ALE History Pres Part2 1

PRE BOARD (HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE)
.1
It is the style of architecture which
flourished in Europe during the high and
late medieval period. Its characteristic
features include the Pointed Arch, the
Ribbed Vault, and the Flying Buttress
a. Renaissance Architecture
b. Romanesque Architecture
c. Byzantine Architecture
d. Gothic Architecture
.1
It is the style of architecture which
flourished in Europe during the high and
late medieval period. Its characteristic
features include the Pointed Arch, the
Ribbed Vault, and the Flying Buttress
a. Renaissance Architecture
b. Romanesque Architecture
c. Byzantine Architecture
d. Gothic Architecture
.2
A high pyramidal staged tower, of
which the angles were oriented to the
cardinal points, which formed an
important element in ancient
Mesopotamian temple complexes.
a. Pyramid
b. Obelisk
c. Pylon
d. Ziggurat
.2
A high pyramidal staged tower, of
which the angles were oriented to the
cardinal points, which formed an
important element in ancient
Mesopotamian temple complexes.
a. Pyramid
b. Obelisk
c. Pylon
d. Ziggurat
.3
A wheel window is a circular window,
whose mullions converge like the
spokes of a wheel. What is the other
term for a wheel window?
a. Radial Window
b. Round Window
c. Rose Window
d. Dormer Window
.3
A wheel window is a circular window,
whose mullions converge like the
spokes of a wheel. What is the other
term for a wheel window?
a. Radial Window
b. Round Window
c. Rose Window
d. Dormer Window
.4
The truncated wedge-shaped blocks
forming an arch.
a. Keystone
b. Archivolt
c. Voussoir
d. Soffit
.4
The truncated wedge-shaped blocks
forming an arch.
a. Keystone
b. Archivolt
c. Voussoir
d. Soffit
.5
It is an upright slab forming a Greek
Tombstone or carrying an inscription.
a. Stele
b. Stellar
c. Bas Relief
d. Tablet
.5
It is an upright slab forming a Greek
Tombstone or carrying an inscription.
a. Stele
b. Stellar
c. Bas Relief
d. Tablet
6.
It is the dining hall in a monastery,
convent or college.
a. Refractory
b. Kitchenette
c. Dinette
d. Refectory
6.
It is the dining hall in a monastery,
convent or college.
a. Refractory
b. Kitchenette
c. Dinette
d. Refectory
7. A term applied to a type of Renaissance
ornament which rock-like forms, fantastic
scrolls and crimped shells are worked up
together in a profusion and confusion of
detail often without organic coherence, but
presenting a lavish display of decoration.
a. Rococo
b. Baroque
c. Art Deco
d. Art Noveau
7. A term applied to a type of Renaissance
ornament which rock-like forms, fantastic
scrolls and crimped shells are worked up
together in a profusion and confusion of
detail often without organic coherence, but
presenting a lavish display of decoration.
a. Rococo
b. Baroque
c. Art Deco
d. Art Noveau
8.
A vault in which each bay is divided
by intersecting diagonal ribs into four
parts.
a. Groin Vault
b. Quadripartite Vault or Vaulting
c. Barrel Vault
d. Pendentive
8.
A vault in which each bay is divided
by intersecting diagonal ribs into four
parts.
a. Groin Vault
b. Quadripartite Vault or Vaulting
c. Barrel Vault
d. Pendentive
9.
A large convex moulding, used
principally in the bases of columns.
a. Scotia
b. Cavetto
c. Torus
d. Bead
9.
A large convex moulding, used
principally in the bases of columns.
a. Scotia
b. Cavetto
c. Torus
d. Bead
10.
In Egyptian architecture, it is a richly
carved coffin.
a. Crypt
b. Stele
c. Sarcophagus
d. Mastaba
10.
In Egyptian architecture, it is a richly
carved coffin.
a. Crypt
b. Stele
c. Sarcophagus
d. Mastaba
11.
It is a method of forming stonework
with roughened surfaces and recessed
joints, principally employed in
Renaissance buildings.
a. Mosaic
b. Rustication
c. Roughing-in
d. Incrustation
11.
It is a method of forming stonework
with roughened surfaces and recessed
joints, principally employed in
Renaissance buildings.
a. Mosaic
b. Rustication
c. Roughing-in
d. Incrustation
12.
A temple with a portico at both ends.
a. Amphi-prostylar
b. Amphi-antis
c. Peristylar
d. Prostylar
12.
A temple with a portico at both ends.
a. Amphi-prostylar
b. Amphi-antis
c. Peristylar
d. Prostylar
13.
