From what style of architecture were the Ch $20,000.

Saarinen's tower, which anticipated the

inese pagodas derived? coming impact of stripped-down modernism on
A.European building form, was preferred by critics like Louis
B.Indian Sullivan, and was a strong influence on the next
C.Muslim generation of skyscrapers including Raymond
D.Japanese Hood's own subsequent work on the McGraw-Hill
Building and Rockefeller Center. The 1929 Gulf
Marble mosaic pattern used on ceilings of Building in Houston, Texas, designed by architects
vaults and domes. Alfred C. Finn, Kenneth Franzheim, and J. E. R.
A.Opus Tesselatum Carpenter, is a full realization of that Saarinen
B.Opus Quadratum design. Csar Pelli's 181 West Madison Street
C.Opus Mixtum Building in Chicago is also thought to be inspired
D.Opus Recticulatum by Saarinen's design.

A Greek building that contains painted The Hot Room of the Thermae.
pictures. A.Unctuaria
A.Epidauros B.Tepidarium
B.Pinacotheca C.Sudatorium
C.Odeion D.Calidarium
D.Podium
Sculptor for the Bonifacio Monument.
It is a traditional house that was called A.Guillermo Tolentino
binangiyan. It was a single room dwelling B.Ang Kiukok
elevated at 1.50 meters from the ground; C.Antonio Guillermo
the floor were made of hard wood like narra D.Antonio Tolentino
which rested on 3 floor joist which in turn
were supported by transverse girders. A type of Roman wall facing which is made
A.Bontoc of small stone laid in a loose pattern
B.Kankanay roughly resembling polygonal work.
C.Kalinga A.Opus Recticulatum
D.Badjao B.Opus Tesselatum
C.Opus Mixtum
Architect of the Chicago Tribune Tower. D.Opus Incertum
A.Frank Lloyd Wright
B.Mies van de Rohe In modern Muslim mosques, which of the
C.John Howell and Raymond Hood following features are required to be
D.Eliel Saarinen applied?
A.Minarets and domes
Explanation B.Pulpit
On June 10, 1922, the C.All listed items here
Chicago Tribune hosted an D.Niche
international design
competition for its new The open court in an Italian palazzo.
headquarters, and offered A.Cortel
$100,000 in prize money B.Tumuli
with a $50,000 1st prize for C.Dipteral
"the most beautiful and D.Prytaneion
distinctive office building in
the world". The competition Architect of the Lung Center of
worked brilliantly for the Philippines.
months as a publicity stunt, A.George Ramos
and the resulting entries B.William Cosculluela
still reveal a unique turning C.Gabriel Formoso
point in American architectural history. More than D.Froilan Hong
260 entries were received.
The winner was a neo-Gothic design by New York Enclosure formed by huge stones planted
architects John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood, on the ground in circular form.
with buttresses near the top. A.Tumulus
The entry that many perceived as the besta B.Menhir
radically simplified tower by the Finnish architect C.Dolmen
Eliel Saarinentook second place and received D.Cromlech
 D.South
The Greek council house which is covered
meeting place for the democratically- The dressing room of the Thermae.
elected council is called: A.Apodyteria
A.Diathyros B.Sudatorium
B.Thersihon C.Unctuaria
C.Prytaneion D.Calidarium
D.Bouleuterion
Architect of the National Library,
Which historic style of architecture first Philippines.
introduced the clerestory? A.Cesar Concio
A.Greek B.Juan Nakpil
B.West Asiatic C.Felipe Mendoza
C.Roman D.Jose Herrera
D.Egyptian
Greek architecture was essentially.
He erected the entrance Piazza at St. A.Domical roof construction
Peter's Basilica. B.Columnar trabeated
A.Vitruvius C.Arch and vault
B.Hadrian D.Helm Roof
C.Bernini
D.Agrippa In Greek temples, the equivalent of the
crypt is the ___.
Founders of the "Art Noveau". A. Nave
A.Inigo Jones B. Naos
B.Frank Lloyd Wright C. Narthex
C.Alva Aalto D. Apse
D.John Ruskin and William Moris
What do you call the enclosed space at the
Which of the following represent the top of a ziggurat in Mesopotamia?
primary colors? A. Altar
A.Green, orange, violet B. Observatory
B.Red, yellow, blue C. Gods house
C.Red, yellow, green D. Priest house
D.Blue, yellow, violet
Mies van der Rohe first
With the use of concrete made possible by envisioned the all-glass
pozzolan, a native natural cement, the skyscraper in the 1920s.A true
Romans achieved huge interiors with the... genius, he designed a structure
A.Columnar trabeated that could not be built at that
B.Domical roof construction time, but some thirty years
C.Helm Roof later the technology was at
D.Arch and vault hand. The long-held dream of
the crystalline tower was finally realized in
First elected U.A.P. president. these famous building, 38 stories of black
A.Cesar Concio steel and glass.
B.Felipe Mendoza A. Lever House
C.Jose Herrera B. Lakeshore Drive Apartment
D.Juan Nakpil C. S.R. Crown Hall
D. Seagram Building
Which of the order was added by the
Romans to the orders used by the Greeks. Plan shape of a Chinese pagoda.
A.Corinthian A. Octagonal
B.Ionic B. Square
C.Doric C. Rectangular
D.Composite D. Hexagonal

