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1 The Great Pyramid of Gizeh was built during the 4th dynasty by. [A] Cheops [B] Senusret [C] Zoser [D] Anememhat a Correct
2 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 a Correct
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]
3 Granite c Correct
Greek Architecture was essentially. (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Arch and vault [B] Columnar and Trabeated [C] Ribbed and Panelled Vaulting [D]
4 Domical Roof Construction b Correct
5 Forming the imposing entrance to the Acropolis and erected by the Architect Mnesicles is the. [A] Pai Lou [B] Torii [C] Propylaea [D] Torana c Correct
The building in the acropolis generally considered as being the most nearly perfect building erected is the. [A] Parthenon [B] Pantheon [C] Partenon
6 [D] Pantenon a Correct
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]
7 Arch and vault [D] NONE c Correct
8 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 d Correct
From the 5th Century to the present, The character of Byzantine Architecture is the practice using. [A] Arch and vault [B] Columnar and Trabeated
9 [C] Ribbed and Panelled Vaulting [D] Domical Roof Construction d Correct
10 The Finest Remaining Example of Byzantine Architecture. [A] Hagia Sofia, Constantinople [B] Parthenon [C] Pantheon [D] Palace of Persepolis a Correct
The Architectural Character of Romanesque Architecture is. (D.K. Ching p. 130) [A] Arch and vault [B] Columnar and Trabeated [C] Sober and
11 Dignified [D] Domical Roof Construction c Correct
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
12 [C] Stone [D] Concrete c Wrong
13 The most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient buildings in Rome. [A] Parthenon [B] Pantheon [C] Forum Romanum [D] Hagia Sophia b Correct
14 The Space between the colonnade and the naos wall in Greek Temple. [A] Intercolumnation [B] Pteroma [C] Temenos [D] Prostyle a Wrong
15 Amphitheaters are used for __________. [A] Physical Activities [B] Gladiatorial Contest [C] Shelter / Public Space [D] Market b Correct
16 An Ancient Greek Portico, a long colonnaded shelter used in public areas. [A] Agora [B] Stoa [C] Exedra [D] Forum b Correct
17 A Fortified high area or citadel of an Ancient Greek City. [A] Acropolis [B] Metropolis [C] Persepolis [D] Megalopolis a Correct
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)
18 [A] Acroterion [B] Antefixae [C] S-Tiles [B] Pantiles b Correct
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]
19 Antefixae [C] S-Tiles [B] Pantiles a Correct
Architect of the Lever House, New York. [A] John Urtzon [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] Skidmore, Owings and Merril [D] Lucio Costa and Oscar
20 Niyemer c Correct
21 Architect of the sydnet Opera House. [A] John Urtzon [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] Skidmore, Owings and Merril [D] Lucio Costa and Oscar Niyemer a Correct
Architect of Solomon Guggenheim Museum. [A] John Urtzon [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] Skidmore, Owings and Merril [D] Lucio Costa and Oscar
22 Niyemer b Correct
Architect of the Parliament Buildings in Brazil. [A] John Urtzon [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] Skidmore, Owings and Merril [D] Lucio Costa and
23 Oscar Niyemer d Correct
Architect of the Bauhaus Building, Germany. (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] William Morris and John Ruskin [B] Le Corbusier [C] Walter Gropius [D]
24 Alvar Aalto c Correct
25 Architect of Chapel of Notre Dame. [A] William Morris and John Ruskin [B] Le Corbusier [C] Walter Gropius [D] Alvar Aalto b Correct
26 Architect of Cultural Center of the Philippines. [A] George Formoso [B] Carlos Santos Viola [C] Leandro Locsin [D] Palafox c Correct
27 Architect of Tahanang Pilipino or Coconut Palace. [A] Francisco Bobby Manosa [B] Manuel Manosa [C] C.C. De Castro [D] Antinio Sin Diong a Correct
28 Architect of the Asian Development Bank, Philippines. [A] Francisco Bobby Manosa [B] Manuel Manosa [C] C.C. De Castro [D] Antinio Sin Diong c Correct
29 Architect of San Miguel Corporation Building. [A] Francisco Bobby Manosa [B] Manuel Manosa [C] C.C. De Castro [D] Antinio Sin Diong b Correct
30 Architect of Bank of China, Hongkong. [A] Minoru Yamasaki [B] I.M. Pei [C] Kenzo Tange [D] Skidmore and Owings b Correct
31 Architect of TWA Kennedy Airport, New York. [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Le Corbusier [C] Robert Mailart [D] Eero Saarinen d Correct
32 Architect of AT and T Building, New York. [A] Walter Gropius [B] Loius Sullivan [C] Frank Lloyd Wright [D] Philip Johnson d Correct
33 "Cube within a Cube". [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Le Corbusier [C] Robert Mailart [D] Eero Saarinen b Correct
34 "A bridge is like a house". [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Le Corbusier [C] Robert Mailart [D] Eero Saarinen c Correct
35 "Function influence but does not dictate form". [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Le Corbusier [C] Robert Mailart [D] Eero Saarinen d Correct
"Architecture must meet 3 requirements: Strength, beauty and Unity". [A] Marcus Vitrivius Pocio [B] Walter Gropius [C] Andrea Palladio [D]
36 Hippodamus of Miletus a Correct
37 "Form does not necessarily follow function". [A] Robert Mailart [B] Alvar Aalto [C] Frederick Law Omsltead [D] Antonio Gaudi d Correct
38 "Art and Architecture, the new Unity". [A] William Morris [B] Walter Gropius [C] Peter Behrens [D] John Ruskin b Correct
39 "A house is a house". [A] Robert Mailart [B] Kenzo Tange [C] Minoru Yamasaki [D] Louis Kahn d Correct
40 Also called a "Honeysuckle" Ornament. [A] Acroterion [B] Antefixae [C] Anthemion [D] Aphoteca c Correct
41 In Ancient Greece and Rome, a storeroom of any kind, but especially for strong wine. [A] Acroterion [B] Antefixae [C] Anthemion [D] Aphoteca d Correct
42 Characteristic of Greek Ornament. [A] Acroterion [B] Antefixae [C] Anthemion [D] Aphoteca b Wrong
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]
43 Renaissance [B] Romanesque [C] Gothic [D] Early Christian b Correct
44 The outstanding group of Romanesque is found in __________. [A] Milan [B] Pisa [C] London [D] Venice b Correct
45 Dining Hall in a monastery, a convent or college. [A] Clerestory [B] Refectory [C] Narthex [D] Nave b Correct
46 The Architecture of the Curve Line is called. [A] Renaissance [B] Baroque [C] Rococo [D] Gothic b Correct
47 Open Court in a Italian Palazzo. [A] Cavetto [B] Cortel [C] Hypostyle Hall [D] Hall of the Hundred Columns c Wrong
48 The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part of a Gothic Window. [A] Mouldings [B] Jambs [C] Plough [D] Tracery d Correct
49 Japanese Tea House. [A] Masu-Gumi [B] Cha-Sit-Su [C] Tokonama [D] Irimoya b Correct
50 A Muslim Temple, a mosque for public worship, also known for place of prostration. [A] Mudejar [B] Minaret [C] Masjid [D] Mosque c Correct
51 Domical Mound containing a relic. [A] Stupa [B] Tumuli [C] Cromlech [D] Dolmen b Wrong
52 Ifugao House. [A] Bilik [B] Aljibe [C] Bale [D] Ivatan House c Wrong
53 In Mesopotamian Architecture, religion called for temples made of sun dried Bricks. [A] Pyramid [B] Stupa [C] Ziggurat [D] Obelisk c Correct
54 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 a Correct
55 Tomb of the Pharaohs. [A] Pyramid [B] Stupa [C] Ziggurat [D] Obelisk a Correct
Eastern Burial Mounds containing upright and lintel stones forming chambers for consecutive burials for several hundred persons. [A] Cromlech [B]
56 Menhir [C] Dolmen [D] Tumuli d Correct
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]
57 Narthex b Correct
58 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 b Correct
59 Senate House for chief dignitaries in Greek Architecture. [A] Prytaneion [B] Bouleuterion [C] Stoa [D] Forum b Wrong
60 Architect of Einstein Tower and is also a Expressionist Architect. [A] Robert Venturi [B] Walter Gropius [C] Philip Johnson [D] Erich Mendelsohn d Correct
61 Founder of Bauhaus, School of Art (D.K. Ching p. 135). [A] Robert Venturi [B] Walter Gropius [C] Philip Johnson [D] Erich Mendelsohn b Correct
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
62 Noveau [C] Modern Architecture [D] Post Modernism b Correct
63 From What architecture is the Angkor Vat? [A] Indonesia [B] Cambodia [C] Thailand [D] India b Correct
64 The Architect of Chrysler Building in New York. [A] Philip johnson [B] Minoru Yamasaki [C] Van Allen [d] Kenzo Tange c Correct
65 Another Term for Crenel or Intervals between merlon of battlement (D.K. Ching p. 99). [A] Bartizan [B] Embrasures [C] Moat [D] Pinnacles b Correct
66 Taj Mahal Temples is located at __________. [A] Kerala [B] Agra [C] Eamilnadu [D] New Delhi b Correct
In the middle kingdom, in egyptian architecture, who consolidate the administrative system, made a survey of the country, set bounderies to the
67 provinces, and other helpful works. [A] Senusret 1 [B] Imhotep [C] Amenemhat I [D] Rameses 1 c Correct
68 Who erected the earliest known obelisk in Heliopolis? [A] Senusret 1 [B] Imhotep [C] Amenemhat I [D] Rameses 1 b Wrong
69 Jubilee Festivals of the Pharaohs. [A] Mamissi [B] Heb-Sed [C] Chandigarh [D] Katmanduh b Correct
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
70 Karnak b Correct
71 The highest sloped pyramid in Gizeh. [A] Pyramid of Khufu [B] Pyramid of Zoser [C] Pyramid of Gizeh [D] Great Pyramid at Amon Karnak a Correct
Sarimanok is a decor reflecting the culture of the __________. [A] Luzon [B] Visayas [C] Mindanao [D] None of the matters, Philippines is one
72 united country b Correct
73 A vault created when two barrel vaults intersect at the right angles. [A] Hip Vault [B[ Groin Vault [C] Ribbed Vault [D] Potruded Vault b Correct
74 Caryatid Porch is from what Architecture? [A] Roman [B] Egypt [C] Greece [D] Mesopatamian c Correct
75 Female Statues with baskets serving as columns. [A] Atlantes [B] Caryatids [C] Canephora [D] None of the above c Correct
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.
