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ALE DAY 1 HOA - INDIGENOUS FILIPINO ARCHITECTURE

1) IDENTIFY THE IMAGE BELOW D. Kankanay Baey/Babayan


5) IDENTIFY THE IMAGE BELOW

A. Apayao Balai
B. Badjao House A. Ifugao Fale/Bale
C. Bahay Kubo B. Ivatan Jinjin
D. Bontoc Afung C. Kalinga Foruy
2) IDENTIFY THE IMAGE BELOW D. Kankanay Baey/Babayan
6) IDENTIFY THE IMAGE BELOW

A. Apayao Balai
A. Ifugao Fale/Bale
B. Badjao House
B. Ivatan Jinjin
C. Bahay Kubo
C. Kalinga Foruy
D. Bontoc Afung
D. Kankanay Baey/Babayan
3) IDENTIFY THE IMAGE BELOW
7) IDENTIFY THE IMAGE BELOW

A. Apayao Balai A. Ifugao Fale/Bale


B. Badjao House B. Ivatan Jinjin
C. Bahay Kubo C. Kalinga Foruy
D. Bontoc Afung D. Kankanay Baey/Babayan
4) IDENTIFY THE IMAGE BELOW 8) IDENTIFY THE IMAGE BELOW

A. Sagada Tinokbob
A. Ifugao Fale/Bale B. Samal House
B. Ivatan Jinjin C. Tausug Bay Sinug
C. Kalinga Foruy D. Yakan Lumah
9) IDENTIFY THE IMAGE BELOW
A. Sagada Tinokbob
B. Samal House
C. Tausug Bay Sinug
D. Yakan Lumah
11) IDENTIFY THE IMAGE BELOW

A. Sagada Tinokbob
B. Samal House
C. Tausug Bay Sinug
D. Yakan Lumah
10) IDENTIFY THE IMAGE BELOW

A. Sagada Tinokbob
B. Samal House
C. Tausug Bay Sinug
D. Yakan Lumah

ALE Day 1 HOA-TOA-PP

PART 2 OF 4
1) What is the first city to have a skyrise building; and what is the building

A. Philadelphia; Jayne Estate Building


B. New York; New York World Building
C. Chicago; John Hancock Center
D. Chicago; Home Insurance Building
2) Considering BP 344, PD 1096, RA 9514 what is the minimum width of the door?

A. 710 mm
B. 800 mm
C. 900 mm
D. 1200mm
3) Which is not a sufficient cause to justify termination of the Contract?

A. Declare bankruptcy, become insolvent or assign his assets


for the benefit of his creditors.
B. Disregard or violate Engineer’s instructions, or failed to
execute the work according to the agreed Schedule of
Completion, including extensions thereof.
C. Fail to provide a qualified superintendent, competent
workmen or sub-contractors or proper materials
D. Fail to make prompt payment to sub-contractors, workmen
or material dealers
4) What is the setup of the IAPOA

A. SEC registered, non-profit, non-stock


B. DTI registered, non-profit, non-stock
C. SEC registered, profit, stock
D. DTI registered, profit, stock
5) What is RA 9266

A. AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE


REGULATION FOR THE REGISTRATION, LICENSING AND PRACTICE OF
ARCHITECTURE
B. AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE
PHILIPPINES
C. AN ACT TO ENHANCE THE MOBILITY OF DISABLED PERSONS
BY REQUIRING CERTAIN BUILDINGS, INSTITUTIONS, ESTABLISHMENTS
AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
TO INSTALL FACILITIES AND OTHER DEVICES
D. AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE FIRE CODE OF THE
PHILIPPINES

6) What do you call the image below

A. Caryatids
B. Atlantes
C. Telamons
D. Canephora
7) What is not a grounds for suspension of work by the Contractor

A. If the Owner should fail to pay the Contractor any sum within 30 days after its award
by arbitration
B. If the Owner should fail to act upon the Request for Payment or Certificate of
Payment within fourteen days after its certification by the Architect
C. If the Architect should fail to act upon the Request for Payment within fifteen days
after it is presented in accordance with the General Conditions of the Contract
D. If an order of any court or other public authority caused the work to be stopped or
suspended for a period of 90 days through no act or fault of the contractor or his
employees
8) Is the person, firm or corporation who provides guarantee for the contractor's bond.

