In Egyptian Architecture, the tomb of the pharaohs is the.

[a] Stupa [B] Pyramid [C] Mastaba [D]

tumuli

The Great Pyramid of Gizeh was built during the 4th dynasty by. [A] Cheops [B] Senusret [C] Zoser
[D] Anememhat

The beginner of the great hypostyle hall at karnak and the founder of the 19th dysnasty [A] Rameses
1 [B] Rameses 2 [C] Rameses 3 [D] Rameses 4

The Mineral of greatest importance to Greek Architecture of which greece and her domains had
ample supply was. [A] Stone [B] Mica [C] Marble [D] Granite

Greek Architecture was essentially. (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Arch and vault [B] Columnar and Trabeated
[C] Ribbed and Panelled Vaulting [D] Domical Roof Construction

Forming the imposing entrance to the Acropolis and erected by the Architect Mnesicles is the. [A] Pai
Lou [B] Torii [C] Propylaea [D] Torana

The building in the acropolis generally considered as being the most nearly perfect building erected is
the. [A] Parthenon [B] Pantheon [C] Partenon [D] Pantenon

With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolan, a native natural cement, the Romans achieved
huge interiors with the. [A] Arch [B] vault [C] Arch and vault [D] NONE

Which of the order was added by the Romans to the orders used by the greeks. [A] Doric [B] Ionic [C]
Corinthian [D] Composite [E] Tuscan
From the 5th Century to the present, The character of Byzantine Architecture is the practice using.
[A] Arch and vault [B] Columnar and Trabeated [C] Ribbed and Panelled Vaulting [D] Domical Roof
Construction

d
d

The Finest Remaining Example of Byzantine Architecture. [A] Hagia Sofia, Constantinople [B]
Parthenon [C] Pantheon [D] Palace of Persepolis

The Architectural Character of Romanesque Architecture is. (D.K. Ching p. 130) [A] Arch and vault [B]
Columnar and Trabeated [C] Sober and Dignified [D] Domical Roof Construction

Romanesque Architecture in Italy is distinguished from that of the rest of Europe by the use of what
material for facing walls. [A] Marble [B] Bricks [C] Stone [D] Concrete

The most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient buildings in Rome. [A] Parthenon [B]
Pantheon [C] Forum Romanum [D] Hagia Sophia

The Space between the colonnade and the naos wall in Greek Temple. [A] Intercolumnation [B]
Pteroma [C] Temenos [D] Prostyle

Amphitheaters are used for __________. [A] Physical Activities [B] Gladiatorial Contest [C] Shelter /
Public Space [D] Market

An Ancient Greek Portico, a long colonnaded shelter used in public areas. [A] Agora [B] Stoa [C]
Exedra [D] Forum

A Fortified high area or citadel of an Ancient Greek City. [A] Acropolis [B] Metropolis [C] Persepolis [D]
Megalopolis

An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover
the joints of the flat tiles. (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Acroterion [B] Antefixae [C] S-Tiles [B] Pantiles

Strictly, a pedestal at the corners of peak of a roof to support an ornament, more usually, the
onnament itself. (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Acroterion [B] Antefixae [C] S-Tiles [B] Pantiles

Architect of the Lever House, New York. [A] John Urtzon [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] Skidmore, Owings
and Merril [D] Lucio Costa and Oscar Niyemer

Architect of the sydnet Opera House. [A] John Urtzon [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] Skidmore, Owings and
Merril [D] Lucio Costa and Oscar Niyemer

Architect of Solomon Guggenheim Museum. [A] John Urtzon [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] Skidmore,
Owings and Merril [D] Lucio Costa and Oscar Niyemer

Architect of the Parliament Buildings in Brazil. [A] John Urtzon [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] Skidmore,
Owings and Merril [D] Lucio Costa and Oscar Niyemer

Architect of the Bauhaus Building, Germany. (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] William Morris and John Ruskin [B]
Le Corbusier [C] Walter Gropius [D] Alvar Aalto

Architect of Chapel of Notre Dame. [A] William Morris and John Ruskin [B] Le Corbusier [C] Walter
Gropius [D] Alvar Aalto

Architect of Cultural Center of the Philippines. [A] George Formoso [B] Carlos Santos Viola [C] Leandro
Locsin [D] Palafox

Architect of Tahanang Pilipino or Coconut Palace. [A] Francisco Bobby Manosa [B] Manuel Manosa [C]
C.C. De Castro [D] Antinio Sin Diong

Architect of the Asian Development Bank, Philippines. [A] Francisco Bobby Manosa [B] Manuel
Manosa [C] C.C. De Castro [D] Antinio Sin Diong

Architect of San Miguel Corporation Building. [A] Francisco Bobby Manosa [B] Manuel Manosa [C] C.C.
De Castro [D] Antinio Sin Diong

Architect of Bank of China, Hongkong. [A] Minoru Yamasaki [B] I.M. Pei [C] Kenzo Tange [D] Skidmore
and Owings

Architect of TWA Kennedy Airport, New York. [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Le Corbusier [C] Robert Mailart
[D] Eero Saarinen

Architect of AT and T Building, New York. [A] Walter Gropius [B] Loius Sullivan [C] Frank Lloyd Wright
[D] Philip Johnson

"Cube within a Cube". [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Le Corbusier [C] Robert Mailart [D] Eero Saarinen

"A bridge is like a house". [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Le Corbusier [C] Robert Mailart [D] Eero
Saarinen

"Function influence but does not dictate form". [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Le Corbusier [C] Robert
Mailart [D] Eero Saarinen

"Architecture must meet 3 requirements: Strength, beauty and Unity". [A] Marcus Vitrivius Pocio [B]
Walter Gropius [C] Andrea Palladio [D] Hippodamus of Miletus

"Form does not necessarily follow function". [A] Robert Mailart [B] Alvar Aalto [C] Frederick Law
Omsltead [D] Antonio Gaudi

"Art and Architecture, the new Unity". [A] William Morris [B] Walter Gropius [C] Peter Behrens [D]
John Ruskin

"A house is a house". [A] Robert Mailart [B] Kenzo Tange [C] Minoru Yamasaki [D] Louis Kahn

Also called a "Honeysuckle" Ornament. [A] Acroterion [B] Antefixae [C] Anthemion [D] Aphoteca

In Ancient Greece and Rome, a storeroom of any kind, but especially for strong wine. [A] Acroterion
[B] Antefixae [C] Anthemion [D] Aphoteca

Characteristic of Greek Ornament. [A] Acroterion [B] Antefixae [C] Anthemion [D] Aphoteca

Style of architecture emerging in italy and western Europe in 9th century and lasting until the advent
of gothic architecture in 12th century. The development of vaulting rib and shaft and introduction of
central and western towers for churches was adopted by this style (D.K. Ching p. 131) [A]
Renaissance [B] Romanesque [C] Gothic [D] Early Christian

The outstanding group of Romanesque is found in __________. [A] Milan [B] Pisa [C] London [D] Venice

Dining Hall in a monastery, a convent or college. [A] Clerestory [B] Refectory [C] Narthex [D] Nave

The Architecture of the Curve Line is called. [A] Renaissance [B] Baroque [C] Rococo [D] Gothic

Open Court in a Italian Palazzo. [A] Cavetto [B] Cortel [C] Hypostyle Hall [D] Hall of the Hundred
Columns

The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part of a Gothic Window. [A] Mouldings [B]
Jambs [C] Plough [D] Tracery

Japanese Tea House. [A] Masu-Gumi [B] Cha-Sit-Su [C] Tokonama [D] Irimoya

A Muslim Temple, a mosque for public worship, also known for place of prostration. [A] Mudejar [B]
Minaret [C] Masjid [D] Mosque

Domical Mound containing a relic. [A] Stupa [B] Tumuli [C] Cromlech [D] Dolmen

Ifugao House. [A] Bilik [B] Aljibe [C] Bale [D] Ivatan House

In Mesopotamian Architecture, religion called for temples made of sun dried Bricks. [A] Pyramid [B]
Stupa [C] Ziggurat [D] Obelisk

The style of the order with massive and tapering columns resting on a base of 3 steps. [A] Doric [B]
Ionic [C] Corinthian [D] Tuscan

Tomb of the Pharaohs. [A] Pyramid [B] Stupa [C] Ziggurat [D] Obelisk

Eastern Burial Mounds containing upright and lintel stones forming chambers for consecutive burials
for several hundred persons. [A] Cromlech [B] Menhir [C] Dolmen [D] Tumuli

A semi circular or semi polygonal space, usually in church, terminating in axis and intended to house
an altar. [A] Cancelli [B] Apse [C] Nave [D] Narthex

Temples in Greece that have a double line of columns surrounding the Naos. [A] Peripteral [B]
Dipteral [C] Pseudo-Dipteral [D] None of the Above

Senate House for chief dignitaries in Greek Architecture. [A] Prytaneion [B] Bouleuterion [C] Stoa [D]
Forum

Architect of Einstein Tower and is also a Expressionist Architect. [A] Robert Venturi [B] Walter Gropius
[C] Philip Johnson [D] Erich Mendelsohn

Founder of Bauhaus, School of Art (D.K. Ching p. 135). [A] Robert Venturi [B] Walter Gropius [C] Philip
Johnson [D] Erich Mendelsohn

A type of Architecture which is free from any historical style In the late 19th and early 20th century.
(D.K. Ching p. 134) [A] Art Deco [B] Art Noveau [C] Modern Architecture [D] Post Modernism

From What architecture is the Angkor Vat? [A] Indonesia [B] Cambodia [C] Thailand [D] India

The Architect of Chrysler Building in New York. [A] Philip johnson [B] Minoru Yamasaki [C] Van Allen
[d] Kenzo Tange

Another Term for Crenel or Intervals between merlon of battlement (D.K. Ching p. 99). [A] Bartizan [B]
Embrasures [C] Moat [D] Pinnacles

Taj Mahal Temples is located at __________. [A] Kerala [B] Agra [C] Eamilnadu [D] New Delhi

In the middle kingdom, in egyptian architecture, who consolidate the administrative system, made a
survey of the country, set bounderies to the provinces, and other helpful works. [A] Senusret 1 [B]
Imhotep [C] Amenemhat I [D] Rameses 1

Who erected the earliest known obelisk in Heliopolis? [A] Senusret 1 [B] Imhotep [C] Amenemhat I [D]
Rameses 1

Jubilee Festivals of the Pharaohs. [A] Mamissi [B] Heb-Sed [C] Chandigarh [D] Katmanduh

The world's first large scale monument in stone. [A] Pyramid of Khufu [B] Pyramid of Zoser [C]
Pyramid of Gizeh [D] Great Pyramid at Amon Karnak

The highest sloped pyramid in Gizeh. [A] Pyramid of Khufu [B] Pyramid of Zoser [C] Pyramid of Gizeh
[D] Great Pyramid at Amon Karnak

Sarimanok is a decor reflecting the culture of the __________. [A] Luzon [B] Visayas [C] Mindanao [D]
None of the matters, Philippines is one united country

A vault created when two barrel vaults intersect at the right angles. [A] Hip Vault [B[ Groin Vault [C]
Ribbed Vault [D] Potruded Vault

Caryatid Porch is from what Architecture? [A] Roman [B] Egypt [C] Greece [D] Mesopatamian

Female Statues with baskets serving as columns. [A] Atlantes [B] Caryatids [C] Canephora [D] None
of the above
A small tower usually corbelled at the corner of the castle; A small overturning turret on a wall or
tower, often at a conrer or near a gateway (D.K. Ching p. 99). [A] Pinnacle [B] Crenel [C] Embrasures
[D] Bartizan

c
d

A hall built in Roman Empire for administration of Justice. (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Forum [B] Domus [C]
Basilica [D] Temples

The Parthenon is from what Architecture? [A] Roman [B] Greece [C] Egypt [D] Persian

A roof in which 4 faces rest diagonally between the gables and coverage at the roof. [A] Gable Roof
[B] Helm Roof [C] Mansard Roof [D] Hip roof

A Compound Bracket or capital in Japanese Architecture. [A] Cha-Sit-Su [B] Masu-Gumi [C] Tokonama
[D] Shichu

A concave molding approximately quarter round. (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Convex [B] Cortel [C]
Cornice [D] Cavetto

Architect of Iglesia ni Cristo. [A] George Formoso [B] Carlos Santos Viola [C] Leandro Locsin [D]
Palafox

A Filipino Architect whose philosophy is "the structure must be well oriented". [A] George Ramos [B]
Philip Recto [C] Caesar Homer Concio [D] C.C. Castro

What is not required as a feature in modern muslim mosque? [A] Domes [B] Pointed Archs [C]
Pinnacles [D] None of the above

Architect of Robinson's Galleria [A] Leandro Locsin [B] Antonio Sin Diong [C] Falapox Associates [D]
William Cosculluela

True or False, Is "Baroque for Ornamentation" was the Major Contribution of the Rennaissance
Architecture. (D.K. Ching p. 133) [A] False [B] True

"A house is like a flower pot". [A] Peter Luergi Nuervi [B] Richard Josef Neutra [C] Peter Behrens [D]
Eugene Freysinet

Richly carved coffins in Greece and Mesopotamia. [A] Chattris [B] Sarcophagus [C] Cenotaph [D]
Sahn

King Zoser's Architect who was deified in the 26th Dynasty. [A] Ptolemy III [B] Senusret I [C] Imhotep
[D] Hippodamus of Miletus

The council house in Greece. [A] Prytaneion [B] Bouleuterion [C] Stoa [D] Agora

Elizabethan Architecture is from what architecture? [A] France / Gothic Architecture [B] U.S / English
Renaissance [C] Italy / Romanesque Architecture [D] Germany / Art Noveau - Jugendstil

Art Noveau Style first appeared in what structure? [A] Kaufman House [B] Tassel House [C] Crystal
Palace [D] Ritz Hotel

A faced without columns of pilaster in Renaissance Architecture. [A] Arcades [B] Abacus [C] Astylar
[D] Antefixae

Art Noveau is known as the International Style, In Germany it is known as __________. (D.K. Ching p.
134) [A] Modernismo [B] Sezzione [C] Jugendstil [D] Le Moderene Style

"Less is More". [A] Robert Mailart [B] Le Corbusier [C] Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe [D] Frank Lloyd
Wright

First school which offered architecture in the philippines. [A] University of Santo Tomas [B] Liceo De
Manila [C] University of the Philippines - Diliman [D] Mapua Institute of Technology

Embrasures; An opening as a loophole for __________ through which missles can be discharged. (D.K.
Ching p, 99) [A] Cortel [B] Pinnacle [C] Crenel [D] Moat

Formal Architecture, one of the principiles of composition. [A] Proportion [B] Balance [C] Rhythm [D]
Unity

Different Historical Styles combined. (D.K. Ching p. 133) [A] Revivalism [B] Eclecticism [C] Brutalism
[D] Minimalism

The falling water by Frank Lloyd Wright is also known as ________. [A] Kaufman House [B] Tassel
House [C] Ennis House [D] Honeycomb House

First President and Founder of PAS. [A] Tomas Mapua [B] Juan Nakpil [C] Antonio Toledo [D] Juan
Arrelano

"Modern Architecture need not be western". [A] Minoru Yamaski [B] Louis Khan [C] Kenzo Tange [D]
Walter Gropius

Architect of the National Library, Philippines. [A] Leandro Locsin [B] George Ramos [C] Philip Recto [D]
Felipe Mendoza

The xerxes hall of hundred columns was introduced during the Mesopotamian Architecture, which
palace was it? [A] Rock Cut temple of Abu Simbel [B] Temple of Agamemnon [C] Palace of Persepolis
[D] Serapateum at Alexandria

Taj Mahal is a building example of what architecture? [A] Indian Architecture [B] Saracenic
Architecture [C] Persian Architecture [D] Byantine Architecture

The convex projecting molding of eccentric curve supporting the abacus of Doric capital. (D.K. Ching
p. 180) [A] Abacus [B] Base [C] Entasis [D] Plinth

Pantiles used chinese roofings. [A] Mission Tiles [B] Pantiles [C] S-Tiles [D] Terracotta

Greek Equivalent of the Roman Forum, a place of open air assembly or market. [A] Stoa [B] Agora [C]
Odeion [D] Hippodrome

A slight vertical curvature in the shaft of a column. (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Plinth [B] Triglyph [C]
Entasis [D] Volutes

The very ornate style of architecture developed in the renaissance period. (D.K. Ching p. 133) [A]
renaissance [B] baroque [C] rococo [D] neo-classical

A multi storied shrine like towers, originally a Buddhist Monument of diminishing size with corbelled
cornice and moldings. [A] Stupa [B] Pagoda [C] temples [D] shrines

From the Greek forms of temple, the three where it lies is known as __________. [A] Pediment [B]
Architrave [C] Crepidoma [D] Podium

The three pyramids in Gizeh. I. Mykerinos II. Cheops III. Gizeh IV. Chefren V. Mamissi VI. Serepatium
[A] I, III, V [B] I, II, III [C] I, II, IV [D] IV, V, VI

The cistern storage of collected rainwater underneath the azotea of the bahay na bato. [A] Bale [B]
Bilik [C] Dapogan [D] Aljibe

From the greek temples, a temple that have porticoes of columns at the front and rear. [A] AmphiPeripteral [B] Amphi-Prostyle [C] Pseudo-Prostyle [D] Pseudo-Peripteral

"cubicula" or bedroom is from what architecture? [A] Greek [B] Persian [C] Egypt [D] Roman

Memorial Monuments of persons buried elsewhere in Roman Architecture. [A] Chattris [B]
Sarcophagus [C] Cenotaph [D] Sahn
A shallow cistern or drain area in the center of the house; a cistern set in the atrium of a ancient
roman house to receive rainwater from compluvium. (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Aqueducts [B] Lacus [C]
Lacunaria [D] Impluvium

c
d

In greek temples, the equivalent of the crypt is __________. [A] Naos [B] Cella [C] Cancelli [D] Nave

The Tomb beneath a church. [A] Graveyard [B[ Cloisters [C] Sanctuary [D] Crypt

A raised stage reserve for the clergy in early christian churches. [A] Cancell [B] Cella [C] Bema [D]
Baldachino

A decorative bracket usually taking the form of a cyma reversa strap. [A] Cyma Reversa [B] Niche [C]
Console [D] Mouldings

Semi Palatial house surrounded by an open site. [A] Villa [B] Atrium House [C] Domus [D] Megaron

A roman house with a central patio. [A] Villa [B] Atrium House [C] Domus [D] Megaron

Revival of Classical Roman Style. [A] Neo-Classical [B] Revivalism [C] Romanesque [D] Renaissance

The style emerging in western Europe in the early 11th century, based on roman and byzantine
elements, characterized by massive articulated wall structures, round arches, and lasting until the
advent of gothic architecture. (D.K. Ching p. 131) [A] Neo-Classical [B] Revivalism [C] Romanesque
[D] Renaissance

Architect and Furniture Designer. [A] Alvar Aalto [B] Robert Mailart [C] Robert Venturi [D] Frederick
Law Olmstead

First Registered architect in the philippines. [A] Carlos Barreto [B] Tomas Mapua [C] Juan Nakpil [D]
Antonio Toledo

The public square of imperial rome. [A] Cenotaphs [B] Forums [C] Coloseum [D] Amphitheaters

Architect of Manila Hilton Hotel. [A] William Parsons [B] Daniel Burnham [C] Welton Becket [D] Lucio
Costa

Finest example of french gothic architecture. [A] Chartres Cathedral [B] Notre Dame Catherdal [C]
Norwich Cathedral [D] Durham Cathedral

How many stained glass are there in Chartres Cathedral? [A] 136 [B] 176 [C] 146 [D] 186