76 Ching p. 99). [A] Pinnacle [B] Crenel [C] Embrasures [D] Bartizan d Correct
77 A hall built in Roman Empire for administration of Justice. (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Forum [B] Domus [C] Basilica [D] Temples c Correct
78 The Parthenon is from what Architecture? [A] Roman [B] Greece [C] Egypt [D] Persian b Correct
79 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 b Correct
80 A Compound Bracket or capital in Japanese Architecture. [A] Cha-Sit-Su [B] Masu-Gumi [C] Tokonama [D] Shichu b Correct
81 A concave molding approximately quarter round. (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Convex [B] Cortel [C] Cornice [D] Cavetto d Correct
82 Architect of Iglesia ni Cristo. [A] George Formoso [B] Carlos Santos Viola [C] Leandro Locsin [D] Palafox b Correct
A Filipino Architect whose philosophy is "the structure must be well oriented". [A] George Ramos [B] Philip Recto [C] Caesar Homer Concio [D]
83 C.C. Castro a Wrong
84 What is not required as a feature in modern muslim mosque? [A] Domes [B] Pointed Archs [C] Pinnacles [D] None of the above c Correct
85 Architect of Robinson's Galleria [A] Leandro Locsin [B] Antonio Sin Diong [C] Falapox Associates [D] William Cosculluela d Correct
86 True or False, Is "Baroque for Ornamentation" was the Major Contribution of the Rennaissance Architecture. (D.K. Ching p. 133) [A] False [B] True b Correct
87 "A house is like a flower pot". [A] Peter Luergi Nuervi [B] Richard Josef Neutra [C] Peter Behrens [D] Eugene Freysinet b Correct
88 Richly carved coffins in Greece and Mesopotamia. [A] Chattris [B] Sarcophagus [C] Cenotaph [D] Sahn b Correct
89 King Zoser's Architect who was deified in the 26th Dynasty. [A] Ptolemy III [B] Senusret I [C] Imhotep [D] Hippodamus of Miletus c Correct
90 The council house in Greece. [A] Prytaneion [B] Bouleuterion [C] Stoa [D] Agora c Wrong
Elizabethan Architecture is from what architecture? [A] France / Gothic Architecture [B] U.S / English Renaissance [C] Italy / Romanesque
91 Architecture [D] Germany / Art Noveau - Jugendstil b Correct
92 Art Noveau Style first appeared in what structure? [A] Kaufman House [B] Tassel House [C] Crystal Palace [D] Ritz Hotel b Correct
93 A faced without columns of pilaster in Renaissance Architecture. [A] Arcades [B] Abacus [C] Astylar [D] Antefixae c Correct
Art Noveau is known as the International Style, In Germany it is known as __________. (D.K. Ching p. 134) [A] Modernismo [B] Sezzione [C]
94 Jugendstil [D] Le Moderene Style c Correct
95 "Less is More". [A] Robert Mailart [B] Le Corbusier [C] Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe [D] Frank Lloyd Wright c Correct
First school which offered architecture in the philippines. [A] University of Santo Tomas [B] Liceo De Manila [C] University of the Philippines -
96 Diliman [D] Mapua Institute of Technology b Correct
Embrasures; An opening as a loophole for __________ through which missles can be discharged. (D.K. Ching p, 99) [A] Cortel [B] Pinnacle [C]
97 Crenel [D] Moat c Correct
98 Formal Architecture, one of the principiles of composition. [A] Proportion [B] Balance [C] Rhythm [D] Unity b Correct
99 Different Historical Styles combined. (D.K. Ching p. 133) [A] Revivalism [B] Eclecticism [C] Brutalism [D] Minimalism b Correct
100 The falling water by Frank Lloyd Wright is also known as ________. [A] Kaufman House [B] Tassel House [C] Ennis House [D] Honeycomb House a Correct
101 First President and Founder of PAS. [A] Tomas Mapua [B] Juan Nakpil [C] Antonio Toledo [D] Juan Arrelano b Correct
102 "Modern Architecture need not be western". [A] Minoru Yamaski [B] Louis Khan [C] Kenzo Tange [D] Walter Gropius c Correct
103 Architect of the National Library, Philippines. [A] Leandro Locsin [B] George Ramos [C] Philip Recto [D] Felipe Mendoza d Correct
The xerxes hall of hundred columns was introduced during the Mesopotamian Architecture, which palace was it? [A] Rock Cut temple of Abu Simbel
104 [B] Temple of Agamemnon [C] Palace of Persepolis [D] Serapateum at Alexandria a Wrong
Taj Mahal is a building example of what architecture? [A] Indian Architecture [B] Saracenic Architecture [C] Persian Architecture [D] Byantine
105 Architecture b Correct
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]
106 Plinth c Correct
107 Pantiles used chinese roofings. [A] Mission Tiles [B] Pantiles [C] S-Tiles [D] Terracotta c Correct
108 Greek Equivalent of the Roman Forum, a place of open air assembly or market. [A] Stoa [B] Agora [C] Odeion [D] Hippodrome b Correct
109 A slight vertical curvature in the shaft of a column. (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Plinth [B] Triglyph [C] Entasis [D] Volutes d Wrong
The very ornate style of architecture developed in the renaissance period. (D.K. Ching p. 133) [A] renaissance [B] baroque [C] rococo [D] neo-
110 classical b Correct
A multi storied shrine like towers, originally a Buddhist Monument of diminishing size with corbelled cornice and moldings. [A] Stupa [B] Pagoda
111 [C] temples [D] shrines b Correct
112 From the Greek forms of temple, the three where it lies is known as __________. [A] Pediment [B] Architrave [C] Crepidoma [D] Podium a Wrong
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,
113 V, VI
114 The cistern storage of collected rainwater underneath the azotea of the bahay na bato. [A] Bale [B] Bilik [C] Dapogan [D] Aljibe d Correct
From the greek temples, a temple that have porticoes of columns at the front and rear. [A] Amphi-Peripteral [B] Amphi-Prostyle [C] Pseudo-Prostyle
115 [D] Pseudo-Peripteral c Wrong
116 "cubicula" or bedroom is from what architecture? [A] Greek [B] Persian [C] Egypt [D] Roman d Correct
117 Memorial Monuments of persons buried elsewhere in Roman Architecture. [A] Chattris [B] Sarcophagus [C] Cenotaph [D] Sahn c Correct
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.
118 (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Aqueducts [B] Lacus [C] Lacunaria [D] Impluvium b Wrong
119 In greek temples, the equivalent of the crypt is __________. [A] Naos [B] Cella [C] Cancelli [D] Nave a Correct
120 The Tomb beneath a church. [A] Graveyard [B[ Cloisters [C] Sanctuary [D] Crypt d Correct
121 A raised stage reserve for the clergy in early christian churches. [A] Cancell [B] Cella [C] Bema [D] Baldachino c Correct
122 A decorative bracket usually taking the form of a cyma reversa strap. [A] Cyma Reversa [B] Niche [C] Console [D] Mouldings c Correct
123 Semi Palatial house surrounded by an open site. [A] Villa [B] Atrium House [C] Domus [D] Megaron a Correct
124 A roman house with a central patio. [A] Villa [B] Atrium House [C] Domus [D] Megaron b Correct
125 Revival of Classical Roman Style. [A] Neo-Classical [B] Revivalism [C] Romanesque [D] Renaissance c Correct
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
126 [D] Renaissance c Correct
127 Architect and Furniture Designer. [A] Alvar Aalto [B] Robert Mailart [C] Robert Venturi [D] Frederick Law Olmstead a Correct
128 First Registered architect in the philippines. [A] Carlos Barreto [B] Tomas Mapua [C] Juan Nakpil [D] Antonio Toledo b Correct
129 The public square of imperial rome. [A] Cenotaphs [B] Forums [C] Coloseum [D] Amphitheaters b Correct
130 Architect of Manila Hilton Hotel. [A] William Parsons [B] Daniel Burnham [C] Welton Becket [D] Lucio Costa c Correct
131 Finest example of french gothic architecture. [A] Chartres Cathedral [B] Notre Dame Catherdal [C] Norwich Cathedral [D] Durham Cathedral a Correct
132 How many stained glass are there in Chartres Cathedral? [A] 136 [B] 176 [C] 146 [D] 186 b Correct
133 Agora is from what architecture? [A] Egpytian [B] Mesopotamian [C] Greek [D] Roman c Correct
134 Sacred artificial mountains of babylon and assyria. [A] Pyramid [B] Ziggurat [C] Rock Cut Tombs [D] Mastaba b Correct
135 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 d Correct
136 Structure of wedge shaped blocks over an opening. [A] Vault [B] Arch [C] Arcade [D] Colonade b Correct
The space between the sloping roof over the aisle and the aisle vaulting, so also called the blind story. [A] Triglyph [B] Intercolumnation [C]
137 Triforium [D] Skylight c Correct
138 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 b Correct
A unit of measurement used for standarizing the dimensions of a building materials or regulating the proportions of an architectural composition (D.K.
