Architecture Comprehensive Examination Reviewer
HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 1. The ornamental blocks fixed vertically at regular intervals along the lower edge of a roof to cover end tiles. a. ancones c. acroteria b. Antifixae 2. A continuous base or structure in which a colonnade is placed. a. stereobate c. stylobate b. Torus 3. The market in Greek architecture. a. Megaron c. agora b. Pylon 4. The smallest among the famous pyramids at Gizeh. a. Pyramid of Cheops c. Pyramid of Chephren b. Pyramid of Mykerinos 5. The largest outer court, open to the sky, in Egyptian temple. a. Sanctuary c. Irypaetral b. Irypostyle 6. The inner secret chamber in the mastaba which contains the statue of the deceased family member. a. Pilaster c. serdab b. Sarcophagus 7. The grandest of all Egyptian temples. a. Palace of Sargon c. Great temple of Ammon, Karnak b. Great temple of Abu-Simbel 8. The principal interior decoration of early Christian churches. a. stained glass c. painting b. mosaic 9. In early Christian churches, it is the covered space between the atrium and the church which was assigned to penitents. a. baldachino c. narthex b. apse 10. A dome placed on the drum. a. simple c. compound b. superpositioned 11. The architect of a church of Santa Sophia Constantinople, the most important church in Constantinople. a. Ictinus and Callicrates b. Apollodorous of Damascus and Isidorous on Miletus c. Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorous of Miletus 12. The second largest medieval cathedral. a. Milan Cathedral c. Certosa, Pavia b. S. Antonio, Padua 13. It is one of the largest churches in Europe and contains many monuments to celebrated Italians; hence, it is called the Westminster Abbey of Itay. a. Florence Cathedral c. S. Croce, Florence b. Milan Cathedral 14. The English movement in applied art and directly in architecture during the 2nd half of 19th century, emphasized the importance of craftsmanship and standard of design for everyday objects. a. Art Nouveau c. Bauhaus b. Arts and Crafts Movement 15. Combination of old style/s and domestic of contemporary architecture. a. International Style c. Romanesque Style b. Electric Style 16. In 1994, he was put in-charged of designing war-damaged cities in Finland. a. Alvar Aalto c. Eero Saarinen b. Erich Mendelsohn 1|Page

17. The forth master of Modern architecture who influenced but never considered himself a participant in the International Style. a. Walter Gropius c. Le Corbusier b. Frank Lloyd Wright 18. The Philippine’s three for National Artists for Architecture. a. Juan Nakpil, Pablo Antonio, Leandro Locsin b. Angel Nakpil, Pablo Antonio, Leandro Locsin c. Leandro Locsin, Felix Rojas, Juan Nakpil 19. The oldest church in Bohol, built by Juan de Torres and Fr. Gabriel Sanchez. Parish church of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. a. Baclayon Church c. Loon Church b. Loboc Church 20. A Spanish word for “pierced screen-work” found above the wall partitions and reached up to the ceiling, which enhanced the cross-ventilation inside the bahay na bato. a. Volada c. Casamatas b. Calados 21. The natural domestic architecture of people. a. folk c. monumental b. vernacular 22. In architecture, it is the organized movement of line which carries the eye from one element to another. a. rhythm c. balance b. harmony 23. The architecture in which there is a total relation of all parts from a complete entity or integrated whole, where the nature of the materials, the nature of the purpose of structure become clear as necessity. a. Organic Architecture c. Contemporary Architecture b. Visible Architecture 24. According to the Chines belief, it is the cosmic breathe of the Chines dragon or life for growth and vitality which causes mountains to be formed and gives man spiritual energy. a. Qi c. Feng Shui b. Sha Qi 25. The measurements of the size and proportions of human body. a. Interlocking Space c. Ergonomics b. Anthropometrics 26. It is taking into consideration building design which does not have any sophisticated mechanical equipment to induce comfortable conditions in building interiors. a. Energy Conservation c. Passive Cooling b. Active Cooling 27. Those areas where individuals has freedom to access. a. defensible space c. public space b. territoriality 28. The most important quality of a good architecture which results to the purpose of the building of the reasons for it was erected. a. functionality c. strength b. aesthetic 29. The simplest type of color scheme in which all colors are of one hue. a. complementary c. analogous b. monochromatic 30. The arrangements of windows in a building. a. curtain wall c. fenestration b. window dressing 31. Abstract thought or speculation resulting in a system of assumptions or principles used in analysing, explaining or predicting phenomena and proposed as the basis of action. a. perspective c. theory b. design 32. A preliminary sketch of a design or plan, one subject for revision. a. draft c. area plan 2|Page

b. presentation drawing 33. The variable and subjected distance at which one person feels comfortable talking to another. a. static fit c. functional dimension b. personal space 34. The ability, freedom or permission to approach, enter or use. a. dynamic fit c. anthropometry b. access 35. A façade falsifying the size or importance of a building. a. false front c. blind façade b. blind front 36. To him is attributed the dictum, “Form follows function”, also the Father of Modern Architecture a. Le Corbusier c. Louis Sullivan b. Frank Lloyd Wright 37. To him is attributed the concept, “A house is a machine for living”. a. Le Corbusier c. Henri Richardson b. Frank Lloyd Wright 38. To him is attributed the philosophy, “Less is More”, “God is in the details”, “Reason is the first principle of all human work”, he rejects “Form follows function”. a. Mies van der Rohe c. Walter Gropius b. Louis Sullivan 39. It refers to man’s ability to overlap different views into one image, creating an illusion of three dimensional depth. a. stereoscopic vision c. visual acuity b. kinesthetic vision 40. The type of vision when man experience space in the movements of the eye from one part to another. a. stereoscopic vision c. visual acuity b. kinesthetic vision 41. The Baroque style evolved in the early 17th century, characterized by curved outlines and ostentations decorations. An extremely lavish form of baroque developed a century later, and soon became a term used to characterize a type of ornament in 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 decoratioins. a. mannerist c. proto-baroque b. neoclassic d. rococo 42. Color has three dimensions: hue, value, and tone or intensity. Which of the following denotes or distinguishes TONE? a. brightness or dullness c. distinguishes one color from another b. denoting lightness or darkness d. that which “advance” or “recede” 43. Using the proportional ratio 1:1.618, the Golden Section is considered as one that creates the most beautiful, if not perfect rectangles. If the height of the building is 8 meters, what would be the appropriate frontage of the building? a. 11 meters c. 13 meters b. 12 meters d. 14 meters 44. The first modern Japanese architect to gain world-wide reputation was, a. Tadao Ando c. Arata Usozaki b. Kenzo Tange d. Minoru Yamazaki 45. He is considered as the first theorist who set out to create a totally new system of architectural forms independent of classical precedence. a. Andrea Palladio c. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio b. Le Corbusier d. Eugene Emmanuel Violet-le-Duc 46. This architect’s first acclaimed work, Row House in Osaka in 1976, represented as much an architectural paradigm as a critical social commentary, and pioneering what became known as “defensive architecture”. a. Kenzo Tange c. Minoru Yamazaki b. Tadao Ando d. Arata Isozaki 47. The largest mosque in the world in terms indoor worshipper capacity is found in. a. Turkey c. Saudi Arabia b. Indonesia d. Lebanon 3|Page

48. Standing up to this day, this Philippine Catholic church, whose high volutes peek out from both sides of the façade, disguise large buttresses and make the façade look like one huge pediment. Rows of these gyratory buttresses lean on both sides. a. Laoag Church c. Paoay Church b. Morong Church d. Miag-ao Church 49. Which among the following attributes does not characterize contemporary architecture? a. pastiche c. mono-disciplinary frame of reference b. borrowed style d. presence of chance or contingency 50. De Stijl is a group of artists and designers who came together in 1917, and whose movement lasted until 1931. Architecture associated with the movement shows a no subjective, geometrical style emphasizing space and most notably, using primary colors. The Schroder-Schrader House in Utrecht is the most famous example of De Stijl aesthetic. Where did the De Stijl movement originate? a. Austria c. Germany b. Belgium d. Netherlands 51. The state or quality of being identical, homogenous or regular. a. similarity c. order b. uniformity d. unity 52. The term Art Nouveau covers a wide range of stylistic approaches and individual design responses to what was called “the new art”. Around the turn of the century, from 1890 to 1906, Art Nouveau in various countries was recognized largely by the name of individual architects or designers. Who among the following is not included in this category? a. Hector Guimard in Paris c. Antonio Gaudi in Spain b. Alvar Aalto in Finland d. Charles R. Mackintosh in Scotland 53. The orderly, pleasing or congruent arrangement of the elements or parts in an artistic whole. a. harmony c. unity b. order d. balance 54. Called “a permanent miracle stone”, this is the first earthquake-proof church in the Philippines because of its structural foundation of inverted vaulting. Its distinctive features are the overall layout of the monastery complex and the double belfry entrance façade with a two-storey articulation, showing classical and baroque elements. a. San Sebastian Church c. Miag-ao Church b. Manila Cathedral d. San Agustin Church 55. Among the different types of territory as a define space in person or groups uses for or defends against the single personal “space bubble” characteristics falls under what type? a. attached c. supporting b. central d. peripheral 56. This elegantly proportioned, beautifully engineered glass tower is considered by many to be the bestlooking skyscraper like a sprouting bamboo that propels its stalk successively higher with each new growth, the tower consist of four vertical shafts that emerge from the building’s granite base and diminish incrementally as it rises. This skyscraper, Bank of China Tower, is located in? a. Hong Kong c. Shanghai b. Singapore d. Beijing 57. Which of the following dictums is attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright? a. “Form follows function” b. “Form does not necessarily follow function” c. “Function influences but does not dictate form” d. “Form and function as one” 58. Which of the qualities of the architectural space pertain to DIMENSION as its characteristic property of enclosure? a. form c. texture and pattern b. proportion and scale d. definitions 59. What significant event took place in the United States in 1871 that created an opportunity, if not the need, to erect new building, which brought about new challenges in the advent of technology at that time and laid the foundations of what was to become modern architecture? a. The Great Fire of Chicago c. The World Columbian Exposition b. The Industrial Revolution d. The invention of the elevator