Agora is from what architecture? [A] Egpytian [B] Mesopotamian [C] Greek [D] Roman

Sacred artificial mountains of babylon and assyria. [A] Pyramid [B] Ziggurat [C] Rock Cut Tombs [D]
Mastaba

A plant whose leaves form the lower portions of the Corinthian Capital. (D.K. Ching p. 181) [A]
Echinus [B] Papyrus [C] Lotus [D] Acanthus

Structure of wedge shaped blocks over an opening. [A] Vault [B] Arch [C] Arcade [D] Colonade

The space between the sloping roof over the aisle and the aisle vaulting, so also called the blind
story. [A] Triglyph [B] Intercolumnation [C] Triforium [D] Skylight

A windowed wall that rises above the roof of adjacent walls that admit light into the interior. [A]
Refectory [B] Clerestory [C] Skylight [D] Dormer

A unit of measurement used for standarizing the dimensions of a building materials or regulating the
proportions of an architectural composition (D.K. Ching p. 56) [A] Grids [B] Modules [C] Reference
Points [D] Axis

The triangular or segmental space enclosed by a pediment or arch. (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Triglyph
[B] Triforium [C] Tympanum [D] Trangles

A line of counterthrusting arches on columns or piers. [A] Arcade [B] Bema [C] Narthex [D] Nave

In the classical order, tHe lower part or member of the entablature; the beam that spans from column
to column. [A] Pediment [B] Architrave [C] Cornice [D] Crepidoma

In classical Architecture, the elaborated beam member carried by the columns. [A] Entablature [B]
Architrave [C] Crepidoma [D] Pediment

Parts of an Entablature, in order of top to bottom. [A] Cornice, Architrave, Frieze [B] Frieze, Architrave,
Cornice [C] Cornice, Frieze, Architrave [D] Architrave, Frieze, Cornice

Plan shape of a chinese pagoda. [A] Square [B] Hexagon [C] Pentagon [D] Octagon

Usual number of stories for a chinese pagoda. [A] 3 [B] 5 [C] 10 [D] 13

A special feature of japanese houses, used to display a flower arrangement or art; It is located in its
most formal room. (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Masugumi [B] Tokonama [C] Chasitsu [D] Irimoya

Plan shape of a japanese pagoda. [A] Square [B] Hexagon [C] Pentagon [D] Octagon

The most famous structure of Byzantine Architecture and notable of its large dome. [A] Pantheon [B]
Serapateum, Alexandria [C] Nea Moni [D] Hagia Sophia

Triangular piece of wall above the entablature. (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Crepidoma [B] Architrave [C]
Cornice [D] Pediment

A spherical triangle forming the transition from the circular plan of a dome to the polygonal plan of its
supporting structure (D.K. Ching p. 61). [A] Recessed [B] Pendentive [C] Domical [D] Vaulted

A long arcaded entrance porch in an early Christian church. [A] Arcade [B] Bema [C] Narthex [D]
Nave

The principal or central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the choir or chancel and
usually flanked by aisles. [A] Arcade [B] Bema [C] Narthex [D] Nave

The covered walk of an atrium. [A] Narthex [B] Naos [C] Nave [D] Ambulatory

The basin for ritual cleansing with water in the atrium of an early chritian basilica. [A] Lacus [B]
Clepysidra [C] Cantharus [D] Salientes

A large apsidal extension of the interior volume of a church. [A] Narthex [B] Exedra [C] Nave [D] Apse

An ornamental canopy of stone or marble permanently place over the altar in a church. [A] Niche [B]
Cella [C] Baldachino [D] Bema

A decorative niche often topped with a canopy and housing a statue. [A] Niche [B] Baldachino [C]
Tabernacle [D] Soffit

A recess in a wall to contain a statue or other small items. [A] Niche [B] Cella [C] Baldachino [D]
Bema

A tower in muslim architecture used to call people for a prayer [A] Mudejar [B] Minaret [C] Pinnacle
[D] None of the above

Coffers, sunken panels in the ceiling. [A] Lacunaria [B] Mosaic [C] Scupltured Reliefs [D] Bas Reliefs

The buddhist temple in ancient cambodia which feature four faces of the compassionate Buddha. [A]
Mudejar [B] Bayon [C] Stupa [D] Torana

A term given to the mixture of Christian, Spanish and Muslim 12th - 16th century architecture; A
muslim permitted to remain in spain after the christian re-conquest. (D.K. Ching p. 132) [A] Mudejar
[B] Bayon [C] Stupa [D] Torana

Projecting blocks of stone carved with foliage, typical in gothic architecture. [A] Cortel [B] cavetto [C]
Crocket [D] Crenel

A slab forming the crowning member of the capital. (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Base [B] Plinth [C] Shaft
[D] Abacus

The crowning member of a column. (D. Ching p. 179) [A] Plinth [B] Base [C] Shaft [D] Capital

A rectangular or square slab supporting the column at the base. [A] Base [B] Plinth [C] Shaft [D]
Abacus

A low screen wall enclosing the choir in early christian church. [A] Bema [B] Apse [C] Chancel [D]
Cancelli

A cold section of the roman bath. [A] Calidarium [B] Tepidarium [C] Frigidarium [D] Sudatorium

This church in the philippines is the seat in malolos congress. [A] Morong Church [B] San Agustin
Church [C] Barasoain Church [D] Quiapo Church

The palace proper in assyrian palaces. [A] Harem [B] Megaron [C] Seraglio [D] Balneum

Holy Mountains. [A] Pyramids [B] Rock Cut Tombs [C] Ziggurats [D] Temples

Architect of the famous Propylaea, Greece. [A] Hippodamus of Miletus [B] Marcus Vitrivius Pocio
[C[ Mnesicles [D] Andrea Paladio

Private family apartments in Assyrian places. [A] Harem [B] Megaron [C] Seraglio [D] Balneum

The most stupendous and impressive rock cut temples. [A] Great Pyramid at Amon Karnak [B] Great
Temple, Abu Simbel [C] Palace of Persepolis [D] Step Pyramid of Zoser
The four seated colossal statues of Rameses II is carved in the pylon of the __________. [A] Great
Pyramid at Amon Karnak [B] Great Temple, Abu Simbel [C] Palace of Persepolis [D] Step Pyramid of
Zoser

b
b

Favorite Motifs of design of the egyptians. I. Acanthus II. Palm III. Lotus IV. Papyrus [A] I, II, III [B] II, III,
IV [C] I, III, IV [D] All of the above

Two main classes of temples in the Egyptian Architecture. I. Pyramids II. Mastaba III. Mortuary IV. Cult
[A] I and II [B] II and III [C] III and IV [D] I and III [E] I and IV

Egyptian Temples for ministrations to deified Pharaohs. [A] Pyramids [B] Mastaba [C] Mortuary
Temple [D] Cult Temple

Structure whose corners are made to face the four cardinal points. [A] Pyramids [B] Stupa [C]
Ziggurats [D] Pagoda

Structure whose sides are made to face the four cardinal ponts. [A] Pyramids [B] Stupa [C] Ziggurats
[D] Pagoda

Egyptian Temples for the popular worship of the ancient and mysterious gods. [A] Pyramids [B]
Mastaba [C] Mortuary Temple [D] Cult Temple

The use of monsters in doorways is prevalent in what architecture? [A] Greek [B] Romans [C]
Egyptian [D] Persian

The greek male statues used as columns. [A] Caryatids [B] Canephora [C] Atlantes [D] None of the
Above

A recessed or alcove with raised seats where disputes takes place. [A] Palaestra [B] Coloseum [C]
Exedra [D] Bouleuterion

A single line of columns surrounding the Naos.(D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Prostyle [B] Peripteral [C]
Dipteral [D] Arcades

The uppermost step in the Crepidoma. (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Stylobate [B] Stereobate [C] Podium
[D] Crepidoma

The lowest step in the Crepidoma.(D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Stylobate [B] Stereobate [C] Podium [D]
Crepidoma

A building in greek and roman for exercises or physical activities. [A] Palaestra [B] Odeion [C]
Gymnasium [D] Agora

The three chambers of a greek temple. I. Pronaos II. Naos III. Epinaos IV. Temenos [A] I, II, III [B] I, II, IV
[C] I, III, IV [D] II, III, IV

A greek building that contains painted pictures. [A] Aphoteca [B] Lacunaria [C] Pinacotheca [D]
Unctuaria

Prostyle is the clear space between columns, Yes or No? (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Yes [B] No, it's
Intercolumnation [C] No, it's Perstyle [D] No, it's Dipteral

Intercolumnation of 2.25 diameters. (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Areostyle [B] Eustyle [C] Systyle [D]
Diastyle

Intercolumnation of 4.00 diameters. (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Areostyle [B] Eustyle [C] Systyle [D]
Diastyle

Intercolumnation of 2.00 diameters. (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Areostyle [B] Eustyle [C] Systyle [D]
Diastyle

Pycnostyle Intercolumnation has how many diameters? (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] 3.00 [B] 1.50 [C] 2.25
[D] 4.00

Temple with a portico of columns arranged in front. [A] Dipteral [B] Peristyle [C] Prostyle [D] None of
the above

Diastyle Intercolumnation has how many diameters? (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] 3.00 [B] 1.50 [C] 2.25 [D]
4.00

A kindred type to the theater. [A] Circus [B] Gymnasium [C] Odeion [D] Forum

Roman building which is a prototype of the Hippodrome of the Greek. [A] Circus [B] Gymnasium [C]
Odeion [D] Forum

Roman building for which gladiatorial battles took place. [A] Stadium [B] Colosseum [C]
Amphitheaters [D] Palaestra

What sporting event takes place in the Palaestra? [A] Foot Racing [B] Wrestling [C] Gladiatorial
Contest [D] All of the Above

A foot race course in the cities. [A] Amphitheaters [B] Coloseum [C] Circus [D] Stadium

A temple with 1 - 4 columns arranged between antae at the front. [A] Peripteral [B] Dipteral [C] In
Antis [D] Amphi Antis

A temple with 1 - 4 columns arranged between antae at the front and rear. [A] Peripteral [B] Dipteral
[C] In Antis [D] Amphi Antis

In greek, it is the roman prototype of the Thermae. [A] Circus [B] Gymnasium [C] Odeion [D] Forum

Greek order that has no base. [A] Ionic [B] Corinthian [C] Doric [D] None of the above

The most beautiful and best preserved of the Greek Theaters. [A] Parthenon [B] Pantheon [C]
Epidauros [D] Circus Maximus

What orders did the Etruscans and Romans making it all 5? i. Doric ii. Ionic iii. Corinthian iv. Tuscan v.
Composite [A] I and II [B] I and IV [C] II and III [D] IV and V

What allowed the Romans to build vaults of a magnitude never equaled till the birth of steel for
buildings? [A] Use of Marble [B] Use of Concrete [C] Use of Stones [D] None of the above

The finest of all illustrations of Roman Construction. [A] Parthenon [B] Pantheon [C] Epidauros [D]
Circus Maximus

The oldest and most important forum in Rome. [A] Forum of Pompeii [B] Forum of Philippi [C] Forum
Romanum [D] Forum of Tarragona

Who commenced the "hall of hundred columns"? [A] Artaxerxes [B] Senusret I [C] Cheops [D] Xerxes

Who completed the "hall of hundred columns"? [A] Artaxerxes [B] Senusret I [C] Cheops [D] Xerxes

Architects of the Parthenon? I. Ictinus II. Domitian III. Vespasian IV. Callicrates V. Phidias [A] I and III
[B] I and IV [C] II and V [D] All of them

Master Sculptor of the Parthenon. [A] Agrippa [B] Michealangelo [C] Phidias [D] Mnesicles

In Roman fountains, the large basin of water. [A] Aqueducts [B] Lacus [C] Lacunaria [D] Impluvium

Spouting Jets in roman fountain. [A] Aqueducts [B] Lacus [C] Velarium [D] Salientes

The first and oldest circus in rome. [A] Circus Flaminius [B] Circus Neronis [C] Circus Maxentius [D]
Circus Maximus

The colosseum in Rome also known as the "flavian amhpitheater" was commenced by whom and
accepted by whom? I. Ictinus II. Domitian III. Vespasian IV. Callicrates V. Phidias [A] I and III [B] I and
IV [C] II and V [D] II and III

Architect of the Erechtheion. [A] Vitrivius [B] Mnesicles [C] Agrippa [D] Palladio

A water clock or an instrument for measuring time by the use of water. [A] Cantharus [B] Lacus [C]
Clepsydra [D] Salientes

The finest of greek tombs, also know as the "Tomb of Agamemnon", also noted as a "tholos" type of
tomb. [A] Great Hypostyle Hall [B] Palace of Persepolis [C] Treasury of Atreus [D] None of the above

Architect of the Temple of Zeus, Agrigentum. [A] Libon [B] Theron [C] Cossutius [D] Phidias

Architect of the Temples of Zeus, Olympia. [A] Libon [B] Theron [C] Cossutius [D] Phidias

Roman Architect of the Greek Temples of Zeus, Olympus. [A] Libon [B] Theron [C] Cossutius [D]
Phidias

Both the regula and the mutule has guttae numbering a total of __________. [A] 16 [B] 18 [C] 20 [D] 22

A quadrigas is a __________. [A] 2 Horse Chariot [B] 1 Horse Chariot [C] 4 Horse Chariot [D] None of
the above

The water leaf and tongue is a usual ornament found in the __________. It is also called as an ogee [A]
Bird's Beak [B] Cyma Reversa [C] Sculptured Reliefs [D] None of the above

The corona is usually painted with the __________. [A] Key Pattern [B] Sculptured Reliefs [C] Coffers [D]
None of the above

Greek Sculptures may be classified as "architectural sculpture, free standing statuary, and the
__________". [A] Bird's Beak [B] Cyma Reversa [C] Sculptured Reliefs [D] None of the above

One of the best examples of surviving Megaron type of Greek domestic building. [A] House # 34 [B]
House # 33 [C] House # 32 [D] House # 30

The molding that is often found in the doric order. [A] Bird's Beak [B] Cyma Reversa [C] Sculptured
Reliefs [D] None of the above

The wall or colonnade enclosing Temenos. [A] Cella [B] Peristyle [C] Peribolus [D] Cancelli

The private house of the Romans. [A] Villa [B] Portico [C] Domus [D] Megaron

Roman rectangular temples stood on a __________. [A] Architrave [B] Entablature [C] Podium [D]
Crepidoma

Roman Large square tiles. [A] S-Tiles [B] Pantiles [C] Bepidales [D] Temenos

A type of roman wall facing with alternating courses of brickworks. [A] Opus Quadratum [B] Opus
Mixtum [C] Opus Incertum [D] Opus Recticulatum [E] Opus Tesselatum
A type of roman wall facing which is made of small stone laid in a loose pattern roughly resembling
polygonal work. [A] Opus Quadratum [B] Opus Mixtum [C] Opus Incertum [D] Opus Recticulatum [E]
Opus Tesselatum

b
c

A type of roman wall facing with a net like effect. [A] Opus Quadratum [B] Opus Mixtum [C] Opus
Incertum [D] Opus Recticulatum [E] Opus Tesselatum

A type of roman wall facing with rectangular block with or without mortar joints. [A] Opus Quadratum
[B] Opus Mixtum [C] Opus Incertum [D] Opus Recticulatum [E] Opus Tesselatum

A roman structure used as a hall of justice and commercial exhanges. [A] Church [B] Agora [C]
Basilica [D] Pteroma
A type of monument erected to support a tripod, as a prize for athletic exercises or musical
competitions in greek festivals. [A] Arch of Triumph [B] Podium [C] Choragic Monument [D]
Entablature

c
c

A type of ornament in classic or renaissance architecture consisting of an assemblage of straight lines

intersecting at right angles, and various patterns. [A] Ogee [B] Fret [C] Termini [D] Parti

Figures of which the upper parts alone are carved, the rest running into a parellopiped or diminishing
pedestal. [A] Ogee [B] Fret [C] Termini [D] Parti

Marble mosaic pattern used on ceilings of vaults and domes. [A] Opus Quadratum [B] Opus Mixtum
[C] Opus Incertum [D] Opus Recticulatum [E] Opus Tesselatum

Conceptualized the Corinthian Capital. [A] Agrippa [B] Mnesicles [C] Calimachus [D] Etruscans

The sleeping room of the Megaron. [A] Domus [B] Insula [C] Seraglio [D] Thalamus

Timber Enframed Portal was the origin of door architrave, Yes or No? [A] Yes [B] No

The atrium type of house originated with the __________. [A] Agrippa [B] Mnesicles [C] Calimachus [D]
Etruscans

Roman Apartment Blocks. [A] Villa [B] Domus [C] Megaron [D] Insula

A building in classic architecture decorated with flowers and plants with water for purpose of relaxtion
[A] Salientes [B] Nymphaeum [C] Lacus [D] Thermae

5th to 18th century architecture; various adaptations of italian renaissance archtiecture that occurred
throughout EU until the advent of Mannerism and Baroque in 16th and 17th Centuries. (D.K. Ching p.
132) [A] Renaissance [B] Gothic Architecture [C] Medieval Architecture [D] Georgian Architecture

"Form follows Function". [A] Inigo Jones [B] Louis Sullivan [C] Frank Lloyd Wright [D] Le Corbusier

The dominating personality who became an ardent disciple of the italian renaissance style. [A] Louis
Sullivan [B] Hennevique [C] Inigo Jones [D] Le Corbusier

A pillared hall in which the roofs rests on the column in egyptian temples. [A] Pyramid [B] Hypostyle
Hall [C] Hall of the Hundred Columns [D] Refectory

Who began the building of the great hypostyle hall at Karnak? [A] Senusret I [B] Thothmes I [C]
Amenemhat III [D] Rameses II

Architect of the great Serapeum at Alexandira. [A] Rameses II [B] Senusret I [C] Ptolemy III [D]
Amenemhat III

He created the Dymaxion House, "The first machine for living". [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B]
Buckminster Fuller [C] Le Corbusier [D] Robert Mailart

Tombs built for the egyptian nobility rather than the royalty. [A] Mastaba [B] Ziggurat [C] Rock Hewn
Tombs [D] Pyramids

Architect of the Lung Center of the Philippines. [A] George Ramos [B] Leandro Locsin [C] Francisco
Manosa [D] Juan Nakpil

The warm room in the Thermae. [A] Tepidarium [B] Calidarium [C] Sudatorium [D] Unctuaria

The hot room in the Thermae. [A] Tepidarium [B] Calidarium [C] Sudatorium [D] Unctuaria

The cold or unheated pool in the Thermae. [A] Apodyteria [B] Calidarium [C] Sudatorium [D]
Frigidarium

The dry or sweating room in the Thermae. [A] Tepidarium [B] Calidarium [C] Sudatorium [D] Unctuaria

The dressing room in the Thermae. [A] Apodyteria [B] Calidarium [C] Sudatorium [D] Unctuaria

The room for oils and unguents in the Thermae. [A] Tepidarium [B] Calidarium [C] Sudatorium [D]
Unctuaria

Orientation of the Roman temple is towards the __________. [A] Agora [B] Forum [C] Basilica [D]
Bouleuterion

Orientation of the Greek Temple is towards the __________. [A] North [B] South [C] East [D] West

Orientation of the Etruscan temple is towards the __________. [A] North [B] South [C] East [D] West

Orientation of the Medieval Church which usually uses Latin type of plans for their basilicas
(Wikipedia). [A] North [B] South [C] East [D] West

The space for clergy and choir is separated by a low screen wall from the body of the church called
__________. [A] Cella [B] Bema [C] Cancelli [D] Ambo

On either side of the choir, pulpits for the reading of the epistle and the gospel are called __________.
[A] Cella [B] Bema [C] Cancelli [D] Ambo