139 Ching p. 56) [A] Grids [B] Modules [C] Reference Points [D] Axis b Correct
140 The triangular or segmental space enclosed by a pediment or arch. (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Triglyph [B] Triforium [C] Tympanum [D] Trangles b Wrong
141 A line of counterthrusting arches on columns or piers. [A] Arcade [B] Bema [C] Narthex [D] Nave a Correct
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]
142 Cornice [D] Crepidoma b Correct
143 In classical Architecture, the elaborated beam member carried by the columns. [A] Entablature [B] Architrave [C] Crepidoma [D] Pediment a Correct
Parts of an Entablature, in order of top to bottom. [A] Cornice, Architrave, Frieze [B] Frieze, Architrave, Cornice [C] Cornice, Frieze, Architrave [D]
144 Architrave, Frieze, Cornice c Correct
145 Plan shape of a chinese pagoda. [A] Square [B] Hexagon [C] Pentagon [D] Octagon d Correct
146 Usual number of stories for a chinese pagoda. [A] 3 [B] 5 [C] 10 [D] 13 d Correct
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]
147 Masugumi [B] Tokonama [C] Chasitsu [D] Irimoya b Correct
148 Plan shape of a japanese pagoda. [A] Square [B] Hexagon [C] Pentagon [D] Octagon a Correct
The most famous structure of Byzantine Architecture and notable of its large dome. [A] Pantheon [B] Serapateum, Alexandria [C] Nea Moni [D]
149 Hagia Sophia d Correct
150 Triangular piece of wall above the entablature. (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Crepidoma [B] Architrave [C] Cornice [D] Pediment d Correct
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]
151 Recessed [B] Pendentive [C] Domical [D] Vaulted b Correct
152 A long arcaded entrance porch in an early Christian church. [A] Arcade [B] Bema [C] Narthex [D] Nave c Correct
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]
153 Narthex [D] Nave d Correct
154 The covered walk of an atrium. [A] Narthex [B] Naos [C] Nave [D] Ambulatory d Correct
155 The basin for ritual cleansing with water in the atrium of an early chritian basilica. [A] Lacus [B] Clepysidra [C] Cantharus [D] Salientes c Correct
156 A large apsidal extension of the interior volume of a church. [A] Narthex [B] Exedra [C] Nave [D] Apse b Correct
157 An ornamental canopy of stone or marble permanently place over the altar in a church. [A] Niche [B] Cella [C] Baldachino [D] Bema c Correct
158 A decorative niche often topped with a canopy and housing a statue. [A] Niche [B] Baldachino [C] Tabernacle [D] Soffit c Correct
159 A recess in a wall to contain a statue or other small items. [A] Niche [B] Cella [C] Baldachino [D] Bema a Correct
160 A tower in muslim architecture used to call people for a prayer [A] Mudejar [B] Minaret [C] Pinnacle [D] None of the above b Correct
161 Coffers, sunken panels in the ceiling. [A] Lacunaria [B] Mosaic [C] Scupltured Reliefs [D] Bas Reliefs a Correct
162 The buddhist temple in ancient cambodia which feature four faces of the compassionate Buddha. [A] Mudejar [B] Bayon [C] Stupa [D] Torana b Correct
A term given to the mixture of Christian, Spanish and Muslim 12th - 16th century architecture; A muslim permitted to remain in spain after the
163 christian re-conquest. (D.K. Ching p. 132) [A] Mudejar [B] Bayon [C] Stupa [D] Torana a Correct
164 Projecting blocks of stone carved with foliage, typical in gothic architecture. [A] Cortel [B] cavetto [C] Crocket [D] Crenel c Correct
165 A slab forming the crowning member of the capital. (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Base [B] Plinth [C] Shaft [D] Abacus d Correct
166 The crowning member of a column. (D. Ching p. 179) [A] Plinth [B] Base [C] Shaft [D] Capital b Correct
167 A rectangular or square slab supporting the column at the base. [A] Base [B] Plinth [C] Shaft [D] Abacus b Correct
168 A low screen wall enclosing the choir in early christian church. [A] Bema [B] Apse [C] Chancel [D] Cancelli c Correct
169 A cold section of the roman bath. [A] Calidarium [B] Tepidarium [C] Frigidarium [D] Sudatorium c Correct
170 This church in the philippines is the seat in malolos congress. [A] Morong Church [B] San Agustin Church [C] Barasoain Church [D] Quiapo Church c Correct
171 The palace proper in assyrian palaces. [A] Harem [B] Megaron [C] Seraglio [D] Balneum c Correct
172 Holy Mountains. [A] Pyramids [B] Rock Cut Tombs [C] Ziggurats [D] Temples c Correct
173 Architect of the famous Propylaea, Greece. [A] Hippodamus of Miletus [B] Marcus Vitrivius Pocio [C[ Mnesicles [D] Andrea Paladio c Correct
174 Private family apartments in Assyrian places. [A] Harem [B] Megaron [C] Seraglio [D] Balneum a Correct
The most stupendous and impressive rock cut temples. [A] Great Pyramid at Amon Karnak [B] Great Temple, Abu Simbel [C] Palace of Persepolis
175 [D] Step Pyramid of Zoser b Correct
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
176 Simbel [C] Palace of Persepolis [D] Step Pyramid of Zoser b Correct
177 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 b Correct
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
178 and III [E] I and IV c Correct
179 Egyptian Temples for ministrations to deified Pharaohs. [A] Pyramids [B] Mastaba [C] Mortuary Temple [D] Cult Temple c Correct
180 Structure whose corners are made to face the four cardinal points. [A] Pyramids [B] Stupa [C] Ziggurats [D] Pagoda c Correct
181 Structure whose sides are made to face the four cardinal ponts. [A] Pyramids [B] Stupa [C] Ziggurats [D] Pagoda a Correct
182 Egyptian Temples for the popular worship of the ancient and mysterious gods. [A] Pyramids [B] Mastaba [C] Mortuary Temple [D] Cult Temple d Correct
183 The use of monsters in doorways is prevalent in what architecture? [A] Greek [B] Romans [C] Egyptian [D] Persian d Correct
184 The greek male statues used as columns. [A] Caryatids [B] Canephora [C] Atlantes [D] None of the Above c Correct
185 A recessed or alcove with raised seats where disputes takes place. [A] Palaestra [B] Coloseum [C] Exedra [D] Bouleuterion c Correct
186 A single line of columns surrounding the Naos.(D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Prostyle [B] Peripteral [C] Dipteral [D] Arcades b Correct
187 The uppermost step in the Crepidoma. (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Stylobate [B] Stereobate [C] Podium [D] Crepidoma a Correct
188 The lowest step in the Crepidoma.(D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Stylobate [B] Stereobate [C] Podium [D] Crepidoma b Correct
189 A building in greek and roman for exercises or physical activities. [A] Palaestra [B] Odeion [C] Gymnasium [D] Agora c Correct
190 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 Correct
191 A greek building that contains painted pictures. [A] Aphoteca [B] Lacunaria [C] Pinacotheca [D] Unctuaria c Correct
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
192 Dipteral b Correct
193 Intercolumnation of 2.25 diameters. (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Areostyle [B] Eustyle [C] Systyle [D] Diastyle b Correct
194 Intercolumnation of 4.00 diameters. (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Areostyle [B] Eustyle [C] Systyle [D] Diastyle a Correct
195 Intercolumnation of 2.00 diameters. (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Areostyle [B] Eustyle [C] Systyle [D] Diastyle c Correct
196 Pycnostyle Intercolumnation has how many diameters? (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] 3.00 [B] 1.50 [C] 2.25 [D] 4.00 b Correct
197 Temple with a portico of columns arranged in front. [A] Dipteral [B] Peristyle [C] Prostyle [D] None of the above c Correct
198 Diastyle Intercolumnation has how many diameters? (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] 3.00 [B] 1.50 [C] 2.25 [D] 4.00 a Correct
199 A kindred type to the theater. [A] Circus [B] Gymnasium [C] Odeion [D] Forum c Correct
200 Roman building which is a prototype of the Hippodrome of the Greek. [A] Circus [B] Gymnasium [C] Odeion [D] Forum a Correct
201 Roman building for which gladiatorial battles took place. [A] Stadium [B] Colosseum [C] Amphitheaters [D] Palaestra c Correct
202 What sporting event takes place in the Palaestra? [A] Foot Racing [B] Wrestling [C] Gladiatorial Contest [D] All of the Above b Correct
203 A foot race course in the cities. [A] Amphitheaters [B] Coloseum [C] Circus [D] Stadium d Correct
204 A temple with 1 - 4 columns arranged between antae at the front. [A] Peripteral [B] Dipteral [C] In Antis [D] Amphi Antis c Correct
205 A temple with 1 - 4 columns arranged between antae at the front and rear. [A] Peripteral [B] Dipteral [C] In Antis [D] Amphi Antis d Correct
206 In greek, it is the roman prototype of the Thermae. [A] Circus [B] Gymnasium [C] Odeion [D] Forum b Correct
207 Greek order that has no base. [A] Ionic [B] Corinthian [C] Doric [D] None of the above c Correct
208 The most beautiful and best preserved of the Greek Theaters. [A] Parthenon [B] Pantheon [C] Epidauros [D] Circus Maximus c Correct
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
209 and III [D] IV and V d Correct
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]
210 Use of Stones [D] None of the above b Correct
211 The finest of all illustrations of Roman Construction. [A] Parthenon [B] Pantheon [C] Epidauros [D] Circus Maximus b Correct
212 The oldest and most important forum in Rome. [A] Forum of Pompeii [B] Forum of Philippi [C] Forum Romanum [D] Forum of Tarragona
213 Who commenced the "hall of hundred columns"? [A] Artaxerxes [B] Senusret I [C] Cheops [D] Xerxes d Correct
214 Who completed the "hall of hundred columns"? [A] Artaxerxes [B] Senusret I [C] Cheops [D] Xerxes a Correct
215 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 b Correct
216 Master Sculptor of the Parthenon. [A] Agrippa [B] Michealangelo [C] Phidias [D] Mnesicles c Correct
217 In Roman fountains, the large basin of water. [A] Aqueducts [B] Lacus [C] Lacunaria [D] Impluvium b Correct
218 Spouting Jets in roman fountain. [A] Aqueducts [B] Lacus [C] Velarium [D] Salientes d Correct
219 The first and oldest circus in rome. [A] Circus Flaminius [B] Circus Neronis [C] Circus Maxentius [D] Circus Maximus d Correct
The colosseum in Rome also known as the "flavian amhpitheater" was commenced by whom and accepted by whom? I. Ictinus II. Domitian III.