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60. Standing up to this day, the San Sebastian church enjoys the reputation of being the first steelstructure ever erected in the Philippine church history. It is also known for the uniqueness of its periodic architectural style. What is this style called? a. Neo-Classical c. Neo-Gothic b. Baroque d. Spanish Revival 61. A “miracle in stone”, the San Agustin church has weathered the ravages of countless earthquakes, let alone fires and bombings, that it owes in part its endurance from the structural soundness of its foundations. What was the foundation feature believed to be vital to the church’s structural integrity? a. Buttressed walls c. Framed footing b. Inverted vaulting d. Spandrel 62. It is a theory that proposes that cities assume a definite form and grow in patterned ways which reflect fundamental properties of a social-ecological interchange. In this view, everything starts from the center and grows out from there in the form of broad belts and zones. Each of these zones contains a distinctive population and distinctive mixes of activities, forged out of complementary yet antagonistic processes of concentration and dispersion. a. Burgess’s Concentric Zone Theory c. Harris and Ultman’s Multiple Nuclei Theory b. Galphin’s Axial Theory d. Hoyt’s Sector Theory 63. In the Concentric Zone Theory, the forces that determine the shape and size of the center reverberate throughout the entire city, including the outlying residential areas. New functions is the community as well as demographic growth or decline provide the chief impetus to these changing ecological and demographic configurations. Even the residential zones are never fixed permanently. Shifting of populations and functions occurs within each of the outlying zones and realignments occur continually. What “processes” cause these continual realignments? a. Decentralization and dispersal c. Succession and diffusion b. Invasion and succession d. Invasion and agglomeration 64. Art Nouveau is a distinct style that blossomed beginning 1890 in Europe, devoid of historical precedent. Architects famously identified with this style are Hector Guimard, Antoni Gaudi, and Victoria Horta. Who among the following American architects at that time manifested at least the Art Nouveau concept in his design? a. Louis Sullivan c. Frank Lloyd Wright b. Daniel Burnham d. Henry Hobson Richardson 65. Where did Frank Lloyd Wright obtain Japanese influence in his works? a. From his keen interest for Japanese Zen in Architecture, which is manifested by lightness, partitioned spaces and openness to nature. b. From his visit to Japan, by invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Ward W. Willets who sensed a relationship developing between Wright and Mamah, his client Edwin H. Cheney’s wife. c. From his commissioning of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. d. From the Columbian Expo, during which he was employed under Sullivan. 66. Frank Lloyd Wright describe his particular works as “bootlegged houses” because these houses were undertaken while he was being employed in the office of Louis Sullivan. After being discovered of his doing, Wright eventually left in 1893 and set his own practice. What was his first truly independent commission after living Sullivan? a. William H. Winslow House c. Ward W. Willins House b. Chauncey I. Williams House d. Walter Gale House 67. What is the first prairie house among these houses by FL Wright long list of houses such style? a. William G. Fricke House c. Arthur Heurtly House b. Warren Hickox House d. William H. Winslow House 68. What is the first of Wright large scale commercial building? a. National Life Insurance Company c. Larkin Company Admin Building 1906 b. Johnson Wax Building 1930’s d. Harold C. Price Company Tower 69. Henry-Russel Hiychcock describes this house by FL Wright as “the first masterpiece among the prairie house”. a. Arthur Heurtly House c. Fredrick C. Robie House b. Ward W. Willins House d. All of the above 70. It is referred to as an applied science concerned with the characteristics of people that need to be considered in the design of devices and systems in order that people and things will interact effectively and safely. a. Anthropometrics c. Semiotics 5|Page

b. Proxemics d. Ergonomics 71. When art shows the reduction of natural forms into simpler, stylized one, it translates into a composition wherein the element of art itself, such as line, value, color and shape, is intended, to be appreciated in themselves without reference to external reality. What is this art called? a. Abstract Art c. Cubism b. De Stijl d. Deconstruction 72. This elegantly proportioned, beautifully engineered glass tower is considered by many to be the bestlooking skyscraper like a sprouting bamboo that propels its stalk successively higher with each new growth, the tower consist of four vertical shafts that emerge from the building’s granite base and diminish incrementally as it rises. a. Hong Kong Bank c. Chongqing Tower b. Bank of China d. First Interstate Bank Tower 73. Using the proportional ratio 1:1.618, the Golden Section is considered as one that creates the most beautiful, if not perfect rectangles. If the frontage of the building is 10 meters from left to right edge of its façade, what would be the appropriate height of the building as per Golden Section? a. 5 meters c. 7 meters b. 6 meters d. 8 meters 74. In his book D’ Arquitectura, Vitruvius admonishing, that “these architects who relied only upon theories and scholarship were obviously hunting the shadow, not substance”. What did he mean by the word “substance” in this analogy? a. Architecture c. Historical meaning b. Structural integrity d. None of the above 75. Apart from the presence of an exterior courtyard space or a court-like interior atrium as a principal original strategy, this architect uses the element of “sinuosity” as an important compositional theme in his works, as witnessed in his undulating ceilings. a. Alvar Aalto c. Frank Gebry b. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Antonio Gaudi 76. Color has three dimensions: hue, value and tone or intensity. Which of the following denotes or distinguishes VALUE? a. distinguishes color from one another c. brightness or dullness b. denoting lightness or darkness d. that which “advance” or “recede” 77. Accordingly, the color YELLOW as a safety color guide denotes what physical hazard? a. Fire protection equipment and apparatus b. Dangerous parts of moving machinery c. Physical hazards that might that might cause stumbling, falling, etc. 78. At the end of his career, this architect unveiled a scheme for a super skyscraper a full mile high. Ten or so of these could replace all of the buildings in Manhattan area and free the land from greenery. a. Norman Foster c. Frank Lloyd Wright b. Paolo Soleri d. Cesar Pelli 79. What is the area within which person allows only selected friend or fellow workers with whom personal discussion is mandatory? a. Personal Space c. Intimate Space b. Social Space d. Public Space 80. Plane is technically described as having length and width but no depth. What is the planes primary identifying characteristic, of which when perceived, is distorted by perspective and must be viewed only frontally for it to be identified? a. shape c. silhouette b. position d. form 81. Coined by Edward T. Hall, it is the term for interrelated observations and theories of man’s use of spaces as specialized elaboration of culture. a. Hidden Dimensions c. Space Bubble b. Proxemics d. Adumbrations 82. One of the principles in Wright’s Prairie Style house, design concerns the integration of the house with the site, which later identified his architectural legacy of an “organic architecture”. For this, “Prairie Houses”, in particular, how did Wright instructively specify this integration? a. by minimizing the number of parts b. by emphatic horizontal planes c. by incorporating all services as architectural features into the building fabric 6|Page

d. by raising the house on a platform above ground level 83. The distance range of 4-12 feet, according to Edward T. Hall, is considered as what type of space? a. personal space c. intimate space b. social space d. public space 84. It is the exterior organization of a structure of surface into its parts and elements. Another definition refers to this as “the manner in which the surface of a form come together to define its shape and volume”. a. detailing c. space programming b. articulation d. expression 85. His ten volume treatise “De Arkitecture” relates experience of Roman architecture and town design. It treats architecture and town design as single theme; suggests location of streets in relation to prevailing wind; the sitting of public buildings and the design of plazas. He laid down the foundation of theoretical design thinking. a. Vitruvius c. Ptolemy I b. Hippodamus d. Romulus 86. This commercial building is considered to be the tallest building in the Philippines. a. One San Miguel c. PhilAm Life Tower b. PBCom Tower d. Jaka Tower 87. In this book, “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture”, he began the journey of distaste by inviting chaos inside the once-familiar territory of architectural order. He started by proffering a pun which is exacted through his dictum, “Less is Bore”, a complete reversal of its precedent, “Less is More”. a. Le Corbusier c. Robert Venturi b. Adolf Loos d. Peter Behrens 88. Which is not a conceptual element in design? a. point c. volume b. plane d. shape 89. What is ergonomics? a. It is the study of human physical dimension in relation to machines. b. It is concerned with modifying machines to make them easier and safer to use. c. It focuses on the nature of machines and making people adapt to them. d. all of the above 90. What is concerned with the capabilities of the human body in doing various activities? a. Dynamic Anthropometrics c. Ergonomics b. Static Anthropometrics d. Anthropometrics 91. How many square meters are there in one hectare? a. 1000 sq. meters c. 5000 sq. meters b. 1000000 sq. meters d. 10000 sq. meters 92. A unit of length equal to 3 feet or 36 inches. a. mil c. meter b. rod d. yard 93. The correlation of optical illusions used by the Greeks on their columns. a. Illusory space c. Congruity b. Static d. Entasis 94. A form of continuity that gradually evolves from one thing to another without a definite break or change is? a. sequence c. transition b. repetition d. congruity 95. Architect and city planner who authored “ekistics the science of human settlements was? a. Gropius c. Niemeyer b. Doxiadis d. Chambers 96. Architect who designed and advocated for geodesic dome for cities of tomorrow a. Buckminster Fuller c. Louis Khan b. Mies Van de Rohe d. Le Corbusier 97. Design is related to the sensual characteristics of people. Which sensual type enables one identify materials by its smell? a. Auditory c. Olfactory b. Kinesthetic d. Visual 7|Page

98. What psychological effect does GREEN color denotes? a. rage, passion and excitement c. peaceful and tranquil b. cool and acts as sedative d. luminous effect 99. The rules which govern the acceptable combination of signs. a. Synaptics c. Pragmatics b. Sematics d. Anthropometrics 100. A noted Deconstructivest since the major MOMA exhibition in New York during 1987, he won the Pritzker Prize in year 2000. a. Rem Koolhas c. Santiago Calatrava b. Frank Gehry d. Richard Meier 101. The word that refer to architecture as science. a. Architectonics c. Semiotics b. Cognitive Mapping d. Ergonomics 102. The Shaku, the traditional Japanese unit of measure was imported from China. It is almost equivalent to the English foot and divisible into decimal units. Another unit of measure is called the Ken. How many shaku are there in 1 ken? a. 4 c. 6 b. 5 d. 7 103. One of a number of recessed, usually squares or octagonal panels in ceiling, soffit or vault also known as caisson, lacunars. a. Coffered ceiling c. vaulted ceiling b. beam ceiling d. plain ceiling 104. Visual appearance of a line or an enclosed area. a. concentration c. concentric structure b. anomaly d. attribute 105. The seeming presence of volume and depth into two-dimension design. a. Illusory Space c. Formal Composition b. Form d. Interpenetration 106. A rigid, relatively slender structural member designed primarily to support axial compressive load applied at the member ends. a. walls c. columns b. girts d. footing 107. Space planning is defined as, a. The art, business or profession of planning the design and supervising the execution of architectural interiors, including their color schemes, furnishings, fittings, finishes and sometimes architectural features. b. The aspect of architecture and city planning that deals with design of urban structures and spaces. c. The ordering of the physical environment by means of architecture engineering, construction, landscape architecture, urban design and city planning. d. The aspect of architecture and interior design that deals with the planning, layout, design and furnishings of spaces within a proposed or existing building. 108. The science or art of shaping, ornamenting or assembling materials in construction. a. Technics c. Architectonics b. Tectonics d. Engineering 109. The art and science of designing and constructing buildings. a. Architecture c. Engineering b. Ekistics d. Architectonics 110. A Spanish architect and was born in Valencia, Spain in 1951. He graduated from the Institute of Architecture and Engineering office in Zurich. He is best known as an architect and engineer, he is easily identified with both discipline. His skills as an engineer allows to create sculptural surfaces and unusual spaces. Examples of his work are the Sindoca Airport, Lyon Stolas Airport, Railway Station and Leige Railway Station. a. Robert Ventum c. Cesar Pelli b. Santiago Calatrava d. Antonio Gaudi 111. Who said the famous axiom “Ornament is a crime”? a. Adolf Loos c. Alvar Aalto b. Robert Venturi d. Walter Gropius 8|Page

