Architecture – Gothic and Renaissance: Question Set 5

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00:01 Question one states, according to the article, piers are made out of: wood, stone, steel, or plastic. Now, before piers are discussed, we discussed those shafts. If we look closely, we have a central shaft surrounded by detached shafts in a circular shape in the first period discussed. Then we move forward to the relevant concept of piers, a modified form of a group of shafts now and kind of a lozenge I think of like this coffee shape. It's not exactly clear the difference at this point between a cluster of shafts end up here. But the question doesn't require you to know that detail. Just test your knowledge on the material, which is clearly stated. We are told that piers are generally carved out of one block of stone, which aligns to answer choice B stone. Question two states according to paragraph two, you will most likely find small columns on the edges of what? Arches, doors, piers, or shafts. Paragraph two clearly states small columns are found in every era and used as ornamental devices. We therefore want to rule out the answer choices that are most likely to be structural or weight bearing. Piers are fairly clearly load bearing as classically our arches so that will leave us between answer choices B and D. There is some confusion on what a shaft is, so we won't rule that out. Paragraph two further goes on to clarify that small columns are called mainly used in the jambs of doorways and for windows. So this in fact explicitly lines answer selection B. And so we would go with doors over shafts. Question three states, small columns on window jams were used for what? A Decoration; B Glass; C Opening the window; or D Protection. Question three is a detail oriented question that rewards you effort to dig into that context. For questions two, the point is to clarify if we have small columns, or ordinary columns, but as long as we read the question closely small columns, we should immediately be able to identify that in the context of window jambs, small columns serve a decorative purpose, Answer, choice A. Question four states. The column parts are described from the what? Bottom to the top; top to the bottom, light to the dark, or inside to outside. Kind of sequentially moving forward in the passage. After we discussed shafts and piers were then told that columns can often substitute for piers, specifically piers carrying arches. Small columns tend to be ornamental but larger ones bear weights. Then in paragraph three, first, the basic columns are discussed than their shaft, and lastly, their capital. We have to kind of infer qualities of each of these based from their name. Base is clearly the bottom. Shaft we can kind of presume to be the middle load bearing portion. And then capital of course, would be the head. That would best align to answer selection A from bottom to top. Question five asks us, the date and style of columns is compared to what? We should know that there should be in the paragraph that discusses the capital, and our answer selections to choose from our: flower classification, types of bells, Christmas ornaments, or mathematical formulas. This final paragraph tells us that the bell of a column is its main portion upon which the skill of a carver is most visible. If you are looking for inherent similarity here, you might be tempted to choose answer choice B, types of bells. just because this aligns to the word Bell. But an illogical or even just comparative thought here, that aligns with the quote in the same paragraph at the date and style of columns is inferred by examining the capital, even as the botanist employs the flower as an index. A flower is the most conspicuous part of a plant and the capital of the most conspicuous part of a column, leaving us to answer choice A, flower classification. Lastly, questions six asks us. Based on the passage, a thin decorated piece of lumber on a building would most likely what? This question asks us to draw just one more analogy as we wrap up the question set. It's analogical because wood is not explicitly discussed in the article during the passage. But a thin decorated piece of lumber is most analogous in nature to the small columns that were discussed in paragraph two. We are told that these serve an ornamental purpose. This is further reinforced in paragraph three, where we are told that wide shafts tend to be low bearing, whereas narrow shafts tend to be decorative, At then decorated piece of lumber is therefore most likely to serve an ornamental detail. Answer choice B.

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