220 Vespasian IV. Callicrates V. Phidias [A] I and III [B] I and IV [C] II and V [D] II and III d Correct
221 Architect of the Erechtheion. [A] Vitrivius [B] Mnesicles [C] Agrippa [D] Palladio b Correct
222 A water clock or an instrument for measuring time by the use of water. [A] Cantharus [B] Lacus [C] Clepsydra [D] Salientes c Correct
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
223 Persepolis [C] Treasury of Atreus [D] None of the above c Correct
224 Architect of the Temple of Zeus, Agrigentum. [A] Libon [B] Theron [C] Cossutius [D] Phidias b Correct
225 Architect of the Temples of Zeus, Olympia. [A] Libon [B] Theron [C] Cossutius [D] Phidias a Correct
226 Roman Architect of the Greek Temples of Zeus, Olympus. [A] Libon [B] Theron [C] Cossutius [D] Phidias c Correct
227 Both the regula and the mutule has guttae numbering a total of __________. [A] 16 [B] 18 [C] 20 [D] 22 a Wrong
228 A quadrigas is a __________. [A] 2 Horse Chariot [B] 1 Horse Chariot [C] 4 Horse Chariot [D] None of the above c Correct
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
229 Reliefs [D] None of the above b Correct
230 The corona is usually painted with the __________. [A] Key Pattern [B] Sculptured Reliefs [C] Coffers [D] None of the above a Correct
Greek Sculptures may be classified as "architectural sculpture, free standing statuary, and the __________". [A] Bird's Beak [B] Cyma Reversa [C]
231 Sculptured Reliefs [D] None of the above c Correct
232 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 b Correct
233 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 a Correct
234 The wall or colonnade enclosing Temenos. [A] Cella [B] Peristyle [C] Peribolus [D] Cancelli c Correct
235 The private house of the Romans. [A] Villa [B] Portico [C] Domus [D] Megaron c Correct
236 Roman rectangular temples stood on a __________. [A] Architrave [B] Entablature [C] Podium [D] Crepidoma c Correct
237 Roman Large square tiles. [A] S-Tiles [B] Pantiles [C] Bepidales [D] Temenos c Correct
A type of roman wall facing with alternating courses of brickworks. [A] Opus Quadratum [B] Opus Mixtum [C] Opus Incertum [D] Opus
238 Recticulatum [E] Opus Tesselatum b Correct
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
239 Mixtum [C] Opus Incertum [D] Opus Recticulatum [E] Opus Tesselatum c Correct
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
240 Tesselatum d Correct
A type of roman wall facing with rectangular block with or without mortar joints. [A] Opus Quadratum [B] Opus Mixtum [C] Opus Incertum [D]
241 Opus Recticulatum [E] Opus Tesselatum a Correct
242 A roman structure used as a hall of justice and commercial exhanges. [A] Church [B] Agora [C] Basilica [D] Pteroma c Correct
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]
243 Podium [C] Choragic Monument [D] Entablature d Wrong
A type of ornament in classic or renaissance architecture consisting of an assemblage of straight lines intersecting at right angles, and various patterns.
244 [A] Ogee [B] Fret [C] Termini [D] Parti b Correct
245 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 c Correct
Marble mosaic pattern used on ceilings of vaults and domes. [A] Opus Quadratum [B] Opus Mixtum [C] Opus Incertum [D] Opus Recticulatum [E]
246 Opus Tesselatum e Correct
247 Conceptualized the Corinthian Capital. [A] Agrippa [B] Mnesicles [C] Calimachus [D] Etruscans c Correct
248 The sleeping room of the Megaron. [A] Domus [B] Insula [C] Seraglio [D] Thalamus d Correct
249 Timber Enframed Portal was the origin of door architrave, Yes or No? [A] Yes [B] No a Correct
250 The atrium type of house originated with the __________. [A] Agrippa [B] Mnesicles [C] Calimachus [D] Etruscans d Correct
251 Roman Apartment Blocks. [A] Villa [B] Domus [C] Megaron [D] Insula d Correct
A building in classic architecture decorated with flowers and plants with water for purpose of relaxtion [A] Salientes [B] Nymphaeum [C] Lacus [D]
252 Thermae b Correct
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
253 Architecture a Correct
254 "Form follows Function". [A] Inigo Jones [B] Louis Sullivan [C] Frank Lloyd Wright [D] Le Corbusier b Correct
The dominating personality who became an ardent disciple of the italian renaissance style. [A] Louis Sullivan [B] Hennevique [C] Inigo Jones [D] Le
255 Corbusier c Correct
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]
256 Refectory b Correct
257 Who began the building of the great hypostyle hall at Karnak? [A] Senusret I [B] Thothmes I [C] Amenemhat III [D] Rameses II b Correct
258 Architect of the great Serapeum at Alexandira. [A] Rameses II [B] Senusret I [C] Ptolemy III [D] Amenemhat III c Correct
259 He created the Dymaxion House, "The first machine for living". [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Buckminster Fuller [C] Le Corbusier [D] Robert Mailart b Correct
260 Tombs built for the egyptian nobility rather than the royalty. [A] Mastaba [B] Ziggurat [C] Rock Hewn Tombs [D] Pyramids c Correct
261 Architect of the Lung Center of the Philippines. [A] George Ramos [B] Leandro Locsin [C] Francisco Manosa [D] Juan Nakpil a Correct
262 The warm room in the Thermae. [A] Tepidarium [B] Calidarium [C] Sudatorium [D] Unctuaria a Correct
263 The hot room in the Thermae. [A] Tepidarium [B] Calidarium [C] Sudatorium [D] Unctuaria b Correct
264 The cold or unheated pool in the Thermae. [A] Apodyteria [B] Calidarium [C] Sudatorium [D] Frigidarium d Correct
265 The dry or sweating room in the Thermae. [A] Tepidarium [B] Calidarium [C] Sudatorium [D] Unctuaria c Correct
266 The dressing room in the Thermae. [A] Apodyteria [B] Calidarium [C] Sudatorium [D] Unctuaria a Correct
267 The room for oils and unguents in the Thermae. [A] Tepidarium [B] Calidarium [C] Sudatorium [D] Unctuaria d Correct
268 Orientation of the Roman temple is towards the __________. [A] Agora [B] Forum [C] Basilica [D] Bouleuterion b Correct
269 Orientation of the Greek Temple is towards the __________. [A] North [B] South [C] East [D] West c Correct
270 Orientation of the Etruscan temple is towards the __________. [A] North [B] South [C] East [D] West b Correct
271 Orientation of the Medieval Church which usually uses Latin type of plans for their basilicas (Wikipedia). [A] North [B] South [C] East [D] West d Correct
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]
272 Ambo c Correct
273 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 d Correct
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
274 [B] Bema [C] Narthex [D] Nave b Correct
275 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 b Correct
276 Type of plan of the Byzantine Churches. [A] Latin [B] Greek [C] Centralized [D] Circular c Correct
277 The Iconoclastic movement during the byzantine period forbade the use of __________. [A] Domes [B] Statues [C] Arches [D] Pendentives b Correct
278 Architects of Hagia Sophia. [A] Aggripa [B] Anthemis and Isidorus [C] Callicrates [D] Vespasian and Domitian b Correct
279 The smallest cathedral in the world. (Byzantine Period) [A] Little Metropole [B] Worms Cathedral [C] Hagia Sohpia [D] Nea Moni a Correct
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
280 the buildings. [A] Little Metropole [B] Worms Cathedral [C] Hagia Sohpia [D] Nea Moni d Correct
281 The supreme monument of Byzantine Architecture. [A] St. Peters Basilica [B] Nea Moni [C] Hagia Sophia [D] Pantheon c Correct
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
282 (D.K. Ching p. 61). [A] Baldachino [B] Apse [C] Cimborio [D] Lantern d Correct
The covered passage around an open space or garth, connecting the church to the chapter house, refectory and other parts of the monastery. [A]
283 Arcades [B] Bridges [C] Cloisters [D] Crypt c Correct
284 The prominent feature of the facades in Romanesque Central Italy. [A] Spires [B] Ornamental Arcades [C] Pilasters [D] Ribbed Vaults b Correct
The best example of German Romanesque Church with apses at both east and west ends. [A] Salisbury Cathedral [B] Worms Cathedral [C] Chapel of
285 Notre Dame [D] Tower of Pisa b Correct
The term applied to the Episcopal Church if the Dioceses and also the important structure of the Gothic Period. [A] Chapels [B] Cathedrals [C]
286 Basilicas [D] Churches b Correct
287 The first plan shape of St. Peter's Basilica by Bramante. [A] Basilican Cross [B] Greek Cross [C] Latin Cross [D] Red Cross b Correct
288 The first plan shape of St. Peter's Basicica by Carlo Maderna. [A] Basilican Cross [B] Greek Cross [C] Latin Cross [D] Red Cross c Correct
289 He erected the entrance of Piazza at St. Peter's Basilica. [A] Palladio [B] Bermini [C] Bruneslleschi [D] Michealangelo b Correct
290 Used as a food storage in the Bahay na Bato. [A] Falig [B] Dispensa [C] Cusina [D] Banguerahhan b Correct
291 The Granary in traditional Bontoc House. [A] Falig [B] Dispensa [C] Cusina [D] Banguerahhan a Correct
292 Architect of the World Trade Center. [A] Kenzo Tange [B] IM Pei [C] Minoru Yamasaki [D] Skidmore and Ownings c Correct
293 The Erechtheion of Mnesicles is from what architecture? [A] Roman [B] Greek [C] Byzantine [D] Assyrian b Correct
294 The part of the Corinthian Capital without Flower. [A] Echinus [B] Acanthus [C] Balteus [D] Entasis c Correct
295 The Pantheon is from what Architecture? [A] Etruscan [B] Roman [C] Greek [D] Early Christian b Correct
296 The Architect of the Pantheon. [A] Vitruviuz [B] Agrippa [C] Diocletian [D] Palladio b Correct
297 The senate house of the Greeks. [A] Bouleuterion [B] Prytaneion [C] Basilica [D] Forum b Correct
298 Architect of the Bi-Nuclear House, The H-Plan. [A] Antonio Gaudi [B] Philip Johnson [C] Marcel Lajos Breuer [D] Louis Sullivan c Correct
299 In the doric order, the shaft terminates the __________. (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Trachelium [B] Abacus [C] Entasis [D] Hypotrachelion d Correct
300 In what order is the Parthenon? [A] Doric [B] Tuscan [C] Composite [D] Corinthian a Correct
301 In what order is the Temple of Nike Apteros, Greece? [A] Doric [B] Ionic [C] Corinthian [D] All of the 3 Greek Orders b Correct
302 This temple is dedicated to "Wingless Victory". [A] Parthenon [B] Pantheon [C] Temple of Nike [D] Erecthelon c Correct
This structure in greece was erected by Andronikos Cyrrhester for measuring time by means of a clepsydra internally and sun dial externally. [A]
303 Tower of the Winds [B] Nea Moni [C] Temple of Nike [D] Temple of Vesta a Correct
304 From what architecture is the Stoa? [A] Roman [B] Egyptian [C] Greek [D] Persian c Correct
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
305 [D] All of the above a Correct
306 The egyptian ornament symbolizing Fertility. [A] Scarab [B] Papyrus [C] Echinus [D] Acanthus b Correct
Egyptian Temple popular for worship of the ancient and mysterious gods. [A] Mortuary temple [B] Pyramid [C] Cult Temple [D] Rock Hewn
307 Temples c Correct
308 A small private bath found in roman houses or palaces. [A] Thermae [B] Balneum [C] Domus [D] Insula b Correct
309 Corresponds to the Greek Naos. (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Nave [B] Cella [C] Chancel [D] Pronaos b Correct
The large element in the Frieze; a vertical block separating the metopes. (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Tympanum [B] Cymatium [C] Triglyphs [D]
310 Triforium c Correct
311 "A is a machine to live in". [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Eero Saarinen [C] Le Corbusier [D] Minoru Yamasaki c Correct
312 Architect of the Chicago Tribune Tower. [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Eliel Saarinen [C] Le Corbusier [D] Minoru Yamasaki b Correct
313 "Architecture is Organic". [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Eliel Saarinen [C] Le Corbusier [D] Minoru Yamasaki a Correct
314 Invented reinforce concrete in France. [A] Eugene Freysinnet [B] Hennevique [C] Agrippa [D] Romans b Correct
315 First Elected U.A.P. President. [A] Juan Nakpil [B] Jose Herrera [C] Gabriel Formoso [D] Manuel Manosa b Correct
316 Designer of the Bonifacio Monument. [A] Carlos Barreto [B] Tomas Mapua [C] Juan Nakpil [D] Guillermo Tolentino c Correct
317 Scultor of the Bonifacio Monument. [A] Carlos Barreto [B] Tomas Mapua [C] Juan Nakpil [D] Guillermo Tolentino d Correct