112. It is considered as Hong Kong’s tallest building designed by Mg Chun Man and associates. It has a gold and silver glazed façade. At night it is lit up by series of vertical strips running up each face that have been nicknamed “Cat Scratch”. a. Central Plaza c. Bank of China b. Citicorp Building d. PPC Plaza 113. The Empire State Building was built in 1931 at the cost of $41,000,000. Its building structure primarily consists of steel. Who is the Architect of the said project? a. Arthur Loomis Harmon c. Richmond H. Shreve b. William F. Lamb d. all of the above 114. In 2004, the world’s tallest tower will surpass the Petronas tower at 94 stories high. It will be located in the Lojiazui, Finance and Trade Zone Center, the largest international finance and trade center in Asia in the 21st century. It will have high quality offices along with extensive first-class facilities that include a five-star hotel and a viewing deck at the top. What is the name of the building? a. Lojiazui Financial Tower c. Internationa Asian Tower b. Shanghi World Financial Tower d. Bank of Asia Center 115. What does the term Jugendstil mean? a. New Style c. Revolutionary b. Youth Style d. Histoical 116. Since the time of Renaissance, all renowned architect in Europe had taken for granted personal styles. The systems of columns and decorations had to be copied from antiquity, where they had been brought to perfection. Who is the first theorist who set out and created a totally new system of architectural forms independent of antiquity? a. Owen Jones c. Le Corbusier b. Viollet-le-Duc d. Adolf Loos 117. What is the rough sketch done at the beginning of the project, comparable to a written outline for a literary work? a. Esquisse c. Project Study b. Exercise d. Space Programming 118. Architecture represents experience with a communication of particular forms. In other words, Architecture communicates experience. The elements of any communication system can be described as “sign”. What is the study of the signs? a. Pragmatics c. Semantics b. Semiotics d. Synaptics 119. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio is the author of Ten Books on Architecture (De Architectura Libri Decem). It is the oldest research in architecture and all with proportions and laws of symmetric and other normative theories of design. He discussed several practical goals of building and presented a classification set of all requirements set for building except on__________? a. durability c. pleasantness b. practically of convenience d. adornment 120. Design associated to the sensual characteristics of people. Olfactory is the sensual type that enable on to use the sense of________. a. touch c. seeing b. smell d. texture 121. Proxemics is one of the terms used in non-verbal language. This theorist defined proxemics in the 1950s and 1960s when he investigated man’s use of personal space in contrast with fixed and semifixed feature space. a. Marcel Brunt c. Erick Mende John b. Edward Hall d. Richard Camogie 122. Le Corbusier, between 1943 and 1947, worked on Le Modular, a great measuring device he used in all his works past 1947 Le Modular consisted of a man of certain proportions. From which sequence did the man’s base grow out of? a. Da Vinci c. Galileo b. Fibonacci d. Fabrela 123. The World Trade Center was constructed in 1972. Despite the buildings colossal dullness, the twin towers made use of a number of structural innovations. The outside skin was designed as a street work mesh that supported a large proportion of building’s weight. Who is this famous architect? a. Minoru Yamasaki c. William Pedersen 9|Page

b. Tadao Ando d. Skidmore Owings and Mead 124. The manner of arranging and coordinating the parts of a composition so as to produce a coherent image is_________? a. structure c. part b. organization d. form 125. What is a complimentary color? a. One of two or three closely related colors on a color wheel b. One of the pair of opposing colors on a color wheel conceived as completing or enhancing each other. c. Having only one color or exhibiting varying intensities and values of a single hue. d. Having or exhibiting a variety of hues. 126. What is the Garden City Movement? a. A movement of early 1900s inspired by examples of planning at world fairs and favouring a greater use of parks and attractive boulevards, and waterfronts in town planning. b. An 18th and 19th century landscaping style emphasizing an informal picturesque quality sometime referred to as “gardenesque”. It is in direct contrast to the highly planned French formal garden. c. A movement in the first decade in the 20th century particularly in England and later Germany to build suburban communities which civic building, residences, parks and agricultural areas are planned. 127. By the 1920s, Germany was the center of development and study. With its slogan “Art and Technology, the new unity” the Bauhaus was established. It was led by which famous architect? a. Louis Sullivan c. Walter Gropius b. Le Corbusier d. Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe 128. A style of the 1950s emphasizing the use of raw forms of concrete often heave and/or dark. a. brutalism c. cubism b. constructivism d. eclecticism 129. Which of the following became Daniel Burnham’s dictum? a. “Form follows function” b. “Make no little plans, it has no magic to stir men’s blood” c. “The evolution of culture marches with object” d. “It is of the very essence of every problem that it contains and suggests its own solution” 130. A space that is not filled or occupied is_____________. a. positive space c. organic space b. negative space d. natural space 131. Which of the following is not type of formal structure? a. repetition c. radiation b. gradation d. assimilation 132. Sarcenic Architecture is defined as______________. a. European term, meaning eastern for Muslim architecture in general. b. An 18th century style which originated and developed most fully in France. It has much extensive architectural decoration, usually light and elegant and employing natural motifs in the ornamentation of roofs. c. A philosophy of emphasizing the architectural characteristics of a particular region by either using local forms and/or materials or designing in a manner that develops the potential of a regional style. d. The style and architecture in the USSR since the 1930s. 133. What is concerned with the capabilities of the human body in doing various activities? a. Dynamic Anthropometrics c. Ergonomics b. Static Anthropometrics d. Proxemics 134. Which statement is true? a. All dark color has depressing effect. b. All light colors seem to make life easier, brighter and friendlier. c. Dark colors make the room look smaller. d. Both a & b 135. This famous architect was born in 1856, Boston. He studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and studied another 6 months at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. His famois dictum is “Form follows function”. a. Daniel Burnham c. Louis Sullivan 10 | P a g e

b. Peter Behrens d. Le Corbusier 136. An internationally accepted system of coherent physical units, using the meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin and candela as the basic units of the fundamental quantities of length, mass, time, electric current, temperature and luminous intensity. a. English System of Units c. International System of Units b. British System Units d. None of the above 137. In Feng Sui, which of the following elements is not considered lucky? a. water c. fire b. metal d. none of the above 138. What is an applied science that coordinates the design of devices, systems and environment without physiological and psychological capacities and requirements? a. anthropometrics c. ergonomics b. proxemics d. economics 139. Privacy is the ability of individuals or groups to control their visual auditory and olfactory interaction with others. What are the four kinds of privacy? a. Solitude, Anonymity, Invisibility, Intimacy b. Solidarity, Intimacy, Anonymity, Reserve c. Solidarity, Unity, Reserve, Intimacy d. Solitude, Intimacy, Anonymity, Reserve 140. Blue-green, red-orange and blue-violet belong to which groups of hues or colors? a. tertiary c. secondary b. quarterly d. primary 141. Colors that are nearer white in value are called _______ and colors that are close to black in value are called ______. a. tints, shades c. shades, tints b. light, dark d. tone, chroma 142. This term is used to describe a quality of warm colors in reflecting tones and finishes. a. chroma c. tone b. luminosity d. shade 143. A system for specifying colors arranged in three orderly scales of uniform visual steps according to hue, chroma and value. a. Munsel System c. System of Chromatic Colors b. Murrel System d. System of Tone Value 144. What does achromatic mean? a. A relatively dark value of a color produced by adding black to it. b. Having no saturation and therefore no hue as white black or gray. c. An intermediate value of a color between a tint and shade. d. A relatively high value of a color produced by adding white to it. 145. What year was the Pritzker Prize awarded to I.M. Pei? a. 1979 c. 1984 b. 1983 d. 1989 146. What is the proportioning wherein a certain material possesses some rational dimensions beyond which it cannot go further? a. Material Proportions c. Manufactured Proportions b. Structural Proportions d. Relative Proportions 147. At 840 m., this proposed tower will be almost twice the height of Sears Tower. It will resemble a small township with a resident population of 50,000. The tower itself will be 130 m. diameter at its basic and will occupy an enclosed 400 diameter marina. a. Landmark Tower c. Millennium Tower b. Centennial Tower d. Baiyoki Tower II 148. Minoru Yamazaki’s masterpiece, the destroyed World Trade Center, can be described in the following except, a. simple c. Moorish b. powerful d. elaborate 149. It is the process by which we organize and interpret the patterns of stimuli of our environment. The immediate intuitive recognition is that of an aesthetic quality. a. visual activity c. optical illusion b. perception d. apparition 11 | P a g e

150. Temple of Nike is from what architecture? a. Egyptian c. Mesopotamia b. Greek d. Roman 151. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is actually a; a. office c. observation tower b. water tank d. campanile 152. From the Greek forms of temple, it is the temple that have porticoes of columns at the front and back of the temple. a. amphi-prostyle c. peripteral b. prostyle d. dipteral 153. The four-seated colossal statues of Ramses II is carved on the pylon of the_______________. a. Great Temple, Abu-Simbel c. Temple at Luxor b. Great Temple of Ammon, Karnak d. Temple at Hathor 154. A drop-like truncated cone form pendant from modules and regulate of the Doric Order; a. taenia c. guttae b. dentils d. cornice 155. The smooth channel that is lined with hard cement and carried on arches in an aqueduct is called? a. specus c. shchipets b. thalamus d. allure 156. The egg and dart or egg and tongue is the usual ornament found in the____________. a. astragal c. ovolo b. fillet d. scotia 157. The Great Wall of China is actually a____________. a. bridge c. aqueduct b. buttress d. fortification 158. Cubicula of bedroom is from what architecture? a. Greek c. Egyptian b. Roman d. Mesopotamian 159. The semi-polygonal space, usually at the end of a church, terminating an axis and intended to house an altar. a. apse c. narthex b. nave d. baldachino 160. Gothic in France was called ______________. a. Jugendstil c. Anglo Saxon b. Flamboyant d. Ogivale 161. A multi-storied shrine like towers, originally a Buddhist monument of diminishing size with corbeled cornice and moldings. a. torana c. pagoda b. stupa d. torii 162. The last phase of European Classicism, in the later 18th and 19th century. Characterized by monumentality, strict use of the orders and sparing application of ornament. a. Renaissance c. Neo-classicism b. Art Nouveau d. Neoprene 163. The sculptor-painter who sculptured “Pieta” and painted the ceiling of Sistine Chapel. a. Leonardo da Vinci c. Antonio Bermante b. Raphael Santi d. Michaelangelo Buonarroti 164. The highest sloped pyramid in Gizeh; a. Chefren c. Cheops b. Mykerinos d. Khufu 165. The Great Wall of China’s architect was? a. Emperor Fu-Hi c. Lao Tze b. Shi-Huang Ti d. Lhi-Huang Ti 166. The very ornate architectural style developed in the later Renaissance period; a. Antiquarian c. German Romanesque b. French Gothic d. Baroque 167. In modern Muslim mosque, which of the following features are not required to be applied; a. minaret c. horseshoe window b. dome d. plinth 12 | P a g e

