Terminology

Question 1

What is the purpose of a Greek temple

Answer 1

House for a god

Question 2

What is the back porch of a temple called

Answer 2

Opisthodomos

Question 3

What is the central room in a temple called

Answer 3

Naos

Question 4

What is the front porch of a temple called ?

Answer 4

Pronaos

Question 5

What are columns called?

Answer 5

Peristyles

Question 6

What are the triangular parts of a temple called

Answer 6

Pediment

Question 7

What is the top step of a temple called

Answer 7

Stylobate

Question 8

What is a Freize

Answer 8

Broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration

Question 9

What is the difference in the freize with ionic and Doric orders ?

Answer 9

Ionic - either continuously patterned or continiuously blank

Doric - made of metopes and triglyphs

Question 10

What are metopes and triglyphs ?

Answer 10

Distinct of Doric order

Triglyphs - pattern on freize

Metopes - blank on freize

Question 11

What is the top of columns (peristyles) called ?

Answer 11

Capitals

Question 12

What is the difference in the capitals between ionic and Doric orders ?

Answer 12

Ionic order - fruity capital curve

Doric order - plain capitals

Question 13

Is ionic order the feminine order or masculine order ?

Answer 13

Feminine order

Question 14

Is the Doric order the feminine order or masculine order ?

Answer 14

Masculine order

Question 15

What’s the difference in pediments between ionic and Doric orders ?

Answer 15

Ionic - plain pediment

Doric - patterned pediment

Question 16

Where are ionic orders more popular ?

Answer 16

East of Greek world

Question 17

Where are Doric orders more popular.

Answer 17

West of Greek world t

Question 18

Polycromed?

Answer 18

Paint remains