A. Guarantor
B. Surety
C. Contractor
D. Owner
9) Who gets to decide any and all questions which may arise as to the interpretation of Drawings and Specs and shall be the
interpreter of the conditions of the Contract.

A. Owner
B. Contractor
C. Architect
D. Foreman

10) Who designed the St. Peter's Basilica Square/Piazza San Piettro

A. Bramante
B. Maderna
C. Bernini
D. Buonarrotti
11) If Architect fails to render a decision within _____ after parties have presented their evidence, either party may demand for
arbitration.

A. 3 days
B. 1 week
C. 15 days
D. 1 month
12) No claim for delay shall be allowed on the account of failure to receive drawings until ______ after demand for such drawings.

A. 3 days
B. 5 days
C. 1 week
D. 2 weeks
13) Currently the tallest building in New York City

A. One World Trade Center


B. Willis Tower
C. 432 Park Tower
D. Empire State
14) What do you call the relationship between the Torre de Manila and the Rizal Shrine?

A. Hierarchy
B. Contrast
C. Rhythm
D. Scale
15) An architectural term for the vertically channeled tablets of the Doric frieze. It's main function is to hide the rafters.

A. Metope
B. Acroterium
C. Tympanum
D. Triglyphs
16) The Contractor shall give written notice to the architect at least _____ prior to the beginning, suspending (except in
case of accident) or resuming the work.

A. 10 days
B. 15 days
C. 3 weeks
D. 1 month
17) Completed in 1144, this cathedral is considered to be the first Gothic church to be constructed

A. Basilica of St. Denis


B. Chartres Cathedral
C. Notre Dame de Paris
D. Cologne Cathedral

18) Is the approved form of security furnished by the Contractor and his surety as guarantee of good faith on the
part of the contractor to execute the work in accordance with the terms of the Contract.

A. Payment Bond
B. Proposal Bond
C. Contract Bond
D. Performance Bond

19) How many days from the receipt of the NTP will the work start

A. 7 days
B. 1 fortnight
C. 1 month
D. Doesn't matter. Owner gets to choose

20) Which of the following is not submitted by the Architect when applying for the Building Permit

A. IAPOA certificate
B. PRC ID
C. PTR
D. CTC
21) What is RA 9514

A. Fire Code of the Philippines


B. National Building Code
C. Socialized Housing
D. Accessibility Law
22) Duration of time allowed by the contract for the completion of the project.

A. Critical Path
B. Project Duration
C. Time Limit
D. Deadline
23) What governs if there is a conflict between Detailed Specs, General Specs, and the Drawing

A. Detailed Specs
B. General Specs
C. Drawing
D. Doesn't Matter

24) Can refer to either the rear room of an ancient greek temple or to the inner shrine, also called the adyton

A. Ophistodomos
B. Pronaos
C. Nave
D. Cella

25) What is the first skyrise building in New York City

A. New York World Building


B. Flat Iron Building
C. Vanderbilt Hotel
D. Chrysler Building

PART 3 OF 4
1) What is the preferred nosing for staircase as dictated by BP344

A. Protruded Nosing
B. Slanted Nosing
C. No nosing
D. Depends on the architect
2) What is Section 13 of RA 9266?

A. Subjects Examination
B. Examination Required
C. Qualifications of Applicant for Examination
D. Annual Report
3) Araeostyle intercolumnation should have a height of
A. 10 of diameter
B. 9 of diameter
C. 8 and a half of diameter
D. 8 of diameter

4) The Ronchamp Church designed by Le Corbusier has the openings slant towards their centers at varying
degrees, thus letting in light at different angles. This glass is sometimes clear, but is often decorated with small
pieces of stained glass in typical Corbusier colors. What is the color Le Corbusier did not use for this project?

A. Red
B. Green
C. Yellow
D. Blue

5) Based on RA 9514 and BP 344; What is the minimum ramp width

A. 1120
B. 1200
C. 1220
D. No general requirement

6) Having an intercolumnation of 2 and quarter diameters this intercolumnation is considered by Vitruvius as the
best proportion

A. pycnostyle
B. eustyle
C. diastyle
D. araeostyle

7) By Le Corbusier comments on "forms", which of the composition that he mention is "very difficult" to satisfy
the spirit?

A. Commutative composition
B. Cumulative composition
C. Subtractive Composition
D. Cubic Transformation
8) An art deco architect known for his work on the Rockefeller Center buildings

A. Antoni Gaudi
B. William Van Alen
C. Raymond Hood
D. Henri Sauvage

9) The Architect determines the adequate size and appropriate configuration for a proposed project in
consideration of the use, allocation and interface of spaces for given activities.

