Welcome to plentysmart's home styles quiz. In the market for a new home? Before you talk to your real estate agent, make sure you know the basics.
Section 1 Five questions. Choose the correct home style. Each answer is used only once.
1. Variations of this single-floor style are perhaps the most popular in America.
TudorSplit LevelRanchPrairieColonial
2. Also known as a raised ranch, this style is often characterized by having an entryway halfway between the first and second floors.
3. This English style often uses stucco or stone and heavy exposed timbers.
4. Modeled on the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, this style emphasizes low horizontal lines and open spaces.
5. This style normally consists of a simple rectangular shape and has multiple stories.
Section 2 Five questions. Choose the correct home style. Each answer is used only once.
6. These homes are often characterized by wide porches and columns in the front.
GeorgianVictorianMediterraneanSouthern ColonialCape Cod
7. Homes of this type are often complex and may have turrets, bays, and steep roof pitches.
8. Homes of this type are normally small, simple and low to the ground. The outer walls are often shingled.
9. This was one of America's earliest popular styles, tall and rectangular and often with chimneys at each end.
10. These homes often have a low-pitched tile roof, often red, and open interior spaces. They may be finished with stucco.
Section 3 Five questions. Choose the correct home style. Each answer is used only once.
11. This rustic style is related to the contemporary. Homes of this type are tall and angular and can be popular as vacation cottages.
Pueblo / Santa FeSaltboxA-FrameCountryFederal
12. These low homes are normally one or one and 1/2 stories and may feature a large wraparound porch.
13. This style is based on the Georgian but adds details such as rounded windows and often a decorative crown over the front door.
14. Homes of this style are normally low with flat roofs, and may be made of adobe.
15. Featuring a long sloping roof in back, this old style was originally created by owners adding a back room to their existing home.