Orientation of the Medieval Church. The space between the colonnade and the
A.West naos wall in Greek temple.
B.North A. Pteroma
C.East B. Stoa
C. Antefix C. Forum
D. Anthemion D. Colloseum

What do you call the tool in architecture The senate house of the Greeks.
which organizes space or spatial A. Domus
composition related to function? B. Prytaneion
A. Territoriality C. Bouleuterion
B. Space planning D. Insulae
C. Functional interrelationship diagram
D. Space articulation Explanation
The dominating personality who became an A Prytaneion () was seat of the
ardent disciple of the Italian renaissance Prytaneis (executive), and so the seat of
style. government in ancient Greece. The term is used
A. Iigo Jones to describe any of a range of ancient structures
B. Christopher Wren where officials met (normally relating to the
C. William Chambers government of a city) but the term is also used to
D. John Vanbrugh refer to the building where the officials and
winners of the Olympic games met at Olympia.
Architect of G.S.I.S. Building, Roxas The Prytaneion normally stood in centre of the
Boulevard. city, in the agora. The building contained the holy
A. Felipe Palafox fire of Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, and
B. Gabriel Formoso symbol of the life of the city.
C. George Ramos
D. Froilan Hong A type of Roman wall facing with a net-like
effect.
Architect of Central Bank of the Philippines, A. Opus Quadratum
Manila. B. Opus Recticulatum
A. Leandro Locsin C. Opus Mixtum
B. Gabriel Formoso D. Opus Incertum
C. George Ramos
D. Froilan Hong Who began the building of the Great
Hypostyle Hall at Karnak?
Roman apartment blocks.
A. Villa A. Senusret I
B. Domus B. Amenemhat I
C. Thalamus C. Thothmes I
D. Insulae D. Ptolemy III

A kindred type to the theater. The mineral of greatest importance to

A. Epidauros Greek architecture of which Greece and her
B. Pinacotheca domains had ample supply of was.
C. Odeion A. Cement
D. Podium B. Marble
C. Silica
The architecture of the curved line is known D. Lime
as ___.
A. Romanesque Due to generally rainless and bright
B. Medieval sunshine climate, which of the following
C. Renaissance describe Egyptian structures?
D. Baroque A. Absence of open court
B. Large openings
Type of plan of the Byzantine churches. C. Steep roofs
A. Centralized D. Small openings
B. Rectangular
C. Circular Architect of the
D. Cross-type Erechtheion.

Orientation of the Roman temple is towards A. Libon

the ___. B. Mnesicles
A. Agora C. Cossutius
B. Parthenon D. Theron
 the house, which ought to be a more versatile
Which construction system permit great instrument."
spans of infinite variety of shapes of
concrete, or steel combined with glass or In 1943 Breuer envisioned the postwar house
plastic? split into "two separate zones," one for living and
A. Suspension system socializing [including "eating, sport, games,
B. Frame construction gardening, visitors (and) radio"], and the other for
C. Thin shell construction "concentration, work, and sleeping." ["The
D. Space frame bedrooms are designed and dimensioned so that
they may be used as private studies."] After all
Public buildings are important structures in those years in bunks and tents, it sounded like
Greek architecture. What do you call the the postwar man needed his space, someplace
town square used as center of Greek social quiet to be alone.
and business life?
A. Propylae Architect of SM Megamall.
B. Agora A. Gilbert Yu
C. Tenemos B. Jose Siao Ling
D. Stoa C. Antonio Sin Diong
D. Jonathan Gan
Architect of the Bi-Nuclear House, the H-
Plan. A roman house with a central patio.
A. Thalamus
B. Domus
C. Atrium House
D. Villa