An arched opening flanked by two
smaller square headed openings
developed by Andrea Palladio.
a. Intercolumniation
b. Superposition
c. Palladian Motif
d. Palatial Motif
13.
An arched opening flanked by two
smaller square headed openings
developed by Andrea Palladio.
b. Superposition
c. Palladian Motif
d. Palatial Motif
14.
A Greek public building for the
training of athletes
a. Gymnasium
b. Palaestra
c. Insula
d. Hippodrome
14.
A Greek public building for the
training of athletes
a. Gymnasium
b. Palaestra
c. Insula
d. Hippodrome
15.
In ancient Greece, a course for horse
and chariot racing.
a. Circus
b. Hippodrome
c. Coliseum
d. Amphitheater
15.
In ancient Greece, a course for horse
and chariot racing.
a. Circus
b. Hippodrome
c. Coliseum
d. Amphitheater
16.
It is the hollow-and-roll moulding of
an Egyptian cornice. Also found in
Persian Architecture.
a. Helix
b. Flute
c. Gorge Cornice
d. Ovolo
16.
It is the hollow-and-roll moulding of
an Egyptian cornice. Also found in
Persian Architecture.
a. Helix
b. Flute
c. Gorge Cornice
d. Ovolo
17.
In Egyptian architecture, it is a tall
pillar of square section tapering
upwards and ending in a pyramid.
a. Pylon
b. Ziggurat
c. Sphinx
d. Obelisk
17.
In Egyptian architecture, it is a tall
pillar of square section tapering
upwards and ending in a pyramid.
a. Pylon
b. Ziggurat
c. Sphinx
d. Obelisk
18.
It is a long arcaded entrance porch to
a Christian Basilican church, originally
allocated to penitents.
a. Narthex
b. Nave
c. Aisles
d. Transept
18.
It is a long arcaded entrance porch to
a Christian Basilican church, originally
allocated to penitents.
a. Narthex
b. Nave
c. Aisles
d. Transept
19.
In Greek Architecture, it is a portico
or detached colonnade
a. Propylea
b. Stoa
c. Peribolus
d. Temenos
19.
In Greek Architecture, it is a portico
or detached colonnade
a. Propylea
b. Stoa
c. Peribolus
d. Temenos
20.
Is that part of a cruciform church,
projecting at right angles to the main
building?
a. Apse
b. Baptistery
c. Narthex
d. Transept
20.
Is that part of a cruciform church,
projecting at right angles to the main
building?
a. Apse
b. Baptistery
c. Narthex
d. Transept
21.
It is a Greek senate building or
council house.
a. Megaron
b. Bouleuterion
c. Bauhaus
d. Agora
21.
It is a Greek senate building or
council house.
a. Megaron
b. Bouleuterion
c. Bauhaus
d. Agora
22.
Are carved male figure serving as
pillars, also called Telamones.
a. Canephora
b. Atlantes
c. Grotesque
d. Gargoyle
22.
Are carved male figure serving as
pillars, also called Telamones.
a. Canephora
b. Atlantes
c. Grotesque
d. Gargoyle
23.
It is the circular or multi angular
termination of a church sanctuary,
first applied to a Roman Basilica.
a. Aisle
b. Apse
c. Nave
d. Narthex
23.
It is the circular or multi angular
termination of a church sanctuary,
first applied to a Roman Basilica.
a. Aisle
b. Apse
c. Nave
d. Narthex
24.
Mansard roof has a steep lower slope
and flatter upper portion. It is also
known as Gambrel Roof. It is named
after the person who developed this.
Who was this person?
a. Francis Mansard
b. Francois Mansart
c. Franco Mansert
d. Frank Lloyd Wright
24.
Mansard roof has a steep lower slope
and flatter upper portion. It is also
known as Gambrel Roof. It is named
after the person who developed this.
Who was this person?
a. Francis Mansard
b. Francois Mansart
c. Franco Mansert
d. Frank Lloyd Wright
25.
It is an ancient Egyptian rectangular,
flat, topped funerary mound, with
battered (sloping) sides, covering a
burial chamber below ground.
a. Mastaba
b. Rock-hewn Tombs
c. Pyramid
c..Cenotaph
25.
It is an ancient Egyptian rectangular,
flat, topped funerary mound, with
battered (sloping) sides, covering a
burial chamber below ground.
a. Mastaba
b. Rock-hewn Tombs
c. Pyramid
c..Cenotaph
26. In Classical Architecture, it is a triangular
piece of wall above the entablature,
enclosed by raking cornices. In Renaissance
Architecture, it is used any roof end
whether triangular, broken, or semi-circular.
a. Pendentive
b. Copula
c. Pediment
d. Triangulation
26. In Classical Architecture, it is a triangular
piece of wall above the entablature,
enclosed by raking cornices. In Renaissance
Architecture, it is used any roof end
whether triangular, broken, or semi-circular.
a. Pendentive
b. Copula
c. Pediment
d. Triangulation
27.