In some churches, there is a part which is raised as part of the sanctuary which later developed into
the transept, this is the __________. [A] Arcade [B] Bema [C] Narthex [D] Nave

In early Christian churches, the bishop took the central palace at the end of the church called
__________. [A] Cancelli [B] Apse [C] Ambo [D] Bema

Type of plan of the Byzantine Churches. [A] Latin [B] Greek [C] Centralized [D] Circular

The Iconoclastic movement during the byzantine period forbade the use of __________. [A] Domes [B]
Statues [C] Arches [D] Pendentives

Architects of Hagia Sophia. [A] Aggripa [B] Anthemis and Isidorus [C] Callicrates [D] Vespasian and
Domitian

The smallest cathedral in the world. (Byzantine Period) [A] Little Metropole [B] Worms Cathedral [C]
Hagia Sohpia [D] Nea Moni

One of the few churches of its type to have survived during a square nave and without cross arms,
roofed by a dome which spans to the outer walls of the buildings. [A] Little Metropole [B] Worms
Cathedral [C] Hagia Sohpia [D] Nea Moni

The supreme monument of Byzantine Architecture. [A] St. Peters Basilica [B] Nea Moni [C] Hagia
Sophia [D] Pantheon
A tower raised above a roof pierce to admit light; A superstructure crowning a roof or dome having
open or windowed walls to get in the air and light (D.K. Ching p. 61). [A] Baldachino [B] Apse [C]
Cimborio [D] Lantern

c
d

The covered passage around an open space or garth, connecting the church to the chapter house,
refectory and other parts of the monastery. [A] Arcades [B] Bridges [C] Cloisters [D] Crypt

The prominent feature of the facades in Romanesque Central Italy. [A] Spires [B] Ornamental Arcades
[C] Pilasters [D] Ribbed Vaults

The best example of German Romanesque Church with apses at both east and west ends. [A]
Salisbury Cathedral [B] Worms Cathedral [C] Chapel of Notre Dame [D] Tower of Pisa

The term applied to the Episcopal Church if the Dioceses and also the important structure of the
Gothic Period. [A] Chapels [B] Cathedrals [C] Basilicas [D] Churches

The first plan shape of St. Peter's Basilica by Bramante. [A] Basilican Cross [B] Greek Cross [C] Latin
Cross [D] Red Cross

The first plan shape of St. Peter's Basicica by Carlo Maderna. [A] Basilican Cross [B] Greek Cross [C]
Latin Cross [D] Red Cross

He erected the entrance of Piazza at St. Peter's Basilica. [A] Palladio [B] Bermini [C] Bruneslleschi [D]
Michealangelo

Used as a food storage in the Bahay na Bato. [A] Falig [B] Dispensa [C] Cusina [D] Banguerahhan

The Granary in traditional Bontoc House. [A] Falig [B] Dispensa [C] Cusina [D] Banguerahhan

Architect of the World Trade Center. [A] Kenzo Tange [B] IM Pei [C] Minoru Yamasaki [D] Skidmore and
Ownings

The Erechtheion of Mnesicles is from what architecture? [A] Roman [B] Greek [C] Byzantine [D]
Assyrian

The part of the Corinthian Capital without Flower. [A] Echinus [B] Acanthus [C] Balteus [D] Entasis

The Pantheon is from what Architecture? [A] Etruscan [B] Roman [C] Greek [D] Early Christian

The Architect of the Pantheon. [A] Vitruviuz [B] Agrippa [C] Diocletian [D] Palladio

The senate house of the Greeks. [A] Bouleuterion [B] Prytaneion [C] Basilica [D] Forum

Architect of the Bi-Nuclear House, The H-Plan. [A] Antonio Gaudi [B] Philip Johnson [C] Marcel Lajos
Breuer [D] Louis Sullivan

In the doric order, the shaft terminates the __________. (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Trachelium [B] Abacus
[C] Entasis [D] Hypotrachelion

In what order is the Parthenon? [A] Doric [B] Tuscan [C] Composite [D] Corinthian

In what order is the Temple of Nike Apteros, Greece? [A] Doric [B] Ionic [C] Corinthian [D] All of the 3
Greek Orders

This temple is dedicated to "Wingless Victory". [A] Parthenon [B] Pantheon [C] Temple of Nike [D]
Erecthelon
This structure in greece was erected by Andronikos Cyrrhester for measuring time by means of a
clepsydra internally and sun dial externally. [A] Tower of the Winds [B] Nea Moni [C] Temple of Nike
[D] Temple of Vesta

c
a

From what architecture is the Stoa? [A] Roman [B] Egyptian [C] Greek [D] Persian

In the Cyma Reversa molding of the romans, what ornaments are usually found? [A] Acanthus and
Dolphin [B] Papyrus and Scarab [C] Bird's Beak [D] All of the above

The egyptian ornament symbolizing Fertility. [A] Scarab [B] Papyrus [C] Echinus [D] Acanthus

Egyptian Temple popular for worship of the ancient and mysterious gods. [A] Mortuary temple [B]
Pyramid [C] Cult Temple [D] Rock Hewn Temples

A small private bath found in roman houses or palaces. [A] Thermae [B] Balneum [C] Domus [D]
Insula

Corresponds to the Greek Naos. (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Nave [B] Cella [C] Chancel [D] Pronaos

The large element in the Frieze; a vertical block separating the metopes. (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A]
Tympanum [B] Cymatium [C] Triglyphs [D] Triforium

"A is a machine to live in". [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Eero Saarinen [C] Le Corbusier [D] Minoru
Yamasaki

Architect of the Chicago Tribune Tower. [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Eliel Saarinen [C] Le Corbusier [D]
Minoru Yamasaki

"Architecture is Organic". [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Eliel Saarinen [C] Le Corbusier [D] Minoru
Yamasaki

Invented reinforce concrete in France. [A] Eugene Freysinnet [B] Hennevique [C] Agrippa [D] Romans

First Elected U.A.P. President. [A] Juan Nakpil [B] Jose Herrera [C] Gabriel Formoso [D] Manuel Manosa

Designer of the Bonifacio Monument. [A] Carlos Barreto [B] Tomas Mapua [C] Juan Nakpil [D]
Guillermo Tolentino

Scultor of the Bonifacio Monument. [A] Carlos Barreto [B] Tomas Mapua [C] Juan Nakpil [D] Guillermo
Tolentino

Shah Jahan Designed which structure in Agra, India? [A] Taj Mahal [B] Borubudor [C] Forbidden City
[D] Imperial Palace

Male counterpart of the Caryatids. [A] Telamones [B] Herms [C] Canephora [D] Salientes

Like Caryatids and Atlantes, this is a three quarter length figures. [A] Telamones [B] Herms [C]
Canephora [D] Salientes

This is a pedestal with human, animal, or mythological creatures at the top. [A] Telamones [B] Herms
[C] Canephora [D] Terms

A small prayer room in the Egyptian Architecture. [A] Masjid [B] Minarets [C] Qibla [D] Madrassah
Where "Constructivism" originated? It is primarily in sculpture but with broad application to
architecture. The expression for construction was to be the basis for all building designs, with
emphasis on functional machine parts (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Germany [B] Moscow [C] China [D]
France

Expressionist Architect. [A] Robert Venturi [B] Walter Gropius [C] Philip Johnson [D] Erich Mendelsohn

Founders of the "Art Noveau" [A] Adler and Sullivan [B] John Ruskin and William Morris [C] Walter
Gropius [D] Philip Johnson

Combination of the new art and the graphing of the Old art. [A] Mannerism [B] Eclecticism [C]
Romanesque [D] Brutalism

Return in the use of Roman Orders in modern age. [A] Neo Classism [B] Romanesque [C] Art Deco [D]
Art Novueau
Scheme or solution of a problem in architecture; The basic scheme or concept for an architectural
design presented by a diagram (D.K. Ching p. 53) [A] Diagram [B] Parti [C] Composition [D] Design
Principle

a
b

Architect of Batasang Pambansa. [A] Leandro Locsin [B] George Ramos [C] Carlos Barreto [D] Felipe
Mendoza

Architect of Philippine Heart Center. [A] Leandro Locsin [B] George Ramos [C] Carlos Barreto [D]
Felipe Mendoza

Architect of Rizal Memorial Stadium. [A] Leandro Locsin [B] Juan Nakpil [C] Carlos Barrto [D] Francisco
Manosa

The Architect of the Quiapo Church before its restoration [A] Leandro Locsin [B] Juan Nakpil [C] Carlos
Barrto [D] Francisco Manosa

Built by the Franciscan priest Fr. Blas dela Madre, this church in Rizal whose design depicts the heavy
influence of Spanish Baroque, was declared a national treasure. [A] Barasoain Church [B] Morong
Church [C] Paoay Church [D] Church of San Agustin

This church, 1st built by Augustinian Fr. Miguel Murguia, has an unusually large bell which was made
from approximately 70 sacks of coins donated by the towns people. Where it is located? [A] Panay
Capiz [B] Malolos Bulacan [C] Antipolo Rizal [D] Manila

Architect of SM Megamall. [A] William Conscuella [B] Antonio Sin Diong [C] Falapox [D] Gabriel
Formoso

Central Bank of the Philippines, Manila. [A] William Conscuella [B] Antonio Sin Diong [C] Falapox [D]
Gabriel Formoso

The Tower atop torogan where the princess and her ladies in wating hide during occasions. [A]
Balanguera [B] Lamin [C] Cusina [D] Falig

Found in the ground floor of bahay na bato, it is where the carriages and flots are kept. [A] Lamin [B]
Cusina [C] Sala [D] Zaguan

The emergency hideout found directly behind the neadboard of the Sultan's bed. [A] Bilik [B] Aljibe
[C] Dapogan [D] Azotea

The flat, open terrace open to the toilet, bath, and kitchen areas and also used as a laundry and
drying space and service area for the servants. [A] Cusina [B] Hardinera [C] Dapogan [D] Azotea

In the kitchen of the bahay kubo, the table on top of whicj is the river stone, shoe shaped stove or
kalan is known as __________. [A] Azotea [B] Dapogan [C] Bilik [D] Falig

In 1851, he was the architect who constructed Crystal Palace [A] Joseph Paxton [B] Elisha Graves Otto
[C] Otto Wagner [D] Adolf Loos

The sacred enclosure fond in the highest part of a Greek city is called: [a] Peribolas [b] Pteroma [c]
Temenos [d] Corps de Logis

The final phase of English Gothic Architecture characterized by elaborated ornamental vaults, fine
intricate stonework and also called as rectilinear style (D.K. Ching p. 132) [A] Perpendicular Style [B]
Decorated Style [C] Flamboyant Style [D] Rayonnant Style

He is the architect who reacted againsts the excesses if Art Noveau, Published "Ornament and
verbrechen", and believes in his philosophy "ornamentation is a crime". [A] Joseph Paxton [B] Elisha
Graves Otis [C] Otto Wagner [D] Adolf Loos

called as the architecture of borrowing and of free selection (D.K. Ching p. 133) [A] Functionalism [B]
Brutalism [C] Eclectisicm [D] Minimalism

An architecture derived from "beton Brut" or naked Concrete (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Brutalism [B]
Minimalism [C] Eclectisicm [D] Functionalism
In 1870 Newyork, the one who developed the first passenger freight elevator. In addition to this was
the development of techniques for manufacturing rolled steel. [A] Joseph Paxton [B] Elisha Graves
Otis [C] Otto Wagner [D] Adolf Loos
Which of the following are true about Louis Sullivan [A] Form Follows Function [B] Studied for 6
months at Ecoles Des Beaux Arts [C] Studied At Institute of technology In Massachusettes [D] All of
the above
He is the architect who was the chief of construction for The world Columbian Construction, and has
this philosophy "make no little plans, they have no magic to stir mans blood" [A] Ludwig Mies Van De
Rohe [B] Daniel Burnham [C] Joseph Paxton [D] Le Corbusier

a
b
d
b

He was the Landscape architect for the World Columbian Construction which was located at Jackson
Park, Chicago [A] Frederick Law Olmstead [B] Daniel Burnham [C] Otto Wagner [D] John W. Root

He is the architect who has this saying "less is more" and formulated "cubism and Futurism" [A]
Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe [B] Le Corbusier [C] Frank Lloyd Wright [D] Adolf Loos

Auditorium building (1889), Wainwright Building (1890), and Guarranty Building (1894) are all made
by: [A] Adler and Sullivan [B] Le Corbusier [C] Frank Lloyd Wright [D] Joseph Paxton
In the early 19th century, it is a movement for aesthetic and moral crusade escape from Industrial
Revolotion (D.K. Ching p. 134) [A] Art Deco [B] Arts And Crafts Movement [C] Art Noveau [D] None of
the above
What is the character for the structures of egyptian architecture? [A] Simplicity, Massiveness,
Grandeur [B] Simplicity, Massiveness, Monumentallity [C] Simplicity and Harmony [D] Vastness and
Maginificense, Orientation
In Egyptian architecture, what is the system of construction people used? [A] Arch and vault [B]
Ribbed and Pannelled vaulting [C] Columnar and Trabeated [D] Domical roof Construction
What is the character for the structures of Babylonean and Assyrian architecture? [A] Simplicity,
Massiveness, Grandeur [B] Simplicity, Massiveness, Monumentallity [C] Simplicity and Harmony [D]
Vastness and Maginificense, Orientation
In Babylonean and Assyrian architecture, what is the system of construction people used? [A] Arch
and vault [B] Ribbed and Pannelled vaulting [C] Columnar and Trabeated [D] Domical roof
Construction
All of these are considered as a character for Greek Architecture, except: (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A]
Simplicity [B] Purity of Lines [C] Perfection of Proportions [D] refinement of Details [E] All of the above

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In Greek architecture, what is the system of construction people used? (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Arch
and vault [B] Ribbed and Pannelled vaulting [C] Columnar and Trabeated [D] Domical roof
Construction
The Character for Renniassance Architecture is [A] Sober and Dignified [B] Dignity and Formality
achieved thru symmetry [C] Battle of the Styles [D] Simplicity in Design and Treatment
In Germany, it was the center of development and study. "Art and Technology, the New Unity", as it
was established by walter gropius who used "Functionalism" architecture back in 1920's (D.K. Ching
p. 135) [A] Bauhaus [B] Les Ecoles Beaux Arts [C] Art Noveau [D] Art Deco

c
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a

The system of Construction used in Gothic Architecture: [A] Columnar and Trabeated [B] Arch and
Vault [C] Arcuated with Pointed Arcs [D] Ribbed and Panneled Vaulting Construction

In 19th Century Revival Architecture, which of the following is not a development in the said period?
[A] battle of the styles - Gothic and Classic [B] The said period paved way to the foundation of Arts
and Crafts movement [C] Art Noveau was also founded in this era [D] Victorian Architecture is also
called as Britain Revival Architecture [E] None of the above

In Japanese Architecture, What is preferred to be the gussho system of construction? [A] Mudular
planning of house and palaces thru the use of tatami's 3x5 [B] it is based on rigidity of the triangle
[C] The incorporation of Buddha's altar in a japanese mansion [D] None of these matters

In Japanese Architecture, Kirizuma Period has this kind of roofing construction [A] Gabled Roofing [B]
Pyramidial Roofing [C] Hip-Ridge Roof [D] Hip and Gabled Roof

IM pei is also know commonly for these types of structures [A] Square [B] Rectangle [C] Triangle [D]
Circle

In Japanese Architecture, Hogyo Period has this kind of roofing construction [A] Gabled Roofing [B]
Pyramidial Roofing [C] Hip-Ridge Roof [D] Hip and Gabled Roof

In Japanese Architecture, Shichu Period has this kind of roofing construction [A] Gabled Roofing [B]
Pyramidial Roofing [C] Hip-Ridge Roof [D] Hip and Gabled Roof

In Japanese Architecture, Irimoya Period has this kind of roofing construction [A] Gabled Roofing [B]
Pyramidial Roofing [C] Hip-Ridge Roof [D] Hip and Gabled Roof

Torana, Torii and Pai-Lou has the same characteristics for Indian, Japanese and Chinese Architecture:
[A] Temples [B] Gateways [C] House [D] Pagoda

It is the trend away from the functional aesthetic of the international style and the severity of
Brutalism (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Modernism [B] Post Modernism [C] Functionalism [D] Eclectisicm
Robert Venturi has "less is bore", Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe has "Less is More" then what about "less
is more only when more is too much"? [A] Walter Gropius [B] Louis Khan [C] Frank Lloyd Wright [D] Le
Corbusier
In the early 20th century, it is the first building that was made of reinforced concrete and glass [A]
Crystal Palace [B] Ritz Hotel [C] Tussel House [D] Eiffeil Tower
If Ecole Des Beaux Arts is all about architecture, and Loius Sullivan was one of the architects who
studied there, then what is Ecole De PolyTechnique? [A] Engineering [B] Drafting [C] Arts [D]
Architecture
What is the Character for Roman Architecture? (D.K. Ching p. 130) (Wikipedia) [A] Vastness and
Magnificence, Orientation and Ornateness [B] Simplicity, Massiveness and Grandeur [C] Refinement
of Details [D] Sober and Dignified
Which is Not true regarding Roman Architecture? [A] If thermae is all about private bath for family
elements, then Balneum is a palatial Public Bath [B] Tepidarium is a warm bath and calidarium is a
hot bath [C] Roman's are the ones who discovered the material which is called "pozzolana" or

b
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a
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concrete [D] Roman's are the ones who added Composite and Tuscan orders which are derived from
the Greek's Doric, Ionic and Corinthian Orders
Which of the following statements are wrong about roman architecture? [A] Pons are also named as
Bridges [B] Locus / Lacus is also called as a large basin of water [C] Aqueducts are used for water
supply of towns and cities [D] Impluvium is alse called as their water cistern System [E] All of the
above

It is a structure which has 9 to 10 times diameter of its own base [A] Pyramid [B] Obelisk [C] Torii [D]
Capital

Designer of Crystal Palace, London [A] Sir Joseph Paxton [B] Sir John Cubitt [C] Sir Charles Fox [D] Sir
Richard Turner

Architect of Sagrada familia, Barcelona [A] Antonio Gaudi [B] Paul Abadia [C] Von Fertsel [D] Victor
Hort

Architect of White House at Washington DC [A] James Hoban [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] H.H.
Richardson [D] R.M. Hunt

He is the second Filipino Registered Architect after the well known Tomas Mapua [A] Carlos Baretto
[B] Antonio Toledo [C] Juan Altiveros [D] Juan Villegas

Truncated wedge blocks forming an arc: [A] Squinch [B] Colonetta [C] Voussors [D] Arcades

A monument erected in memory of one not interned in or under it: [A] Chattris [B] Sarcophagus [C]
Cenotaph [D] Sahn
A massive funerary structure of stone or brich with a square base and four sloping triangular sides
meeting at the apex; used mainly in egypt [A] Mastaba [B] Ziggurat [C] Rock Hewn Tombs [D] Royal
Pyramids

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d

A principal room of Anatolian House [A] Villa [B] Portico [C] Domus [D] Megaron

A great awning drawn over roman theatres and amphitheatres to protect spectators against the sun
[A] Mast [B] Laconilum [C] Velarium [D] Impluvium

A canopy supported by columns generally placed over an altar or tomb [A] Baldachino [B] Cimborio
[C] Apse [D] Lantern

A long arcaded entrance porch in an early Chirstian Basilican Church [A] Arcade [B] Bema [C] Narthex
[D] Nave

A rose or wheel window of the romanesque church was of ten placed over the [A] East Door [B] North
Door [C] Sout Door [D] West Door

The middle phase of French Gothic and period Characterized by circular windows with wheel tracery
(D.K. Ching p. 132) [A] Early French Style [B] Flamboyant [C] Rayonnant [D] Transitional