318 Shah Jahan Designed which structure in Agra, India? [A] Taj Mahal [B] Borubudor [C] Forbidden City [D] Imperial Palace a Correct
319 Male counterpart of the Caryatids. [A] Telamones [B] Herms [C] Canephora [D] Salientes a Correct
320 Like Caryatids and Atlantes, this is a three quarter length figures. [A] Telamones [B] Herms [C] Canephora [D] Salientes b Correct
321 This is a pedestal with human, animal, or mythological creatures at the top. [A] Telamones [B] Herms [C] Canephora [D] Terms d Correct
322 A small prayer room in the Egyptian Architecture. [A] Masjid [B] Minarets [C] Qibla [D] Madrassah d Correct
Where "Constructivism" originated? It is primarily in sculpture but with broad application to architecture. The expression for construction was to be
323 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 b Correct
324 Expressionist Architect. [A] Robert Venturi [B] Walter Gropius [C] Philip Johnson [D] Erich Mendelsohn d Correct
325 Founders of the "Art Noveau" [A] Adler and Sullivan [B] John Ruskin and William Morris [C] Walter Gropius [D] Philip Johnson b Correct
326 Combination of the new art and the graphing of the Old art. [A] Mannerism [B] Eclecticism [C] Romanesque [D] Brutalism b Correct
327 Return in the use of Roman Orders in modern age. [A] Neo Classism [B] Romanesque [C] Art Deco [D] Art Novueau a Correct
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)
328 [A] Diagram [B] Parti [C] Composition [D] Design Principle b Correct
329 Architect of Batasang Pambansa. [A] Leandro Locsin [B] George Ramos [C] Carlos Barreto [D] Felipe Mendoza d Correct
330 Architect of Philippine Heart Center. [A] Leandro Locsin [B] George Ramos [C] Carlos Barreto [D] Felipe Mendoza b Correct
331 Architect of Rizal Memorial Stadium. [A] Leandro Locsin [B] Juan Nakpil [C] Carlos Barrto [D] Francisco Manosa b Correct
332 The Architect of the Quiapo Church before its restoration [A] Leandro Locsin [B] Juan Nakpil [C] Carlos Barrto [D] Francisco Manosa b Correct
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
333 national treasure. [A] Barasoain Church [B] Morong Church [C] Paoay Church [D] Church of San Agustin b Correct
This church, 1st built by Augustinian Fr. Miguel Murguia, has an unusually large bell which was made from approximately 70 sacks of coins donated
334 by the towns people. Where it is located? [A] Panay Capiz [B] Malolos Bulacan [C] Antipolo Rizal [D] Manila a Correct
335 Architect of SM Megamall. [A] William Conscuella [B] Antonio Sin Diong [C] Falapox [D] Gabriel Formoso b Correct
336 Central Bank of the Philippines, Manila. [A] William Conscuella [B] Antonio Sin Diong [C] Falapox [D] Gabriel Formoso d Correct
337 The Tower atop torogan where the princess and her ladies in wating hide during occasions. [A] Balanguera [B] Lamin [C] Cusina [D] Falig b Correct
338 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 d Correct
339 The emergency hideout found directly behind the neadboard of the Sultan's bed. [A] Bilik [B] Aljibe [C] Dapogan [D] Azotea a Correct
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]
340 Cusina [B] Hardinera [C] Dapogan [D] Azotea d Correct
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]
341 Dapogan [C] Bilik [D] Falig b Correct
342 In 1851, he was the architect who constructed Crystal Palace [A] Joseph Paxton [B] Elisha Graves Otto [C] Otto Wagner [D] Adolf Loos a Correct
343 The sacred enclosure fond in the highest part of a Greek city is called: [a] Peribolas [b] Pteroma [c] Temenos [d] Corps de Logis c Correct
The final phase of English Gothic Architecture characterized by elaborated ornamental vaults, fine intricate stonework and also called as rectilinear
344 style (D.K. Ching p. 132) [A] Perpendicular Style [B] Decorated Style [C] Flamboyant Style [D] Rayonnant Style a Correct
He is the architect who reacted againsts the excesses if Art Noveau, Published "Ornament and verbrechen", and believes in his philosophy
345 "ornamentation is a crime". [A] Joseph Paxton [B] Elisha Graves Otis [C] Otto Wagner [D] Adolf Loos d Correct
346 called as the architecture of borrowing and of free selection (D.K. Ching p. 133) [A] Functionalism [B] Brutalism [C] Eclectisicm [D] Minimalism c Correct
347 An architecture derived from "beton Brut" or naked Concrete (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Brutalism [B] Minimalism [C] Eclectisicm [D] Functionalism a Correct
In 1870 Newyork, the one who developed the first passenger freight elevator. In addition to this was the development of techniques for manufacturing
348 rolled steel. [A] Joseph Paxton [B] Elisha Graves Otis [C] Otto Wagner [D] Adolf Loos b Correct
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
349 Institute of technology In Massachusettes [D] All of the above d Correct
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
350 no magic to stir mans blood" [A] Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe [B] Daniel Burnham [C] Joseph Paxton [D] Le Corbusier b Correct
He was the Landscape architect for the World Columbian Construction which was located at Jackson Park, Chicago [A] Frederick Law Olmstead [B]
351 Daniel Burnham [C] Otto Wagner [D] John W. Root a Correct
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]
352 Frank Lloyd Wright [D] Adolf Loos a Correct
Auditorium building (1889), Wainwright Building (1890), and Guarranty Building (1894) are all made by: [A] Adler and Sullivan [B] Le Corbusier
353 [C] Frank Lloyd Wright [D] Joseph Paxton a Correct
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]
354 Arts And Crafts Movement [C] Art Noveau [D] None of the above b Correct
What is the character for the structures of egyptian architecture? [A] Simplicity, Massiveness, Grandeur [B] Simplicity, Massiveness, Monumentallity
355 [C] Simplicity and Harmony [D] Vastness and Maginificense, Orientation b Correct
In Egyptian architecture, what is the system of construction people used? [A] Arch and vault [B] Ribbed and Pannelled vaulting [C] Columnar and
356 Trabeated [D] Domical roof Construction c Correct
What is the character for the structures of Babylonean and Assyrian architecture? [A] Simplicity, Massiveness, Grandeur [B] Simplicity, Massiveness,
357 Monumentallity [C] Simplicity and Harmony [D] Vastness and Maginificense, Orientation a Correct
In Babylonean and Assyrian architecture, what is the system of construction people used? [A] Arch and vault [B] Ribbed and Pannelled vaulting [C]
358 Columnar and Trabeated [D] Domical roof Construction a Correct
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
359 Proportions [D] refinement of Details [E] All of the above e Correct
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]
360 Columnar and Trabeated [D] Domical roof Construction c Correct
The Character for Renniassance Architecture is [A] Sober and Dignified [B] Dignity and Formality achieved thru symmetry [C] Battle of the Styles
361 [D] Simplicity in Design and Treatment b Correct
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
362 "Functionalism" architecture back in 1920's (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Bauhaus [B] Les Ecoles Beaux Arts [C] Art Noveau [D] Art Deco
The system of Construction used in Gothic Architecture: [A] Columnar and Trabeated [B] Arch and Vault [C] Arcuated with Pointed Arcs [D] Ribbed
363 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
364 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
365 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]
366 Hip and Gabled Roof
367 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]
368 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]
369 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]
370 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]
371 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
372 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]
373 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]
374 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
375 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]
376 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
377 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
378 above
379 It is a structure which has 9 to 10 times diameter of its own base [A] Pyramid [B] Obelisk [C] Torii [D] Capital
380 Designer of Crystal Palace, London [A] Sir Joseph Paxton [B] Sir John Cubitt [C] Sir Charles Fox [D] Sir Richard Turner
381 Architect of Sagrada familia, Barcelona [A] Antonio Gaudi [B] Paul Abadia [C] Von Fertsel [D] Victor Hort
382 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
383 Villegas
384 Truncated wedge blocks forming an arc: [A] Squinch [B] Colonetta [C] Voussors [D] Arcades
385 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]
386 Mastaba [B] Ziggurat [C] Rock Hewn Tombs [D] Royal Pyramids
387 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]
388 Impluvium
389 A canopy supported by columns generally placed over an altar or tomb [A] Baldachino [B] Cimborio [C] Apse [D] Lantern
390 A long arcaded entrance porch in an early Chirstian Basilican Church [A] Arcade [B] Bema [C] Narthex [D] Nave
391 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]
392 Flamboyant [C] Rayonnant [D] Transitional
393 Projecting Ornament at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat [A] Groin [B] Plough [C] Boss [D] Conoid
394 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
395 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
396 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
397
398 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
399 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,
400 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]
401 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
402 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
403 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]
404 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
405 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
406 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
407 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
408 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
409 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
410 Filipino Architecture [A] Philip Recto [B] Palafox and Associates [C] Francisco Manosa [D] Leandro Locsin
This famous axiom "Each one sees whatever he wishes to see" belongs to [A] Daniel Burnham [B] Oscar Niemeyer [C] Lucio Acosta [D] Peter
411 Behrens
412 French born brazilian architect and urban planner [A] Daniel Burnham [B] Oscar Niemeyer [C] Lucio Acosta [D] Peter Behrens
413 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
414 [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]
415 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
416 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
417 one of the great architects of the 20th century [A] Peter Behrens [B] Oscar Nieyemer [C] Marcel Breuer [D] Alvar Aalto
He was called "Masters master" where his students are architects like Gropius, Breuer and Van De Rohe [A] Peter Behrens [B] Oscar Nieyemer [C]
418 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]
419 Marcel Breuer [D] Alvar Aalto
420 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]
421 Neo Classical [B] Oriental Interiors [C] Art Deco and Art Nouveau [D] Contemporary Interiors
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]
422 Narthex [D] Ambulatory
423 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]
424 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
425 [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
426 [B] Sanctuary [C] Transept [D] Nave
427 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
428 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
429 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
430 (D.K. Ching p. 36) [A] Westwork [B] Stave Church [C] Chartres Cathedral [D] St. Peter's Basilica
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
431 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
432 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
433 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.
