierced arms.

a. Bergere

b. Voyeuse

c. Fauteuil

d. Marquise

c. Fauteuil

Hungarian cabinet-maker who pioneered the use of laminated bentwood for furniture

a. Henry Van de Velde

b. Michael Thonet

c. Walter Gropius

d. None of the above

b. Michael Thonet

A bed developed during the Empire period, which resembles a boat.

a. Lit a' la turque

b. Lit polonaise

c. Lit enbateau

d. All of the above

c. Lit enbateau

A style originating in the 1920s between France and the US, which was influenced by diverse styles ranging from the Near East, Meso- American and the Modern styles.

a. Art Nouveau

b. Art Deco

c. Beaux-Arts

d. All of the Above

b. Art Deco

He is the designer of the Marshmallow and Pretzel chair.

a. Charles Eames

b. Verner Panton

c. George Nelson

d. None of the Above

c. George Nelson

Coffering was useful in that it:

a. helped expand interior space

b. helped lighten the weight of a dome or arch

c. supplied an accurate means of measurement for the Romans d. enabled extensive road systems to be built

b. helped lighten the weight of a dome or arch

The name of which 20th century artistic movement comes from the 1/1 Dutch for 'The Style'?

a. Jugendstijl

b. De stijl

c. Bauhaus

d. Genre

b. De stijl

The leading furniture guild during the American Georgian period

heavily influenced by the designs of Thomas Chippendale.

a. Townsend-Goddard

b. Philadelphia Movement

c. New England Furniture Guild

d. All of the Above

b. Philadelphia Movement

An early American Colonial chest piece decorated with painted or

carved sunflower and tulip designs.

a. Connecticut Sunflower Chest

b. Connecticut Floral Chest

c. Hadley Chest

d. All of the above

c. Hadley Chest

What is the correct name for a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other

large permanent surface?

a. Trompe l'oeil

b. Fresco

c. Mural

d. Tapestry

c. Mural

Which 20th century art movement, whose leaders were Henri

Matisse and André Derain emphasized strong color over the

representational values of Impressionism?

a. Cubism

b. Expressionism

c. Pop art

d. Fauvism

d. Fauvism

This refers to the chair form introduced during the Directoire & Empire

period, which features a concave back meant to envelope the sitter.

a. Cabriolet

b. Gondola

c. Klismos

d. All of the Above

b. Gondola

A Baroque armchair, usually upholstered and rectilinear in form.

a. sedia

b. seggiolone

c. bergere

d. All of the above

b. seggiolone

An art style which famous image is 'Whaam!' that features a fighter

aircraft firing a rocket into an enemy plane with a dazzling red and yellow explosion?

a. Cubism

b. Expressionism d. Fauvism

c. Pop art

d. Fauvism

c. Pop art

What is the name given to a sculpted female figure serving as an

architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar

a. Pilaster

b. Klismos

c. Caryatid

d. Nymph

c. Caryatid

A Baroque illusionistic painting technique that extends the interiors

beyond an imaginary space.

a. grissaile

b. trompe l'oeil

c. quadratura

d. All of the Above

c. quadratura

A large armchair and a half, usually upholstered.

a. bergere

b. canapé

c. marquise

d. None of the Above

c. marquise

A straddle chair, in which the sitter faced the back and rested their

arms on the top rail.

a. sedia

b. chauffeuse

c. voyeuse

d. None of the Above

c. voyeuse

Which famous painting has also been knows as Soft Watches, Droopy

Watches, or Melting Clocks?

a. Persistence of Memory in Time

3 multiple choice options

Probably the last great painter of the Italian Renaissance. For his

phenomenal energy in painting he was termed II Furioso, and his

dramatic use of perspective space and special lighting effects make him

a precursor of baroque art.

a. Tintoretto

b. Durer

c. Van Gogh

d. Bernini

a. Tintoretto

He is the foremost glass designer of the Art Deco period:

a. Rene Lalique

b. Louis Comfort Tiffany

c. Rene Tiffany

d. All of the Above

a. Rene Lalique

A heavily tufted sofa popular during the Victorian, which features arm

sand backs of the same height.