168. Consoles on either side of a doorway supporting a cornice is____________. a. antefixae c. ancones b. laconaria d. beam 169. Which of the following is not a Gothic Architectural feature? a. stained glass c. spires and pinnacle b. finials d. caryatids 170. Art Nouveau, the international style was first seen in what building structure? a. Victorian House c. Elizabethan Mansion b. Tassel House d. Ghent House 171. According to the philosophy of this architect, “Ornament equals crime”. a. Adolf Loos c. Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe b. Robert Maillart d. Charles Renee Mackintosh 172. What do you call the gateway which is feature of Chines Architecture and erected only by government permission as memorial to deceased persons of distinction? a. temple c. torii b. pai-lous d. pagoda 173. The room containing the oil and perfume in the thermae is the a. laconicum c. sudatorium b. unctuaria d. epidarium 174. The stones forming a semi-arch in a Roman arch is called a. spandrel c. archivolt b. keystone d. voussoirs 175. Which of the following cathedral is not a Gothic influence? a. Winchester Cathedral c. St. Zeno Magoirre b. Chartres Cathedral d. Notre Dame Cathedral 176. A low table at the living room of the “bahay kubo” a. dapogan c. tampipi b. banggahan d. dulang 177. Art Nouveau is known as an international style. In Germany it is known as _______. a. secession c. jugendstil b. liberty d. ecole des beaux 178. What is referred to as the “Intramuros of the North” which is the third oldest settlement founded by the Spaniards and contains Castillan House built in the 16th century? a. Vigan c. Bahay na Bato b. Cagayan d. Antilian 179. Chateaux de Chambord is from what architecture? a. Gothic Architecture c. Renaissance Architecture b. Romanesque Architecture d. Mesopotamian Architecture 180. A school established for “Masters Builders” in 1900 during the American Period. a. San Juan de Letran c. Ateneo de Manila b. UST d. Liceo de Manila 181. Architect/designer of Makati Stock Exchange Center. a. Leandro Locsin c. Francisco Manosa b. Ramon Licup d. Gilbert Yu 182. Different historical styles combined is termed as; a. classicism c. electicism b. realism d. romanticism 183. Architect of TWA J.F. Kennedy International Airport; a. Eero Saarinen c. Erich Mendelson b. William Van Allen d. Jorn Utzon 184. The first iron church in the world made from the Philippines; a. Sto. Domingo Church c. Quiapo Church b. Malate Church d. San Sebastian Church 185. One of the principles of composition which is also known as formal architecture. a. scale c. proportion b. balance d. character 186. What do you call this concept in architecture which is the result of intellectual, social, religious, and political conditions developed at a given place by a given people? 13 | P a g e

a. architectural legacy c. historical style b. history of architecture d. architectural character 187. Royal Place Throne room is an example of what architecture? a. Thailand Architecture c. Indonesian Architecture b. Cambodian Architecture d. Indian Architecture 188. A school of design established in Germany called “Bauhaus” was founded by; a. Peter Behrens c. Walter Gropius b. Marcus Vitruvius d. Philip Johnson 189. Architect of Empire State Building in New York; a. Kenzo Tange c. Erich Mendelson b. Jorn Utzon d. Shreve, Lamb and Hamon 190. It is the cistern storage of all collected rainwater underneath azotea from 2 nd floor of the Bahay na Bato. a. dispensa c. caida b. aljibe d. zaguan 191. Known to be “The Shrine of Freedom” a. Barasoain c. Vigan Church b. Fort Santiago d. Fort Aguianaldo 192. The other term for Bartizan found at the side of the castle. a. turret c. crenel b. allure d. battlement 193. The part of the battlement which is also known as embrasures. a. bartizan c. allure b. crenel d. merlon 194. The part of the battlement where the soldiers stay on guard; a. bartizan c. crenel b. allure d. battlement 195. Another part of the battlement known as; a. bartizan c. loopholes b. allure d. machicolation 196. Link to the keep surrounded by most water; a. draw bridge c. loopholes b. allure d. machicolations 197. Part of the castle with merlon and crenel; a. bartizan c. crenel b. allure d. battlement 198. Use of iron and steel in construction was first manifested to the building of Sir Joseph Paxton; a. Crystal Palace c. Liverpool Cathedral b. Milan Cathedral d. Eiffel Tower 199. Architect of Einstein Tower; a. Isaac Einstein c. Jorn Utzon b. Louis Khan d. Erich Mendelson 200. The architect who designed the Sagrada Familla and the Casa Mila; a. Antonio Gaudi c. Erich Mendelson b. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Jorn Utzon 201. The art free from any historical style, characterized by fluid, undulating motifs often derived from natural forms; a. De Stijl c. Eclecticism b. Classicism d. Art Nouveau 202. The topmost triangular terminal of the Doric order; a. acroterion c. antefixae b. pediment d. tympanum 203. A small turret-like termination on the top of buttresses, parapets of elsewhere often ornamented with bunches foliage called crockets is_____________. a. dome c. spire b. pinnacle d. tower bolt 204. The internal court, surrounded by an arcade in an Italian palace; a. cortile c. atrium 14 | P a g e

b. patio d. hypaethral court 205. Architect of PBCom Building in Makati. a. Ruperto Gaite c. Philip Recto b. William Coscuolluela d. SOM 206. Architect of the Palazetto Dello Sport Rome; a. Le Corbusier c. Kenzo Tange b. Erich Mendelson d. Pier Luigi Nervi 207. Architect who designed the final plan of the St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome in the form of a Latin cross and who made the gigantic façade. a. Raphael c. Carlo Maderna b. Guiliano de Sangallo d. Baldasarre 208. Chief structures of the Early Christian period were the; a. campanile c. camposanto b. baptisteries d. basilica 209. The high altar is covered by a canopy called; a. baldachino c. ambo b. confessio d. crypto 210. One of the grandest renaissance cathedrals and contains the tomb of Ferdinand and Isabella and other kings and queens of Spain is the; a. Granada Cathedral c. Salamanca Cathedral b. Avila Cathedral d. Malaga Cathedral 211. Taj Mahal is a building example of what architecture? a. Saracenic c. Byzantine b. Indian d. Buddhist Architecture 212. The church which is half-Gothic half-Renaissance is known at present as; a. Pantheon, Rome c. Hagia Sophia b. Florence Cathedral d. Milan Cathedral 213. The architectural character of the Romanesque style; a. Sober and dignified c. Flamboyant and decorative b. Grotesque and bizarre d. Simplicity and harmony 214. A façade without columns or pilaster in Renaissance architecture; a. astylar c. anta b. loggia d. cortile 215. Architect of the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil. a. Eero Saarinen c. English Architecture b. Jorn Utzon d. William Van Allen 216. Georgian Phase is from what architecture? a. Victorian Architecture c. English Architecture b. US Architecture d. French Architecture 217. It is a domical mound containing relics of Buddha. a. stupa c. sikra b. lath d. ta’is 218. Architect of the St. Paul Cathedral. a. Sir Banister Fletcher c. Sir Inigo Jones b. Sir Christopher Wren d. Joseph Paxton 219. The early Japanese construction system is called; a. torii c. gushho b. cha-sit-su d. kimono 220. This is a gateway to a Davidian temple for Hindu Architecture; a. minaret c. torana b. torii d. gopura 221. The counterpart of minarets in the Gothic Cathedrals; a. pinnacle c. epi b. finial d. tower 222. Founder of Buddhism; a. Lao Tze c. Mohammed b. Shi-Huang Ti d. Siddharta Gautama 15 | P a g e

223. Gateways in Buddhist countries; a. Torana c. Vihara b. Gopura d. Masugumi 224. Architect of Malacañang Palace; a. Juan Arellano c. Jose Ma. Zaragosa b. Felipe Mendoza d. Andres Luna de San Pedro 225. The first Filipino architect under the American Period with academic title MO-A; a. Tomas Mapua c. Diego Hervas b. Carlos Barreto d. Felipe Mendoza 226. Original architect of Art Nouveau from Belgians appearance; a. Adolf Loos c. Astylar b. Auguste Perret d. Victor Horta 227. Architect of Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, USA; a. Jorn Utzon c. Joseph Strauss b. Cass Gilbert d. Adolf Loos 228. Stupa of Borobudur is from what architecture? a. Thailand c. Cambodian b. Indian d. Indonesian 229. Temple of Angkor Wat is from what architecture? a. Thailand c. Cambodian b. Indian d. Indonesian 230. Quiapo Church is an example of what type of architectural influence? a. Classicism c. Neo-Classical b. Baroque d. Baroque and Neo-Classical 231. The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in the Greek Temple is called; a. diathyros c. pteroma b. impluvium d. tem enos 232. Amphitheatres are used in? a. Horse racing c. marathon b. gladiatorial contests d. chariot racing 233. A long colonnaded shelter used in public spaces is; a. proa c. exedrae b. stoa d. pinacothea 234. The characteristic Greek ornament is called; a. anthemion c. egg and dart b. acanthus leaf and scroll d. guilloche 235. The outstanding group of Romanesque in Italy is found in; a. Milan c. Florence b. Sicily d. Pisa 236. The dining hall in monastery, convent or college is the a. refectory c. transept b. cloister d. corbel 237. The open court in an Italian palazzo is called a. cortel c. newel b. piano nobile d. patio 238. The ornamental pattern work in stone filling the upper part of Gothic window is a. stained glass c. tracery b. fillet moulding d. cresting 239. It is the Japanese tea house a. chanoyu c. cha-sit-su b. tatami d. tokonoma 240. A dominical mound containing a relic a. stupa c. torii b. pagoda d. stalactite 241. Declared a national landmark in 1973, it is the first all steel building constructed in the Philippines. a. Manila Hotel c. Indencia Building b. San Sebastian Church d. Philippine Normal School 16 | P a g e

242.

It is the private sleeping room in the bahay na bato. a. dapogan c. batalan b. silid d.silong 243. The Ifugao house (southern strain) is known as a. fayu c. chalanan b. bale d. batalag 244. In Mesopotamian Architecture, religion called for temples made of sun-dried bricks is known as a. megaron c. thalamus b. ziggurats d. cnossus 245. The style of order with massive and tapering columns resting on a base of 3 steps is the a. ionic c. corinthian b. doric d. Tuscan 246. In Egyptian architecture, the tomb of the pharaohs is the a. mastaba c. pyramid b. erectheum d. serdab 247. Earthen burial mounds containing upright and lintel stones forming chambers for consecutive burials for several to a hundred persons a. niche c. Stonehenge b. catacombs d. tumuli 248. A monumental gateway to an Egyptian temple consisting of a pair of tower structures with slanting walls flanking the entrance portal a. pylon c. hypostyle b. obelisk d. hieroglyphics 249. Gateway in India a. torana c. pai-lou b. gopura d. pylon 250. Temples in Greece that have a double line of columns surrounding the naos a. prostyle c. peripteral b. pseudo-dipteral d. dipteral 251. Senate house for chief dignitaries in Greek architecture a. bouleuterion c. parthenon b. stoa d. prytaneion 252. Which of the following building structure is not a Greek architecture? a. Mausoleum, Halicarnasses c. Temple of Nike, Apteros b. Stoas of Eunenes, Athens d. The Pantheon 253. Architect of Chrysler Building in New York a. Jorn Utzon c. Van Alea b. Pier Luigi Nervi d. Frei Otto 254. Another term for crenel or intervals between merlon of a battlement a. bartizan c. embrasures b. allure d. machicolation 255. The topmost wedge-shaped stone in an arch is called a. spandrel c. keystone b. abutment d. archivolt 256. In Doric order, the in between part of tryglyphs a. guttae c. regulae b. taenia d. metope 257. A vault created when two barrel vaults intersect at right angle is a. pole vault c. bank vault b. groin vault d. rip vault 258. Caryatid porch is from what architecture? a. Egyptian c. Mesopotamia b. Greek d. Roman 259. It is known to be the senate house in Greece a. stoas c. prytaneion b. bouleuterion d. peripteral 17 | P a g e

260.