Projecting Ornament at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat [A] Groin [B]
Plough [C] Boss [D] Conoid

Who said that "The magnificent display of volume put together in the light"? [A] Adolf Hitler [B] Louis
Khan [C] Frank Gehry [D] Le Corbusier

Who said "The will to epoch translated into space" [A] Adolf Hitler [B] Ching [C] Jamandri [D] Le
Corbusier
Is the most famouse for the eye catching tower he constructed in Paris for the exposition universally
of 1889 work for Eiffel Tower [A] Alexandre Gustav Eiffel [B] Alexander Gustave Eiffel [C] Alex Gustave
Eiffel [D] Alex Gustav Eiffel
One of the pioneers of the modern movement in American Architecture. Work for the Auditorium
building, US [A] Daniel Burnham [B] Louis Henry Sullivan [C] I.M. Pei [D] Brunelleschi
Architect of the famous Twin Tower World Trade Center [A] I.M Pei [B] Yamasaki and Roth [C] Philip
Johnson [D] Eero Saarinen
One of the most sublime painters and scupture makers, and also one of the most influential architect
and draftsman [A] Michealangelo [B] Palazzo Ducale [C] Richard Kipling [D] Leonardo
The influential architect born in 1508 in Padua. He also designed the Palazzo Chierecati which is
known as the grandest town residence at Vicencia, Italy [A] Holland [B] Andrea Di Pietro Della
Gondola [C] Andrea Palladio [D] All of them
Scottish architect and designer who was prominent in the Arts and Crafts movement in Great Britain
[A] Charles Mackintosh [B] Peter Behrens [C] Robert Adams [D] Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe
Received the "Patnubay ng Sining ng Kalinanagan" award for the city of Manila [A] Philip Recto [B]
Tomas Mapua [C] Juan Nakpil [D] Antonio Toledo
In 1989, he received the Pritzker price commonly referred to as "The Noble of Architecture" the
loftiest recognition. It is a lifetime achievement award granted to living architect whose body of work
represents a superlative contribution to the field [A] Minoru Yamasaki [B] Renzo Piano [C] Frank Gehry
[D] Kenzo Tange
His first designs where drawings of fantastic architectural visions in steel and glass, as well as
costume and poster design [A] Norman Foster [B] Frank Gehry [C] I.M. Pei [D] Erich Mendelsohn
Much of his works has been described as post modern, since he rejected the excessive
abstractionism of archiects such as Le Corbusier and Strove instead to incorporate the valid elements
of older style [A] Louis Khan [B] Maxwell, Fry [C] I.M. Pei [D] Lucio Costa
Spanish Architects, one of the most creative practitioners of his art in modern times. His style is often
described as a blend of neo gothic and art nouveau, but is also has surrealist and cubist elements [A]
Marcel Breuer [B] Antonio Gaudi [C] Adolf Loos [D] Lucio Costa
One of the world's first futurist and global thinkers. His 1927 decision to work always and only for all
humanity led him to address the largest global problems of Poverty, Disease and Homelessness [A]
Kenzo Tange [B] Daniel Burnham [C] Frank Gehry [D] Buckminster Fuller
In his practice he explores the use of indigenous materials infused with current technological trends
to bring a new dimension in design [A] Tomas Mapua [B] Juan Nakpil [C] Leandro Locsin [D] Francisco
Manosa
Afterwards became deeply involved in the design and building of French Railways and bridges. He
worked on structures such as bridges across the Garonne River, Train Stations at Toulouse and Again
in france [A] Gustave Eiffel [B] Norman Foster [C] Alvar Aalto [D] Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe
He has actively promoted the use of native architectural forms and indigenous nationals such as
bamboo, and thatch, in the creation of distinctively Filipino Architecture [A] Philip Recto [B] Palafox
and Associates [C] Francisco Manosa [D] Leandro Locsin

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This famous axiom "Each one sees whatever he wishes to see" belongs to [A] Daniel Burnham [B]
Oscar Niemeyer [C] Lucio Acosta [D] Peter Behrens

French born brazilian architect and urban planner [A] Daniel Burnham [B] Oscar Niemeyer [C] Lucio
Acosta [D] Peter Behrens

This philosophy "When change needs, asks a stanger belongs to [A] Daniel Burnham [B] Oscar
Niemeyer [C] Lucio Acosta [D] Robert Adams

He was the architect in his time that recieves his license as an award at his 60's or at the age of 60
years old [A] Louis Sullivan [B] Buckminster Fuller [C] Antonio Gaudi [D] Paul Rudolf

An imprtant scottish architect who was particularly known for his interiors based on classical
decoration [A] Marcel Breuer [B] Robert Adam [C] Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe [D] Paul Rudolf
To whom does this philosophy belongs to "where the architects task is to restore a correct order of
values... It is still the architects duty to attempt to humanize age of machines. But this should not be
done without regard of form". [A] Peter Behrens [B] Oscar Nieyemer [C] Marcel Breuer [D] Alvar Aalto
His insistence on the importance of design and formal expression in our lives, and his adept handling
of materials, light and space, explained why he is one of the great architects of the 20th century [A]
Peter Behrens [B] Oscar Nieyemer [C] Marcel Breuer [D] Alvar Aalto

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He was called "Masters master" where his students are architects like Gropius, Breuer and Van De
Rohe [A] Peter Behrens [B] Oscar Nieyemer [C] Marcel Breuer [D] Alvar Aalto

A german architect who uses more representational styles which has been called "scrapped
classicism" [A] Peter Behrens [B] Oscar Nieyemer [C] Marcel Breuer [D] Alvar Aalto

Architect of the Reliance Building in Chicago [A] Eero Saarine [B] Eliel Saarinen [C] Oscar Niemeyer
[D] Daniel Burnham
in Mid-18th century, it is a style in interior that evolve mostly in France and Italy which a reaction
against both the surviving Baroque and Rococo [A] Neo Classical [B] Oriental Interiors [C] Art Deco
and Art Nouveau [D] Contemporary Interiors

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Any of the longitudinal divisions of a church, separated from the nave by a row of columns or piers
(D.K. Ching p. 35) [A] Aisle [B] Nave [C] Narthex [D] Ambulatory

The sanctuary space sorrounding the altar of an early christian church (D.K. Ching p. 35) [A] Apse [B]
cancelli [C] Bema [D] Altar

A screen or partition on which icons are placed, separating the bema from the nave of an eastern
church. (D.K. Ching p. 35) [A] Icon [B] Iconostas [C] Font [D] Prothesis

A rose window having distinctly radiating mullions or bars, also called as "Catherine" wheel, marigold
windows (D.K. Ching p. 36) [A] Rose Window [B] Oriel Window [C] Wheel Window [D] Bay Window

The major transverse part of a cruciform church, crossing the main axis at a right angle between the
nave and the choir (D.K. Ching p. 36) [A] Altar [B] Sanctuary [C] Transept [D] Nave

A column supporting the tympanum of a doorway at it's center (D.K. Ching p. 36) [A] Trumea [B]
Crossing [C] Campanile [D] Steeple

A bell tower, usually one near but not attached to the body of a church (D.K. Ching p. 36) [A] Trumea
[B] Crossing [C] Campanile [D] Steeple

A tall, acutely tapaering pyramidal structure surmounting a steeple or tower (D.K. Ching p. 36) [A]
Steeple [B] Spire [C] Tower [D] Pinnacle
An indigenous Scandinavian church of 12th and 13th century having a timber frame, plank walls, a
tiered steeply pitched roof, and few windows (D.K. Ching p. 36) [A] Westwork [B] Stave Church [C]
Chartres Cathedral [D] St. Peter's Basilica

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A circular window, usually of stained glass and decorated with tracery symmetrical about the center
(D.K. Ching p. 37) [A] Rose Window [B] Stained Glass [C] Wheel Window [D] Dormer Window
A projecting ornament, usually in the form of curved foliage, used especially in gothic archtecture to
decorate the outer angles of pinnacles, spires and gables (D.K. Ching p. 37) [A] Finial [B] Gargoyles
[C] Crocket [D] Chantry
A grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal, especially one with an open mouth that serces as
a spout and projects from gutter to throw rainwater of a building (D.K. Ching p. 37) [A] Finial [B]
Gargoyles [C] Crocket [D] Chantry
The space about the altar of a church for the clergy and the choir, often elevated above the nave and
separated from it by a railing or screen (D.K. Ching p. 37) [A] Chancel [B] Nave [C] Bema [D] Exedra
A vaulted structure having a circular plan and usually the form of a portion of a sphere, so
constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions (D.K. Ching p. 60) [A] Arch [B] Buttress [C]
Dome [D] Shell
A steel dome having members which follow three principal sets of great circles intersecting at 60,
subdividing the dome surface into a series of equillateral spherical triangles (D.K. Ching p. 60) [A]
Radial Dome [B] Lattice Dome [C] Geodesic Dome [D] Saucer Dome
A steel dome structure having members which follow the circles of latitude, and two sets of diagonals
replacing the lines of longitude and forming a series of isosceles triangles (D.K. Ching p. 60) [A]
Radial Dome [B] Lattice Dome [C] Geodesic Dome [D] Saucer Dome
A dome built with steel or timber trusses arranged in a radial manner and connected by polygonal
rings at various heights (D.K. Ching p. 60) [A] Radial Dome [B] Lattice Dome [C] Geodesic Dome [D]
Saucer Dome

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A circular opening, especially one at the crown of a dome (D.K. Ching p. 61) [A] Lantern [B] Spire [C]
Oculus [D] Lacunari

A light structure on a dome or roof, serving a belfry, lantern or belvedere (D.K. Ching p. 61) [A]
Lantern [B] Cupola [C] Tambour [D] Lacunaria

The space between the inner and outer shells of a dome (D.K. Ching p. 61) [A] Intrados [B] Extrados
[C] Interdome [D] Lucarne

A dormer window in a roof or spire (D.K. Ching p. 61) [A] Lacunaria [B] Lucarne [C] Squinch [D]
Oculus

An arch corbelling across the upper inside corner of a square tower to support the side of a
superimposed octagonal structure [A] Pendentive [B] Squinch [C] Oculus [D] Lucarne

A projection of gallery or parapet at the top of the castle wall. Supported by corbelled arches and
having openings in the floor through which stones, molten leads, or boiling oil could be cast upon an
enemy beneath (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Obliette [B] Machicolation [C] Dungeon [D] Ward
A systematic, often chronological narrative of significant events as relating to a particular people,
country, or period, often including an explanation of their causes (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Theory [B]
Principles [C] History [D] None of the above
A defensive military work constructed for the purpose of strengthening a position (D.K. Ching p. 98)
[A] Citadel [B] Fortification [C] Castle [D] keep
Indigenous architecture of vast country in Eastern Asia whose civilization has continued and survived
longer than any other nation in the world. Uses timber for their construction and a general influenced
for the Architecture of Korea, Japan, and other countries at Southeast Asia (D.K. Ching p. 127) [A]
Japanese [B] Chinese [C] Philippine [D] Korean

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An ancient region in western asia between the Tigtis and Euphrates Rivers, comprising the lands of
Sumer and Akkad and occupied succesively by the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians and Persians.
In this time, it is now a part of Iraq; Also called as Land or Rivers (Wikipedia) (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A]
Egypt [B] Mesopotamia [C] China [D] Turkey
An agricultural region arching from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea in the west to Iraq in
the East. It is the location of humankinds earliest Civilization (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Fertile Crescent
[B] China [C] Egypt [D] Catal Huyuk
French born brazilian architect and urban planner [A] Daniel Burnham [B] Oscar Niemeyer [C] Lucio
Acosta [D] Peter Behrens
Architecture of the ancient civilization that flourished along the Nile River in northwest africa from
before 3000 B.C. to its annexation by Rome in 30 B.C. Know for their system of construction of Post
and Lintel or Columnar Trabeated Architecture (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Chinese Architecture [B] Greek
Architecture [C] Egyptian Architecture [D] Mesopotamian Architecture
A norman castle of the 10th through 12th century, consisting of a motte placed within a bailey (D.K.
Ching p. 98) [A] Sally Port [B] Circumvallate [C] Motte and Bailey [D] Glacis
The earlist known period of human culture, preceeding the bronze age and iron age and
characterized by the use of stone implements and weapons (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Prehistoric Age [B]
Stone Age [C] Neolithic Age [D] Dark Ages
Of or relating to the last phase of Stone age, characterized by the cultivation of grain crops,
domestication of animals, settlement of villages, manufacture of pottery and textiles and use of
polished stone implements (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Prehistoric Age [B] Stone Age [C] Neolithic Age [D]
Dark Ages

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An advanced state of human society marked by relatively high level of cultural, technical and political
development (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Expression [B] Culture [C] Style [D] Society [E] Civilization

The manner in which meaning, spirit or character is symbolized or communicated in the execution of
artistic work (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Expression [B] Culture [C] Style [D] Society [E] Civilization

A particular or distinctive form of artistic expression characteristic of a person, people or period (D.K.
Ching p. 128) [A] Expression [B] Culture [C] Style [D] Society [E] Civilization
The integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behaviors built up by a group of human
beings and transimitted from one generation up to the next (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Expression [B]
Culture [C] Style [D] Society [E] Civilization
An enduring and cooperating large scale community of people having common traditions,
institutions, identity, whose members have developed collective interest and beliefs through
interaction with one another (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Expression [B] Culture [C] Style [D] Society [E]
Civilization
A vast plateau between black, meditarennean and aegean seas, synonymous with the peninsula of
asia minor as of today [A] Mesopotamia [B] Anatolia [C] Egypt [D] India
A steep mound of earth sorrounded by a ditch and sormounted by a timber stockade and tower (D.K.
Ching p. [A] Pale [B] Palisade [C] Motte [D] Bailey
A period of human history that began 4000 - 3000 B.C. following stone age and preceeding Iron Age
characterized by use of bronze elements (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Bronze Age [B] Stone Age [C]
Neolithic Age [D] Dark Ages
Architecture developed by Sumerians who dominated southern mesopotamia from 4th to 3rd
millenium B.C. characterized by monumental temples of sun dried brick faced with burnt or glazed
brick. (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Saracenic Architecture [B] Sumerian Architecture [C] Minoan
Architecture [D] Egyptian Architecture
Architecture of Bronze Age that flourished at Crete, named after King Minos of Knossos and
characterized by Elaborate Palaces at Knossos and Phaetus (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Saracenic
Architecture [B] Sumerian Architecture [C] Minoan Architecture [D] Egyptian Architecture

c
b

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A chinese dynasty which marked the introduction of writing of urban civilization and mastery of
bronze casting. Also Called as Yin (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Yang Shao [B] Shang [C] Xia [D] None of the
above

A legendary dynasty at china 2205 - 1766 BC. Also called as Hsia (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Yang Shao
[B] Shang [C] Xia [D] None of the above

The outer wall of a castle or the courtyard enclosed to It (D.K. Ching p. [A] Pale [B] Palisade [C] Motte
[D] Bailey

A series of irrigated ornamental gardens planted on the terraces of the citadel, the palace complex in
ancient babylon regarded as one of the seven wonders of the world (D.K. Ching p. 129) [A] Great Wall
of China [B] Great Temple at Abu Simbel [C] Hanging Gardens of Babylon [D] Parthenon at Greece
Architecture if the mesoamerican civilization (pre-classic), which flourished c1200 - 500 BC. In the
tropical lowlands of Mexican Gulf Coast, characterized by temple pyramids, and large ceremonial
sites (D.K. Ching p. 129) [A] Olmec Architecture [B] Mycenean Architecture [C] Cambodian
Architecture [D] Roman Architecture
A subordinate or private place of worship or prater within a larger complex (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A]
Chapel [B] Citadel [C] Ward [D] Keep
Architecture of etruscan people in west-central italy from the 8th to 3rd centuries BC. Before the rise
of Rome. It's method of construction is particularly True Stone Arch. Influenced after the roman
archicture (D.K. Ching p. 129) [A] Greek Architecture [B] Etruscan Architecture [C] Roman
Architecture [D] Assyrian Architecture
The innermost and strongest structure or tower of a medieval castle, used as a place of residence
especially in times of siege. Also called as donjon (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Chapel [B] Citadel [C] Ward
[D] Keep
The architecture developed under the Achemenoid Dynasty of Kings who ruled ancient Persia from
550 BC until its conquest by Alexander the Great in 331 BC. (D.K. Ching p. 129) [A] Greek [B] Persian
[C] Assyrian [D] Mesopotamian
The architecture of indian subcontinent, from the indus valley culture of the harappa to the mauryan
era, and later periods of foreign domination and indigenous rule. (D.K. Ching p. 129) [A] Indian
Architecture [B] Chinese Architecture [C] Persian Architecture [D] Egyptian Architecture
A fortified wall commenced under the Zhou Dynasty to protect China againsts nomads from the north
and serve as a means of communication. (D.K. Ching p. 129) [A] Hall of Hundred Columns [B] Great
Wall of China [C] Hanging Gardens of Babylon [D] Palace of Persepolis
A fence of pales set firmly in the ground for enclosure or defence Pale [B] Palisade [C] Motte [D]
Bailey
Mesopotamian Architecture developed under the Assyrian King emperors of the 9th - 7th centuries
BC. Within city walls strengthened by towers with crenelated battlements. (D.K. Ching p. 129) [A]
Mycenaean Architecture [B] Assyrian Architecture [C] Etruscan Architecture [D] Persian Architecture
The architecture of the aegean civilization that spread its influence from mycenae in southern greece
to many parts of the mediterranean region (D.K. Ching p. 129) [A] Mycenaean Architecture [B]
Assyrian Architecture [C] Etruscan Architecture [D] Persian Architecture
Of or pertaining to ancient greek history, culture and art especially before the time of Alexander the
Great (D.K. Ching p. 129) [A] Hellenistic [B] Hellenic [C] Greek Architecture [D] Mycenaean
Architecture
The Architecture of ancient Greece and Rome on which the italian renaissance and subsequent styles,
as baroque, and classic revival based their development (D.K. Ching p. 130) (Wikipedia) [A] Medieval
Architecture [B] Classical Architecture [C] Modern Architecture [D] Brutalism
It is the final phase of roman architecture following the adoption of Christianity as the state of religion
by Constantine in A.D. 313 and lasting until the coronation of Charlemagne in A.D. 600; Characterized
by churches especially with basilicas and related to the rie of Byzantine Architecture (D.K. Ching p.
130) (Wikipedia) [A] Roman Architecture [B] Early Christian Architecture [C] Byzantine Architecture
[D] Greek Architecture

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The architecture of eastern sphere of the later Roman Empire, developing from late Roman and Early
Christian Antecedents in the 5th century. Characterized by domes, pendentives and round arches
(D.K. Ching p. 130) (Wikipedia) [A] Roman Architecture [B] Early Christian Architecture [C] Byzantine
Architecture [D] Greek Architecture
Architecture of the European Middle Ages, Compromising the architecture of Byzantine, PreRomanesque, Romanesque and Gothic Architecture (D.K. Ching p. 130) (Wikipedia) [A] Renaissance
[B] Medieval [C] Byzantine [D] Early Christian

c
b

A fortified group of buildings usually dominating the sorrounding country and held by a prince or
noble in feudal times (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Castle [B] Chapel [C] Citadel [D] Keep

A pointed stick or stake (D.K. Ching p. [A] Pale [B] Palisade [C] Motte [D] Bailey