434 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.
435 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 60º, subdividing the dome surface into a series of
436 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
437 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]
438 Radial Dome [B] Lattice Dome [C] Geodesic Dome [D] Saucer Dome
439 A circular opening, especially one at the crown of a dome (D.K. Ching p. 61) [A] Lantern [B] Spire [C] Oculus [D] Lacunari
440 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
441 The space between the inner and outer shells of a dome (D.K. Ching p. 61) [A] Intrados [B] Extrados [C] Interdome [D] Lucarne
442 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]
443 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,
444 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
445 their causes (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Theory [B] Principles [C] History [D] None of the above
446 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)
447 [A] Japanese [B] Chinese [C] Philippine [D] Korean
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)
448 [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
449 Civilization (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Fertile Crescent [B] China [C] Egypt [D] Catal Huyuk
450 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]
451 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]
452 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
453 (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
454 [D] Dark Ages
An advanced state of human society marked by relatively high level of cultural, technical and political development (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A]
455 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
456 [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]
457 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
458 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]
459 Civilization
A vast plateau between black, meditarennean and aegean seas, synonymous with the peninsula of asia minor as of today [A] Mesopotamia [B]
460 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]
461 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.
462 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
463 [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
464 Phaetus (D.K. Ching p. 128) [A] Saracenic Architecture [B] Sumerian Architecture [C] Minoan Architecture [D] Egyptian Architecture
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.
465 128) [A] Yang Shao [B] Shang [C] Xia [D] None of the above
466 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
467 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
468 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
469 Architecture [D] Roman Architecture
470 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
471 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
472 (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
473 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
474 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.
475 Ching p. 129) [A] Hall of Hundred Columns [B] Great Wall of China [C] Hanging Gardens of Babylon [D] Palace of Persepolis
476 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
477 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.
478 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]
479 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
480 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.
481 Ching p. 130) (Wikipedia) [A] Roman Architecture [B] Early Christian Architecture [C] Byzantine Architecture [D] Greek Architecture
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]
482 Byzantine Architecture [D] Greek Architecture
Architecture of the European Middle Ages, Compromising the architecture of Byzantine, Pre-Romanesque, Romanesque and Gothic Architecture
483 (D.K. Ching p. 130) (Wikipedia) [A] Renaissance [B] Medieval [C] Byzantine [D] Early Christian
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
484 [B] Chapel [C] Citadel [D] Keep
485 A pointed stick or stake (D.K. Ching p. [A] Pale [B] Palisade [C] Motte [D] Bailey
486 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
487 [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
488 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
489 Architecture
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]
490 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]
491 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)
492 [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
493 [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
494 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
495 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.
496 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)
497 [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
498 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
499 extent in U.S. (D.K. Ching p. 134) [A] Victorian Architecture [B] Beaux-Arts Architecture [C] Gothic Revival [D] Renaissance
500 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, décor 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]
501 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]
502 Circumvallate [B] Bastion [C] Sally Port [D] Glacis
503 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.
504 134) [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
505 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
506 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]
507 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
508 (D.K. Ching p. 134) [A] Arts and Crafts [B] Art Noveau [C] Bauhaus [D] Les Ecoles Beaux Arts
509 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]
510 Sezession [D] Modernismo
511 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]
512 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]
513 Jugendstil [B] Stile Liberty [C] Sezession [D] Modernismo
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]
514 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
515 their geometrical equivalents. (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Brutalism [B] Cubism [C] Modernism [D] Abstract Expressionism
516 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
517 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
518 (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
519 Expressionism
520 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
521 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]
522 Chemi de ronde [D] Crenelated
523 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
524 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
525 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
526 construction design (D.K. Ching p. 135) [A] Ecoles Des Beaux Arts [B] Bauhaus [C] Chicago School [D] Liceo De Manila
527 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]
528 Minimalism [C] Functionalism [D] Cubism
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
529 Noveau [B] Art Deco [C] Arts and Crafts [D] Ecole Des Beaux Arts
530 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
531 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
532 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]
533 Saracenic Architecture
534 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.
535 132) [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]
536 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
537
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
538
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]
539 Ravelin [D] Counterscarp
540 An enclosing wall connecting two bastions or towers (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Circumvallate [B] Curtain [C] Gorge [D] Terreplain
541 A minor defensive position established beyond a main fortified area (D.K. Ching p. 98) [A] Outwork [B] Escarp [C] Ravelin [D] Counterscarp
542 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]
543 Terreplain
544 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
545 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
546 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
547 [C] Berm [D] Rampart
548 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
549 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)
550 [A] Early French Style [B] Flamboyant Style [C] Decorated Style [D] Early English Style
551 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.
552 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
553 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]
554 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]
555 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
556 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
557 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]
558 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
559 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
560 Architecture
561 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 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
562 [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]
563 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]
564 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]
565 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
566 [B] Crenels [C] Battlement [D] Portcullis
567 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.
568 Ching p. 99) [A] Merlon [B] Crenels [C] Battlement [D] Portcullis
569 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]
570 Drawbridge [D] Loophole
571 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
572 and flap door (D.K. Ching p. 136) [A] Tepee [B] Igloo [C] Wigwam [D] Yurt
573 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
574 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.
575 136) [A] Tepee [B] Igloo [C] Wigwam [D] Yurt
576 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
577 p. 99) [A] Moat [B] Eyelet [C] Drawbridge [D] Loophole
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]
578 Loophole
579 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]
580 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]
581 Pueblo
A communal dwelling characteristics of many early cultures that of the Iroquols and various other North American Indian peoples, consisting of a
582 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
583 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]
584 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
585 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
586 also called as caveadium (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Atrium [B] Ambulatory [C] Impluvium [D] Compluvium
587 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]
588 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
589 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.
590 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
591 [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
592 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
593 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
594 Zukuri [C] Cha Sit Su [D] Masu Gumi
595 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
596 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.
597 137) [A] Ken [B] Cha Sit Su [C] Masu Gumi [D] Tokobashira
A linear unit for regulating column spacing in traditional japanese construction but later varying according to room width as determined by tatami
598 units (D.K. Ching p. 137) [A] Ken [B] Cha Sit Su [C] Masu Gumi [D] Tokobashira
599 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
600 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
601 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
602 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.
603 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]
604 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]
605 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
606 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.
607 Ching p. 138) [A] Saltbox [B] Cape Code [C] Tract House [D] Rambler
608 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
609 (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
610 deed to the individual unit purchased (D.K. Ching p. 139) [A] Townhouse [B] Condominium [C] Bungalow [D] Duplex
611 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,
612 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.
613 139) [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]
614 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)
615 [A] Garden Apartment [B] Studio Apartment [C] Penthouse [D] Flat
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
616 above
617 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
618 [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]
619 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]
620 Stylobate [D] Plinth
621 The lower portion of a classical entablature (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Pediment [B] Cornice [C] Plinth [D] Architrave
622 It is the central part of a column (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Shaft [B] Plinth [C] Base [D] Corona
623 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
624 A cylindrical support member in classical architecture is (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Base [B] Pedestal [C] Column [D] Architrave
625 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]
626 Architrave
627 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]
628 Frieze
629 Two columns and pilasters closed together, it is: (D.K. Ching p. 179) [A] Intercolumnation [B] Columnation [C] Accouplement [D] Bank
630 Underside of a slab or a beam (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Access Flooring [B] Soffit [C] Dropped Ceiling [D] Girder
631 Animal carved figure in a frieze is called: (D.K. Ching p. 180) [A] Mutule [B] Triglyph [C] Zophorus [D] Entasis
632 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
633 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
634 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]
635 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)
636 [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]
637 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
638 [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]
639 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
640 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
641 (D.K. Ching p. 181) [A] Mutule [B] Modillion [C] Corona [D] None of the above
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
642 above
643 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
644 [B] Sterobate [C] Torus [D] Scotia
645 A deep concave moulding between two fillets (D.K. Ching p. 181) [A] Torus [B] Scotia [C] Stylobate [D] Stereobate
646 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]
647 Corinthian [D] Composite
648 A pictorial sign or symbol is (D.K. Ching p. 182) [A] Mosaic [B] Grafitti [C] Pictograph [D] Relief
649 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
650 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
651 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
652 scultural relief that projects very slightly from the background (D.K. Ching p. 182) [A] Bas Relief [B] Grafitti [C] Pictograph [D] Relief
653 large painted pictures on a wall or ceiling surfaces is (D.K. Ching p. 182) [A] Fresco [B] Murals [C] Lacunaria [D] Cofferdome
654 Gargoyles in gothic architecture are considered what kind of ornament? (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Antic [B] Fresco [C] Grafitti [D] Mural
655 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
656 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
657 [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]
658 Jerusalem Cross
659 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]
660 Scultured Relief [B] Key Pattern [C] Lotus [D] Papyrus
Common ornament used in heraldic bearings for the royal families in francem usually three petaled flowers (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Anthemion [B]
661 Honeysuckle [C] Fleur de Lis [D] Lotus
662 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
663 [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]
664 Bas-Relief [B] Plaster Ground [C] Fresco [D] Grouting
665 Double curve moulding, and also called as gula (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Fillet [B] Trimmer [C] Ogee [D] Cavetto
666 moulding with concave and convex line joints together is: (D.K. Ching p. 183) [A] Cavetto [B] Cortel [C] Cyma [D] Ogee
667 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
668 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
669 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]
670 Cyma
671 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]
672 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]
673 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
674 (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
675 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
676 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]
677 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
678 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
679 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]
680 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]
681 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
682 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.
683 248) [A] Dragon [B] Lamassu [C] Heiroglyphics [D] Criosphinx
A prehistoric monument consisting of two or more large upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab. Commonly found in Great Britain (D.K.
