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LAND2510E

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Which of the following works made the river authorities in the ancient Egypt amalgamated?
Irrigation works
Which of the following best explains why the Egyptian monuments were placed on the banks of the Nile river?
The Egyptians relied on the Nile river to develop the agriculture.
The monuments are the physical link between eternal life and the present, and the Nile river represents the present.
The regularity of annual flooding of the river represents the death and resurrection just like the cycle of human life.
None of above
c
Which of the followings is the most enduring legacy of Greece in landscape design?
Gymnasium
The Genius Loci
The Theater
The Sacred Gardens
B
Which of the following descriptions regarding Greek Gymnasia is NOT true?
Greek gymnasia were often built amidst a grove of trees.
Greek Gymnasium is a site for learning and exercise.
By the Hellenistic Period, their role of developing the intellects of young men replaced their function as places of physical exercise.
the gymnasium at Delphi had a covered running track and an outdoor running track.
C
As the Platonist philosopher Plotinus taught the new religion, ____ was the channel through which approach God.
(Please select a best answer to fill the blank.)
Question options:
order
natural or intellectual beauty
wild nature
temple
B
Which of the following descriptions is true regarding Hadrian's Villa and the Acropolis of Pergamum?
Question options:
Internal spaces in Hadrian's Villa were planned with no relation one to another.
Internal spaces in Hadrian's Villa have little relation to the external landscape.
The theater of Acropolis of Pergamum was designed to fit the mountain shape.
All of above
B
which of the following features was NOT a feature of the Italian Renaissance Garden?
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The sites were designed for the pleasure of theview of the garden and the landscape beyond
The eye looked inwards upon an eternalworld
The garden was made for human and dignified them
The sites were usually on hillsides, because of view andclimate
B
Who was the only major philosopher in the Italian Renaissance?
Question options:
Aristotle
Plato
Machiavelli
None of above
C
Which of the following descriptions of the Palace of Fronteira is correct?
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The parterre with its cipped hedges was drawn from early Italian Reinaissance
The rectangular water-tank is Moorish
The gallery is lined with colored tiles which are indigenous to Portugal
All of above
D
The landscape design of Portugal in 16th and 17th centuries was a compromise between the indigenous and the Italian.
Question options:TrueFalse
T
Mannerism
GARDENS OF BOMARZO
The Pylons of Karnak Temple of Khonsu, Egypt in above photo were inspired by ____
Question options:
the Sun
the Nile River
the Desert
the Cliff of the Nile Valley
D
Which of the following sites was designed by Le Notre?
Question options:
Chenonceau
The Gardens of Blois
The Amboise
Vaux-le-Vicomte
D
Which of the followings is NOT CORRECT regarding the characteristics of Le Notre's design?
Question options:
The plan should have skillful subdivision by cross axes
Architecture should be seondary to landscape architecture
The Plan should be organic to fit the topography
All nature should conform
C
All French classical landscape was focused upon which of the following rivers?
Question options:
The Seine and Rhine
The Seine and Loire
The Rhine and Loire
The Rhine and Garonne
B
which of the following features was NOT a feature of the Italian Renaissance Garden?
Question options:
The eye looked inwards upon an eternalworld
The garden was made for human and dignified them
The sites were designed for the pleasure of theview of the garden and the landscape beyond
The sites were usually on hillsides, because of view andclimate
A
which of the following features was NOT a feature of the Italian Renaissance Garden?
Question options:
The eye looked inwards upon an eternalworld
The garden was made for human and dignified them
The sites were designed for the pleasure of theview of the garden and the landscape beyond
The sites were usually on hillsides, because of view andclimate
D
In which of the following parts regarding the architecture and urban planning, the Romans went beyond the Greeks?
Select 2 correct answer(s)
Question options:
the organization of the external urban space
the principles of unity
the complexity of architecture form
the principles of proportions
A, C
which of the followings was the foundation of the Roman ordered planning?
Question options:
Hellenistic national town-planning and landscape
Greeks' instinct and irrational planning
Persian style gardens
Islamic symmetric planning
A
In Roman Empire, a harmony of opposites between order and wild nature was demonstrated in ____
(Please select the best answer to fill in the blank.)
Question options:
small landscapes such as that of the Temple of Vesta at Tivoli
the splendid cities of the deserts
the great engineering feats, especially aqueducts, themselves monuments of architecture
All of above
D
Which of the followings is correct regarding the features of the homes and monuments in the ancient Egypt?