The early part of the middle ages from about A.D. 476 - c1100 (D.K. Ching p. 130) [A] Golden Age [B]
Dark Age [C] Neolithic Age [D] Iron Age
Of or pertaining to the Americas before the voyage of Colombus (D.K. Ching p. 130) (Wikipedia) [A]
Pre-Historic [B] Pre-Columbian [C] Pre-Classic [D] None of the above
The archiecture of the Mesoamerican tradition of the Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, and part of
Hoduras, from the first century A.D. to its peak in the 9th century. Characterized by magnificent
ceremonial centers with temple pyramids, ritual ball courts, spacious plazas and palaces with
sculptured facades (D.K. Ching p. 130) [A] Mayan Architecture [B] Columbian Architecture [C]
Egpytian Architecture [D] Mesopotamian Architecture
The most significant pre columbian architecture in south america. The incas inherited an architectural
legacy from Tiwanaku. Their famous royal estate of Machu Pichu is their fine example (Wikipedia) [A]
Mayan Architecture [B] Inca Architecture [C] Cambodian Architecture [D] Egyptian Architecture

a
b

An outwork on the approach to a castle or town, especially a watch tower at the gate or drawbridge
(D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Enciente [B] Barbican [C] Ward [D] Turret

A gateway in a fortification permitting a large number of troops to move rapidly from the besieged
position and attack the besiegers [A] Circumvallate [B] Bastion [C] Sally Port [D] Glacis

A fortress in a commanding position in or near a city. Used in the control of the inhabitants and in
defense during attack or siege (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Castle [B] Chapel [C] Citadel [D] Keep

A small tower forming part of a larger structure, frequently beginning some distance above the
ground. (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Enciente [B] Barbican [C] Ward [D] Turret

Archtecture characterized by a synthesis of seminal ideas from China and native producing a
distinctive style characterized by lightness, delicacy and refinement (D.K. Ching p. 130) [A] Chinese
Architecture [B] Japanese Architecture [C] Indian Architecture [D] Philippine Architecture

The architecture of the Muslim Peoples from the 7th century on, developing in the wake of
Muhammadan conquest of diverse territories from Spain iin the west to india in the east and
absorbing elements of art and architecture from each region. Their Principal buildings are Mosque,
Tomb, Palace and Fort (D.K. Ching p. 131) (Wikipedia) [A] Indian [B] Islamic [C] Greek [D] Byzantine

The early Romanesque Architecture of Englad before the Norman Conquest in 1066, characterized by
the transition of timber prototype to stone (D.K. Ching p. 131) [A] Norman Architecture [B] Anglo
Saxon Architecture [C] Moorish Architecture [D] Islamic Architecture

A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification. Typically forming an irregular pentagon attached
at the based to the main work (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Circumvallate [B] Bastion [C] Sally Port [D] Glacis

The islamic architecture of north africa and especially of the regions of spain under Moorish
domination. (D.K. Ching p. 131) [A] Anglo Saxon Architecture [B] Moorish Architecture [C] Columbian
Architecture [D] Islamic Architecture

A movement aimed at reviving the spirit and forms of gothic architecture, originating in the late 18th
century in France, Germany, England to a lesser extent in U.S. (D.K. Ching p. 134) [A] Victorian
Architecture [B] Beaux-Arts Architecture [C] Gothic Revival [D] Renaissance

A fortified wall encircling a castle or town, or the place so enclosed (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Enciente [B]
Barbican [C] Ward [D] Turret

The revival and eclectic architecture, dcor and furnishings popular in english speaking countries
during the reign of Queen Victoria of England (1837 to 1901), characterized by rapid changes of
styles as a consequence of aesthetic controversy and technological innovations (D.K. Ching p. 134)
[A] Victorian Architecture [B] Beaux-Arts Architecture [C] Gothic Revival [D] Renaissance

A slope extending downward in front of a fortification in such a way that it brings advancing enemy
soldiers into the most direct line of fire [A] Circumvallate [B] Bastion [C] Sally Port [D] Glacis

An open space within or between the walls of castle (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Enciente [B] Barbican [C]
Ward [D] Turret

A style of architecture favored by Ecole Des Beaux Arts in the late 19th century France and adopted
in U.S. and elsewhere, characterized by symmetrical plans and the electric use of architectural
features combined as as to give a massive elaborate and often ostentatious effect. (D.K. Ching p.
134) [A] Victorian Architecture [B] Beaux-Arts Architecture [C] Gothic Revival [D] Renaissance

A design movement of the mid 19th century that emphasized the decorative use of materials and
textures and the development of ornament as an integral part of a structure than its applied
adornment (D.K. Ching p. 134) [A] Minimalism [B] Brutalism [C] Rationalism [D] Eclecticism
A movement that originated in England c1860 as a reaction againsts poor quality mass produced
goods, conceiving of craft and decoration as a single entity in the handcrafting of both utilitarian and
decorative objects (D.K. Ching p. 134) [A] Beaux Arts [B] Arts and Crafts [C] Garden City [D] Art
Noveau
A style of architecture in the Mid 19th century especially in Germany, characterized by the use of
motif and combining in various degrees elements from the Early Christianm Byzantine, Romanesque
and Early Renaissance Styles (D.K. Ching p. 134) [A] Jugendstil [B] Rundbogenstil [C] Minimalism [D]
Brutalism
A style of fine and appied art current in the late 19th and 20th century, characterized by fluid,
undulating motifs, often derived from natural forms (D.K. Ching p. 134) [A] Arts and Crafts [B] Art
Noveau [C] Bauhaus [D] Les Ecoles Beaux Arts

B
B

A lady's private chamber in a medieval castle (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Bower [B] Postern [C]
Necessarium [D] Brattice

It is the italian version of Art Noveaum named after the firm of liberty and co. in London (D.K. Ching
p. 134) [A] Jugendstil [B] Stile Liberty [C] Sezession [D] Modernismo

The spanish particularly Catalan version of Art Noveau (D.K. Ching p. 134) [A] Jugendstil [B] Stile
Liberty [C] Sezession [D] Modernismo

A temporary wooden fortification in medieval architecture. Erected at the top of a wall during a siege
(D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Bower [B] Postern [C] Necessarium [D] Brattice
The austrian version of Art Noveau, so named because its adherents succeeded from the official
academy of art in Viena (D.K. Ching p. 134) [A] Jugendstil [B] Stile Liberty [C] Sezession [D]
Modernismo

D
C

A school of design establish in Welmar Germany in 1919. moved to Dessau in 1926 and closed in
1933 as a result of Nazi Hostility. It characterized by the synthesis of technology, craft and design
aesthetics with an emphasis on functionalism. (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Art Noveau [B] Bauhaus [C] Art
Deco [D] Arts and Crafts
A style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century. Characterized by an emphasis
on formal structure, reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents. (D.K. Ching p. 135)
[A] Brutalism [B] Cubism [C] Modernism [D] Abstract Expressionism
A small rear door or gate to a fort or castle (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Bower [B] Postern [C] Necessarium
[D] Brattice
A movement in architecture and decorative arts that developed in 1970's in reaction to the principles
and practices of modernism, especially the influence of International Style, encouraging the use of
elements from historical vernacular styles and often playful illusion, decoration and complexity (D.K.
Ching p. 135) [A] Post Modernism [B] International Style [C] Modernism [D] Abstract Expressionism
A functional architecture devoild of regional characteristics, developed in 1920's and 1930's in
Western EU and US and applied throughout the world. Characterized by simple geometric forms,
large untextured, often white surfaces, large areas of glass and general use of steel and reinforced
concrete (D.K. Ching p. 135 (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Post Modernism [B] International Style [C]
Modernism [D] Abstract Expressionism
A deliberate philosophical and practical enstrangement from the past in the arts and literature
occuring in the coarse of the 20th century and taking form in any of various innovative movement
and styles (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Post Modernism [B] International Style [C] Modernism [D] Abstract
Expressionism

B
B
B

A defensive wall or elevation of earth or stone protecting soldiers from enemy fire (D.K. Ching p. 98)
[A] Cordon [B] Parapet [C] Berm [D] Rampart

Movement In experimental non representational painting by originating in U.S. at 1940's. embracing

many individual styles marked in common by freedom of technique, a preference for dramatically
large canvesses and a desire to give spontaneous expression. (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Post Modernism
[B] International Style [C] Modernism [D] Abstract Expressionism

A continuous gangway providing a means of communication behind the rampart and a fortified wall
(D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Bower [B] Postern [C] Chemi de ronde [D] Crenelated

The privy of a medieval castle or monastery. Also called as garderobe (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Bower [B]
Postern [C] Necessarium [D] Brattice
A style of architecture exemplifying the commonest building technique based on the forms and
materials of particular historical period, region or group of people (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Organic
Architecture [B] Gothic Architecture [C] Vernacular Architecture [D] Medieval Architecture
A philosophy of architectural design that emerge in the early 20th century, asserting that a building
should have a structure and plan that fulfills its functional requirements and harmonize with the
natural environment. One prime example of this is "Falling Water" (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Organic
Architecture [B] Gothic Architecture [C] Vernacular Architecture [D] Medieval Architecture
A group of U.S. Architects active c1880 - 1910 and known for major innovations in high rise
construction and for the development of modern building construction design (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A]
Ecoles Des Beaux Arts [B] Bauhaus [C] Chicago School [D] Liceo De Manila
A projecting course of stones below the parapet of a rampart (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Cordon [B]
Parapet [C] Berm [D] Rampart
A design movement that evolved from seceral previous movement in EU in the early 20th century.
Advocating the design of buildings, furnishing or the like as direct fullfillment of functional
requirements. One great architect in this time is "Louis Sullivan" (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Brutalism [B]
Minimalism [C] Functionalism [D] Cubism

C
C

A
C
A

A style of decorative art developed originally in 1920's with a revival in 1960's, marked chiefly by
geometric motifs, streamlined and curvilinear forms, sharply defined outlines, often bold colors and
use of synthetic materials. It is also called as Style Moderne (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Art Noveau [B] Art
Deco [C] Arts and Crafts [D] Ecole Des Beaux Arts

Metropolitan Theater at Manila is considered as (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Art Noveau [B] Art Deco [C]
Arts and Crafts [D] Ecole Des Beaux Arts

Chysler Tower at New York is considered as (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Art Noveau [B] Art Deco [C] Arts
and Crafts [D] Ecole Des Beaux Arts

Architecture of Quechuan people who migrated into Cuzco area about AD 1100 and ruled Peru until
the spanish conquest in the 16th century, characterized specially by strong simple forms of smooth
ashlar without the use of iron chisels (D.K. Ching p. 132) (Wikipedia) [A] Aztec Architecture [B] Inca
Architecture [C] Mudejar Architecture [D] Saracenic Architecture
Architecture of Amerindian people who settled near the shore of Lake Texcoco in Central Mexico
c1352. Characterized chiefly by pyramid supporting twin temples on a common platform (D.K. Ching
p. 132) (Wikipedia) [A] Aztec Architecture [B] Inca Architecture [C] Mudejar Architecture [D] Saracenic
Architecture

A ledge between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat of a fortification (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A]
Cordon [B] Parapet [C] Berm [D] Rampart

The style of architecture originating in France in the 12th century and existing in the western half of
EU through the middle of 16th century, characterized by building of great cathedrals, a progressive
lightening and heightening of structure and use of pointed arch construction (D.K. Ching p. 132) [A]
Medieval Architecture [B] Gothic Architecture [C] Renaissance [D] Early Christian Architecture

Era that marked the transition from Medieval to Modern World; also notes revival of classical art in
literature (D.K. Ching p. 132) [A] Dark Ages [B] Renaissance [C] Iron Age [D] Garden City Era
The first of three phases of English Gothic from late 12th Century characterized by Lancet Window
and Plate Tracery (D.K. Ching p. 132) [A] Early French Style [B] Flamboyant Style [C] Decorated Style
[D] Early English Style
The first of three phases of French Gothic characterized by pointed arch and geometric tracery (D.K.
Ching p. 132) [A] Early French Style [B] Flamboyant Style [C] Decorated Style [D] Early English Style

B
D
A

A V-Shaped outwork outside the main ditch of a fortress, covering the works between two bastions
(D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Outwork [B] Escarp [C] Ravelin [D] Counterscarp

An enclosing wall connecting two bastions or towers (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Circumvallate [B] Curtain
[C] Gorge [D] Terreplain

A minor defensive position established beyond a main fortified area (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Outwork
[B] Escarp [C] Ravelin [D] Counterscarp

The rear passageway into a bastion or similar outwork (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Circumvallate [B] Curtain
[C] Gorge [D] Terreplain

The top platform or horizontal surface ofa rampart where guns are mounted (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A]
Circumvallate [B] Curtain [C] Gorge [D] Terreplain

The part of a bastion the extends from the curtain to the face (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Shoulder [B] Face
[C] Flank [D] Casemate

Either of the two outer sides that form the sallen angle of a bastion (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Shoulder
[B] Face [C] Flank [D] Casemate

The inner slope or wall of the ditch sorrounding a rampart (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Outwork [B] Escarp
[C] Ravelin [D] Counterscarp

A broad embankment of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually sormounted by a
parapet (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Cordon [B] Parapet [C] Berm [D] Rampart

Sorrounded by or as if by a rampart (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Circumvallate [B] Curtain [C] Gorge [D]
Terreplain
The second of the three phases of English Gothic from late 13th to 14th century, characterized by
rich tracery, elaborate onrmanental vaulting and refinement of stone cutting techniques (D.K. Ching
p. 132) [A] Early French Style [B] Flamboyant Style [C] Decorated Style [D] Early English Style
Final Phase of French Gothic characterized by flamelike tracery, intricacy of detailing and frequent
complication of interior space (D.K. Ching p. 132) [A] Early French Style [B] Flamboyant Style [C]
Decorated Style [D] Early English Style
The exterior slope or wall of the ditch sorrounding a rampart (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Outwork [B]
Escarp [C] Ravelin [D] Counterscarp
Under the second phase of Gothic English Architecture which of the following styles has been
developen in this stage?(D.K. Ching p. 132) I. Geometric Style II. Perpendicular Style III. Curvilinear
Style IV. Flamboyant Style [A] I and II [B] I and III [C] I and IV [D] II and IV
A style in Italian Renaissance art and architecture developed during the 15th century, characterized
by development of linear perspective, chlaroscurro and free inventive use of classical details (D.K.
Ching p. 132) [A] Early Renaissace [B] High Renaissance [C] Baroque [D] Rococo
A style of Italian Renaissance art and architecture characterized by an emphasis on draftsmanship,
the illusion of sculptural volume in painting, and in building, by the imitative use of whole orders and
compositional arrangements in the classical style (D.K. Ching p. 132) [A] Early Renaissace [B] High
Renaissance [C] Baroque [D] Rococo
A style of decorative art that evolved from Baroque, originating in France about 1720 and
distinguished by fanciful, curved spatial forms and elaborate profuse designs of shellwork and foliage
intended for a delicate overall effect (D.K. Ching p. 132) [A] Early Renaissace [B] High Renaissance
[C] Baroque [D] Rococo
A style of architecture originatin in Italy in the early 17th century variously prevalent in EU and New
World, characterized by free and sculptural use of classical orders and ornament, dynamic opposition
and interpretation of spaces and dramatic combined effects of architecture, sculpture, painting and
decorative arts (D.K. Ching p. 132) [A] Early Renaissace [B] High Renaissance [C] Baroque [D] Rococo
The classicism prevailing in architecture in EU, America and various EU Colonies during the late 18th
and early 19th century, characterized by widespread use of Greek and Roman orders and decorative
motifs (D.K. Ching p. 133) [A] Renaissance [B] Georgian [C] NeoClassicism [D] Tudor Architecture
Principles of styles characteristic of culture, art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome (D.K. Ching
p. 133) [A] Classicism [B] Minimalism [C] Brutalism [D] Cubism
Art and Architecture in the style of Ancient Greece and Rome as that of the Italian Renaissance and
Neoclassical Movements in England and U.S. in late 18th and early 19th centuries (D.K. Ching p. 133)
[A] Saracenic [B] Classic Revival [C] Medieval [D] Tudor Architecture
Transitional Style of English Architecture that developed during the reign of the Royal House of Tudor
in second half of 16th century, characterized by Tudor Arch and application of Renaissance Details
(D.K. Ching p. 133) [A] Classicism [B] Classic Revival [C] NeoClassicism [D] Tudor Architecture
The angle between the face and the flank of a bastion (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Shoulder [B] Face [C]
Flank [D] Casemate

A
C
B
D
B
A

C
C
A
B
D
A

A prevailing style of architecture, furniture, and crafts current in England and NA colonies, especially
from 1714 to 1811, derived from classical, renaissance, and baroque forms. Named after four kings
name George who reigned in this period (D.K. Ching p. 133) [A] Elizabethan [B] Georgian [C] Tudor
[D] Victorian

A transitional style in EU architecture characterized by unconventional use of classical elements.

(D.K. Ching p. 133) [A] Cubism [B] Mannerism [C] Functionalism [D] Expressionalism

Something beneath, behind or within which a person is protected from storms or other adverse
conditions (D.K. Ching p. 136) [A] Shelter [B] Networks [C] Society [D] Nature

An american indian dwelling, usually of round or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, rush
mats, or animal skins (D.K. Ching p. 136) [A] Tepee [B] Igloo [C] Wigwam [D] Yurt

A parapet having a regular alternation of merlons and crenels, originally for defense but later used as
decorative motif. (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Merlon [B] Crenels [C] Battlement [D] Portcullis

One of the solid parts between the crenels of an embattlement (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Merlon [B]
Crenels [C] Battlement [D] Portcullis
A strong grating of iron or timber hung over the gateway of a fortified place in such a way that it
could be lowered quickly to prevent passage (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Merlon [B] Crenels [C] Battlement
[D] Portcullis

A
D

A large hall serving as the main or central gathering space of a castle (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Chapel
[B] Great Hall [C] Ward [D] Keep

A bridge that can be raised, let down or drawin aside to preven access or to permit passage between
it (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Moat [B] Eyelet [C] Drawbridge [D] Loophole

A dark, often underground prison or cell as in a mediaval castle (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Obliette [B]
Machicolation [C] Dungeon [D] Ward
A tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles
and having an opening at the top for ventilation and flap door (D.K. Ching p. 136) [A] Tepee [B] Igloo
[C] Wigwam [D] Yurt

C
A

An eskimo house, usually built of blocks of ice in the shape of a dome (D.K. Ching p. 136) [A] Tepee
[B] Igloo [C] Wigwam [D] Yurt

A vault or chamber in a rampart, having embrasures for artillery (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Shoulder [B]
Face [C] Flank [D] Casemate

A circular tentlike dwelling of the Mongol nomads of central Asia, consisting of cylindrical wall of poles
with a conical roof of poles. (D.K. Ching p. 136) [A] Tepee [B] Igloo [C] Wigwam [D] Yurt

A small, simple dwelling or shelter, especially one made of natural materials (D.K. Ching p. 136) [A]
Pit Dwelling [B] Hut [C] Longhouse [D] Pueblo
A broad, deep ditch usually filled with water, sorrounding the rampart of a fortified town, fortress or
castles as protection againsts assault (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A] Moat [B] Eyelet [C] Drawbridge [D]
Loophole

B
A

A small or narrow opening in a wall of a fortification for the discharge of missles (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A]
Moat [B] Eyelet [C] Drawbridge [D] Loophole

A small aperture in the wall of a medieval castle used as a window or loophole. (D.K. Ching p. 99) [A]
Moat [B] Eyelet [C] Drawbridge [D] Loophole

