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