Spanish colonial architecture - Quiz
A) Franciscans, Jesuits, and Carmelites B) Augustinians, Dominicans, and Jesuits C) Franciscans, Dominicans, and Augustinians D) Jesuits, Benedictines, and Franciscans
A) To provide a space for military training B) To act as a burial ground for local leaders C) To accommodate large numbers of indigenous neophytes D) To serve as marketplaces for the community
A) Opulent and sumptuous B) Small and practical C) Fortified and defensive D) Simple and austere
A) Civil war B) Epidemics C) Forced migration D) Religious persecution
A) They were built along the coastline for naval access B) They were built exclusively on high mountain peaks C) They were built inside existing major cities D) They were built on the frontier where settlements did not previously exist
A) Estilo colonial B) Earthquake Baroque C) Arquitectura mestiza D) Bahay Filipino
A) Nipa hut or bahay kubo B) Teja de curva structures C) Adobe colonial homes D) Spanish brick cottages
A) Lower and wider proportions with thick, buttressed walls B) Building churches exclusively underground C) Tall, slender spires for aesthetic appeal D) Use of iron frameworks instead of stone
A) To allow for better sound travel B) To prevent damage to the church if the tower collapsed C) To separate the secular and sacred functions D) To hide them from pirate invaders
A) Clay tiles B) Copper sheeting C) Galvanized iron D) Concrete slabs
A) Living quarters for monks B) Administrative offices C) Watchtowers against pirates D) Grain storage
A) They are painted with elaborate frescoes B) They have larger windows C) They have a thicker girth D) They are made of wood instead of stone
A) Extremely simple B) Small and compact C) Highly ornamented D) Lacking any decoration
A) 1790 B) 1513 C) 1500 D) 1521
A) Religious importance B) The number of horses C) Amount of tax revenue D) Climatic conditions
A) Vecinos B) Congregación C) Reducción D) Traza
A) Foreign embassies B) Town council building C) The city outskirts D) Military barracks for soldiers
A) In a circular pattern B) Diagonally to maximize sunlight C) Following the natural flow of rivers D) At right angles
A) Alonso García Bravo B) Hernán Cortés C) A nameless Spanish architect D) The King of Spain
A) Elite households had non-white servants B) The streets were too narrow to enforce segregation C) Laws forbade any segregation in housing D) The census shows equal land distribution
A) The number of royal decrees B) The size of the religious temple C) Geography D) The wealth of the governor
A) It only exists in Mexico City B) It has been completely abolished by law C) It is often still retained D) It is considered a historical myth
A) About three decades into colonization B) Only after the fall of the Aztec Empire C) After the 1790 census D) Immediately upon arrival in 1492
A) Baroque fusion B) Mediterranean revival C) Empire colonial D) Hispanic colonial architecture
A) Neoclassical symmetry B) Baroque ornamentation C) Renaissance minimalism D) Gothic structuralism
A) Ecuador B) Cuba C) Mexico D) Guatemala
A) Spanish Neoclassical B) Pure Baroque C) Mexican Churrigueresque D) Indigenous Renaissance
A) Pure Neoclassical B) Minimalist Gothic C) Modernist Colonial D) Mudéjar-influenced Baroque
A) St. Augustine B) Mexico City C) Santo Domingo D) Havana
A) Red sandstone B) Adobe brick C) Limestone marble D) Coquina
A) Puebla B) Quito C) San Juan D) Cartagena
A) 1598 B) 1565 C) 1613 D) 1502
A) Blue-and-white talavera tiles B) Hand-painted limestone C) Red clay bricks D) Polished granite slabs
A) Guanajuato B) Puebla C) Zacatecas D) Cancún
A) Roman Empire B) French Empire C) Spanish Empire D) British Empire
A) Bastides B) Ville-neuves C) Plazas D) Barrios
A) King Henry VIII B) King Edward I C) King George III D) King Richard the Lionheart
A) Amorphously B) In circular patterns C) Following Roman instructions D) In a strict grid
A) No B) Yes, he provided a detailed map C) Yes, for every island D) Yes, specifically for Cuba
A) Hernan Cortes B) Nicolas De Ovando C) Christopher Columbus D) King Edward I |
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