A secret dungeon having an opening only in the ceiling though which prisoners were dropped (D.K.
Ching p. 99) [A] Obliette [B] Machicolation [C] Dungeon [D] Ward
A primitive form of shelter consisting of a pit excavated in earth and roofed over. (D.K. Ching p. 136)
[A] Pit Dwelling [B] Hut [C] Longhouse [D] Pueblo
A communal dwelling characteristics of many early cultures that of the Iroquols and various other
North American Indian peoples, consisting of a wooden bark-covered framework often as much as
100 feet (D.K. Ching p. 136) [A] Pit Dwelling [B] Hut [C] Longhouse [D] Pueblo
A communal dwelling and defensive structure of the Pueblo Indians of Southern US built of adobe or
stone, typically many storied, and terraced, with entry through the flat roofs (D.K. Ching p. 136) [A]
Pit Dwelling [B] Hut [C] Longhouse [D] Pueblo
A large, usually rectangular house, constructed of timber plants, built and used by indians and less by
eskimos (D.K. Ching p. 136) [A] Trullo [B] Pueblo [C] Igloo [D] Plank House
A circular stone shelter of the apulla region of southern italy, roofer with conical constructions of
corbeled dry masonry. Usually whitewashed and painted with figures or symbols (D.K. Ching p. 136)
[A] Trullo [B] Pueblo [C] Igloo [D] Plank House
The main or central inner hall of an ancient roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually
having a pool for the collection of rainwater. It is also called as caveadium (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A]
Atrium [B] Ambulatory [C] Impluvium [D] Compluvium
A colonnade sorrounding a building or a courtyard (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Prostyle [B] Peristyle [C]
Stylobate [D] Sterobate
A roof opening in an ancient roman house though which rainwater discharges into a cistern in the
atrium beneath it (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Impluvium [B] Compluvium [C] Lacus [D] Salientes
A thick straw mat, covered with smooth, finely woven reeds and bound with plain or decorated bands
of silk, cotton or hemp. Serving as a floor covering and a standard for designating room size for
Japanese Houses (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Tatami [B] Engawa [C] Shoji [D] Kakemono
Extension of the floor on one or more slides of a japanese style house, usually facing a garden and
serving as a passageway or sitting space (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Tatami [B] Engawa [C] Shoji [D]
Kakemono
A vertical hanging scroll containing either text or painting, intended to be viewed on a wall and rolled
when not it use (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Tatami [B] Engawa [C] Shoji [D] Kakemono
One of a series of sliding translucebt panels used in japanese architecture between the exterior and
interior, or between two interior spaces, consisting of light wooden framework covered on one side
with rice paper. (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Tatami [B] Engawa [C] Shoji [D] Kakemono
A ceremonial site of japanese residential architecture in the kamakura period, deriving its name from
the characteristic of shoin or study bay and mark by heirarchical arrangement of public and private
rooms (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Zashiki [B] Shoin Zukuri [C] Cha Sit Su [D] Masu Gumi
Reception room, the main room of a traditional japanese house, used for receiving and entertaining
guests (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Zashiki [B] Shoin Zukuri [C] Cha Sit Su [D] Masu Gumi
A recess with built in shelving, usually adjoined with Tokonama (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Shoin [B] Cha
Sit Su [C] Tana [D] Masu Gumi
An elevated bay or projected desk for wrting or reading, usually placed at right angle with a
tokonama in the reception room of a shoin-zukuri style residence (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Shoin [B]
Cha Sit Su [C] Tana [D] Masu Gumi
A post marking the front of the partition between the tokonama and tana, sometimes of exquisite
wood of particular grain and shape (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Ken [B] Cha Sit Su [C] Masu Gumi [D]
Tokobashira

A
A
C
D
D
A
A
B
B
A
B
D
C
B
A
C
A
D

A linear unit for regulating column spacing in traditional japanese construction but later varying
according to room width as determined by tatami units (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Ken [B] Cha Sit Su [C]
Masu Gumi [D] Tokobashira

A house having no wall in common with another house (D.K. Ching p. 138) [A] Semi Detach Dwelling
[B] Duplex [C] Triplex [D] Detached Building

A house joined a party wall to another house or row of houses (D.K. Ching p. 138) [A] Semi Detach
Dwelling [B] Duplex [C] Triplex [D] Detached Building
A group of nearly 20th century architects, notable Frank Lloyd Wright who designed houses and other
buildings with emphasized horizontal lines responding to the flatness of the midwestern prairie (D.K.
Ching p. 138) [A] Les Ecoles Beaux Arts [B] Prairie School [C] Bauhaus [D] Chicago School
Popular especially in first quarter of 20th century, usually having one or more and half stories, a
widely bracketed gable roof, a large porch, and often built with rustic metals (D.K. Ching p. 138) [A]
Split Level [B] Duplex [C] Bungalow [D] Apartment
A house having a room or rooms somewhat above or below adjacent rooms, with the floor levels
usually differing by approximately half a story (D.K. Ching p. 138) [A] Split Level [B] Duplex [C]
Bungalow [D] Apartment
A two storey house having the lower level sunken below grade and an entry at grade halfway
between the two floor intervals (D.K. Ching p. 138) [A] High Rise [B] Skyscrapper [C] Spilt Level [D]
Bi-Level
A building having thre apartments, an aparment having three floors or a multiplex of three theaters
(D.K. Ching p. 138) [A] Duplex [B] Triplex [C] Split Level [D] Bi-Level
A house having separate apartments for two families, especially a two storey house having a
complete apartment on each floor and two separate entrances (D.K. Ching p. 138) [A] Duplex [B]
Triplex [C] Split Level [D] Bi-Level
A house forming part of a real state development, usually having a plan and apperance common to
some or all of the houses in the development (D.K. Ching p. 138) [A] Saltbox [B] Cape Code [C] Tract
House [D] Rambler
One storey house with a low pitched roof especially one built in suburbs (D.K. Ching p. 138) [A]
Duplex [B] Triplex [C] Split Level [D] Bi-Level
True or False, "Housing Unit" is a house, apartment, suite of rooms, or a single room, occupied or
intended for occupancy as separate living quarters (D.K. Ching p. 139) [A] True [B] False
An apartment house, office building or other multiple unit complexes, the units of which are
individually owned, each owner receiving a recordable deed to the individual unit purchased (D.K.
Ching p. 139) [A] Townhouse [B] Condominium [C] Bungalow [D] Duplex
One of a row of houses in a cit joined by common sidewalls (D.K. Ching p. 139) [A] Townhouse [B]
Condominium [C] Bungalow [D] Duplex
One of a row of houses having atleast one sidewall in common with a neighboring unit, and usually
uniform or nearly uniform plans, fenestrations, and architectural treatment (D.K. Ching p. 139) [A]
Townhouse [B] Condominium [C] Rowhouses [D] Duplex
An apartment consisting of a single multifunctional room, a kitchen or kitchenette, and a bathroom.
Also called as efficiency apartment (D.K. Ching p. 139) [A] Garden Apartment [B] Studio Apartment
[C] Penthouse [D] Flat
An apartment or suite of rooms on one floor forming a residence (D.K. Ching p. 139) [A] Garden
Apartment [B] Studio Apartment [C] Penthouse [D] Flat
An apartment on residence on the top floor or roof of a building. Often set back from the outer walls
and opening onto a terrace (D.K. Ching p. 139) [A] Garden Apartment [B] Studio Apartment [C]
Penthouse [D] Flat

A
B

C
A
D
B
A
C
D
A
B
A
C
B
D
C

A row of houses or residential street on or near the top of a slope (D.K. Ching p. 139) [A] Crescent [B]
Terrace [C] Cluster Housing [D] None of the above

The crowning member of a classical cornice, usually a cyma recta (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Cornice [B]
Stylobate [C] Plinth [D] Cymatium

It is the most uppermost member of the classical entablature, consisting of a corona, cymatium and
bed moulding (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Pediment [B] Frieze [C] Cornice [D] Architrave

A horizontal section of a classical order that rests on columns, made up of cornice, architrave and
frieze (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Entablature [B] Pediment [C] Sterobate [D] Shaft

A horizontal part of a classical entablature, rest on the middle of the cornice and the architrave (D.K.
Ching p. 179) [A] Frieze [B] Pediment [C] Stylobate [D] Plinth

The lower portion of a classical entablature (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Pediment [B] Cornice [C] Plinth [D]
Architrave

It is the central part of a column (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Shaft [B] Plinth [C] Base [D] Corona

It is the upper end of a column, also noted as a crowning member (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Plinth [B]
Corona [C] Cornice [D] Capital

A cylindrical support member in classical architecture is (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Base [B] Pedestal [C]
Column [D] Architrave

Square slab beneath the base of a column is (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Crepidoma [B] Cornice [C] Plinth
[D] Podium

A construction upon which a column, stature or memorial shaft or the like is elevated (D.K. Ching p.
179) [A] Base [B] Pedestal [C] Column [D] Architrave

The lowest portion of a column, pier or wall is (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Base [B] Pedestal [C] Column
[D] Architrave

The projecting slablike member of a classical cornice supported by a bed moulding (D.K. Ching p.
179) [A] Cyma reversa [B] Corona [C] Lattice [D] Frieze

Two columns and pilasters closed together, it is: (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Intercolumnation [B]
Columnation [C] Accouplement [D] Bank

Underside of a slab or a beam (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Access Flooring [B] Soffit [C] Dropped Ceiling
[D] Girder

Animal carved figure in a frieze is called: (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Mutule [B] Triglyph [C] Zophorus [D]
Entasis

Any of the panels, either plain or decorated between triglyphs in the doric frieze (D.K. Ching p. 180)
[A] Metope [B] Regula [C] Mutule [D] Voissors

A rounded channel or groove, also a decorative mottif in classical orders (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Flute
[B] Voussoirs [C] Shaft [D] Mutule

Projecting block under the corona of a doric cornice (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Gutta [B] Regula [C]
Mutule [D] Flutting
A classical order of the romans, characterized by unfluted column and a plain base (D.K. Ching p.
180) [A] Composite [B] Corinthian [C] Ionic [D] Tuscan
A popular order in the renaissance period but made from ancient romans, and is also a modified
version of the corinthian order (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Tuscan [B] Etruscan [C] Corinthian [D]
Composite
Order: 6th century asia minor, introduction of egg and dart mouldings, capital with spiral volutes
(D.K. Ching p. 181) [A] Doric [B] Tuscan [C] Corinthian [D] Ionic
Scroll, spiral in shape, usually seen in capitals of ionic, corinthian and composite orders (D.K. Ching p.
181) [A] Cantharus [B] Volutes [C] Voussoirs [D] Echinus
Ornamental motif for enrriching an ovolo or echinus, consisting of a closely set, alternating series of
oval and pointed forms. (D.K. Ching p. 181) [A] Egg and dart [B] Papyrus [C] Egg and tongue [D]
Dentil
One of the three horizontal bands making the architrave of the ionic order (D.K. Ching p. 181) [A]
Fascia [B] Gutta [C] Tympanum [D] None of the above
ornamental bracket, usually in the form of a scroll with acanthus, used in series beneath the corona
of a corinthian, composite or roman ionic orders (D.K. Ching p. 181) [A] Mutule [B] Modillion [C]
Corona [D] None of the above

C
D
D
d
b
A
A
B

Circular moldings under the cushions of an ionic capital between the volutes (D.K. Ching p. 181) [A]
Abacus [B] Fillet [C] Echinus [D] None of the above

narrow part of the surface of a column left between adjoining flutes (D.K. Ching p. 181) [A] Fillet [B]
Chamfer [C] Triglyph [D] Metope

A large convex, semicircular molding. Commonly found directly above the plinth of the base of a
classical column (D.K. Ching p. 181) [A] Stylobate [B] Sterobate [C] Torus [D] Scotia

A deep concave moulding between two fillets (D.K. Ching p. 181) [A] Torus [B] Scotia [C] Stylobate
[D] Stereobate

Ornamental stalks rising between the acanthus leaves of a corinthian capital (D.K. Ching p. 181) [A]
Cauliculus [B] Helix [C] Entasis [D] Cymatium

In the five orders, it is the most ornate developed by the greeks and used more extensively by the
romans (D.K. Ching p. 181) [A] Doric [B] Ionic [C] Corinthian [D] Composite

A pictorial sign or symbol is (D.K. Ching p. 182) [A] Mosaic [B] Grafitti [C] Pictograph [D] Relief

Ancient drawings or writings scratched on stones, plaster or other hard surface (D.K. Ching p. 182)
[A] grafitti [B] grafitto [C] bas relief [D] mosaic

A picture made of little pieces of tile, enamel or glass or even mortar (D.K. Ching p. 182) [A] Mosaic
[B] Heiroglyphics [C] Fresco [D] Mural

Projection of a figure or form from the first background on which it is formed (D.K. Ching p. 182) [A]
Bas relief [B] relief [C] Mural [D] fresco

scultural relief that projects very slightly from the background (D.K. Ching p. 182) [A] Bas Relief [B]
Grafitti [C] Pictograph [D] Relief

large painted pictures on a wall or ceiling surfaces is (D.K. Ching p. 182) [A] Fresco [B] Murals [C]
Lacunaria [D] Cofferdome

Gargoyles in gothic architecture are considered what kind of ornament? (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Antic
[B] Fresco [C] Grafitti [D] Mural

Latin cross with a ring in its shaft is: (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Celtic Cross [B] Greek Cross [C]
Jerusalem Cross [D] none of the above

Any mosaic of regularly cut material (D.K. Ching p. 182) [A] Opus sectile [B] Opus mixtum [C] Opus
recticulatum [D] Opus Alexandrinum

A mosaic of tessera arranged in waving lines resembling the form tracks of a worm (D.K. Ching p.
182) [A] Opus Quadratum [B] Opus recticulatum [C] Opus Mixtum [D] Opus Vermiculatum

A kind of cross with a shorter horizontal bar and an upright vertical shaft (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A]
Greek Cross [B] Celtic Cross [C] Latin Cross [D] Jerusalem Cross

The symbol of red cross is: (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Jerusalem Cross [B] Greek Cross [C] Latin Cross
[D] Celtic Cross
a decorative design contained within a band or bonier, consisting of repeated, often geometric
features. Also called as fret (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Scultured Relief [B] Key Pattern [C] Lotus [D]
Papyrus

B
B

Common ornament used in heraldic bearings for the royal families in francem usually three petaled
flowers (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Anthemion [B] Honeysuckle [C] Fleur de Lis [D] Lotus

Ornament with palm leaves in a radiating center (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Antefixae [B] Anthemion [C]
Acroterion [D] Echinus

verious aquatic plants in the water lily family, used as decorative motif in egypt, hindu art and
architecture (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Papyrus [B] Lotus [C] Palm [D] Echinus
art or technique of painting on a freshly spread, moist plaster surface with pigments ground up in
water or limewater mixture (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Bas-Relief [B] Plaster Ground [C] Fresco [D]
Grouting

B
C

Double curve moulding, and also called as gula (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Fillet [B] Trimmer [C] Ogee [D]
Cavetto

moulding with concave and convex line joints together is: (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Cavetto [B] Cortel
[C] Cyma [D] Ogee

A cyma having the concave part projecting beyond the convex part is (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Cyma
Recta [B] Ogee [C] Astragal [D] Cyma reversa

A cyma having the convex part projecting beyond the concave part is (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A]
Astragal [B] Ogee [C] Cyma reversa [D] Cyma recta

small convex molding usually semi circular in section (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Astragal [B] Bead [C]
Baguette [D] None of the above

A convex molding having a profile approximately quarter section of a circle or ellipse (D.K. Ching p.
183) [A] Ovolo [B] Cavetto [C] Ogee [D] Cyma

Smaller than astragal, small convex molding of semi circular section (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Ogee [B]
Bead [C] Baguette [D] Astragal

An ornamental bracket, usually formed with scrolls and higher than its projection (D.K. Ching p. 186)
[A] Plinth [B] Frieze [C] Console [D] Architrave

a molded or decoration band framing a rectangular door or window opening (D.K. Ching p. 186) [A]
Pediment [B] Entablature [C] Architrave [D] Base
A decorative brand, as one along the top of an interior wall, immediately below the cornice or a
sculptured one in a string course on an outside wall (D.K. Ching p. 186) [A] Cornice [B] Corona [C]
Frieze [D] Architrave
The man of learning can fearlessly look down upon the troublesome accidents of fortune. But he who
thinks himself entrenched in defense not of learning but of luck moves one slippery path, struggling
through life unsteadly and insecurely [A] A new archirecture by Frank Lloyd Wright [B] The ten books
of Architecture by Marc Vitrivius [C] Space, Time and Architecture by Sigfried Gideon [D] The Poetry
of Architecture by John Ruskin
PD 957, In design standards for residential condominium Projects, offsite parking is allowed but must
not be more how many meters from the building it serves? [A] 31 Meters [B] 50 Meters [C] 100
Meters [D] 150 Meters
When the owner hires an architect of firm to coordinate the whole range of comprehensive services it
shall constitute [A] Design Build Services [B] Labor Supervision [C] Project Management [D]
Construction Management
An english architect who prepared plans for london i.e. St, Peter's and St. Paul Cathedral; proposed a
network of avenues connecting the main features of London [A] Leonardo Da Vinci [B] Leon Battista
Alberti [C] Pierre Charles L` Enfant [D] Sir Christopher Wren
It is the third phase of English Gothic Architecture where elaborated ornamental vaulting and
refinement of stonecutting techniques [A] Perpendicular Style [B] Reyonnant Style [C] Rococo [D]
Decorated Style
The memorial column built in the form of tall doric order and made entirely of marble is: [A] Column
of Antoninus Pius [B] Trajan's Column [C] Column of Marcus Aurelius [D] Column of Diocletian
Pertaining to religious objects, rites or practices, as opposed to the secular or profane (D.K. Ching p.
248) [A] Secular [B] Parliament [C] Sacred [D] All of the above
A temple tower pressumed to be the great ziggurat at babylon, which no longer survives, though it
was seen and described by the greek historian herodotus in the 5th century BC (D.K. Ching p. 248)
[A] Temple of Agamemnon [B] Tower of Babel [C] Hanging Gardens [D] Great Pyramid of Amon Karnak
Monumental stone sculptures of human-headed, winged bulls or lines that guard the entrances to
mesopotamia palaces and temples (D.K. Ching p. 248) [A] Dragon [B] Lamassu [C] Heiroglyphics [D]
Criosphinx

C
C

B
C
C
D
D
B
C
B
B

A prehistoric monument consisting of two or more large upright stones supporting a horizontal stone
slab. Commonly found in Great Britain (D.K. Ching p. 248) [A] Menhir [B] Dolmen [C] Tumuli [D] Stupa

A prehistoric monument consisting of an upright magalithic, usually standing alone but sometimes
aligned with others (D.K. Ching p. 248) [A] Stupa [B] Tumuli [C] Dolmen [D] Menhir

Very large stone used as found or roughly dressed (D.K. Ching p. 248) [A] Monolith [B] Megalith [C]
Neolithic [D] Paleolithic

Obelisk is one of the elements of muslim architecture, but what kind of stone it is? (D.K. Ching p. 248)
[A] Monolith [B] Neolithic [C] Paleolithic [D] Megalith

An artificial mound of earth or stone, especially over an ancient grave. (D.K. Ching p. 248) [A]
Tumulus [B] Cromlech [C] Menhir [D] Stupa
Stonehenge is a circular formation of formed dolmens which was used by our old ancestral humans to
determine sunpath, and time. What kind of term should be used for stonehenge? (D.K. Ching p. 248)
[A] Menhir [B] Tumulus [C] Cromlech [D] Dromos

A
C

A long deep passageway into an ancient subterranean tomb (D.K. Ching p. 248) [A] Domus [B]
Dromos [C] Aqueducts [D] Cloisters

Two upright megaliths supporting a horizontal stone. (D.K. Ching p. 248) [A] Menhir [B] Cromlech [C]
Trilithon [D] Dromos