A. Space Management Studies


B. Architectural Programming
C. Space Planning
D. Value Management
10) Taking of from Eliel Saarinen's design for the tribune tower. Black brick on the frontage of the building
(symbolizing coal) was selected to give an idea of solidity and to give the building a solid mass. What is the
style of this building

A. Neo-Gothic
B. Art Deco
C. Gothic Art Deco
D. International Style

11) The CSG is answerable only to _______________

A. Owner
B. Architect
C. Owner and Architect
D. Contractor and Architect
12) Based on BP 344 What is the minimum dimension of an elevator car

A. 1100mm x 1400mm
B. 900mm x 900mm
C. 3 feet x 3 feet
D. 1300mm x 2300mm
13) An analysis of the space requirements of the project based on organizational structure and functional set-up

A. Space Management Studies


B. Architectural Programming
C. Space Planning
D. Value Management

14) Indicates a position in space

A. Point
B. Line
C. Volume
D. Space
15) It is an anthropometric scale of proportions devised by Le Corbusier. It was developed as a visual bridge
between two incompatible scales, the Imperial system and the Metric system. It is based on the height of an
English man with his arm raised.

A. Modulor
B. Vitruvian Man
C. Golden Section
D. Anthropometry

16) A phenomenon of light and visual perception that may be described in terms of an individual's perception of
hue, saturation and tone value. It distinguish a form from its environment?

A. Color
B. Vision
C. Sight
D. Light
17) Which of the following is NOT the Le Corbusier's 5 points of Architecture?

A. Pilotis
B. Open Garden
C. Roof Garden
D. Open Plan
18) He mentored people known for the quotes "Less is More", "Architecture begins where Engineering ends", and
"A house is a machine for living in"

A. Adolf Loos
B. Peter Behrens
C. Le Corbusier
D. Jean Kramer

19) The "Golden Section" is equal to?

A. 1.816
B. 1.86
C. 1.618
D. 1.68

20) These preliminary studies involve the procurement, analysis and use of secondary information gathered for
the project to aid the Client in early decision-making.

A. Feasibility Study
B. Pre-Feasibility Study
C. Site Selection and Analysis
D. Consultation

21) This analytical problem-seeking process will lead to the statement and identification of both horizontal and
vertical requirements in offering a solution.

A. Space Management Studies


B. Architectural Programming
C. Space Planning
D. Value Management

22) Considering PD 9266, BP 344, RA 9514, BP 220; What is the minimum ceiling height for an artificially ventilated
room

A. 2.0m
B. 2.4m
C. 2.7m
D. 3.0m

23) Based on PD 1096, What is the minimum area for room habitation?

A. 1.5 sqm
B. 2 sqm
C. 4 sqm
D. 6 sqm

24) A mezzanine level shall have a CCH of not less than ____________ above and below it. If a ceiling cavity is
provided for the floor below the mezzanine level.

A. 1.5 m
B. 1.8 m
C. 2.0 m
D. 2.1 m

25) Considering PD 1096, BP 344, RA 9514 What is the maximum size of a door?

A. 1200
B. 1220
C. 900
D. 1100

PART 4 OF 4
1) The Burmese pagoda

A. zedi
B. vihara
C. kyaung
D. Bodhisattva
2) The mezzanine flooor of the bahay na bato

A. volada
B. latrina
C. alcoba
D. entresuelo

3) Also called Barley-sugar column, characterized by a spiraling twisting shaft like a corkscrew.

A. flutted column
B. solomonic
C. pilaster
D. pier

4) Minimum number of hours required for diversified training experience

A. 2840 hours
B. 3480 hours
C. 4480 hours
D. 3840 hours

5) It concerns the science of human settlements, including regional, city, community planning and dwelling
design
A. Ekistics
B. Arcology
C. Conurbation
D. Ecumenopolis

6) The resolution on arbitration should be complied within ______ days from its issuance

A. 15 days
B. 30 days
C. 45 days
D. 60 days
7) The _______ created the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) in the Philippines

A. PD 223
B. PD 323
C. PD 232
D. BP 223

8) AS-built drawings are the responsibility of the _______

A. Contractor
B. Sub-contractor
C. Engineer
D. Architect

9) The harem is

A. women's room
B. children's playroom
C. men's apartment
D. private family apartment

10) Under RA 9514, what is the height of buildings where automatic sprinkler protection is required?