In Gothic architecture, it is a small
turret-like termination on the top of
buttresses, parapets, or elsewhere,
often ornamented with bunches of
foliage called crockets.
a. Spire
b. Minaret
c. Pinnacle
d. Finial
27.
In Gothic architecture, it is a small
turret-like termination on the top of
buttresses, parapets, or elsewhere,
often ornamented with bunches of
foliage called crockets.
a. Spire
b. Minaret
c. Pinnacle
d. Finial
28.
A rectangular feature in the shape of
a pillar, but projecting only about one-
sixth of its breadth from a wall, and
the same design as the Order with
which it is used.
a. Pier
b. Pilaster
c. Plaster
d. Plinth
28.
A rectangular feature in the shape of
a pillar, but projecting only about one-
sixth of its breadth from a wall, and
the same design as the Order with
which it is used.
a. Pier
b. Pilaster
c. Plaster
d. Plinth
29.
The lowest square member of the
base of a column; also applied to the
projecting stepped or moulded base
of any building.
a. Plinth
b. Pilaster
c. Pedestal
d. Plate
29.
The lowest square member of the
base of a column; also applied to the
projecting stepped or moulded base
of any building.
a. Plinth
b. Pilaster
c. Pedestal
d. Plate
30.
The space between Doric triglyphs
sometimes left open in ancient
examples; afterwards applied to the
carved slab.
a. Metope
b. Architrave
c. Entablature
d. Pediment
30.
The space between Doric triglyphs
sometimes left open in ancient
examples; afterwards applied to the
carved slab.
a. Metope
b. Architrave
c. Entablature
d. Pediment
31.
In Classical Architecture, it is the term
for the spacing between the columns.
b. Superposition
c. Column spacing
d. Imposition
31.
In Classical Architecture, it is the term
for the spacing between the columns.
b. Superposition
c. Column spacing
d. Imposition
32.
In Classical architecture, it is a
building or temple without a roof or
with a central space open to the sky.
a. Hypaethral
b. Tholos
c. Hypostyle
d. Gallery
32.
In Classical architecture, it is a
building or temple without a roof or
with a central space open to the sky.
a. Hypaethral
b. Tholos
c. Hypostyle
d. Gallery
33. Are covered passages around an open
space, connecting the church to the
chapter house, refectory, and other parts of
the monastery. They were generally south
of the nave and west of the transept,
probably to secure sunlight and warmth.
a. Clusters
b. Patio
c. Cloisters
d. Portico
33. Are covered passages around an open
space, connecting the church to the
chapter house, refectory, and other parts of
the monastery. They were generally south
of the nave and west of the transept,
probably to secure sunlight and warmth.
a. Clusters
b. Patio
c. Cloisters
d. Portico
34.
The chief apartment of a temple,
where the image of a God stood.
a. Opisthodomos
b. Naos
c. Pronaos
d. Cella
34.
The chief apartment of a temple,
where the image of a God stood.
a. Opisthodomos
b. Naos
c. Pronaos
d. Cella
35.
The part of a temple in front of the
naos, often synonymous with portico.
a. Opisthodomos
b. Naos
c. Pronaos
d. Cella
35.
The part of a temple in front of the
naos, often synonymous with portico.
a. Opisthodomos
b. Naos
c. Pronaos
d. Cella
36.
A temple without columns on the
sides.
a. Prostylar
b. Dipteral
c. Apteral
d. Monopteral
36.
A temple without columns on the
sides.
a. Prostylar
b. Dipteral
c. Apteral
d. Monopteral
37.
The western limb of a church, as
opposed to the choir; also the central
aisle of the Basilican, mediaeval, or
Renaissance church, as opposed to
the side aisles.
a. Aisles
b. Narthex
c. Apse
d. Nave
37.
The western limb of a church, as
opposed to the choir; also the central
aisle of the Basilican, mediaeval, or
Renaissance church, as opposed to
the side aisles.
a. Aisles
b. Narthex
c. Apse
d. Nave
38.
A phase of Spanish Architecture of the
later fifteenth and early sixteenth
centuries, an intricate style named
after its likeness to silverwork.
a. Arabesque
b. Churrigueresque
c. Plateresque
d. Mannerism
38.
A phase of Spanish Architecture of the
later fifteenth and early sixteenth
centuries, an intricate style named
after its likeness to silverwork.
a. Arabesque
b. Churrigueresque
c. Plateresque
d. Mannerism
39.