684 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
685 [B] Tumuli [C] Dolmen [D] Menhir
686 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]
687 Megalith
688 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
689 should be used for stonehenge? (D.K. Ching p. 248) [A] Menhir [B] Tumulus [C] Cromlech [D] Dromos
690 A long deep passageway into an ancient subterranean tomb (D.K. Ching p. 248) [A] Domus [B] Dromos [C] Aqueducts [D] Cloisters
691 Two upright megaliths supporting a horizontal stone. (D.K. Ching p. 248) [A] Menhir [B] Cromlech [C] Trilithon [D] Dromos
692 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
693 usually standing in pairs astride temple entrances (D.K. Ching p. 249) [A] Pylons [B] Minarets [C] Serdabs [D] Obelisks
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
694 [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
695 Recta
696 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
697 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
698 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
699 greece and mycenae and is usually formed with doric order columns (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Insula [B] Villa [C] Megaron [D] Tumulus
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]
700 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
701 the above
A wide low pitch gable sorrounding a colonnade or a major division of a façade in greek and roman temples (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Architrave [B]
702 Entrablature [C] Pediment [D] Tympanum
703 The rear vestibule of a classical temple (D.K. Ching p. 250) [A] Naos [B] Cella [C] Epinaos [D] Temenos
704 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
705 [D] Minarets
706 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
707 raised dais in a semi circular apse (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Church [B] Basilica [C] Forum [D] Agora
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]
708 Stoa [C] Forum [D] Piazza
709 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]
710 Cenotaphs [C] Triumphal Arch [D] Obelisks
711 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
712 Temples having engaged columns at its sides (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Prostyle [B] Pteroma [C] Pseudo-peripteral [D] Amphi-prostyle
713 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-
714 Prostyle [C] Diastyle [D] Systyle
715 Having a portico in the front side only (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Peripteral [B] Prostyle [C] Picnostyle [D] Areostyle
716 Without colonade along the sides (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Amphi-prostyle [B] Dipteral [C] Apteral [D] Eustyle
717 Prostyle on both sides (D.K. Ching p. 251) [A] Pseudo-Dipteral [B] Pseudo-Peripteral [C] Amphi-Prostyle [D] Apteral
718 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]
719 Pylon
720 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
721 A large vaulted opening onto the central courtyard of a mosque (D.K. Ching p. 252) [A] Meidan [B] Iwan [C] Koran [D] Qibla
722 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
723 A niche or decorative panel in a mosque designating the qibla (D.K. Ching p. 252) [A] Mimbar [B] Koran [C] Minaret [D] Mihrab
724 The central courtyard of a mosque (D.K. Ching p. 252) [A] Cortel [B] Piazza [C] Sahn [D] Patio
725 Mandira is (D.K. Ching p. 253) [A] Chinese Temple [B] Islamic Temple [C] Hindu Temple [D] Buddhist Temple
726 the oldest sacred writings in hinduism (D.K. Ching p. 253) [A] Heiroglyphics [B] Vedas [C] Alibata [D] Cuneiform
727 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-
728 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
729
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
730
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]
731 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
732 ceylon, dagoba in nepal. (D.K. Ching p. 253) [A] Minaret [B] Obelisks [C] Stupa [D] Sikhara
733 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
734
Assembly hall for monks in a japanese buddhist temple (D.K. Ching p. 254) [A] Cha-Sit-Su [B] Tokonama [C] Kodo [D] Kondo
735
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
736 sanctuary (D.K. Ching p. 254) [A] Forbidden City [B] Persepolis [C] Kondo [D] Sikhara
737 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
738 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
739 the hall of worship inside a shinto shrine (D.K. Ching p. 254) [A] Hikari [B] Kondo [C] Haiden [D] Cha-Sit-Su
740 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
741 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]
742 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
743 [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
744 [C] Crepidoma [D] Base
745 What is the architectural style of the Barasoain Church's pediment? [A] Baroque [B] Romanesque [C] Rococo [D] Renaissance
746 What element of the facade (Barasoain Church) has the romanesque style? [A] Pilasters [B] Rose Window [C] Bell Tower [D] Door
747 What is the architectural style of the pilaster in the facade of Barasoain Church? [A] Anglo Saxon [B] Romanesque [C] Baroque [D] Gothic
748 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
749 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
750
What did the ancient egyptians used in lifting the materials of the pyramid? [A] Axe and Wooden Wheels [B] Lever [C] Wedge [D] Rope
751
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
752
Industrial Revolution [A] 12th to 13th Century [B] 15th to 16th Century [C] 18th to 19th Century [D] 21th Century to the Present
753
Faux Arts is: [A] Decorative Arts [B] Immitation [C] Grandeur [D] Modern Arts
754
Where does muslim architecture originate? [A] Early Christian [B] Roman [C] Greek [D] Byzantine
755
756 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
757
It is the pulpit in Muslim Architecture [A] Qibla [B] Minaret [C] Masjid [D] Mimbar
758
Which become the first industrialized area in Manila? [A] Sta. Ana [B] Makati [C] Quezon City [D] Pandacan
759
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
760
Industrial Revolution [A] Railroads [B] Canal [C] Elevator [D] All of the above
761
Information about Otto Wagner, which is correct? [A] Jugendstil Architect [B] Rumbach St. Budapest [C] Majonga House [D] All of the above
762
What style mostly influences the churches in the philippines [A] Romanesque [B] Post Modern [C] Baroque [D] Renaissance
763
What do you call the recess found in the dome to make the structure lighter? [A] Podium [B] Coffers [C] Pendentive [D] Oculus
764
Tomb of standing stones usually capped with a large horizontal slab? [A] Menhir [B] Cromlech [C] Dolmen [D] Stonehenge
765
What style usually is influenced by Geometric Figures? [A] Renaissance [B] Gothic [C] Romanesque [D] All of the above
766
Who gave the statue of Liberty to the US? [A] Spain [B] France [C] Great Britain [D] Philippines
767
What do you call the corridor that radiates to the center? [A] Concentric [B] Radial [C] Radiocentric [D] Grid
768
What do you call the covered corridor in Bahay na bato? [A] Entrusuelo [B] Balcon [C] Galleria [D] Dapogan
769
The optical correction made in column [A] Plinth [B] Entasis [C] Hypotrachelion [D] Metope
770
In vernacular architecture, it is where the cups, utensils are kept [A] Cusina [B] Bilik [C] Azotea [D] Banguerahan
771
What is the frieze in modern times? [A] Gutter [B] Beam [C] Downspout [D] Architrave
772
It is also designed as a beam, to support [A] Corbels [B] Wall Footing [C] Slab [D] None of the above
773
The intersection at the center of the vault is [A] Key [B] Spandrel [C] Boss [D] Intrados
774
Style that is characterized by horizontal lines and window tracery [A] Gothic [B] Baroque [C] Mannerism [D] Rococo
775
A Spanish Architect who designed the Sagrada Familia [A] Walter Gropius [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] Antonio Gaudi [D] Otto Wagner
776
A pritzker prize architect [A] Walter Gropius [B] Otto Wagner [C] Frank Gehry [D] Le Corbusier
777
778 Guggenheim Museum, what kind of style? [A] International Style [B] Organic Architecture [C] Neoclassism [D] Deconstructivism
779 A semi circular column flushed in the wall [A] Post [B] Composite Column [C] Engaged Column [D] Lally Column
780 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
781
782 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
783
Where can be the pyramid of cheops be found? [A] Mexico [B] Brazil [C] Iraq [D] Egypt
784
It is the hindu gateway [A] Torana [B] Sikhara [C] Amalaka [D] Gopuram
785
The gateway of the buddhist in Indian Architecture [A] Amalaka [B] Gopuram [C] Torana [D] Sikhara
786
When the spaniards came, they noticed that the house where easily destroyed during typhoons, what type of house was introduced to them? [A]
787 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
788
Mostly found in China and Japan [A] Torii [B] Pagoda [B] Pai Lou [D] All of the above
789
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
790
791 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]
792 Arch and Vault
793 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
794 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]
795 Stone Wheels [D] Pulley and Wedge
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
796 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
797
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
798
Temple of Amon, Karnak: What kind of temple? [A] Mortuary Temple [B] Cult Temple [C] Shrine [D] Mastaba
799
800 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
801 light into the temple [C] To carry the heavy slab [D] For ceremonial purposes
802 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
803
In Germany, how was he influenced by the modern movement? [A] Sezzione [B] Stile Liberty [C] Jugendstil [D] Le Moderne Style
804
What was the greatest effect of Industrial Revolution? [A] Trains and Railways [B] Elevators [C] Suburbanization [D] All of the above
805
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
806
What is used to balance the boat? [A] Vinta [B] Katig [C] Papag [D] Roof beams where fishnets are attached
807
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
808
What kind of vaults was used in Bernini's Royal Staircase? [A] Cloister [B] Fan [C] Barrel [D] Groin
809
What style was used in the facade of the entrance way? (Royal Staircase) [A] Romanesque [B] Renaissance [C] Gothic [D] Gothic Revival
810
Bernini is known for what style? [A] Romanesque [B] Gothic [C] Renaissance [D] Gothic Revival
811
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
812
Who was the architect of the dome of the rock? [A] Caliph and Al Malik [B] John Utzon [C] Shah Jahan [D] Imhotep
813
Who was the architect of the Robie House? [A] Le Corbusier [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] Walter Gropius [D] Micheal Graves
814
Most works of Andrea Palladio are: [A] Radial [B] Symmetrical [C] Clustered [D] None of the above
815
Who was the architect of Seattle Museaum? [A] IM Pei [B] Minoru Yamasaki [C] Robert Venturi [D] Louis Khan
816
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
817
What is the dominant feature of IM Pei's Works? [A] Glass and Steels [B] Squares [C] Triangles [D] Colors
818
What shape is prominent in the Bank of China and Louvre Pyramid? [A] rectangle [B] square [C] Triangle [D] Circle
819
Who was the architect of the Carpenter's Center? [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] Le Corbusier [C] IM Pei [D] Minoru Yamasaki
820