Which of the following is true about

Egyptian pyramids and Babylonian
ziggurats?
A. Pyramids are sun-dried bricks faced with kiln-
burnt bricks, while ziggurats use masonry, huge
blocks of stone
B. Pyramids are used as temple observatories,
while ziggurats are royal tombs
C. Both pyramids and ziggurats have square
plans
D. Pyramids have square plans, while plans of
ziggurats are rectangular
A. Buckminster Fuller
B. Marcel Lajos Breuer The memorial column built in the form of
C. Le Corbusier tall Doric order and made entirely of marble
D. Louis Sullivan is;
A. Trajans Column
Explanation B. Column of Dioelectian
The original title of Marcel Breuer's December C. Column of Marcus Aurelius
1943 article for California Arts & Architecture was D. Column of Antoninus Pius
"Design for Postwar Living." But he changed it to
"On a Design of a Bi-Nuclear House." [Actually, on The space for the clergy and choir is
the typescript, he wrote "By Nuclear," which is separated by a low screen wall from the
either a non-native English speaker's error, or a body of the church called ___.
slip revealing Breuer's top secret involvement in A. Cella
the Manhattan Project.] B. Ambo
C. Bema
The highly technical bi-nuclear house would D. Cancelli
ideally suit the needs of "the postwar man" who
will "tend to use his mechanical equipment to Amphitheaters are used for ___.
supply color and balance to his life, especially if A. Marathon race
he is returning from the war. His mechanized B. Sports competition
world, his job, will probably only keep him busy C. Gladiatorial Contests
not more than three or four days a week. He will D. Public meetings
quite naturally want to utilize his free time around
From the 5th century to the present, the
character of Byzantine architecture is the Forming the imposing entrance to the
practice of using.... acropolis and erected by the architect
A. Columnar trabeated Mnesicles is the...
B. Helm Roof
C. Arch and vault A.Parthenon
D. Domical roof construction B.Stoa
C.Propylaea
Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of D.Pteroma
a roof to support an ornament, more
usually, the ornament itself.
A. Apotheca
B. Acroterion
C. Anthemion
D. Antefix

The dry or sweating room in the Thermae. The finest of Greek

A. Calidarium Tombs, also known as
B. Tepidarium the 'tomb of
C. Sudatorium Agamemnon'.
D. Unctuaria
A.Treasury of Atreus
Most famous and perfect preservation of all B.Tholos Tomb
ancient buildings in Rome. C.Phylaki
A. Apotheca D.Nea Roumata
B. Pantheon
C. Acropolis
D. Acropolis
What is the difference between Chinese and
The sacred enclosure found in the highest Japanese pagodas?
part of a Greek city is called: A. Japanese pagodas plans are polygonal;
A. Peribolas Chinese are square
B. Temenos B. Chinese pagodas are mostly five-storeyed;
C. Corps de Logis Japanese are three to fifteen
D. Pteroma C. Chinese pagodas are polygonal; Japanese are
square in plan
The characteristic of Greek ornament. D. Japanese pagodas are mostly four-storeyed;
A. Acroterion Chinese are three to seven
B. Anthemion
C. Antefix The final plan shape of the St. Peter's
D. Apotheca Basilica by Carlo Maderna.
A.French Cross
It is the eclectic style of domestic B.Latin Cross
architecture of the 1870's and the 1880's in C.Greek Cross
England and the USA and actually based on D.English Cross
country house and cottage Elizabeth
architecture which was characterized by a
blending of Tudor Gothic, English The oldest
Renaissance and colonial elements in the circus
USA: in Rome.
A. Mannerist Phase
B. Queen Anne style A.Circus
C. Stuart Architecture Maximus
D. Jacobean Architecture B.Circus
Varianus
An ancient Greek Portico, a long colonnaded C.Circus of
shelter used in public places. Maxentius
A. Antefix D.Circus Flaminius
B. Stoa
C. Anthemion Explanation
D. Pteroma
The Circus Maximus (Latin for great or large Architect of the Temple of Zeus,
circus, in Italian Circo Massimo) is an ancient Agrigentum
Roman chariot racing stadium and mass
entertainment venue located in Rome, Italy. A.Mnesicles
Situated in the valley between the Aventine and B.Cossutius
Palatine hills, it was the first and largest stadium C.Libon
in ancient Rome and its later Empire. It measured D.Theron
621 m (2,037 ft) in length and 118 m (387 ft) in
width, and could accommodate about 150,000
spectators.[1] In its fully developed form, it
became the model for circuses throughout the
Roman Empire. The site is now a public park.