A. 10m
B. 12m
C. 15m
D. 18m
11) The architect renders periodic design supervision during the _______

A. Regular design
services
B. Comprehensive
Architectural
Services
C. Post-
Construction
Services
D. Construction
Services
12) Proposed the Sector Model which states that a city develops in sectors instead of rings.

A. Chauncy
Harris
B. Ernest
Burgess
C. Homer
Hoyt
D. Edward
Ullman
13) It is used to warn visually impaired people of the presence of specific hazards: steps, level crossings or the
approach to the on-street light rapid transit (LRT) platforms. It is also used where a footway joins a shared route.
It conveys the message 'hazard, proceed with caution.

A. Blister Tactile
B. Lozenge Tactile
C. Corduroy Hazard
Warning Tactile
D. Cycle way Tactile
14) Chicago's Columbian Exposition (known as the Great White City) advocated

A. clean and green movement


B. city beautiful
C. population explosion
D. environmental movement
15) It means building house

A. Jugendstil
B. Bauhaus
C. Stile Floreale
D. Sezzession
16) Father of Modern Architecture in Austria

A. Otto Wagner
B. Eliel Saarinen
C. Adolf Loos
D. Henri Labrouste
17) First designer of the layout of the streets of Washington D.C.

A. Pierre Charles L'Enfant


B. Daniel Burnham
C. Ebenezer Howard
D. Andrew Ellicott
18) Designer of the Laguna West. Known as the developer of the concept of TOD

A. Sim Van der Ryn


B. Kenzo Tange
C. Peter Calthorpe
D. Ebenezer Howard
19) Full time supervision is paid
A. 1-1.5%
B. 1.5-3%
C. 2-5%
D. 5-7%
20) The _______ is the legal bond for the Client-Architect relationship

A. MOA
B. Proposal
C. Contract
D. Gen Conditions
21) To indicate the social satus of he occupants of houses in China, this color of the roof tile is reserved to the
mandarin

A. blue
B. green
C. orange
D. red
22) The period in architecture marked by a conflict between the classic and gothic

A. Great Depression
B. Radicalism
C. Modernism
D. Battle of the Styles
23) The intent of the Contract Documents is to ______ the project

A. profit from
B. legalize
C. finalize
D. document
24) The Lot survey is paid for by the ______

A. Owner
B. Architect
C. Developer
D. Contractor
25) The government can order a work stoppage on public construction projects for a maximum of ____

A. 30 days
B. 60 days
C. 90 days
D. 120 days
100 QUESTION QUIZ ON HISTORY OF ARHITECTURE

1) Greek architecture was essentially?

A. Arch and vaulted


B. Buttressed and domed
C. Columnar and trabeated
D. Massive columns
2) What is a common striking feature of a church?

A. Bell tower
B. Facade
C. Butress
D. Ornated pediments

3) An ornamental knoblike projection, as a carved keystone at the intersection of ogives?

A. Groin
B. Boss
C. Keystone
D. Rib
4) Traditional maranaw house for the ordinary members of the community?

A. Walay
B. Lamin
C. Torogan
D. Dama
5) The father of Prestress Concrete?

A. Jorn Utzon
B. Eugene Freyssinet
C. Santiaga Calatrava
D. Tadao Ando

6) A continuous base of structure on which a colonnade is placed?

A. Stereobate
B. Stylobate
C. Crepidoma
D. Base
7) Architect/city planner who authored the "ekistics" - the science of human settlements?

A. Gropius
B. Doxiadis
C. Niemeyer
D. Vitruvius
8) Through gothic centuries, English lancet arch style is closest to the?
A. Spanish style
B. French style
C. Italian style
D. None

9) Systyle intercolumnation?

A. 1.5 x cd
B. 2.5 x cd
C. 2 x cd
D. 3-4 x cd
10) King zoser's archt. who was revered and deified in the 26th dynasty?

A. Imhotep
B. Senad
C. Seneferm
11) Archt. Of temple of Apollo epicurius?

A. Ictinus x
B. Callicrates
C. Callimachus
D. Itchy nose
12) A Roman rectangular temples stood on a?

A. Crepidoma
B. Stylobate
C. Podium
D. Pedestal
13) In gothic church, what is the purpose of the flying buttress?

A. Support the roofing structure


B. Aesthetic purposes
C. Support the high wall's decorative elements
D. None
14) Decorative clerestory found above the windows of a Bahay na bato?

