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Quiz 2

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While the original purpose of the Chinese pagoda was to house relics and sacred writings, this structure was also used as
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a vertical marker in the landscape
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One of the earliest Chinese treatises on city planning was composed in the fifth century and was based on
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the teachings of Confucius
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In Chinese architecture, the overarching architectural principles that governed palace design were also used in
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houses
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According to Professor Tilson's lecture on China and Japan, dougong are
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interlocking structural system of joints and pegs
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According to Professor Tilson's lecture on China and Japan, the Shrine at ISE, a Shinto shrine dedicated to goddess Amaterasu-ōmikami, in Katsura is
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all of the above (correct answer) exemplar of architecture devoid of unnecessary ornament an architecture that reflects extraordinary sensitivity to building materials an architecture that is integral with nature rather than being imposed on it
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According to Professor Tilson's lecture on China and Japan, the Forbidden City in Beijing is the clearest example of an application of a diagram which creates what some scholars call a __________, organizing material space with cosmic space.
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"holy field"
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The Pantheon walls, nearly 20 feet thick, are not solid mass, but instead are broken up by shallow chambers which
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reduce the mass without diminishing the strength of the wall
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One of the typical features of an ancient dwelling found in Pompeii is the
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atrium
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When Vitruvius wrote about the education of the architect, he described theory as
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the ability to demonstrate and explain the principles of proportion as they relate to a designed object
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According to Professor Tilson's lecture on Rome, the Pantheon was designed to contain a
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"perfect sphere"
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According to Professor Tilson's lecture on Rome, the Ten Books on Architecture was written by
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Vitruvious
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According to Professor Tilson's lecture on Rome, the precursor to the Italian Piazza, the Spanish Plaza and North American Square was the
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forum