Architect of the famous Propylaea, Acropolis.

A.Cossutius Who commenced the 'hall of hundred
B.Anthemius columns'?
C.Isidorus
D.Mnesicles A.Xerxes
B.Darius
The dining hall in a monastery, a convent, or a C.Amytis
college. D.Hystaspes
A.Cortel
B.Refectory
C.Dipteral
D.Apse A raised stage reserved for the clergy in
early Christian churches.
First school which offered architecture in A.Cancelli
the Philippines. B.Bema
A.Liceo de Manila C.Cella
B.National University D.Ambo
C.Mapua
D.UST What type of architectural character is
derived through the use of the building?
Toranas or gateways are characteristic A.Function
feature of what style of architecture? B.Materials
A.China C.Association
B.Indian D.Personality
C.Japanese Also called a 'Honeysuckle' ornament.
D.Filipino A.Anthemion
B.Acroterion
Architect of the Rizal Memorial Stadium. C.Apotheca
A.Juan Nakpil D.Antefix
B.Cesar Concio
C.Jose Herrera Architect of the Philippine Heart Center.
D.Tomas Mapua A.George Ramos
B.Leandro Locsin
Architect of the Batasang Pambansa. C.Gabriel Formoso
A.Felipe Mendoza D.Felipe Mendoza
B.Gabriel Formoso
C.Leandro Locsin Architects of the Hagia Sophia. (St.
D.George Ramos Sophia,Constantinople)
A.Anthemius and Isidorus
An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile B.Cossutius and Mnesicles
roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex C.Callicrates and Ictinus
tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles. D.Theron and Libon
A.Acroterion
B.Apotheca A small private bath found in Roman houses
C.Antefix or palaces.
D.Anthemion A.Balneum
B.Domus
C.Insulae
D.Thalamus A term given to the mixture of Christian,
Spanish, and Muslim 12th-16th century
Buddhist architecture shown in rock-cut architecture.
temples with lavishly carved interiors is a A.Saracenic
characteristic feature of what style of B.Byzantine
architecture? C.Romanesque
A.Indian D.Mudejar
B.Filipino
C.Japanese The first plan shape of the St. Peter's
D.Chinese Basilica by Bramante.
A.French Cross
The beginner of the great hypostyle hall at B.Greek Cross
karnak and the founder of the 19th dynasty. C.Latin Cross
A.Rameses IV D.English Cross
B.Rameses II
C.Rameses I From the Greek temples, a temple that have
D.Rameses III porticoes of columns at the front and rear.
A.Dipteral
A type of roman wall facing with B.Tympanum
rectangular block with or without mortar C.Amphi-Prostyle
joints. D.Astylar
A.Opus Tesselatum
B.Opus Recticulatum The father of modern picture books of
C.Opus Quadratum Architecture.
D.Opus Mixtum A.Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
B.Philibert De Lorme
Usual number of stories for a Chinese C.Leon Battista Alberti
pagoda. D.Andrea Palladio
A.11
B.10 What do you call the long colonnaded
C.13 building used around public places and as
D.12 shelters at religious shrines in Greek
architecture?
Designer of the Bonifacio Monument. A.Agora
A.Tomas Mapua B.Propylae
B.Cesar Concio C.Stoa
C.Felipe Mendoza D.Peristyle
D.Juan Nakpil
First president and founder of PAS.
Romanesque architecture in Italy is A.Felipe Mendoza
distinguished from that of the rest B.Jose Herrera
of Europe by the use of what material for C.Cesar Concio
facing walls. D.Juan Nakpil
A.Bricks "A house is a machine to live in".
B.Cement A.Frank Loyd Wright
C.Marble B.Mies van de Rohe
D.Lime C.Le Corbusier
D.Walter Gropius
Master sculptor of the Parthenon.
A.Phidias The architect of the Pantheon.
B.Bernini
C.Ptolemy III
D.Callimachus

Triangular piece of wall above the

entablature.
A.Architrave
B.Pediment
C.Pendentive
D.Frieze
A.Agrippa
B.Bernini
C.Hadrian

In early Christian churches, the bishop took

the central place at the end of the church
called ___.
A.Naos
B.Nave
C.Narthex
D.Apse
D.Vitruvius