A. colada
B. Ventanilla
C. Gilir
D. Rakuh
15) During macedonian dynasty, what type of plan is very famous?

A. Greek cross
B. Roman cross
C. CirculaR
D. Latin cross
16) In egyptian arch., tomb of nobility was the?

A. ziggurat
B. mastaba
C. Pyramid
D. Stepped pyramid
17) What capital order was used in the Parthenon?

A. Doric
B. Ionic
C. Tuscan
D. Corinthian
18) Which of the order was added by romans to the orders used by the Greeks?

A. Ionic
B. Composite
C. Corinthian
D. Tuscan
19) The third phase of gothic architecture?

A. Rayonnant
B. Flamboyant
C. Lancet
D. Consonant
20) How did romans create a structures with great spans?

A. Use of arch
B. Use of stones pile together
C. Stone corbel systems
D. Large column and stone beams
21) What is the purpose of FLW overhanging slabs?

A. Obviously for aesthetics, that's the reason why its very famous till now
B. Open plan
C. Wide openings
D. None of the answer is right

22) A style influenced by geometric figures?

A. Renaissance
B. Gothic
C. Romanesque
D. Art deco
23) In the given figure, what part of the capital is letter A?
A. Cornice
B. Dentils
C. Frieze
D. Architrave
24) Romanesque architecture in italy is distinguished from that of the rest of Europe by the
use of ___for facing walls?

A. Bricks
B. Marble
C. Mosaic
D. Granite
25) Where did gothic architecture originate?

A. Northern france
B. Germany
C. Italy
D. Spain

26) Temple w/ circular plan supporting a dome of about 140 ft in diam. & described by
Thomas Jefferson as model of spherical arch is?

A. St. peter basilica


B. S. Sophia
C. Pantheon
D. Parthenon
27) From 5th century to the present, character of Byzantine architecture is?

A. Timber trusses
B. Ribbed arches
C. Domical roof construction
D. Vault
28) For muslim architecture and characteristics, it is called gathering place?

A. Mimbar
B. Mihrab
C. Minaret
D. Kaba
29) Egyptian architecture is characterized by?
A. Massiveness and ornamentation
B. Monumental & trabeated
C. Highly decorative
D. Very ornate

30) Column distance is 4D?

A. Pycnostyle
B. Systyle
C. Aerostyle
D. Eustyle

31) Emperor of Byzantine empire who codified roman laws and responsible for rebuilding of
s. Sophia was

A. Diocletian
B. Theodosius
C. Justinian
D. None
32) In the falling water, what is the function of the overhanging slab?

A. Terrace
B. Living
C. Open dining area
D. Bedroom

33) Greatest patron of Romanesque architecture?

A. Christian church
B. Private business
C. Civil govt
D. None

34) The plan for the colosseum in rome is shaped in the form what form?

A. Ellipse
B. Circle
C. Trapezoid
D. Half-circle
35) Splendid example of early gothic?

A. St paul’s cathedral
B. Westminster abbey
C. Cathedral of notre dame
D. None
36) The shaft of the greek order terminates in which part?
A. Trachelion
B. Hypotrachelion
C. Abacus
D. Echinus
37) The great pyramid at gizeh was built in the 4th dynasty by?

A. Rameses I
B. Rameses II
C. Cheops
D. Chepren
38) One of Frank Lloyd Wright's organic architecture?

A. Falling water
B. Robbie house
C. Dulles airport
D. Petronas tower
39) Identify the parts of a vault in the figure shown in letter "a"?

A. Groin
B. Lierne
C. Boss
D. Ridge
40) Atrium type of house, characteristic of roman times is believed to have originated w/ the?

A. Etruscans
B. Aegeans
C. Corsicans
D. None
41) A grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal, serves as a spout and projects from
the gutter to throw rainwater clear off a building?

A. Scupper drain
B. Carved parapet
C. Gargoyle
D. Down spout
42) From the given figure, identify the architectural style used?

A. Art deco
B. Art nouveau
C. Rococo
D. Baroque
43) An ornate arch'l style w/c developed during the latter part of the renaissance period?