Question options:
Both were symbolic and virtually indestructible
Both used the same materials
Both were ephemeral
Both had few small windows
D
Which of the following best explains why the Egyptian monuments were placed on the banks of the Nile river?
Question options:
The Egyptians relied on the Nile river to develop the agriculture.
The monuments are the physical link between eternal life and the present, and the Nile river represents the present.
The regularity of annual flooding of the river represents the death and resurrection just like the cycle of human life.
None of above
D
In ancient Egypt, the mortuary temples and the tombs were placed _____.
Select the best answer to fill in the blank.
Question options:
in the Nile Delta
in the Nile Valley
on the east bank of the Nile River
on the west bank of the Nile River
D
Which of the following sites is known as English Versailles?
Question options:
The Greenwick Park
Hampton Court
The Fronteira Palace
None of above
B
The Netherland painters' themes led the public focus from __1__ to __2__.
(Please select the best answer to fill in the blanks.)
Question options:
1. cityscapes and countryside villas; 2. the more natural landscape
1. city scapes and countryside villas; 2. the industrial landscape
1. the more natural landscape; 2. cityscapes and countryside villas
1. the royal gardens; 2. the more natural landscape
A
Which of the following descriptions is NOT correct regarding the Mannerism?
Question options:
Mannerism focused on the beauty of disarray
Mannerist artificiality frequently creates a feeling of anxiety
Mannerist painting followed the traditional rules of Renaissance painting
Mannerist works appear strange and unsettling
C
According to our textbook, Italian Baroque spectacle in landscape reached a climax in which of the following sites?
Question options:
Popolo Plaza, Rome
the Boboli Gardens of the Pitti Palace
The Villa Gamberaia
the Villa Garzoni, Collodi
D
Which of the following sites was built on an island?
Question options:
Villa Lante, Italy
Skellig Michael, Ireland
Delphi, Greece
Hampton Court, England
B
The medieval cities were unified, enclosed, and dominated by ____.
(Please select the best answer to fill in the blank.)
Question options:
the Wall
the Moat
the City Hall
the Church
D
Which of the following sites was an example reaching the extremes of seclusion in monasticism?
Question options:
Meteora, Greece
Villa Medici at Fiesole, Italy
Fronteira, Portugal
Delphi, Greece
A
Which of the following civilizations established architectural standards in the Western civilization?
Question options:
the Roman Civilization
Mesopotamian Civilization
the Egyptian Civilization
the Greek Civilization
D
Which of the following descriptions is NOT true regarding Sparta in the Peloponnesus?
Question options:
Sparta's way of thought was defensive
Sparta's economy was self-containment
Sparta's way of thought was liberal
Sparta was self-sufficient
C
Which of the following theaters is considered to be the most perfect ancient Greek theater with regard to acoustics and aesthetics?
Question options:
The Theater at Acropolis of Athens
The Theater at Delphi
None of above
The Theater at Epidauros
D
In which of the following sites, the gardens are independent of the house?
Question options:
The St Gall Monastery
the Courtyards of House in Pompeii
the Villa Garzoni, Italy
None of above
C
Which of the following sites has the parterre?
Question options:
Villa Lante at Bagnaia
Vaux-le-Vicomte
The Royal Alcazar of Seville
All of above
D
Which of the following works made the river authorities in the ancient Egypt amalgamated?
Question options:
Industrial works
Irrigation works
Hunting works
Gathering works
B
Which of the following climates induced summer retreats to the hills in Rome area?
Question options:
Mild in the winter but hot in the summer
Mild in the winter and summer
Dry in the winter but humid in the summer
Cold in the winter but cool in the summer
A
Which of the followings is the most enduring legacy of Greece in landscape design?
Question options:
The Genius Loci
Gymnasium
The Theater
The Sacred Gardens
A
Which of the following sites did NOT show the transition from Medievalism to Classicism?
Question options:
The Gardens of Blois, France
Amboise, France
Chenonceau, France
Vaux-le-Vicomte, France
D
Which of the following sites presented a combination of medievalism and classicism
Question options:
The Boboli Gardens of the Pitti Palace, Italy
Chenonceau, France
Meteora, Greece
Skellig Michael, Ireland
B
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