Sculptured female figures bearing
baskets on their heads.
a. Caryatids
b. Canephorae
c. Medusa
d. Venus
39.
Sculptured female figures bearing
baskets on their heads.
a. Caryatids
b. Canephorae
c. Medusa
d. Venus
40.
A sepulchral monument to a person
buried elsewhere.
a. Coffin
b. Cenotaph
c. Coemeteria
d. Cemetery
40.
A sepulchral monument to a person
buried elsewhere.
a. Coffin
b. Cenotaph
c. Coemeteria
d. Cemetery
41.
An upper stage in a building with
windows above adjacent roofs;
especially applied to this feature in a
church.
a. Cloisters
b. Clerestory or Clearstory
c. Gallery
d. Ambulatory
41.
An upper stage in a building with
windows above adjacent roofs;
especially applied to this feature in a
church.
a. Cloisters
b. Clerestory or Clearstory
c. Gallery
d. Ambulatory
42. An upper stage in a building with windows
Groin vaults are characterized by arched
diagonal arrises or groins, which are
formed by the intersection of two barrel
vaults. What is the other term for Groin
Vaults?adjacent roofs; especially applied to
this feature in a church.
a. Arris Vault
b. Barrel vault
c. Wagon vault
d. Cross Vault
42. An upper stage in a building with windows
Groin vaults are characterized by arched
diagonal arrises or groins, which are
formed by the intersection of two barrel
vaults. What is the other term for Groin
Vaults?adjacent roofs; especially applied to
this feature in a church.
a. Arris Vault
b. Barrel vault
c. Wagon vault
d. Cross Vault
43.
A Dome is a convex covering, usually
hemispherical or semi-elliptical
over a circular or polygonal space.
A Dome is also
called_____________?
a. Pendentive
b. Pendant
c. Copula
d. Dormer
43.
A Dome is a convex covering, usually
hemispherical or semi-elliptical
over a circular or polygonal space.
A Dome is also
called_____________?
a. Pendentive
b. Pendant
c. Copula
d. Dormer
44.
The upstanding part of an embattled
parapet, between two ‘crenelles’ or
embrasure openings.
a. Eave
b. Battlement
c. Merlon
d. Corbel
44.
The upstanding part of an embattled
parapet, between two ‘crenelles’ or
embrasure openings.
a. Eave
b. Battlement
c. Merlon
d. Corbel
45.
Defensive earthen bank surrounding a
castle, fortress or fortified city. May
have a stone parapet.
a. Moat
b. Motte
c. Drawbridge
d. Rampart
45.
Defensive earthen bank surrounding a
castle, fortress or fortified city. May
have a stone parapet.
a. Moat
b. Motte
c. Drawbridge
d. Rampart
46.
Is the ornamental pattern work in stone,
filling the upper part of a Gothic window; it
appears to have been cut out of a plate of
stone, with special reference to the shape
of the lights.
a. Plate Tracery
b. Stone Tracery
c. Bar Tracery
d. Transom
46.
Is the ornamental pattern work in stone,
filling the upper part of a Gothic window; it
appears to have been cut out of a plate of
stone, with special reference to the shape
of the lights.
a. Plate Tracery
b. Stone Tracery
c. Bar Tracery
d. Transom
47.
An apartment in a Roman baths
building equipped with a large, cold
bath.
a. Calidarium or Caldarium
b. Frigidarium
c. Compluvium
d. Unctuaria
47.
An apartment in a Roman baths
building equipped with a large, cold
bath.
a. Calidarium or Caldarium
b. Frigidarium
c. Compluvium
d. Unctuaria
48.
The space between the lateral walls of
the naos of a temple and the Peristyle
columns.
a. Pteroma
b. Hypostyle
c. Gallery
d. Hypaethral
48.
The space between the lateral walls of
the naos of a temple and the Peristyle
columns.
a. Pteroma
b. Hypostyle
c. Gallery
d. Hypaethral
49.
A mass of masonry built against a wall
to resist the pressure of an arch or
vault.
a. Pylon
b. Anta column
c. Pier
d. Buttress
49.
A mass of masonry built against a wall
to resist the pressure of an arch or
vault.
a. Pylon
b. Anta column
c. Pier
d. Buttress
50.
A roofed but open-sided structure affording
an extensive view, usually located at the
roof-top of a dwelling but sometimes an
independent building on an eminence in a
landscape or garden.
a. Pylon
b. terrace
c. Belvedere
d. Piazza
50.
A roofed but open-sided structure affording
an extensive view, usually located at the
roof-top of a dwelling but sometimes an
independent building on an eminence in a
landscape or garden.
a. Pylon
b. terrace
c. Belvedere
d. Piazza

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