Sir Christopher Wren (architect)
  • 1. Where was Sir Christopher Wren born?
A) London, England
B) Paris, France
C) Florence, Italy
D) East Knoyle, Wiltshire
  • 2. Which famous building did Sir Christopher Wren design in London?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) Tower of London
C) Buckingham Palace
D) St. Paul's Cathedral
  • 3. In what year did Sir Christopher Wren pass away?
A) 1723
B) 1845
C) 1650
D) 1799
  • 4. What was Sir Christopher Wren's profession?
A) Poet
B) Architect
C) Painter
D) Sculptor
  • 5. Which English monarch knighted Sir Christopher Wren?
A) Henry VIII
B) Charles II
C) George III
D) Elizabeth I
  • 6. Where did Sir Christopher Wren attend university?
A) Harvard University
B) Sorbonne University, Paris
C) Wadham College, Oxford
D) Trinity College, Cambridge
  • 7. Which architectural style is Sir Christopher Wren most associated with?
A) Modernist
B) Renaissance
C) Gothic
D) Baroque
  • 8. What honor was proposed for Wren after his death but was ultimately not realized?
A) A commemorative coin issued by the Royal Mint
B) Burial in Westminster Abbey
C) A statue erected in Trafalgar Square
D) A national holiday in his honor
  • 9. Who succeeded Sir Christopher Wren as Surveyor of Works?
A) Inigo Jones
B) Nicholas Hawksmoor
C) John Vanbrugh
D) Robert Hooke
  • 10. Wren's design for a new Saint Paul's Cathedral was influenced by which other architectural work?
A) Cathedral of Notre Dame
B) St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
C) Hagia Sophia
D) Versailles Palace
  • 11. In what year was Sir Christopher Wren appointed Surveyor of Works to Charles II?
A) 1654
B) 1715
C) 1692
D) 1669
  • 12. For which royal palace did Wren design a new riverside façade in 1698?
A) Kensington Palace
B) Hampton Court Palace
C) Windsor Castle
D) Buckingham Palace
  • 13. Which scientific society did Sir Christopher Wren help found in the 17th century?
A) Royal Society
B) Society for the Advancement of Science
C) British Academy
D) Académie française
  • 14. For which organization did Wren design the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford in the 1660s?
A) British Library
B) Royal Academy of Arts
C) Royal Shakespeare Company
D) University of Oxford
  • 15. What was the cause of Sir Christopher Wren's death at the age of 90?
A) Fire-related injuries
B) Drowning
C) Pneumonia
D) Stroke
  • 16. In which city did Sir Christopher Wren design St. Paul's Cathedral?
A) Berlin
B) London
C) Paris
D) Rome
  • 17. What was the main material used in the construction of St. Paul's Cathedral?
A) Brick
B) Iron
C) Portland stone
D) Marble
  • 18. During which war did Sir Christopher Wren serve as a military engineer?
A) Napoleonic Wars
B) World War I
C) English Civil War
D) American Revolutionary War
  • 19. Sir Christopher Wren designed the Royal Hospital in which city?
A) Birmingham
B) Edinburgh
C) Chelsea
D) Manchester
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