A small tower usually corbelled at the corner of the castle is the a. bartizan c. battlement b. embrasures d. pteroma 261. A hall built in Roman empire for the administration of justice is called a. cathedral c. basilica b. assembly hall d. centenary 262. A roof in which 4 faces rests diagonally between the gables and converge at the roof/top a. dormer c. gambrel b. mansard d. helm roof 263. A compound bracket or capital in Japan a. tou-kong c. torii b. masu-gumi d. kirizuma 264. A concave moulding approximately a quarter round a. cavetto c. ovolo b. torus d. astragal 265. Architect of Iglesia ni Cristo a. Felix Manalo c. Carlos Santos Viola b. Felipe Mendoza d. C. C. Castro 266. A Filipino architect whose philosophy is “The structure must be well oriented”. a. Felipe Mendoza c. Fernando Ocampo b. Cesar Homer Concio d. William Cosculluela 267. Who is the architect of Robinsons Galleria? a. Phillip Recto c. Ruperto Gaite b. William Cosculluela d. Manuel Go 268. Which of the following is the major contribution of Renaissance architecture? a. arcades c. ribbed vaulting b. pointed arch d. baroque form of ornamentation 269. Whose famous dictum is this, “A house is like a flower pot”? a. Richard Joseph Neutra c. Buckminster Fuller b. Robert Venturi d. Marcel Breuer 270. King Zoser’s architect who was defied in the 26th dynasty a. Seneferu c. Imhotep b. Thi d. Ramses I 271. It is known to be the “Council House” in Greece a. stoas c. stadion b. prytaneion d. bouleuterion 272. Elizabethan Mansion is from what architecture? a. English Medieval Architecture c. Victorian Architecture b. U.S. Architecture d. U.S. Renaissance Architecture 273. The term used for a colonnaded building, used around public places a. tholos c. stoa b. proplylae d. dromos 274. First school to offer architecture course a. UST c. MIT b. Adamson d. Liceo de Manila 275. The building which was known as “The Falling Water” and designed by Frank Lloyd Wright a. Robie House c. Kaufman House b. Solomon Guggenheim Museum d. Larkin Building 276. First President and founder Philippine Architect’s Society. a. Thomas Mapua c. Juan Nakpil b. Juan Arellano d. Felipe Mendoza 277. The architect who said that “Modern Architecture need not be Western”, “City must be subject to growth, decay and renewal”. a. Minuro Yamasaki c. Yoshikatsu Tsubol b. Kenzo Tange d. Antonio Gaudi 278. Architect of National Library a. C.C. de Castro c. Felipe Mendoza b. Juan Arellano d. Juan Nakpil 18 | P a g e

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The culmination of all the elements of design which suggests harmony a. theory c. unity b. character d. rhythm 280. The very slight vertical curvature in a shaft of column is a. channel c. silhouette b. entasis d. optical 281. The Xerxes Hall of Hundred Columns was introduced during the Mesopotamian Architecture. In which palace was it used? a. Palace of Persepolis c. Palace of Persia b. Palace of Nineveh d. Parthenon 282. It is the convex projecting moulding of eccentric curve supporting the abacus of Doric capital a. Arris c. trachellion b. Echinus d. astragal 283. This is a memorial monument of person buried elsewhere in Roman Architecture a. tumuli c. cenotaphs b. rock-hewn tomb d. sarcophagus 284. The second highest pyramid in Gizeh a. Pyramid of Chephren c. Pyramid of Zoser b. Pyramid of Khufu d. Pyramid of Cheops 285. Which of the following is not a Gothic Architecture feature? a. stained glass c. spires and pinnacle b. rib and panel vaulting d. groin 286. A classical order of Roman origin, basically a simplified Roman Doric characterized by an unfluted column and plane base, capital and entablature having no decoration other that mouldings. a. Doric Order c. Corinthian Order b. Ionic Order d. Tuscan Order 287. A slight convexity given to a column to correct an optical illusion of concavity if the sides were straight. a. Echinus c. entasis b. Hypotrachelium d. velarium 288. A semi-circular space in the front of an ancient Roman theatre, reserved for senators and other distinguished spectators. a. Diazoma c. cercis b. Orchestra d. balcony 289. The placing of order of columns above another, usually with the more elaborate orders at the top. a. Intercolumnition c. columnition b. Entasis d. supercolumniaton 290. The front part of the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre upon which the actors perform. a. Proscenium c. skene b. Chorus d. orchestra 291. A canvas awning drawn over an ancient Roman amphitheatre to protect the audience from rain or sun. a. Vomity c. cercis b. Velarium d. supercolumnition 292. An aisle between the lower and upper tiers of seats in an ancient Greek theatre, concentric with the orchestra and the outer wall and communicating with the radial aisles. a. Orchestra c. parascenium b. Diazoma d. proscenium 293. A roof opening in an ancient Roman house through which rainwater discharge into a cistern in the atrium beneath it. a. Dipluviate c. compluvium b. Impluvium d. forum 294. The public square or market place of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs, and a place of assembly for the people, usually including a basilica and a temple. a. tribunal c. cenotaph b. Cyrtostyle d. forum 295. A monumental memorial arch erected astride the line of march of a victorious army during its triumphal procession. 19 | P a g e

a. Arch order c. Classical Orders b. Triumphal Arch d. arch and vault 296. A temple dedicated to all gods of a people. a. Parthenon c. pantheon b. Capitol d. acropolis 297. One of the Classical orders, popular esp. since the beginning of the Renaissance period but invented by the ancient Romans, in which the Corinthian order is modified by superimposing diagonally-set Ionic volutes on a bell of Corinthian acanthus leaves. a. Composite c. Ionic b. Doric d. Corinthian 298. The central part of a column or pier between the capital and the base a. capital c. entablature b. base d. shaft 299. The usually square slab beneath the base of a column, pier or pedestal. a. base c. plinth b. dado d. corona 300. The projecting slab-like member of a classical cornice, supported by the bed moulding and crowned by the cymatium. a. base c. plinth b. dado d. corona 301. Any of the styles of classical architecture characterized by the types and arrangement of columns and entablatures employed. a. Archs c. unity b. Orders d. pediment 302. 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 water. a. Compluvium c. atrium b. Impluvium d. peristyle 303. A cistern set in the atrium of an ancient Roman house to receive rainwater from the compluvium. a. Compluvium c. atrium b. Impluvium d. peristyle 304. A raised platform in an ancient Roman basilica for the seats of magistrates. a. Orchestra c. basilica b. Pantheon d. none of the above 305. The group of actors in ancient Greece that served as major participants in or commentators on the main action of the drama. a. Skene c. podium b. Cercis d. chorus 306. A composite material which consists essentially of binding medium within which are embedded particles or fragments of aggregates. a. Cement c. masonry b. Admixtures d. concrete 307. A vault formed by the intersection of two semi-circular vaults of equal span, used over a square apartment and the pressure was taken the four angles. a. Roman Wagon Vault c. Barrel or Tunnel Vault b. Roman Wagon Vault w/ intersecting vault d. Cross Vault 308. What is the shape of the plan of The Coliseum, Rome? a. Circular c. rectangular b. ellipse d. square 309. A tall span or hallow metal structure rising vertically to support the sails or awnings. a. velarium c. ropes b. canopy d. masts 310. Built in honour of Constantine’s victory over Maxentius, this arch is of fine proportions with eight monolithic detached Corinthian columns supporting an entablature returned back to the wall, and on the attic storey, a quadriga. a. The Arch of Constantine c. The Arch of Titus b. The Mausoleum of Augustus d. Triumphal Arch 20 | P a g e

311. A large open room or apartment for family records and hereditary statues situated at the end of the atrium farthest from the main entrance. a. Impluvium c. fauces b. Prothyrum d. tablinum 312. A Roman dining room with couches on three sides. a. Fresco c. peristyle b. Impluvium d. triclinium 313. Decorative surfaces formed by small cubes of stones, glass and marble. a. Fresco c. mosaic b. Sgraffito d. oecus 314. A bedroom, but sometimes used in a less specific sense to denote other rooms. a. Triclinium c. oecus b. Cubiculum d. cella 315. Painting on a wall while the pilaster is wet, also any painting not in oil colors. a. Fresco c. mosaic b. Sgraffito d. oecus 316. Four-horsed chariot, in sculptured form, often surmounting a monument. a. Spandrel c. quadriga b. Triumphal Arch d. atlantes 317. The Roman _______, for horse and chariot racing, was derived from the Greek hippodrome. a. Tombs c. amphitheatres b. Basilica d. circus 318. Central aisle as opposed to the side aisles of a church, extending from the narthex to the choir or chancel and usually flanked by aisles. a. Apse c. nave b. Narthex d. dais 319. The circular or multi-angular termination of a church sanctuary. a. Apse c. nave b. Narthex d. dais 320. These temples are examples of circular temples in Roman architecture except for ____________. a. Temple of Vesta, Rome c. Temple of Portunus, Rome b. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina d. none of the above 321. One of the three chief apartments of the thermae, considered as the warm room. a. Laconicum c. tepidarium b. Fridgidarium d. none of the above 322. One of the three chief apartments of the thermae, containing an unheated swimming bath. a. Laconicum c. tepidarium b. Fridgidarium d. none of the above 323. One of the three chief apartments of the thermae, considered as the drying room with apodyteria or dressing room. a. Laconicum c. tepidarium b. Fridgidarium d. none of the above 324. A turret or part of a building elevated above the main building. a. Coffers c. pinnacle b. Acroterium d. eye 325. A mass of masonry built against a wall to resist the pressure of an arch or vault. a. batter wall c. quoins b. exedrae d. none of the above 326. Lines of intersection of cross vaults. a. soffits c. quoins b. groins d. velarium 327. A building, part of a building, or an outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations, stage entertainment, or motion picture shows. a. temples c. forums b. circus d. theatres 328. A wedge-shaped section of seats between two stepped passageways in an ancient theatre. a. proscenium c. cercis b. skene d. parascenium 21 | P a g e

329. A large opening, as in ancient Roman amphitheatre or stadium, permitting large number of people to enter or leave. a. podium c. vomitory b. orchestra d. skene 330. A large oblong building used as a Hall of Justice and public meeting place in ancient Rome, typically having a high central space lit by a clerestory and covered by timber trusses, and a raised dais in a semi-circular apse for the tribunal. a. forum c. temple b. basilica d. tribunal 331. Recesses for corpses sealed with a front slab inscribed with the name of the dead. a. coemeteria c. loculi b. columbaria d. quadriga 332. The ceiling or underside of any architectural member. a. coffers c. spandrel b. soffit d. keystone 333. A term referring to a Roman house. a. domus c. celta b. megaron d. archways 334. The Pont du Gard, Nimes is an example of an ____________. a. archway c. aqueduct b. atrium d. oecus 335. A small extension to a building with a roof having one slope whose supports lean against a building. a. fauces c. prothyrum b. lean to d. gable 336. Type of Roman concrete wall made up of rectangular blocks of stone with or without mortar joints but frequently secured with dowels and cramps. a. opus testaceum c. opus quadratum b. opus recticulatum d. opus incertum 337. Roman concrete wall made up of small stone laid in a loose pattern roughly assembling the polygonal work. a. opus testaceum c. opus quadratum b. opus recticulatum d. opus incertum 338. Roman concrete wall where the fine joints are in diagonal lines like the meshes of a net. a. opus testaceum c. opus quadratum b. opus recticulatum d. opus incertum 339. Roman concrete wall consisting of bands of “tufa” introduced at intervals in the ordinary brick facing or alteration of rectangular blocks with small squared stone blocks. a. opus testaceum c. opus mixtum b. opus quadratum d. none of the above 340. They are notable for using the true and “radiating arch”, they were the earliest civilization of Roman architecture and great builders, invented the Tuscan capital. a. Aegean c. Etruscan b. Roman d. Greek 341. Referring to a palatial public baths of imperial Rome. a. thermae c. balneum b. palaestra d. odeion 342. Temporary wooden framework used in arch construction until the concrete has set. a. vaulting c. centering b. walling d. coffering 343. A vast ellipse 189 m x 156.5 m with 80 external arcaded openings on each storey, those on the ground floor forming entrances from which the various tiers of seats were reached. The arena proper is an oval surrounded by a wall, behind which was the podium, with the imperial throne and seats of the officers of the state are located. a. Thermae of Caracalla c. The Coloseum, Rome b. The Mausoleum of Augustus d. The Arch of Titus, Rome 344. This mausoleum has a huge cylinder, faced in travertine, support a mound of earth, high from the ground, panted with evergreen trees and surmounted by a bronze effigy of Augustus. The interior was 22 | P a g e

