Answer Key Test name: Chap 06_11e_ Jacobus 1) A 2) C Of the four necessities of architecture, the technical requirements of a building are the most obvious. Revelatory requirements are also crucial, but the technical aspects ensure longevity of a building and its ability to illuminate something significant. 3) A 4) A The Parthenon (see Figure 6-4), because it is on the Acropolis, the highest point in Athens, seems an unlikely candidate for an earthrooted structure, but as we see it now in ruin we perceive a remarkable tendency for it to appear profoundly weighty. The stones that surround the building give us a clue immediately to the density of its stone columns, and the stones of the support of the original roof imply an inevitable yielding to gravity. The horizontal rectangularity of the entablature follows evenly along the plain of the Acropolis with the steady beat of its supporting columns and quiets their upward thrust. Gravity is accepted and accentuated in this serene stability—the hold of the earth is secure. 5) B 6) A
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