The small chamber, underground below a mastaba in egyptian architecture (D.K. Ching p. 249) [A]
Dolmen [B] Tumuli [C] Serdab [D] Seraglio
A tall four sided shaft of stone that tapers as it rises to a pyramidial point. Originating in ancient
egypt as a sacred symbol for the sund god Ra and usually standing in pairs astride temple entrances
(D.K. Ching p. 249) [A] Pylons [B] Minarets [C] Serdabs [D] Obelisks

C
D

A hirstoric burial ground, a large elaborate one of an ancient city. Can be called as "city of the dead"
(D.K. Ching p. 249) [A] Acropolis [B] Persepolis [C] Necropolis [D] Heliopolis

A concave moulding having an outline that approximates a quartercircle (D.K. Ching p. 249) [A] Cortel
[B] Cavetto [C] Cyma Reversa [D] Cyma Recta

A monumental gateway for egyptian to ancent temple (D.K. Ching p. 249) [A] Propylaea [B] Torii [C]
Goppuram [D] Pylon
Noting an ancient egyptian column having as its capital the head of hathor. But who is hathor in the
ancient world? (D.K. Ching p. 249) [A] Goddes of War [B] Goddess of Victory [C] Goddess of Love and
Happiness [D] Goddess of Fortune
A figure of imaginary creature having the body of a lion and the hard of a man, ram or hawk
commonly placed un the avenues leading to an ancient temples or tombs (D.K. Ching p. 249) [A]
Lamella [B] Sphinx [C] Syrinx [D] Pylons
A building or semi independent unit of a building, typically having a rectangular principal chamber
with a center hearth and a porch. Commonly in greece and mycenae and is usually formed with doric
order columns (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Insula [B] Villa [C] Megaron [D] Tumulus

D
C
B
C

A principal chamber or enclosed part of a classical temple, where the cult image was kept. Also called
as naos (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Cancelli [B] Nave [C] Cella [D] Plinth

Greek Temples are designed for: (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Internal Effect [B] Internal Worship [C]
Dedicated to Greek God or Goddesses [D] All of the above

A wide low pitch gable sorrounding a colonnade or a major division of a faade in greek and roman
temples (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Architrave [B] Entrablature [C] Pediment [D] Tympanum

The rear vestibule of a classical temple (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Naos [B] Cella [C] Epinaos [D]
Temenos

The open vestubule before the cella of a classical temple (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Naos [B] Epinaos [C]
Pronaos [D] Nave

An upright stone slab or pillar with a carved or inscribed surfaced, used as a monument or marker
(D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Pylon [B] Menhir [C] Stele [D] Minarets

An elevated place or structure where rituals and sacrifices are made (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A]
Sanctuary [B] Altar [C] Baldachino [D] Stele
It served as a model for early christian basilicas and typically having a high central space lit by
clerestory and covered by timbered trusses, and a raised dais in a semi circular apse (D.K. Ching p.
251) [A] Church [B] Basilica [C] Forum [D] Agora

B
C

It is the center of judicial and business affairs for the ancient roman people. Usually have a temple
and a basilica (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Agora [B] Stoa [C] Forum [D] Piazza

A raised platform in an ancient roman basilica for the seats of magistrates (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A]
Skene [B] Exedrae [C] Tribunal [D] Plinth

Monumental memorial erected astride the line of march of a victorious army during its campaign
(D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Rostral Column [B] Cenotaphs [C] Triumphal Arch [D] Obelisks

A roman temple which is wholly or partly open to the sky (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Cleretory [B]
Hypostyle Hall [C] Clerestory [D] Hypethral

Temples having engaged columns at its sides (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Prostyle [B] Pteroma [C] Pseudoperipteral [D] Amphi-prostyle

temples with 2 rows of columns on all sides (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Diastyle [B] Dipteral [C] Prostyle
[D] Pteroma

having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonade
(D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Pseudo-Dipteral [B] Amphi-Prostyle [C] Diastyle [D] Systyle

Having a portico in the front side only (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Peripteral [B] Prostyle [C] Picnostyle [D]
Areostyle

Without colonade along the sides (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Amphi-prostyle [B] Dipteral [C] Apteral [D]
Eustyle

Prostyle on both sides (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Pseudo-Dipteral [B] Pseudo-Peripteral [C] AmphiProstyle [D] Apteral

Masjid in muslim architecture is also called as (D.K. Ching p. 252) [A] Minarets [B] Dromos [C]
Mosques [D] Pylons

A muslim theological school arranged around a courtyard and attached to a masjid (D.K. Ching p.
252) [A] Minaret [B] Mimbar [C] Madrassah [D] Pylon

A large open square of a city used as a market place especially in india (D.K. Ching p. 252) [A] Forum
[B] Agora [C] Piazza [D] Meidan

A large vaulted opening onto the central courtyard of a mosque (D.K. Ching p. 252) [A] Meidan [B]
Iwan [C] Koran [D] Qibla

In muslim architecture, it is considered as the pulpit in early christial architecture (D.K. Ching p. 252)
[A]Mirhab [B] Mimbar [C] Apse [D] Nave

A niche or decorative panel in a mosque designating the qibla (D.K. Ching p. 252) [A] Mimbar [B]
Koran [C] Minaret [D] Mihrab

The central courtyard of a mosque (D.K. Ching p. 252) [A] Cortel [B] Piazza [C] Sahn [D] Patio

Mandira is (D.K. Ching p. 253) [A] Chinese Temple [B] Islamic Temple [C] Hindu Temple [D] Buddhist
Temple

the oldest sacred writings in hinduism (D.K. Ching p. 253) [A] Heiroglyphics [B] Vedas [C] Alibata [D]
Cuneiform

A freestanding memorial pillar in indian architecture. (D.K. Ching p. 253) [A] Pylons [B] Obelisks [C]
Rostral Column [D] Stambha

An elaborately carved, ceremonial gateway in indian buddhist and hindu architecture (D.K. Ching p.
253) [A] Gopuram [B] Torana [C] Torii [D] Pai-Lou

Sanctuary of a hindu temple in which a deity is enshrined (D.K. Ching p. 253) [A] Cenotaphs [B] Stupa
[C] Vimana [D] Sikhara
A tower of hindu temple, usually tapered convexly and capped by an amalaka (D.K. Ching p. 253) [A]
Stupa [B] Torana [C] Gopuram [D] Sikhara
A monument, usually ornate gateway tower to a hindu temple, especially in southern india (D.K.
Ching p. 253) [A] Gopuram [B] Torana [C] Torii [D] Propylaea
consist of artificially dome shaped mound raised in a platform, noted as a buddhist memorial mound
erected to enshrined a relic. Called as dagoba in ceylon, dagoba in nepal. (D.K. Ching p. 253) [A]
Minaret [B] Obelisks [C] Stupa [D] Sikhara
8 sided structure, erected as a memorial or to hold relics and is made of wood (D.K. Ching p. 254) [A]
Pagoda [B] Stupa [C] Sikhara [D] Pai Lou
A monumental, freestanding gateway on the approach of a shinto shrine. Usually having a lintel
curving upward (D.K. Ching p. 254) [A] Torana [B] Pai Lou [C] Torii [D] Pylon
Assembly hall for monks in a japanese buddhist temple (D.K. Ching p. 254) [A] Cha-Sit-Su [B]
Tokonama [C] Kodo [D] Kondo

C
D
A
C
A
C
C

Golden hall, the sanctuary where the main image of worship is kept in. Jodo, Shinsu, and Necheiren
sects of buddhism use the term hondo for this sanctuary (D.K. Ching p. 254) [A] Forbidden City [B]
Persepolis [C] Kondo [D] Sikhara

The covered gallery sorrounding a precint of a japanese temple or shrine (D.K. Ching p. 254) [A] Kairo
[B] Cairo [C] Kondo [D] Kodo

A structure from which the temple bell is hung in japanese architecture (D.K. Ching p. 254) [A] Spire
[B] Shoro [C] Tokonama [D] Pylon

the hall of worship inside a shinto shrine (D.K. Ching p. 254) [A] Hikari [B] Kondo [C] Haiden [D] ChaSit-Su

Main sanctuary of a shinto shrine (D.K. Ching p. 254) [A] Masugumi [B] Tokonama [C] Konden [D]
Kokoro

Which of the following is not true regarding greek and roman theaters? (D.K. Ching p. 256) [A] Greek
theaters are usually located in a slope of a downhill, and Is backed by a skene. [B] Roman Theaters
are build on level with ground, having a semi circular orchestra area [C] Greek and Roman theaters
are open-air and is usually hollowed out [D] All of the about are true

A wedge shaped section of seats between two stepped passageways in an ancient greek theater
(D.K. Ching p. 256) [A] Cercis [B] Velarium [C] Podium [D] Skene

A canvas awning drawn over an ancient roman amphitheater to protect the audience from rain or sun
(D.K. Ching p. 256) [A] Thermae [B] Impluvium [C] Velarium [D] Canopy

A raised platform encircling the arena of an ancient roman amphitheater, having seats for privilaged
people (D.K. Ching p. 256) [A] Podium [B] Plinth [C] Crepidoma [D] Base

What is the architectural style of the Barasoain Church's pediment? [A] Baroque [B] Romanesque [C]
Rococo [D] Renaissance

What element of the facade (Barasoain Church) has the romanesque style? [A] Pilasters [B] Rose
Window [C] Bell Tower [D] Door

What is the architectural style of the pilaster in the facade of Barasoain Church? [A] Anglo Saxon [B]
Romanesque [C] Baroque [D] Gothic

Bernini's Royal Staircase at Vatican City, what is the style of its ceiling? [A] Cross Vault [B] Groin Vault
[C] Sexpartite Vault [D] Barrel Vault

What type of order was used for the columns of Bermini's Royal Staircase? [A] Doric [B] Corinthian [C]
Ionic [D] Composite

From what materials are the pyramids? [A] Stones [B] Marble [C] Clay [D] Bricks
A
What did the ancient egyptians used in lifting the materials of the pyramid? [A] Axe and Wooden
Wheels [B] Lever [C] Wedge [D] Rope
What is the purpose of the flying butresses in Gothic Architecture? [A] Support the truss of the
cathedral [B] Support the high wall and transfer the load to the ground [C] For Aesthetics [D] Intricate
Favoritism
Industrial Revolution [A] 12th to 13th Century [B] 15th to 16th Century [C] 18th to 19th Century [D]
21th Century to the Present

B
B
C

Faux Arts is: [A] Decorative Arts [B] Immitation [C] Grandeur [D] Modern Arts
B
Where does muslim architecture originate? [A] Early Christian [B] Roman [C] Greek [D] Byzantine
D
What is the most predominant element feature in Muslim Architecture? [A] Pylons [B] Minarets [C]
Ogee [D] Masjid
What design element of a Mosque summons the muslims for worship? [A] Qibla [B] Minaret [C]
Mimbar [D] Pinnacles

B
B

It is the pulpit in Muslim Architecture [A] Qibla [B] Minaret [C] Masjid [D] Mimbar
D
Which become the first industrialized area in Manila? [A] Sta. Ana [B] Makati [C] Quezon City [D]
Pandacan

During the 1900's why does the laborers and workers did not build their house inside Manila? [A]
Because of Manila Zoning [B] Because of Himagsikan [C] Because of Local Ordinance [D] Because it's
expensive to live there

Industrial Revolution [A] Railroads [B] Canal [C] Elevator [D] All of the above
D
Information about Otto Wagner, which is correct? [A] Jugendstil Architect [B] Rumbach St. Budapest
[C] Majonga House [D] All of the above
What style mostly influences the churches in the philippines [A] Romanesque [B] Post Modern [C]
Baroque [D] Renaissance
What do you call the recess found in the dome to make the structure lighter? [A] Podium [B] Coffers
[C] Pendentive [D] Oculus
Tomb of standing stones usually capped with a large horizontal slab? [A] Menhir [B] Cromlech [C]
Dolmen [D] Stonehenge
What style usually is influenced by Geometric Figures? [A] Renaissance [B] Gothic [C] Romanesque
[D] All of the above

D
C
B
C
B

Who gave the statue of Liberty to the US? [A] Spain [B] France [C] Great Britain [D] Philippines
B
What do you call the corridor that radiates to the center? [A] Concentric [B] Radial [C] Radiocentric
[D] Grid
What do you call the covered corridor in Bahay na bato? [A] Entrusuelo [B] Balcon [C] Galleria [D]
Dapogan

C
C

The optical correction made in column [A] Plinth [B] Entasis [C] Hypotrachelion [D] Metope
B
In vernacular architecture, it is where the cups, utensils are kept [A] Cusina [B] Bilik [C] Azotea [D]
Banguerahan

What is the frieze in modern times? [A] Gutter [B] Beam [C] Downspout [D] Architrave
B
It is also designed as a beam, to support [A] Corbels [B] Wall Footing [C] Slab [D] None of the above
A
The intersection at the center of the vault is [A] Key [B] Spandrel [C] Boss [D] Intrados
C
Style that is characterized by horizontal lines and window tracery [A] Gothic [B] Baroque [C]
Mannerism [D] Rococo
A Spanish Architect who designed the Sagrada Familia [A] Walter Gropius [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C]
Antonio Gaudi [D] Otto Wagner

C
C

A pritzker prize architect [A] Walter Gropius [B] Otto Wagner [C] Frank Gehry [D] Le Corbusier
C

Guggenheim Museum, what kind of style? [A] International Style [B] Organic Architecture [C]
Neoclassism [D] Deconstructivism

A semi circular column flushed in the wall [A] Post [B] Composite Column [C] Engaged Column [D]
Lally Column

A style that is characterized by vertical / parallel and tracery of windows [A] Byzantine [B] Mannerism
[C] Early Christian [D] Art Deco

What is the purpose of a fortress? [A] A military installation [B] To protect the owner from enemy
attack [C] Start of civilization [D] War and tactics
A style that is characterized by tracery with foils and usually vertical with spires [A] Gothic [B]
Mannerism [C] Early Christian [D] Art Deco
A period in architecture where religious structures have simple pediment and a dome on top [A]
Byzantine [B] Gothic [C] Early Christian [D] Medieval

B
A
C

Where can be the pyramid of cheops be found? [A] Mexico [B] Brazil [C] Iraq [D] Egypt
D
It is the hindu gateway [A] Torana [B] Sikhara [C] Amalaka [D] Gopuram
D
The gateway of the buddhist in Indian Architecture [A] Amalaka [B] Gopuram [C] Torana [D] Sikhara
C
When the spaniards came, they noticed that the house where easily destroyed during typhoons, what
type of house was introduced to them? [A] Domus [B] Bahay na Bato [C] Duplex [D] Ifugao House

A semi circular area on the end side of a church [A] Nave [B] Ambulatory [C] Apse [D] Naos
C
Mostly found in China and Japan [A] Torii [B] Pagoda [B] Pai Lou [D] All of the above
B
Who was the architect commissioned by French President Francois Mitterrand in 1984 to design the
full framed glass structure that will serve as a museum? [A] Tadao Ando [B] IM Pei [C] Kenzo Tange
[D] Norman Foster

Which is the vernacular term that stands for a house among with the Malay Origins? [A] Casa [B]
Bahay [C] Balai [D] Kubo

What is the basis of a door which is in the modern today from our past generations? [A] Post and
Lintel [B] Arcuated [C] Sober and Dignified [D] Arch and Vault

What influecens Contemporary Architecture [A] Building Materials [B] Existing Laws [C] Culture [D] All
of the above
The nile river is the longest river in the world, stretching north for approximately 4,000 miles from
east africa to the mediterranean. What material was used for the construction of the pyramids? [A]
Compacted Sand [B] Clay [C] Stones [D] Mud
From the ealiest times, the waters of the nile, swollen by monsoon rains from Ehiopia, flooded the
sorrounding valleys every year between June and September of the modern calendar. Since most of
the egyptians were farmers, when the nile was at its highest, they were utilized to build the
pyramids. how did the farmers transfer the materials from the production area to the construction?
[A] Axle and Wheels [B] Wooden Wheels [C] Stone Wheels [D] Pulley and Wedge

A
C

In terms of construction, what is the similiarity of the Pyramid construction with the modern day
construction today? [A] The use of Concrete [B] The use of Mechanical Equipment [C] Manual Labor
[D] All of the above
The Pyramids at Gizeh, what is their dimension? [A] 700 x 500 [B] 730 x 500 [C] 450 x 480 [D] 800 x
600
The famous pyramids of egypt are generally considered to be the world's oldest monumental
structures and where built as tombs for the pharoahs. The rice terraces of the Philippines are
commonly referred as the Eight Wonder of the World and was named as a heritage site in 1995, how
are they similar? [A] Both were built by nomads [B] They were both used for religious purposes [C]
Both were built around 1000 BC [D] Both employed a unique system of construction
Temple of Amon, Karnak: What kind of temple? [A] Mortuary Temple [B] Cult Temple [C] Shrine [D]
Mastaba
What was the design fo the columns on the Great Hypostyle Hall? [A} Corinthian [B] Palm Capital [C]
Papyrus [D] Ionic
Columns at the Great Hypostyle Hall were built taller than the rest, why? [A] To direct people to the
inner parts of the temple [B] To let in subdued light into the temple [C] To carry the heavy slab [D] For
ceremonial purposes

C
B

D
B
C
b

What style did the muslim architects patterned their structures? [A] Renaissance [B] Early Christian
[C] Gothic [D] Saracenic

What was the reason why Otto Wagner veered from being "Classist" to "Modernist"? [A] He wants to
reinvent himself [B] He wants to teach his students In "Akadieme der Bildenden Kunste" at Viena
Something new [C] He was commissioned for the project by the Government [D] He just wanted to do
something with what materials that are available

In Germany, how was he influenced by the modern movement? [A] Sezzione [B] Stile Liberty [C]
Jugendstil [D] Le Moderne Style
What was the greatest effect of Industrial Revolution? [A] Trains and Railways [B] Elevators [C]
Suburbanization [D] All of the above
How is the Family in a Tawi Tawi Boat arranged to maintain its balance? [A] Single Row [B] By Two's
[C] Clustered in the Middle [D] All of the above
What is used to balance the boat? [A] Vinta [B] Katig [C] Papag [D] Roof beams where fishnets are
attached
What is the effect on the people living in the Tawi Tawi Boat? [A] The are short [B] It affected their
posture [C] They are not good at verbal communications [D] They are always hungry

c
c
c
b
b

What kind of vaults was used in Bernini's Royal Staircase? [A] Cloister [B] Fan [C] Barrel [D] Groin
c
What style was used in the facade of the entrance way? (Royal Staircase) [A] Romanesque [B]
Renaissance [C] Gothic [D] Gothic Revival

Bernini is known for what style? [A] Romanesque [B] Gothic [C] Renaissance [D] Gothic Revival
c
Le Corbusier , also known as Charles Edouard Jeanneret-Gris explicitly used the Golden Ratio in his
Modulor System for the scale of Architectural Proportion. How did you describe his architectural style?
[A] Modern Classic [B] White Box [C] Neo-Classicism [D] Minimalism

