Neoclassical Architecture Quiz: questions and answers

1. When did the neoclassical period begin?

Late 18th century

Mid-18th century

Mid-19th century

2. Where was Étienne-Louis Boullée born?

Marseille

Paris

Orleans

3. Étienne-Louis Boullée was a teacher and theorist at the ...

École Normale Supériure de Lyon

Université Paris Diderot

École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées

4. Who designed the theater of Besançon?

Ange-Jacques Gabriel

Robert Adam

Claude Nicolas Ledoux

5. Who ordered the construction of Neue Wache?

Frederick William III

William I

Wilhelm II

6. When was Altes Musem build?

Between 1819 and 1825

Before 1810

Between 1823 and 1830

7. Where is Saint Isaac's Cathedral located?

Moscow

Saint Petersburg

Kiev

8. Which of the following buildings is neoclassical?

The White House

Temple of Vesta

Sistine Chapel

9. How much did the construction of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center cost?

US$251.3 million

US$321.5 million

US$123.5 million

10. What was the name of the projected renewal of the German capital Berlin during the Nazi period?

Welthauptstadt Hitler

Welthauptstadt Germania

Welthauptstadt Bavaria

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