Who was the architect of the Tjibao Cultural Center? [A] Francisco Manosa [B] Gabriel Formoso [C] Juan Nakpil [D] Jean Marie Tjibao
821
Who was the architect of the Kuala Lampur Airport? [A] Kisho Kurukh [B] Norman Foster [C] IM Pei [D] Louis Khan
822
Who was the architect of the Quezon Memorial Pylon? [A] Lucio Tan [B] William Coscuella [C] Federico Llustre [D] Palafox
823
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
824
Who was the architect of the New Toronto City Hall? [A] Frank Lloyd Wright [B] John Utzon [C] Viljo Revell [C] Frank Gehry
825
Who was the architect of Guggenheim Museum at Bilbao? [A] Otto Wagner [B] Frank Lloyd Wright [C] William Parsons [D] Frank Gehry
826
Who was the Architect of Zentralsparkasse Bank At Viena? [A] Otto Wagner [B] Antonio Gaudi [C] IM Pei [D] Gunther Domeng
827
Who was the architect of Bank Of New York? [A] Louis Sullivan [B] Philip Johnson [C] Voorhees, Gmelin and Walker [D] Skidmore and Owings
828
Who was the Architect of Sony Center? [A] Minoru Yamasaki [B] Norman Foster [C] Helmut Jahn [D] Le Corbusier
829
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
830
Who was the Architect of TWA Airport and the Dulles Airport? [A] Eero Saarinen [B] Eliel Saarienen [C] Gustave Eiffel [D] Skidmore and Owings
831
A Pritzker Prize Architect Winner on the year 1987 [A] Philip Johnson [B] IM Pei [C] Kenzo Tange [D] Frank Gehry
832
Who is the architect of San Miguel Building? [A] Leandro Locsin [B] Manosa Brothers [C] Gabriel Formoso [D] George Ramos
833
Who was the third Filipino Architect? [A] Carlos Barreto [B] Juan Nakpil [C] Antonio Toledo [D] Tomas Mapua
834
Who designed the Metropolitan Theater of Manila? [A] Juan Arellano [B] Antonio Toledo [C] Tomas Mapua [D] Francisco Manosa
835
What is the Architectural Character of the Metropolitan Theater? [A] Renaissance [B] Art Deco [C] Gothic [D] Art Moderne
836
Deconstructive Theory of Frank Gehry at Bilbao: [A] Opera House [B] Bank of China [C] Falling Water [D] Guggenheim Museum
837
This work is an example of Frank Lloyd Wrights Organic Architecture [A] Falling Water [B] Dulles Airport [C] Petronas Towers [D] Chicago
Tribune Tower
838
Distinctive feature of Frank Lloyd Wrights Falling Water [A] Overhanging Slab [B] Cantilever [C] Falling Water [D] Steps
839
In the Falling Water, what is the function of the Overhanging Slab? [A] Terrace [B] Living Room [C] Bedroom [D] Dining
840
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
841
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
842
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
843
Who designed The Sagrada Familia? [A] Antonio Gaudi [B] Pierre Luigi Nervi [C] Leon Batista Alberti [D] Michealangelo
844
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
845
He is the father of Prestress Concrete [A] Frank Gehry [B] Otto Wagner [C] Romans [D] Eugene Freysinnet
846
The mezzanine of Bahay na Bato [A] Aljibe [B] Dapogan [C] Bilik [D] Entrasuelo
849
850 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
851
What do you call the storage of rice in Bahay na Bato? [A] Azotea [B] Kamalig [C] Lanai [D] Verandah
852
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
853 suck
Temple with colonade along the front and rear [A] Prostyle [B] Pseudo Dipteral [C] Amphi Prostyle [D] Peripteral
854
The purpose of Rostral Columns [A] Respect to the Fallen Hero [B] For Victorious Campaigns [C] Landmark and Achievement [D] Congelemeration
and Trophy
855
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
856
What type of symmetry is prominent in Villa Capra? [A] Formal [B] Informal [C] Radial [D] Bilateral
857
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
858
859 The largest religious structure, beehive shaped towers [A] Borobudur [B] Ankor Wat [C] Stupa [D] Pagoda
860 Standing stones usually capped with Horizontal Slab [A] Menhir [B] Domus [C] Dolmen [D] Cromlech
861 What do you call the recess found in the dome to make the structure lighter? [A] Podium [B] Coffers [C] Pendentive [D] Oculus
862 A hindu gateway [A] Torii [B] Pailou [C] Torana [D] Gopuram
A cambodian gateway [A] Torii [B] Torana [C] Pailou [D] Propylaea
863
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
864
During the 18th and 19th century, our country was influenced by what type of architecture? [A] Rococo [B] Renaissance [C] Gothic [D] Baroque
865
How would you describe the character of Romanesque Architecture? [A] Vastness and Ornateness [B] Sober and Dignified [C] Simplicity [D]
Intricate Detail
866
How would you describe an Australian Colonial House? [A] Art Nouvea [B] Renaissace [C] Gothic [D] Baroque
867
What is the period which rose in Central Mexico and was destroyed by the Spanish Conquistadors? [A] Mogul Architecture [B] Inca Architecture [C]
868 Aztec Architecture [D] Ottoman Architecture
869 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
870
It is the oldest inhabited city [A] Cairo [B] Beijing [C] Damascus [D] Manila
871
It is the most distinct character developed during the Byzantine Architecture [A] Vault [B] Arches [C] Domes [D] Beams
872
873 A style characterized by horizontal lines and window tracery [A] Minimalism [B] Gothic [C] Mannerism [D] Early Christian
874 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
875
Structural innovation of the modern movement [A] Pre-Cast Concrete [B] Space Frame [C] Steel and Concrete [D] Glass and Wood
876
What is the architectural style of the Museum of Modern Art? [A] Neo-Classicism [B] Functionalism [C] Constructivism [D] Expressionism
877
Characteristics of Neo-Classical [A] Byzantine [B] Gothic [C] Greek [D] Chinese
878
Which style has moorish elements, excessive ornaments, and a deviation from the greeks and romans? [A] Rococo [B] Byzantine [C] Gothic [D] Early
Christian
879
Who said Less Is More? [A] Philip Johnson [B] Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe [C] Minoru Yamasaki [D] Kenzo Tange
880
What style emerged in Constantinople as counterpart of the Roman Architecture in the East? [A] Art Nouveau [B] Byzantine [C] Early Christian [D]
Roman
881
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
882
What do you call the central aisle of an Early Christian Basilican Church? [A] Ambulatory [B] Nave [C] Apse [D] Cella
883
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
884
Who presented the Greek Cross plan of St. Peter's Basilica? [A] Donato Bramante [B] Michealangelo [C] Rahael Urbino [D] Giuliano De Sangallo
885
It is a collective term for heritage schoolhouses built in the Philippines Between 1907 and 1946 that follow standard plans designed by Architect
886 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
887
In the bahay na bato, it is where you can find the Dapogan, Bangahan and Batalan [A] Aljibe [B] Zaguan [C] Gilir [D] Cucina
888
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
889
890 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
891
The influece of Indian Stupa to the Buddhist of Japanese and Chinese Architecture [A] Temple [B] Pagoda [C] Bent Roof [D] Decorated Eaves
892
The similarities of Chinese and Japanese Architecture [A] Temple [B] Pagoda [C] Gateway [D] Civic Buildings
893
What is a japanese gate with 2 vertical post and 2 horizontal bars? [A] Pailou [B] Propylaea [C] Torii [D] Torana
894
Which of the following influecend Classical Architecture? [A] Styles [B] Orders [C] Religion [D] Culture
895
An indian structure inspired the Chinese and Japanese in building the Pagoda [A] Amanalaka [B] Sikhara [C] Stupa [D] Torana
896
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
897
Ancient Egpyian Gateway [A] Portico [B] Pai-Lou [C] Torana [D] Pylon
898
Type of tomb in Egypt, which is the burial for the noble and eminent [A] Pyramid [B] Mastaba [C] Ziggurat [D] Cenotaph
899
What is the main purpose of a Medieval Castle? [A] Grandeur [B] Fortification [C] Assault for Warmongers [D] All of the above
900
The distinct feature of a roof that makes it recognizable as a Chinese House [A] Sui [B] Uplifted Roof [C] Curved Roof [D] Pagoda
901
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
902
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
903
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
904
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
905
It is the traditional house of most southeast asian countries [A] Cubo [B] Igloo [C] Teepee [D] Balai
906
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
907
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
908
What do you call the 4-centered gothic window? [A] Victorian Style [B] Decorative Style [C] Tudor Style [D] Rayonnant Style
909
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
910
911 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
912 In the early times, what was used to achieve longer horizontal span? [A] Beam [B] Arc [C] Lintel Beam [D] Column
913 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
914
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
915
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
916
What do you call the style in which the column distance is 4D? [A] Eustyle [B] Systyle [C] Diastyle [D] Areostyle
917
What is systyle intercolumnation? [A] 1.5 x CD [B] 2.5 x CD [C] 2x CD [D] 3-4x CD
918
Intercolumnation of 1.5 Diameter Column [A] Systyle [B] Eustyle [C] Pycnostyle [D] Areostyle
919
Intercolumnation of 2 Diameter Column [A] Systyle [B] Eustyle [C] Pycnostyle [D] Areostyle
920
Intercolumnation of 3 Diameter Column [A] Systyle [B] Diastyle [C] Pycnostyle [D] Areostyle
921
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]
922 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
923
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
924
What element in classical architecture creates lines and shadows? [A] Roof [B] Moulding [C] People [D] Columns
925
Greatest influence of Chinese Architecture [A] Environment [B] Politics [C] Government [D] Religion
926
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
927
Creation of cities and construction of churches during the roman empire is mostly considered at [A] East Roman [B] West Roman [C] South Roman
928 [D] North Roman
Gutter in the modern times is a [A] Pediment [B] Girt [C] Truss [D] Frieze
929
Where did Gothic Architecture Originate? [A] France [B] Italy [C] Spain [D] Germany
930
931 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
932 wall and transfer load
933 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
934
A roman order derived from the Greek's Doric order [A] Composite [B] Corinthian [C] Ionic [D] Tuscan
935
936 On the following, which is the simplest? [A] Doric [B] Corinthian [C] Tuscan [D] Composite
937 What kind of order was used in the Parthenon? [A] Doric [B] Corinthian [C] Tuscan [D] Composite
938 The classic order characterized by its volutes in capital with its elegant design [A] Ionic [B] Corinthian [C] Tuscan [D] Doric
939 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
940 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
941 that supposed to be located at Marseilles? [A] Unite de habitation [B] Brasilia [C] Mile High tower [D] Ecumenopolis
942 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
943 [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]
944 Fixed Arch [B] Rigid Arch [C] Arch [D] Triangular Arch
945 Early age when humans built rectangular houses and use stones as tool [A] Neolitic [B] Paleolithic [C] Gothic [D] Medieval
946 It is the site of the first human settlement in Southeast Asia [A] Philippines [B] Malaysia [C] Indonesia [D] China
947 Which part of Metro Manila has arcades? [A] Quezon City Memorial Circle [B] Recto [C] Espana [D] San Marcelino