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1. What is the architectural feature in this picture that is best defined as a sculpted human figure that serves as a column?
2. What is the proper name of this type of supporting stone bracket that juts out of a wall to provide support for the structure above it?
3. What of the following options is an ornately carved (usually) horizontal part of the entablature usually found between the cornice and the architrave?
4. The image on the left is of a portini, and if you put many of them together you will end up with a portico, as depicted on the right hand of the picture.
5. Which of the following mathematical terms is also the name of the flat stone that forms the upper part of the capital of a column?
6. Which of the following is a common term for the type of door seen in this picture, which can have the top half open, while the bottom half stays closed?
7. Which of the following is the proper term for a small dome-like structure found on top of a building?
8. Which of the following is best described as a large window or series of windows that protrude from the outer wall of a building?
9. The ornamental wooden designs seen hanging on the edge of this home are known as dollops, and they help support heavy glass windows.
10. What type of column, often the most ornate style, is depicted in this image?
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