a. Chesterfield

b. Camel-back Chair

c. Conversation Sofa

d. All of the Above

a. Chesterfield

These are chairs patterned after the Queen Anne style furniture.

a. Bandy Chair

b. Windsor Chair

c. Fiddle-back chair

d. All of the Above

a. Bandy Chair

Which window does not belong in the group?

a. Oculus

b. Roundel

c. Palladian

d. Oeil de'beouf

c. Palladian

Where would you find a metope?

a. Doric frieze

b. Chair rail

c. Ionic base

d. Cornice detail

a. Doric frieze

A triangular space following the roof outline surmounting Classical

architecture, and later on adapted during the Georgian period for

furniture, doors and windows.

a. Pendentive

b. Pyramid

c. Pediment

d. All of the Above

c. Pediment

Which of the following is not part of entablature?

a. Architrave

b. Frieze

c. Cornice

d. Finial

a. Architrave

What is a volute?

a. An ornamental feature that is shaped like a scroll

b. a type of spire

c. A projecting bracket that generally supports a capital

d. A type of order

a. An ornamental feature that is shaped like a scroll

A kind of hydraulic concrete used by the Romans to build bridges and

aqueducts:

a. porphyry

b. pozzoulana

c. pentallic marble

d. cyclopean

b. pozzoulana

The art form which uses egg tempera on wet plaster:

a. Faience

b. Fresco

c. Mosaic

d. Watercolor

b. Fresco

What does the word 'Kostilyahe' mean?

a. ceiling joists

b. girder

c. foreman

d. beam

a. ceiling joists

Which Architectural Style is evident in the figure at right

a. Romanesque

b. Renaissance

c. Medieval

d. Byzantine

a. Romanesque

Which type of architecture was used in the secondary entrances of

the structure?

a. Equilateral

b. Segmental

c. Tudor

d. Lancet

d. Lancet

Situation: The Auditorio de Tenerife "Adan Martin" (formerly named, but still commonly referred to as, Auditorio de Tenerife is located in the Canarian capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Island, Spain). Construction began in 1997 and was completed in 2003. The auditorium was inaugurated on 26 September of that year with the presence of Felipe de Borbon, Prince of Asturias, and was later visited by former U.S. President Bill Clinton. The building is framed within the tenets of late-modern architecture of the late 20th century. The majestic profile of the auditorium has become an architectural symbol of the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the island of Tenerife and the Canary Islands. It is also regarded as the finest modern building in the Canary Islands and one of the most emblematic by the post office in a set of six stamps (Correos) depicting the most emblematic works of Spanish architecture.

Who designed this iconic structure?

a. Santiago Calatrava

b. Felix Candela

c. Antonio Gaudi

d. Rafael Guastavino

a. Santiago Calatrava

Situation: There are modern ways of suppressing earthquakes in terms of building design and innovation. But the traditional Filipino Architecture had long before discovered this in the design of their homes.

What is the traditional Filipino Architecture techniques that could

withstand earthquakes in the Philippines?

a. Putting of rosaries and religious artifacts beneath the foundation.

b. Putting stones that serve as rollers beneath the foundation.

c. Making use of sturdy and heavy trunks of wood for column foundation.

d. Bamboo post running through roof connected on central apex placed slanted

around the exterior walls.

b. Putting stones that serve as rollers beneath the foundation.

Situation: There are modern ways of suppressing earthquakes in terms of building design and innovation. But the traditional Filipino Architecture had long before discovered this in the design of their homes.

What is the raw/natural material that traditional Filipino Architecture

used as motifs in the design of their homes?

a. Egg shells

b. Capiz shells

c. Mud Bricks

d. Hand-cut stones

b. Capiz shells

What is the English word for 'Biento'?

a. Door

b. Spacing

c. Floor joists

d. Projection

b. Spacing

English word for 'Dotal'?

a. Floorboards

b. Low table

c.Earth fill

d. None of the Above

a. Floorboards