A. Baroque
B. Art nouveau
C. Romanesque
D. Gothic
44) Who gave the statue of liberty to the US?

A. Spain
B. France
C. Great britain
D. Portugal
45) In Mesopotamian arch., religion called for temples made of sun dried bricks is?

A. Megarons
B. Thakamus
C. Ziggurats
D. None
46) Arch'l character of Romanesque style?

A. Grotesque & bizarre


B. Sober & dignified
C. Flamboyant & decorative
D. None
47) The very ornate architectural style developed in the later renaissance period?

A. Baroque
B. Neoclassicism
C. Flamboyant
D. Rayonnant
48) From the given figure, identify the architectural style used?

A. Art deco
B. Renaissance
C. International style
D. Art nouveau
49) What do you call a type of support in the porch of maidens?

A. Caryatid
B. Atlantes
C. Gargoyle
D. Statue
50) Development of dome to cover polygonal & square plans for churches, tombs and
baptisteries is the character of?

A. Gothic
B. Early Christian
C. Byzantine
D. Romanesque
51) Largest medieval cathedral in Europe, w/ exception of s. peter's rome. The largest
church in the world?

A. Westminster abbey
B. Seville cathedral
C. Sagrada familia
D. Notre dame
52) Where is the term "Bahay Kubo" came from?

A. Term given by the spaniards


B. Terminolgy by ancient filipino
C. From "Balai" for house and Kubo for "cube"
D. From " balai" for houses and "kubo" for small"
53) Who is the beginner of great hypostyle hall at Karnak and founder of 19th dynasty?

A. Rameses I
B. Rameses II
C. Seti I
D. Darius
54) Mineral of greatest importance to greek architecture of w/c Greece and her domains had
ample of supplies?

A. Pozzolana
B. Marble
C. Clay
D. Granite

55) Area reserved for entertaining guests in bahay kubo?

A. Dulang
B. Caida
C. Sala
D. Bulwagan
56) Who invented a system of well-high universal application based on hyperboloids and
paraboloids in buildings?

A. Frank ghery
B. Santiago calatrava
C. Zaha hadid
D. Antoni gaudi

57) Temple whose most remarkable feature is use of all 3 greek orders, Doric outside, ionic
& Corinthian within is

A. Artemus
B. Parthenon
C. Apollo epicurius
D. None
58) Imposing entrance to acropolis and erected by architect mnesicles?

A. Propylaea
B. Erechtheion
C. Poseidon
D. Hypostyle
59) From the given figure, identify the architectural style used?
A. Art deco
B. Renaissance
C. International style
D. Modernism
60) One of Antoni Gaudi's project?

A. Casa mila
B. Casa batllo
C. Casa milano
D. Sagrada familia spires
61) Finest and remaining example Of Byzantine archiecture?

A. S. Irene, Constantinople
B. S. Sophia, Constantinople
C. S. mark. Venice
D. S. fiore

62) Gutter in modern times is like a?

A. Frieze
B. Pediment
C. Girt
D. Cornice
63) Which of the following is not a door?

A. Trap
B. Clerestory
C. Plank and batten
D. Bifold
64) Through gothic centuries the English style that is closest to French style is

A. Flamboyant
B. Decorated
C. Lancet
65) Replicating materials such as marble and wood with paint, but has subsequently come
to encompass many other decorative finishes for walls and furniture?

A. Fresco painting
B. Faux painting
C. Art deco
D. Bas relief
66) Who undertook most remarkable bldg campaign in history to make Athens the cultural &
artistic leader of Greece?

A. Perseus
B. Ysicartes
C. Pericles
D. None
67) A greek temple has 6 columns in front and at the back, at its sides, 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
68) What do you call a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the
place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head as in the figure
shown above?

A. Gargoyle
B. Caryatid
C. Atlantes
D. Statue
69) In the given figure, what part of the capital is letter B?

A. Cornice
B. Dentils
C. Frieze
D. Architrave
70) Architect who designed and advocated the geodesic dome for cities of tomorrow was?

A. Mies van der rohe


B. Le corbusier
C. Buckminster fuller
D. Louis kahn
71) Monumental arch of Egypt is essentially a ____ style?

A. buttress & dome


B. Arch & vault
C. Columnar & trabeated
D. Columnar
72) In egyptian architecture, tomb of pharaohs was the?

A. Ziggurat
B. Mastaba
C. Pyramid
D. Sphinx
73) Building in acropolis generally considered as being the most nearly perfect building ever
erected is?