subdivided into tiers of compartments, some of them vaulted, by a complex system of ring and radial concrete walls, all of them finely compartmented filled with earth, except for the sepulchral chamber and the passage leading to it. a. The Mausoleum of Augustus c. The Mausoleum of Titus b. The Mausoleum of Constantine d. none of the above 345. Type of Roman building consisting of large cylindrical blocks, often on a quadrangular podium, topped with a conical crown of earth or stone. a. Coemeteria c. monumental tombs b. Pyramidal Tombs d. sculptured memorials 346. A temple tower in Sumerian and Assyrian architecture, built in diminishing stages of mud brick with buttressed walls faced with burnt brick, culminating in a summit shrine or temple reached by a series of ramps; thought to be of Sumerian origin, dating from the end of the 3rd millennium BC. a. Pyramid c. mastaba b. Pylon d. ziggurat 347. An ancient Egyptian capital shaped like the crown of a palm tree. a. palm capital c. lotus capital b. Hathor-headed capital d. Osirian column 348. A large hall having many columns in rows supporting a flat roof, and sometimes a clerestory; prevalent in ancient Egyptian architecture. a. pylon c. propylon b. hypostyle hall d. hieroglyphics 349. A monumental gateway to an ancient Egyptian temple, consisting either of a pair of tall truncated pyramids and a doorway between them or of one such masonry mass pierced with a doorway, often decorated with painted reliefs. a. pylon c. propylon b. hypostyle hall d. hieroglyphics 350. A free standing gateway having the form of a pylon and preceding the main gateway to an ancient Egyptian temple or sacred enclosure. a. pylon c. propylon b. hypostyle hall d. hieroglyphics 351. A tall, for-sided shaft of stone that tapers as it rises to a pyramidal point, originating in ancient Egypt as a sacred symbol of the sun-god Ra and usually standing in pairs astride temple entrances. a. pylon c. obelisk b. ziggurat d. none of the above 352. A tomb hewn out of native rock, presenting only an architectural front with dark interior chambers, of which the sections are supported by masses of stone left in the form of solid pillars. a. cult temple c. rock-cut temple b. mortuary temple d. none of the above 353. An ancient Egyptian temple fo0r the worship of a deity, as distinguished from a mortuary temple. a. cult temple c. rock-cut temple b. mortuary temple d. none of the above 354. An ancient Egyptian temple for offerings and worship of a deceased person, usually a deified king. a. cult temple c. rock-cut temple b. mortuary temple d. none of the above 355. An ancient Egyptian column incorporating the sculptured figure of Osiris, the Egyptian god of death and resurrection. a. Palm capital c. lotus capital b. Hathor-headed capital d. Osirian column 356. Which of the following is not an architectural characteristic of Egyptian architecture? a. simplicity c. lightness b. massiveness d. monumentality 357. A single block of stone with considerable size, often in the form of an obelisk or column. a. megalith c. monolith b. menhir d. cairn 358. A stone-built subterranean tomb of the Mycenean civilization consisting of a circular chamber covered by a corbelled dome and entered by a walled passage through a hillside. a. rock-cut tomb c. dromos 23 | P a g e

b. beehive tomb d. passage grave 359. A megalithic tomb of the Neolithic and early Bronze Ages found in the British Isles and Europe, consisting of a roofed burial chamber and narrow entrance passage, covered by a tumulus; believed to have been used for successive family or clan burials spanning a number of generation. a. rock-cut tomb c. dromos b. beehive tomb d. passage grave 360. A long deep passageway into an ancient subterranean tomb. a. rock-cut tomb c. dromos b. beehive tomb d. passage grave 361. A prehistoric monument consisting of two or more large upright stones supporting a horizontal slab, found esp. in Britain and France and usually regarded as a tomb. a. tumulus c. cromlech b. dolmen d. trilithon 362. An artificial mound of earth or stone esp. over an ancient grave. Also called barrow. a. tumulus c. cromlech b. dolmen d. trilithon 363. A circular arrangements of megaliths enclosing dolmen or burial mound. a. tumulus c. cromlech b. dolmen d. trilithon 364. Two upright megaliths supporting a horizontal stone. a. tumulus c. cromlech b. dolmen d. trilithon 365. A quality or expression in architecture of a definite conception as of grandeur, solemnity, monumentality or property. a. character style c. historical style b. historical scope d. none of the above 366. It is the particular phase; the characteristic manner of design which prevails at a given time and place. a. character style c. historical style b. historical scope d. none of the above 367. It is a record of man’s effort to build beautifully. It traces the origin, growth and decline of architectural styles which have prevailed lands and ages. a. character style c. historical style b. historical scope d. none of the above 368. It pinpoints the location of a particular country. It describes whether it is near the sea, an island, on the mountains, deserts and others. a. geographical c. climatic b. geological d. religion 369. Describes the material found in the locality. The character and composition of the earth and the contour of the ground. Materials like stones, trees, reeds, bamboo, and clay for bricks, marble, metals, all influence the character of the building. a. geographical c. climatic b. geological d. religion 370. A type of architectural influence that refers to the prevailing weather in the country. a. geographical c. climatic b. geological d. religion 371. It is the emotional temperament and the spiritual tendencies of the people in a particular country. a. geographical c. climatic b. geological d. religion 372. A colonnaded space forming an entrance or vestibule, with a roof supported on at least one side by columns. a. megaron c. portico b. balcony d. clerestory 373. A pictorial representation of religious ritual, historic events and daily pursuits in ancient Rgyptian architecture. a. pylon c. propylon b. hypostyle hall d. hieroglyphics 24 | P a g e

374. An ancient Egyptian tomb made of mud brick, rectangular in plan with flat roof and sloping sides, from which a shaft leads to an underground burial and offerings chamber. a. mastaba c. royal pyramids b. serdab d. none of the above 375. A small chamber inside a mastaba containing a statue of the deceased. a. mastaba c. royal pyramids b. serdab d. none of the above 376. A raised passageway ceremonially connecting the valley temple with an ancient Egyptian pyramid. a. mastaba c. royal pyramids b. serdab d. none of the above 377. A historic burial ground, esp. a large elaborate one of an ancient city. a. mastaba c. necropolis b. uraeus d. none of the above 378. A massive structure having a rectangular base, and four smooth steeply sloping sides facing the cardinal points and meeting at the apex, used in ancient Egypt as a tomb to contain the burial chamber and the mummy of the pharaoh. a. pyramid c. mastaba b. rock-cut tomb d. mortuary temple 379. A sharp edge formed by the meeting of two surfaces. a. flutes c. arris b. aries d. echinus 380. The inventor of the Corinthian order. a. Callimachus c. Calicrates b. Imhotep d. Mnesicles 381. A type of building for horse and chariot racing and was the prototype of the Roman circus. a. palaestra c. stadium b. hippodrome d. none of the above 382. A kindred type to the theatre, was a building in which the musician performed their works for the approval of the public and competed for prizes. a. prytaneion c. odeion b. stadium d. bouleuterion 383. An ornamental motif for enriching an ovolo or echinus, consisting of a closely set, alternating series of oval and pointed forms. a. cyma recta c. volute b. egg and dart d. dentils 384. A spiral, scroll-like ornament, as on the capitals of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders. a. acanthus c. dentils b. egg and dart d. volute 385. Any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks forming a molding or projecting beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian and Composite orders. a. dentil c. volute b. fascia d. aphopyge 386. A classical order that was developed in the Greek colonies of Asia Minor in the 6th century B.B., characterized by the spiral volutes of its capital. The fluted columns typically had molded bases and supported by entablature consisting of an architrave of three fascias, a richly ornamented frieze, and a cornice corbelled out on egg &dart and dentil moldings. a. Doric Order c. Ionic Order b. Corinthian Order d. none of the above 387. The most ornate of the five classical orders, developed by the Greeks in the 4th century B.C., but used more extensively in Roman architecture, similar in most respects to the Ionic but usually of slenderer proportions and characterized esp. by a deep bell-shaped capital decorated with acanthus leaves and an abacus with concave sides. a. Doric Order c. Ionic Order b. Composite Order d. Corinthian Order 388. A frieze bearing carved figures of people or animals. a. taenia c. atlantes b. zoophorus d. bas-relief 25 | P a g e

389. The upper part of a column, just above the shaft and below the projecting part of the capital, when differentiated by a moulding, groove, or the omission of fluting. a. abacus c. hypotrachelion b. necking d. annulet 390. An encircling band, moulding or fillet on a capital shaft of a column. a. abacus c. hypotrachelion b. necking d. annulet 391. Any of the panels, either plain or decorated, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze. a. triglyphs c. metope b. regula d. annulet 392. The oldest and simplest of the five classical orders developed in Greece in the 7th century B.C., and later imitated by the Romans, characterized by a fluted column having no base, a plain cushion shaped capital supporting a square abacus, and an entablature consisting of plain architrave, a frieze of triglyphs and metopes, and a cornice, the corona of which has mutules on its soffit. a. Doric Order c. Corinthian Order b. Ionic Order d. Tuscan Order 393. An anteroom or a small foyer leading into a larger space. a. pronaos c. vestibule b. epinaos d. stylobate 394. Sunk panels, caissons or lacunaria formed in ceilings vaults or domes. a. exedra c. coffers b. voussoirs d. entasis 395. Greek temples having a flank of columns attached to the wall. a. pseudo-dipteral c. pseudo-peripteral b. dipteral d. peripteral 396. Temples having a single line of columns surrounding the naos. a. pseudo-dipteral c. pseudo-peripteral b. dipteral d. peripteral 397. A decorative motif consisting of a series of long, rounded, parallel grooves as on the shaft of a classical column. a. fluting c. fillet b. cyma reversa d. regula 398. The prominent circular moulding supporting the abacus of a Doric or Tuscan Capital. a. abacus c. triglyph b. echinus d. none of the above 399. The flat slab forming the top of a column capital, plain in the Doric’s style but moulded or otherwise encircled in other styles. a. abacus c. triglyph b. echinus d. none of the above 400. One of the vertical blocks separating the metopes in a Doric frieze, typically having two vertical grooves or glyphs on its face, and two chamfers or hemiglyphs at the sides. a. abacus c. triglyph b. echinus d. none of the above 401. The underside of an architectural element such as an arch, beam, cornice or staircase. a. abacus c. triglyph b. echinus d. none of the above 402. The capital chamber or enclosed part of a classical temple, where the cult image was kept. a. altar c. cella b. stereobate d. stylobate 403. The rear vestibule of a classical temple. a. anticum c. epinaos b. pronaos d. none of the above 404. An open vestibule before the cella of a classical temple. a. anticum c. epinaos b. pronaos d. none of the above 405. A course masonry forming the foundation for a row of columns, esp. the outermost colonnade of a classical temple. a. stylobate c. stereobate 26 | P a g e