Who was the architect of the dome of the rock? [A] Caliph and Al Malik [B] John Utzon [C] Shah Jahan
[D] Imhotep
Who was the architect of the Robie House? [A] Le Corbusier [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] Walter Gropius
[D] Micheal Graves

a
b

Most works of Andrea Palladio are: [A] Radial [B] Symmetrical [C] Clustered [D] None of the above
b
Who was the architect of Seattle Museaum? [A] IM Pei [B] Minoru Yamasaki [C] Robert Venturi [D]
Louis Khan
Who was the architect of the Bank of China, Louvre Pyramid, and Rock n` Roll Hall of Fame? [A] IM Pei
[B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] Richard Rogers [D] Victor Horta
What is the dominant feature of IM Pei's Works? [A] Glass and Steels [B] Squares [C] Triangles [D]
Colors
What shape is prominent in the Bank of China and Louvre Pyramid? [A] rectangle [B] square [C]
Triangle [D] Circle
Who was the architect of the Carpenter's Center? [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Le Corbusier [C] IM Pei
[D] Minoru Yamasaki
Who was the architect of the Tjibao Cultural Center? [A] Francisco Manosa [B] Gabriel Formoso [C]
Juan Nakpil [D] Jean Marie Tjibao
Who was the architect of the Kuala Lampur Airport? [A] Kisho Kurukh [B] Norman Foster [C] IM Pei [D]
Louis Khan
Who was the architect of the Quezon Memorial Pylon? [A] Lucio Tan [B] William Coscuella [C] Federico
Llustre [D] Palafox
Who was the architect of the Chapel of Holy Sacrifice? The First thin shell in the Philippines? [A]
Francisco Manosa [B] Gabriel Formoso [C] George Ramos [D] Leandro Locsin
Who was the architect of the New Toronto City Hall? [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] John Utzon [C] Viljo
Revell [C] Frank Gehry
Who was the architect of Guggenheim Museum at Bilbao? [A] Otto Wagner [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C]
William Parsons [D] Frank Gehry
Who was the Architect of Zentralsparkasse Bank At Viena? [A] Otto Wagner [B] Antonio Gaudi [C] IM
Pei [D] Gunther Domeng
Who was the architect of Bank Of New York? [A] Louis Sullivan [B] Philip Johnson [C] Voorhees, Gmelin
and Walker [D] Skidmore and Owings
Who was the Architect of Sony Center? [A] Minoru Yamasaki [B] Norman Foster [C] Helmut Jahn [D] Le
Corbusier
Who was the architect of the Notre Dame du Raincy? [A] Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe [B] Auguste and
Gustave Perret [C] William Morris and John Ruskin [D] Walter Gropius

C
a
c
c
b
d
a
c
d
c
d
d
c
c
b

Who was the Architect of TWA Airport and the Dulles Airport? [A] Eero Saarinen [B] Eliel Saarienen [C]
Gustave Eiffel [D] Skidmore and Owings
A Pritzker Prize Architect Winner on the year 1987 [A] Philip Johnson [B] IM Pei [C] Kenzo Tange [D]
Frank Gehry
Who is the architect of San Miguel Building? [A] Leandro Locsin [B] Manosa Brothers [C] Gabriel
Formoso [D] George Ramos
Who was the third Filipino Architect? [A] Carlos Barreto [B] Juan Nakpil [C] Antonio Toledo [D] Tomas
Mapua
Who designed the Metropolitan Theater of Manila? [A] Juan Arellano [B] Antonio Toledo [C] Tomas
Mapua [D] Francisco Manosa
What is the Architectural Character of the Metropolitan Theater? [A] Renaissance [B] Art Deco [C]
Gothic [D] Art Moderne
Deconstructive Theory of Frank Gehry at Bilbao: [A] Opera House [B] Bank of China [C] Falling Water
[D] Guggenheim Museum
This work is an example of Frank Lloyd Wrights Organic Architecture [A] Falling Water [B] Dulles
Airport [C] Petronas Towers [D] Chicago Tribune Tower
Distinctive feature of Frank Lloyd Wrights Falling Water [A] Overhanging Slab [B] Cantilever [C] Falling
Water [D] Steps
In the Falling Water, what is the function of the Overhanging Slab? [A] Terrace [B] Living Room [C]
Bedroom [D] Dining
IF the greeks introduced the concept of proportion during the classical period, who was the famous
architect who introduced the concept of proportion in modern times? [A] Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe
[B] Eero Saarinen [C] Le Corbusier [D] Frank Lloyd Wright
Famous structure designed by Le Corbusier in Marseilles France with rough cast concrete as steel
frame proved too be expensive in light of post war shortages [A] Villa Savoye [B] Unite D` Habitation
[C] Notre Dame Du Haut [D] Pilotis
Who was the architect that made the Chek Lap Kok Airport where natural light, tensioned membrane
and Anthropometrically correct dimensions were emphasized? [A] Sir Norman Foster [B] Eero
Saarinen [C] Richard Rogers [D] Fumihiko Maki
Who designed The Sagrada Familia? [A] Antonio Gaudi [B] Pierre Luigi Nervi [C] Leon Batista Alberti
[D] Michealangelo
Who designed the interlocking thin shell, shark like concept that can be seen on the shore of Sydney,
Australia? [A] Eero Saarien [B] Norman Foster [C] Skidmore and Owings [D] Jorn Utzon
He is the father of Prestress Concrete [A] Frank Gehry [B] Otto Wagner [C] Romans [D] Eugene
Freysinnet

a
c
B
c
a
B
d
a
a
a
c
b
a
a
d
d

The standard size of an Ifugao House [A] 4 x 4 [B] 5 x 5 [C] 3 x 4 [D] 2 x 2

a
The kitchen of Bahay na Bato [A] Banguerahan [B] Cucina [C] Balcon [D] Entrasuelo
b

The mezzanine of Bahay na Bato [A] Aljibe [B] Dapogan [C] Bilik [D] Entrasuelo
d
What do you call the space underneath the Bahay na Bato? [A] Cuadra [B] Silong [C] Batalan [D]
Meseta
What do you call the space pots, jars, and utensils that are kept in the Bahay na Bato? [A] Batalan [B]
Cucina [C] Bangeurahan [D] Zaguan

b
c

What do you call the storage of rice in Bahay na Bato? [A] Azotea [B] Kamalig [C] Lanai [D] Verandah
b
Why do architects preferred to work in America? [A] Lots of oppurtunities to experiment and
showcase their works [B] They need more money to support their families [C] They will be granted
License for work in America after being able to serve for a number of years [D] Because Philippines
suck
Temple with colonade along the front and rear [A] Prostyle [B] Pseudo Dipteral [C] Amphi Prostyle [D]
Peripteral
The purpose of Rostral Columns [A] Respect to the Fallen Hero [B] For Victorious Campaigns [C]
Landmark and Achievement [D] Congelemeration and Trophy
What is the structure in Rome where Roman Butresses are prominent? [A] Temple of Venus [B] Forum
Romanum [C] Temple of Mars, Utor [D] Pantheon

a
c
B
B

What type of symmetry is prominent in Villa Capra? [A] Formal [B] Informal [C] Radial [D] Bilateral
a
From the image of Villa Capra, what is the focal point? [A] Circle in Center [B] Rectangular Center [C]
4 Columns at Sides [D] All of the above

The largest religious structure, beehive shaped towers [A] Borobudur [B] Ankor Wat [C] Stupa [D]
Pagoda

Standing stones usually capped with Horizontal Slab [A] Menhir [B] Domus [C] Dolmen [D] Cromlech

What do you call the recess found in the dome to make the structure lighter? [A] Podium [B] Coffers
[C] Pendentive [D] Oculus

A hindu gateway [A] Torii [B] Pailou [C] Torana [D] Gopuram

A cambodian gateway [A] Torii [B] Torana [C] Pailou [D] Propylaea
b
It is characterized by the grouping of small domes or semi enclosed domes around a large central
dome [A] Islamic [B] Roman [C] Byzantine [D] Greek
During the 18th and 19th century, our country was influenced by what type of architecture? [A]
Rococo [B] Renaissance [C] Gothic [D] Baroque
How would you describe the character of Romanesque Architecture? [A] Vastness and Ornateness [B]
Sober and Dignified [C] Simplicity [D] Intricate Detail

c
d
b

How would you describe an Australian Colonial House? [A] Art Nouvea [B] Renaissace [C] Gothic [D]
Baroque

What is the period which rose in Central Mexico and was destroyed by the Spanish Conquistadors?
[A] Mogul Architecture [B] Inca Architecture [C] Aztec Architecture [D] Ottoman Architecture

The architectural style that was started at the middle of 16th century [A] Gothic [B] Baroque [C]
Renaissance [D] Rococo

The oldest architectural style is: [A] Roman [B] Greek [C] Persian [D] China
c
It is the oldest inhabited city [A] Cairo [B] Beijing [C] Damascus [D] Manila
c
It is the most distinct character developed during the Byzantine Architecture [A] Vault [B] Arches [C]
Domes [D] Beams

A style characterized by horizontal lines and window tracery [A] Minimalism [B] Gothic [C] Mannerism
[D] Early Christian

A style characterized by vertical and parallel lines with window tracery [A] Gothic [B] Mannerism [C]
Early Chrisitan [D] Renaissance

The Early Christian period is characterized by [A] Simple Pediment with dome on top [B] Greek Cross
Planning [C] Central dome with satellite dome [D] All of the above
Structural innovation of the modern movement [A] Pre-Cast Concrete [B] Space Frame [C] Steel and
Concrete [D] Glass and Wood
What is the architectural style of the Museum of Modern Art? [A] Neo-Classicism [B] Functionalism [C]
Constructivism [D] Expressionism

b
c
c

Characteristics of Neo-Classical [A] Byzantine [B] Gothic [C] Greek [D] Chinese
c
Which style has moorish elements, excessive ornaments, and a deviation from the greeks and
romans? [A] Rococo [B] Byzantine [C] Gothic [D] Early Christian
Who said Less Is More? [A] Philip Johnson [B] Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe [C] Minoru Yamasaki [D]
Kenzo Tange
What style emerged in Constantinople as counterpart of the Roman Architecture in the East? [A] Art
Nouveau [B] Byzantine [C] Early Christian [D] Roman
What is the similarity between the tracery windows in Early Christian Churches to our modern
Churches? [A] Pilasters [B] Apse [C] Stained Glass [D] Doors
What do you call the central aisle of an Early Christian Basilican Church? [A] Ambulatory [B] Nave [C]
Apse [D] Cella
The Basilica de Santa Maria del Fiore is world renonwed and has the largest brick dome every
constructed. It is known as: [A] Sienna Cathedral [B] Florence Cathedral [C] Basilica of the Holy Blood
[D] Basilica of the Holy Cross

a
b
b
c
b

Who presented the Greek Cross plan of St. Peter's Basilica? [A] Donato Bramante [B] Michealangelo
[C] Rahael Urbino [D] Giuliano De Sangallo
It is a collective term for heritage schoolhouses built in the Philippines Between 1907 and 1946 that
follow standard plans designed by Architect William Parsons [A] Liceo De Manila [B] University of
Santo Tomas [C] Gabaldon School [D] Adamson University
It is the ancentral house of the upper class maranao in the lanao region of mindanao. It is the
dwelling place of the datu along wtih his wives and children. There could not be any house larger
than torogan of the datu within the sultanate, for this signifies rank, prestige and wealth. [A] Bahay
Kubo [B] Torogan [C] Ifugao House [D] Antillian House
In the bahay na bato, it is where you can find the Dapogan, Bangahan and Batalan [A] Aljibe [B]
Zaguan [C] Gilir [D] Cucina
Where the term Bahay Kubo came from? [A] Term given by the spaniards [B] Terminology of the
Ancient Filipino [C] Vernacular Term from Batangas [D] From Balai for house and Kubo for Cube
It is the primary contribution of the Spaniards to the Philippines? [A] Government [B] Religion [C]
Bahay na Bato [D] Law of the Indies
When the spaniards came, they noticed that the house where easily destroyed during typhoons, what
type of house was introduced to them? [A] Bungalo [B] Bahay na Bato [C] Bahay Kubo [D] Teja
Romana
The influece of Indian Stupa to the Buddhist of Japanese and Chinese Architecture [A] Temple [B]
Pagoda [C] Bent Roof [D] Decorated Eaves
The similarities of Chinese and Japanese Architecture [A] Temple [B] Pagoda [C] Gateway [D] Civic
Buildings
What is a japanese gate with 2 vertical post and 2 horizontal bars? [A] Pailou [B] Propylaea [C] Torii
[D] Torana

b
d
d
b
b
b
b
c

Which of the following influecend Classical Architecture? [A] Styles [B] Orders [C] Religion [D] Culture
b
An indian structure inspired the Chinese and Japanese in building the Pagoda [A] Amanalaka [B]
Sikhara [C] Stupa [D] Torana
A temple tower of the ancienyt assyrians and babylonians having a form of a terraced pyramid of
successively receding storeys [A] Mastaba [B] Ziggurats [C] Pyramid [D] Temples

c
b

Ancient Egpyian Gateway [A] Portico [B] Pai-Lou [C] Torana [D] Pylon
d
Type of tomb in Egypt, which is the burial for the noble and eminent [A] Pyramid [B] Mastaba [C]
Ziggurat [D] Cenotaph
What is the main purpose of a Medieval Castle? [A] Grandeur [B] Fortification [C] Assault for
Warmongers [D] All of the above
The distinct feature of a roof that makes it recognizable as a Chinese House [A] Sui [B] Uplifted Roof
[C] Curved Roof [D] Pagoda
This structure was built during the QIN Dynasty to guard againsts the Northern Invasion [A] Forbidden
City [B] Great Wall of China [C] Yellow Turban [D] Underground Caves

b
b
c
b

A type of garden that is often primarily floral plants and completely free form in nature [A] Formal
Garden [B] Informal Garden [C] Chinese Garden [D] Japanese Garden
A type of garden that is neat, ordered, and laid out in carefully planned geometric and symmetric
lines. [A] Formal Garden [B] Informal Garden [C] Chinese Garden [D] Japanese Garden
Vermiculture is a simple and unusual way of using kitchen as rich castings for use in a garden. What
is its main ingrident? [A] Chicken Manure [B] Red Wriggler Worms [C] Animal and Human Waste [D]
All of the above

b
a
b

It is the traditional house of most southeast asian countries [A] Cubo [B] Igloo [C] Teepee [D] Balai
d
Type of construction characterized by the use of columns and a beam to carry a load over an opening
[A] Arch and Vault [B] Post and Lintel [C] Arcuated [D] Thin Shell
A circular window usually of stained glass and decorated with tracery symmetrical about the center
[A] Dormer Window [B] Transom Window [C] Rose Window [D] All of the above
What do you call the 4-centered gothic window? [A] Victorian Style [B] Decorative Style [C] Tudor
Style [D] Rayonnant Style

b
c
c

A characteristic of Gothic Construction in which the lateral trusses of a roof or vault are taken up by a
straight bar of masonry usually sloping, carried on an arch and a solid pier or butress sufficient to
recieve the thrust [A] Pointed Arch [B] Vaults [C] Flying Buttresses [D] Spires

It is the pointed arch having two centers and radii greater than the span [A] Equilateral [B] Segmental
[C] Lancet [D] None of the above

In the early times, what was used to achieve longer horizontal span? [A] Beam [B] Arc [C] Lintel
Beam [D] Column

In Romanesque Architecture, how are the walls treated? [A] Decorative Plaster [B] Alternate Columns
and Piers [C] Colonnaded [D] Megastructures

If the diameter of the column is 0.90m and the intercolumnation would be areostyle, what would be
the measurement of the intercolumnation? [A] 2.025m [B] 2.70m [C] 1.35m [D] 3.60m
What is the intercolumnation of columns if their clear distance is 1.5m of the diameter of the column?
[A] Systyle [B] Eustyle [C] Pycnostyle [D] Areostyle
A greek temple has 6 columns in front and at the back. At its side, it has eleven columns, that
includes the outermost columns at the front and back. What do you call this kind of temple? [A]
Peripteral [B] Pseudodipteral [C] Decastyle [D] Tetrastyle
What do you call the style in which the column distance is 4D? [A] Eustyle [B] Systyle [C] Diastyle [D]
Areostyle

d
c
b
d

What is systyle intercolumnation? [A] 1.5 x CD [B] 2.5 x CD [C] 2x CD [D] 3-4x CD
c
Intercolumnation of 1.5 Diameter Column [A] Systyle [B] Eustyle [C] Pycnostyle [D] Areostyle
c
Intercolumnation of 2 Diameter Column [A] Systyle [B] Eustyle [C] Pycnostyle [D] Areostyle
a

Intercolumnation of 3 Diameter Column [A] Systyle [B] Diastyle [C] Pycnostyle [D] Areostyle
b
If a greek column as a total of 14 columns whth a breakdown of 4 in front and 4 in the back, and the
rest at both sides, what type of temple it is? [A] Peripteral [B] Prostyle [C] Amphiprostyle [D] Dipteral
Cubical block of stone above the capitals in a byzantine church, used to carry the arches and vault,
the springing of which had a superficial area greatly in excess of the column which carried them. [A]
Concrete Hollow Block [B] Titanium Block [C] Marble [D] Dosseret Block
What is the purpose of Fortification? [A] Military Installation [B] To Protect the owner from enemy
attack [C] To protect the treasures [D] Public gateway
What element in classical architecture creates lines and shadows? [A] Roof [B] Moulding [C] People
[D] Columns

a
d
a
d

Greatest influence of Chinese Architecture [A] Environment [B] Politics [C] Government [D] Religion
d
How did the romans create structures with great spans? [A] Use of Small Stones [B] Use of manual
Labor [C] Use of Arch [D] Use of Power
Creation of cities and construction of churches during the roman empire is mostly considered at [A]
East Roman [B] West Roman [C] South Roman [D] North Roman

c
a

Gutter in the modern times is a [A] Pediment [B] Girt [C] Truss [D] Frieze
d
Where did Gothic Architecture Originate? [A] France [B] Italy [C] Spain [D] Germany
a
The third phase of Gothic Architecture [A] Lancet [B] Decorative [C] Rayonnant [D] Flamboyant

In gothic architecture, what is the purpose of Flying Buttresses? [A] Aesthetics [B] Support the
foundation [C] Support the truss [D] Support the high wall and transfer load

Characterized by horizontal elements supported by columns [A] Post [B] Columnar [C] Trabeated [D]
Saracenic

In the modern day, what is considered as the architrave? [A] Gutter [B] Pediment [C] Lintel [D] Purlins
c
A roman order derived from the Greek's Doric order [A] Composite [B] Corinthian [C] Ionic [D] Tuscan
d
On the following, which is the simplest? [A] Doric [B] Corinthian [C] Tuscan [D] Composite

What kind of order was used in the Parthenon? [A] Doric [B] Corinthian [C] Tuscan [D] Composite

The classic order characterized by its volutes in capital with its elegant design [A] Ionic [B] Corinthian
[C] Tuscan [D] Doric

Type of column which represents an inverted bell [A] Doric [B] Corinthian [C] Tuscan [D] Composite

What is the purpose of Bahay Kubo's Silong? [A] Ventilation and Drying of Clothes [B] Protection
againsts rats and animals [C] Protection againts animals and insects [D] All of the above

Le corbusier planned a high density building that was "super building" that contained 337 dwellings
in only ten acres of land. What is this structure that supposed to be located at Marseilles? [A] Unite
de habitation [B] Brasilia [C] Mile High tower [D] Ecumenopolis

Refers to the ancestral dwelling of the sultan or datu in mindanao, symbolizing an exalted status. [A]
Samal [B] Yakan [C] Badjao [D] Torogan

It is a curved structure for spanning an opening, designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial
stress (D.K. Ching p. 12) [A] Voussoir [B] Arch [C] Crown [D] Keystone

An Arched structure of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete, constructed as rigid body capable of
carrying bending stresses (D.K. Ching p. 13) [A] Fixed Arch [B] Rigid Arch [C] Arch [D] Triangular Arch

Early age when humans built rectangular houses and use stones as tool [A] Neolitic [B] Paleolithic [C]
Gothic [D] Medieval

It is the site of the first human settlement in Southeast Asia [A] Philippines [B] Malaysia [C] Indonesia
[D] China

Which part of Metro Manila has arcades? [A] Quezon City Memorial Circle [B] Recto [C] Espana [D]
San Marcelino

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