A. Erechtheion
B. Parthenon
C. Pantheon
D. Porch of the maidens
74) A temple has 8 columns in front and rear with 15 columns on both sides, including the 2
columns at the front?

A. Octastyle
B. Octostyle
C. Prostyle
D. Dipteral
75) Most important distinctive character of mature Spanish Romanesque architecture?

A. Horseshoe arch
B. Lancet arch
C. Parabolic arch
D. Tudor
76) Character of early christian arch is determined by the novel development of?

A. Stone vaults
B. Timber trusses
C. Arched vaults
D. Lintel and beam
77) One of world's supreme masterpieces of Romanesque arch w/c was the 1st bldg in
Europe to have ribbed vaults?

A. Winchester cathedral
B. Norwich cathedral
C. Durham cathedral
D. Burnham cathedral
78) "I believe that people make natural association with forms, color and the composition of
elements while decoration and detailing help communicate with a building's purpose"

A. Michael graves
B. Philip johnson
C. Walter gropius
D. Buckminster fuller
79) Who design the interlocking thin shell, shark like concept, that can be seen on the shore
of austrilia?

A. Santiago Calatrava
B. Jorge Utzon
C. Norman Foster
D. Michael Graves
80) If a greek temple has a total of 14 columns with a breakdown of 4 in front, 4 at the back
and the rest at both sides, what type of temple is this?

A. Peripteral
B. Prostyle
C. Amphiprostyle
D. Dipteral
81) The Ifugao house (southern strain) is known as?

A. Fayu
B. Bale
C. Chalanan
D. Batalag
82) Moorish influence of muslim features such as horseshoe arch pierced stone tracery and
excessive ornament in spanish gothic was due to?

A. Climate
B. Geography
C. Bldg materials
D. religion
83) The art of sculpture had a diminished role in the churches because of the biblical
prohibition of graven images. How did the artists represent the saints?

A. Wall carving letters


B. Wall paintings
C. Cut out of figures made of cloth
D. Glass mosaic
84) With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolona, a native natural cement, romans
to achieve huge interiors used?

A. Post and beam


B. Arch & vault
C. Pendentive
D. Stylobate

85) Standard size of ifugao house?

A. 2.5x2.5
B. 3x3
C. 4x4
D. 5x5
86) Colosseum, rome was commenced by vespacian and completed by?

A. Domitian
B. Titus
C. Trajan
D. None
87) Oldest French gothic cathedrals which was begun by bishop maurice de sully, plan of
w/c is on a bent axial line?

A. Notre dame
B. Charters cathedral
C. Reims cathedral
D. None
88) In the given figure, what part of the capital is letter C?

A. Cornice
B. Dentils
C. Frieze
D. Architrave
89) The Nile is the longest river in the world, stretching north for approximately 4,000 miles
from East Africa to the Mediterranean. What material was used for the construction of
the pyramids?

A. Compacted sand
B. Clay
C. Stones
D. Mud bricks
90) The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is world-renowned and has the largest brick dome
ever constructed, it is also known as?

A. Sienna cathedral
B. Florence cathedral
C. Basilica of the holy blood
D. Basilica of the holy cross

91) The largest religious structure; beehive-shaped towers?

A. Angkor wat
B. Borobudur
C. Stupa
D. Angkor vat
92) An ancient roman construction technique, using irregular shaped and random placed
uncut stones?

A. Opus caementium
B. Opus reticulatum
C. Opus quadratum
D. Opus incertum
93) Church plan of early christian churches?

A. Basilica
B. Latin cross
C. Greek cross
D. Calvary cross
94) Standing stones usually capped with a horizontal slab?

A. Stonehenge
B. Chromelech
C. Dolmen
D. Mehir
95) Egyptian architecture was principally designed for?

A. External adoration
B. Light and color
C. Internal effect
D. Life after death
96) Identify the arch in the illustration?

A. Equilateral Arch
B. Lancet Arch
C. Drop Arch
D. Tudor Arch
97) Blocks resting on the vertex or lower extremes of the pediment?

A. "antrixae"
B. Raking cornice
C. Moulding
D. Acroterian

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

99) Renaissance of 15th century in italy had its birth in?

A. Venice
B. Florence
C. Rome
D. Spain
100) Architect who advocated the "organic arch." and envisioned the "broadacre city" for the
future?

A. Eero saarinen
B. Wallace Harrison
C. Daniel Burnham
D. FLW

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