b. tympanum d. crepidoma 406. A solid mass masonry visible above ground level and serving as a foundation of a building, esp. the platform forming the floor and substructure of a classical temple. a. stylobate c. acroteriom b. crepidoma d. none of the above 407. A wide low-pitched gable surmounting a colonnade or a major division of a façade. a. stylobate c. tympanum b. pediment d. acroteriom 408. A pedestal for a sculpture or ornament at the apex or at each of the lower corners of a pediment. a. stylobate c. acroteriom b. pediment d. antefixae 409. In ancient Greece, a piece of ground esp. reserved ane enclosed as a sacred place. a. stoa c. agora b. temenos d. none of the above 410. An ancient Greek portico, usually detached and of considerable length, used as promenade or meeting place around public places. a. stoa c. agora b. temenos d. none of the above 411. The space between two adjacent columns, usually the clear space between the lower parts of the shaft measured in diameters. Also a system for spacing columns in a colonnade. a. entasis c. agora b. accouplement d. none of the above 412. The portion of a pedestal between its base and cornice. A term also applied to the lower portion of wall when decorated separately. a. coffers c. trabeated b. crepidoma d. dado 413. A picture gallery or a building to contain painted pictures. a. propylea c. temenos b. pinacotheca d. ophisthodomus 414. A triangular piece of wall above the entablature enclose by ranking cornices. a. crepidoma c. tympanum b. pediment d. none of the above 415. Temples having ten columns on the entrance front. a. decastyle c. dodecastyle b. distyle d. enneastyle 416. Temples having six columns on the entrance front. a. pentastyle c. hepastyle b. tristyle d. hexastyle 417. Temples having eight columns on the entrance front. a. hexastyle c. octastyle b. enneastyle d. amphi-prostyle 418. A building or semi-independent unit of a building typically having a rectangular principal chamber with a center hearth and a porch, often of columns in antis: traditional in Greece since Mycenaean times and believed to be the ancestor of the Doric temple. a. atlas c. naos b. megaron d. pronaos 419. A sculptured figure of a man used as a column. a. atlas c. caryatid b. canephora d. none of the above 420. An upright stone slab or pillar with a carved on inscribed surface, used as a monument or marker, or as a commemorative tablet in the face of a building. a. acropolis c. stele b. caryatid d. telamon 421. The placement of two columns or pilasters very close together. a. Intercolumniation c. aerostyle b. Accouplement d. helix 422. A colonnade having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters. a. pyconostyle c. systyle 27 | P a g e

b. eustyle d. diastyle A colonnade having an intercolumniation of 2¼ diameters. a. pyconostyle c. systyle b. eustyle d. diastyle 424. A colonnade having an intercolumniation of four diameters. a. diastyle c. systyle b. araeostyle d. pyconostyle 425. A spiral ornament, as any of the volutes issuing from a cauliculus in a Corinthian capital. a. modillion c. helix b. cauliculus d. acanthus 426. Any of the ornamental stalks rising between the acanthus leaves of a Corinthian capital. a. modillion c. helix b. cauliculus d. acanthus 427. A base to a classical column, consisting of an upper and a lower torus separated by a scotia between two fillets. a. crepidoma c. srylobate b. attic base d. fascia 428. Projecting inclined blocks in Doric cornices, derived from the end of wooden beams. a. pediment c. guttae b. mutules d. tenia 429. A sculptured female figure used as a column. a. caryatid c. telamon b. atlas d. none of the above 430. A flat projecting band capping the architrave of a Doric entablature. a. pediment c. guttae b. mutules d. tenia 431. Small cones under the triglyphs and mutules of the Doric entablature. a. pediment c. guttae b. mutules d. tenia 432. A small flat fillet encircling a column. It is several times repeated under the ovolo or echinus of the Doric capital. a. hypotrachelion c. regula b. trachelion d. annulets 433. An ornament, as on the Corinthian capital, patterned after the large, toothed leaves of a Mediterranean plant of the same name. a. modillion c. helix b. cauliculus d. acanthus 434. The neck of a Greek Doric column, between the annulets and the gromes or hypotrachelion. a. hypotrachelion c. regual b. trachelion d. annulets 435. The channels or grooves beneath the trachelion at the junction of the capital and the shaft of the column. a. hypotrachelion c. regula b. trachelion d. annulets 436. The short band, under the triglyphs, beneath the tenia of the Doric entablature, and to which the guttae are attached. a. hypotrachelion c. regula b. trachelion d. annulets 437. The beam or lowest division of the entablature, which extends from column to column. a. architrave c. shaft b. frieze d. cornice 438. ___________ architecture is a product of major historic event – the rapid conquest of territories by people no architectural tradition and the conquest synthesis of styles under one philosophy but in many circumstances. a. Early Christian c. Islamic b. Byzantine d. Roman 439. It is a small pavilion, usually open, built in gardens and parks. a. kiosk c. cloister 423. 28 | P a g e

b. kibla d. calipin 440. A tall tower in, or continuous to, a mosque arch stairs leading up to one or more balconies from which the faithful are called to prayer. a. Mihrab c. mosque b. Calipin d. none of the above 441. A screen in a Greek Orthodox Church on which icons (sacred images) are placed, separating the chancel from the space, open to the laity. a. gymnaceum c. piazza b. centering d. iconstasis 442. A public open space or square surrounded by buildings. a. piazza c. agora b. plaza d. pendentive 443. A term applied to the triangular curve overhanging surface by means of which a circular dome over a square or polygonal compartment. a. drum c. groins b. pendentive d. lantern 444. A new invention which performed the function of enlarging the surface of the capital to support the wide voussoirs of the arch or a thick wall. a. masonry block c. cubiform b. dosseret block d. none of the above 445. A range of arches supported on piers or columns attached to or detached from the wall. a. Arcade c. nathex b. Cloister d. bema 446. A raised stage reserved for the clergy. a. Arcade c. nathex b. Cloister d. bema 447. A long arcaded entrance porch to a Christian basilican church. a. arcade c. narthex b. cloister d. bema 448. A canopy supported by columns generally placed over an altar or tomb, also known as ciborium. a. apse c. narthex b. baldachino d. soffit 449. A circular multi-angular termination of a church sanctuary. a. apse c. narthex b. baldachino d. bema 450. A basin, usually of stone which holds the water for baptism. a. baptistery c. bema b. apse d. font 451. Separate building used only for the sacrament of baptism and was a feature of early Christianity. a. baptistery c. campanile b. font d. none of the above 452. A basin for a ritual cleansing with water in the atrium of an early Christian basilica. a. font c. cantharus b. ambulatory d. sanctuary 453. An inner narthex when two are present. a. esonarthex c. narthex b. exonarthex d. nave 454. A small arch or bracket built across each angle of a square or polygonal structure to form an octagon or other appropriate base for a dome or a spite. a. voussoirs c. squinch b. colonette d. kibla 455. A small column usually decorative. a. voussoirs c. squinch b. colonette d. chamfer 456. A diagonal cutting of an arris formed by two surfaces meeting at an angle. a. corbel c. chamfer b. pendentive d. none of the above 29 | P a g e

457. A block of stone, often elaborately carved or molded, projecting from a wall, supporting the beams of a roof floor or vault. a. corbel c. chamfer b. pendentive d. colonette 458. A covered porch or balcony extending along the outside of a building, planned for summer leisure. a. atrium c. kibla b. porch d. verandah 459. It is an umbrella-shaped copula. a. cenotaph c. dome b. copula d. chattris 460. Either of two raised stands from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted in an early Christian church. a. cancelli c. ambo b. baldachino d. altar 461. A low screen in an early Christian basilica, separating the clergy and sometimes the choir from the congregation. a. cancelli c. ambo b. baldachino d. altar 462. A large apsidal extension of the interior volume of a church. a. exonarthex c. sacristy b. exedra d. prothesis 463. A covered walk or outer narthex situated before an inner narthex. a. exonarthex c. sacristy b. exedra d. esonarthex 464. The exterior curve, surfacing or boundary of the visible face of an arch. a. springer c. archivolt b. intrados d. extrados 465. The wedge-shaped, often embellished voussoir at the crown of an arch, serving to lock the other voussoir in place. a. spandrel c. crown b. keystone d. haunch 466. The triangular shaped, sometimes ornamented area between the extrados of two adjoining arches, or between the left or right extrados of an arch and the rectangular framework surrounding it. a. spandrel c. crown b. keystone d. haunch 467. Niche oriented towards Mecca. a. mimber c. mihrab b. kibla d. bab 468. Open courtyard of a mosque a. sahn c. kibla b. muenzzin d. calipin 469. Axis oriented towards Mecca a. mimber c. mihrab b. kibla d. bab 470. A dome with convolutions a. melon dome c. serrated b. onion or bulbous dome d. simple 471. It was the culminating work in the life of Sha Jahan, erected to the memory of his favourite wife, Mumtaz-Mahal. a. The tomb of Akbar c. Taj Mahal b. Tomb of Humayan, Delhi d. Hagia Sophia 472. The covered walk of an atrium or cloister. a. apse c. atrium b. aisle d. ambulatory 473. Either side of an arch curving down from the crown to the impost. a. impost c. spandrel b. crown d. haunch 30 | P a g e

474.

The truncated wedge-shaped blocks forming an arch a. crocket c. pinnacles b. voussoirs d. pointed arch 475. It is a projecting water sprout grotesquely carved to throw off water from the roof a. crocket c. gargoyle b. pinnacles d. triforium 476. These are small towers, often containing stairs and forming special features in medieval buildings a. pinnacles c. turrets b. chevet d. ambo 477. A window corbelled out from the face of the wall by means of projecting stones a. oriel window c. casement window b. stained glass window d. none of the above 478. It is a vault in which ribs composed of a star-shaped pattern a. groin vault c. rib and panel b. sexpartite vault d. stellar vault 479. It is a slight convex curvature built into a truss or beam to compensate for any anticipated deflection so that it will have no sag when under load. a. baulk-tie c. camber b. concave d. tie-beam 480. These are places of worship in churches in honor of particular saints. Sometimes erected as separate buildings. a. soffits c. mullions b. plough-share twist d. chapels 481. It is the tapering termination of a tower in Gothic churches a. pinnacles c. turrets b. spire d. ribs 482. A building complex of monastic order or a self-contained community used by monks a. monastery c. agora b. keep and dungeon d. parish churches 483. A special term for a lantern or a raised structure above roof admitting light into the interior a. reatablo c. cimborio b. reredos d. coro 484. These are pairs of timbers, arched together and based near the ground, erected to form principals for the support of the roof and walls of timber framed houses. a. collars c. crucks b. blades d. tie-beams 485. The irregular and winding surface in a vault where the wall ribs, owing to the position of the clear storey windows, start at a higher level than the others a. soffits c. mullions b. plough-share twist d. none of the above 486. These are vertical tracery members dividing windows into different numbers of lights a. mullions c. crucks b. muntins d. boss 487. A projecting ornament at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat a. mullions c. crucks b. muntins d. boss 488. It is a period in French Gothic Architecture which is sometimes called a “lancettes”, a period distinguished by pointed arches and geometric traceried windows, exemplifying the change or transition from Romanesque. a. Tudor c. Elizabethan b. Primaire d. none of the above 489. It is one of the ornate iron grille or screen which is a characteristic feature of Spanish Church interiors a. retablo c. reja b. coro d. cimborio 490. A slender wooden spire rising from a roof a. fleche c. pinnacles b. turrets d. boss 31 | P a g e

491.

Birthplace of Gothic Architecture a. France c. British Isles b. Italy d. Spain 492. The first chapel to use Gothic style a. Notre Dame c. St. Denis b. St. Veronica d. Sta. Maria 493. A tie-beam, joining the wall posts of a timber and serving also to prevent walls from spreading a. barrel vault c. baulk-tie b. curved braces d. collar brace 494. The actual sanctuary of a church beyond the choir and occupied only by the officiating clergy a. cloisters c. presbytery b. refectory d. sacristy 495. The part of a cruciform church, projecting at right angles to the main building a. buttress c. triforium b. transept d. aisle 496. These are lateral divisions parallel to the nave in a basilica of a church a. narthex c. aisle b. nave d. baldachino 497. It is a rectangular feature in a shape of a pillar, but projecting only about 1/6 of its breadth of wall a. Pilaster strips c. centering b. Posts d. apse 498. It is an elevated enclosed stand in a church in which the preacher stands a. nave c. campanile b. pulpit d. font 499. The most famous example of a campanile because of its most arresting feature a. Leaning Tower of Pisa c. Pisa Cathedral b. Notre Dame Cathedral d. Eiffel Tower 500. A blind storey in the space beneath the sloping roof over the aisle vault and enclosed on the nave side by a series of arches. a. buttress c. triforium b. clearestory d. transept 501. A secluded place with covered passages round an open space, connecting the church to the chapter houses, refectory and other parts of the monastery. a. arcade c. cloister b. bema d. transept 502. A window placed vertically in a sloping roof with a roof of its own a. groins c. vault window b. wheel window d. dormer window 503. A place entirely or partly under a building, in churches generally beneath the chancel and used for burials in early times. a. galleries c. crypt b. arcades d. choir 504. A church in Central Europe, where in the plan is apsidal at both ends with eastern and western octagons, while one vaulting bay of the nave corresponds with two of the aisles and cross vaults are employed in both cases. Turn circular towers containing stairs flank the eastern and western apses and the crossing of the nave and transept is octagonal crowned with a pointed roof. The entrances are in the aisles. The lateral facades have circular-headed windows between the characteristic flat pilaster strips. a. Pisa Cathedral c. Aix-la-Chapelle Cathedral b. Worms Cathedral d. none of the above 505. A stronghold of a medieval castle usually in the form of a massive tower and a place of residence esp. in times of siege. a. Keep & dungeon c. glacis b. bent entrances d. allure 506. A defensive grating of massive iron or timber movable vertically in retaining grooves cut in the jambs of a forfeited gateway. a. merlons c. drawbridge b. none of the above d. portcullis 32 | P a g e

507. A bridge over a moat or ditch, hinged and provided with a raising and lowering mechanism so as to hinder or permit passage. a. drawbridge c. parapet b. battlement d. machicolations 508. A parapet having a series of indentions or embrasures, between which are raised portion which are known as merlons. a. drawbridge c. parapet b. battlement d. machicolations 509. The portion of a wall above a roof gutter or balconies sometimes battlemented. a. drawbridge c. parapet b. battlement d. machicolations 510. a broad deep trench surrounding the ramparts of a town or fortress usually filled with water a. loggia c. moat b. merlons d. machicolation 511. A series of stout poles pointed on top and driven into the earth and used as fence or fortification a. refectory c. palisade b. rampart d. none of the above 512. A Scandinavian wooden church with vertical planks forming the walls a. cathedral c. stave church b. basilica d. chapel 513. The most important house in a country or village neighbourhood a. manor house c. major house b. minor house d. castle 514. A projecting wall or parapet allowing floor openings through which molten lead, pitch, stones were dropped on an enemy below. a. drawbridge c. parapet b. battlement d. machicolations 515. An alley or passage or walk. A gallery behind a parapet. a. allure c. loggia b. merlons d. cloister 516. A squared timber used in building construction or a low ridge of earth that marks a boundary line a. palisade c. merlons b. baulks d. allure 517. A storey having half or more of its clear height below grade a. undercoft c. crypt b. cellar d. solar 518. A small apsidal chapel one projecting from an apse a. apsidole c. glacis b. bent entrance d. talus 519. He was one of the first designers of industrial buildings in Germany. He was a painter first and then was attracted by design and the crafts. He influenced the works of Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe and Le Corbusier who were his pupils. He was an early exponent of Art Nouveau of Jugendstil in Germany. Examples of his works include the AEG Turbine Factory Assembly Hall, German Embassy, Berolina House and the Hoechst Head Office, Germany. a. Marcel Breuer c. Peter Behrens b. Felix Candela d. none of the above 520. Famous German school of design that had an inestimable influence on modern architecture, the industrial and graphic arts, and theatre design. It was founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius in Weimar as a merger of an art academy and an arts and crafts school. a. Bauhaus c. Ecole des Beaux Arts b. CIAM d. none of the above 521. He said, “Architecture must create buildings which are conceived as a total artistic expression”. His buildings has always a touch of “emotion beyond sentimentality and human beyond whimsy”. Who is this architect? a. Alvar Aalto c. Peter Behrens b. Marcel Breuer d. Felix Candela 522. Who is the architect of Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, Hong Kong? a. Kenzo Tange c. Oscar Niemeyer 33 | P a g e

b. Minoru Yamasaki d. Ieoh Ming Pei 523. He said, “Function influences but does not dictate form”. “Spiritual function is inseparable from practical function”. Famous works include, TWA Airlines Terminal at Kennedy Terminal, St. Louis Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, US Embassies, London and Oslo and Dulles International Airport. a. Eliel Saarinen c. SOM b. Eero Saarinen d. Louis Sullivan 524. It is also a sanctuary/presbytery. The area where the altar and retablo are located and where rites are celebrated. a. choir c. façade b. niche d. none of the above 525. In 1864, this church was constructed under the Augustinian Antonio Estavillo; was completed sometime between 1702 and 1710; repaired in 1865 and 1889-1896. When it was rededicated in 1896, the Philippine revolution had begun. It has eleven buttresses on each side and two at the back. It is the parish church of St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo and Father of the church and located at Ilocos Norte. a. Vigan Cathedral c. San Sebastian Church b. Apalit Church d. Paoay Church 526. It is a big elevated Yakan house, built purposely to contain the produce of the family during farming ventures. Its kitchen is situated inside the house with a storage underneath. a. payad c. balangkas b. kamalig d. luma 527. It is the oldest established university in Asia; founded in 1611 by the Dominicans a. Ateneo de Manila c. Colegio de San Ildefonso b. Hospicio de San Jose d. University of Sto. Tomas 528. The flat open terrace, open to the toilet, bath and kitchen areas and also used as a laundry-drying space and service area for the servants. a. azotea c. comun b. balcon d. dispensa 529. The seat of the country’s government during the Spanish Colonial era. Both administrative and social function were held here. It was known for its elegant escalera and portal, and its large hall where state banquets and dances were celebrated. It was a two storey structure constructed of stone and had spacious inner courts. a. Casa del Ayuntamiento c. Palacio Real b. Malacañang Palace d. none of the above 530. The first bank built in the country. a. Monte de Piedad c. Banco Espanol-Filipino de Isabel II b. Teatro Binondo d. none of the above 531. The Philippine church started in 1920 by Fr. Flormund Carlu, CICM and completed in 1935 at a total cost of Php 150,000.00. Tiles were imported from Europe altar and three bells came from Belgium where most of the CICM Fathers came from. The woodwork and the pews are made from the Banquet pine. The Stations of the Cross were carved by Papaya, an illiterate Ifugao woodworker. a. Binondo Church c. Calasiao Church b. Baguio Church d. Sta. Cruz Church 532. The Parish Church of Sta. Monica, mother of St. Augustine. Located at Capiz and was probably constructed in 1692; reconstructed in 1774 and 1884. First built by the Augustinian Fr. Miguel Murguia. It has a five-storey bell tower which shelters a huge antique bell surrounded with 8 smaller bells. Cast in 1864, the huge bell was made from approximately 70 sacks of coins donated by the townspeople. The bell measures 7’ high and weighs 10, 400 kgs. It os proudly called “Dakong Lingganay” (Big Bell) by the locals and is the biggest bell in the country. a. Daraga Church c. Pan-ay Church b. Miag-ao Church d. Angat Church 533. The forerunner of the succeeding fortifications all over the country. a. Fort Bonifacio c. Fort Santiago b. Fort San Pedro d. none of the above 534. The first Filipino professional architect a. Juan Arellano c. Juan Nakpil b. Felix Serrano d. none of the above 34 | P a g e

535. It is a movement in the 19th and 20th centuries which advocated that architecture should be stripped of all ornamentation so as to allow its structure to express its function or purpose. It carries with it the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. a. expressionism c. brutalism b. organicism d. functionalism 536. Who is the architect of the current world’s tallest building, Taipei 101? a. C.Y. Lee and Partners c. SOM b. Cesar Pelli & Associates d. DLN Architects & Engineers 537. What is the architectural style of Taipei 101? a. postmodern c. oriental revivalism b. modern d. none of the above 538. A Philippine adaptation of wattle and daub wall construction using an inner frame of bamboo or wood covered by lime inside and out. a. tabique c. transept b. baptistery d. retablo 539. A place where priests and ministers do their vestments, also storage area. Also vestry; a. pulpit c. cupola b. nave d. sacristy 540. Strong piers that are attached to the wall to strengthen it a. buttress c. choirloft b. bearing wall d. vestibule 541. An ovoid or hemispherical structure that covers the crossing. It has windows to allow light in and may be crowned by a lantern. a. pulpit c. copula b. nave d. sacristy 542. Parish church of St. William the Hermit. It has the famous “sinking belltower”. It was completed in 1700 and replaced an earlier stone church built shortly before 1675 on Ermita Hill. The site of the earlier church is now marked by a cross, located at Ilocos Norte. a. Laoag Church c. Vigan Church b. Paoay Church d. Santa Maria Church 543. Parish church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. A witness to several occasions of the Philippine history, the church was the seat of the Malolos Congress of 1898 which drafted the First Philippine Constitution and the site of the inauguration of the First Republic. Built by the Augustinian friar Fr. Melchor Fernandez. Its style is a combination of Romanesque and Renaissance architecture. a. Betis Church c. Malate Church b. Barasoain Church d. none of the above 544. The Augustinain Andres de Urdaneta founded the convent of Sto. Niño de Cebu in April 28, 1585 and the construction of the present church started in 1735 on the site where Camus recovered the image of the currently enshrined Sto. Niño. Fray Juan de Albarran was responsible for its construction. a. Carcar Church c. Sto. Niño de Cebu b. Lo-on Church d. Sto. Niño Parish Church 545. Declared as the “National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin” a. Calasiao Church c. Quiapo Church b. Sto. Niño de Cebu d. Antipolo Church 546. The oldest church in the Philippines a. Malate Church c. Binondo Church b. San Augustine Church d. Baclayon Church 547. Designer of Baclaran Church a. Cesar Concio c. Juan Nakpil b. Juan Arellano d. none of the above 548. Designer of San Miguel Church a. Cesar Concio c. Juan Nakpil b. Juan Arellano d. none of the above 549. Designer of UP Protestant Chapel a. Cesar Concio c. Juan Nakpil b. Juan Arellano d. none of the above 550. Designer of the chapel of the Holy Sacrifice 35 | P a g e

a. Cesar Concio c. Andres Luna de San Pedro b. Leandro Locsin d. Jose Maria Zaragosa 551. Designer of the Philippine Heart Center a. Gabriel Formoso c. Leandro Locsin b. Antonio Luz d. George Ramos 552. He said, “Architecture is the only tangible expression of space, of which the human mind is capable. Architecture seizes upon space, encompasses space and is space itself. Architecture depends on the sensuous seizure by means of touch and sight”. Famous works include the Einstein Tower, Metal Workers Union and Columbushaus. Who is this architect? a. Erich Mendelson c. August Perret b. Louis Sullivan d. Adolf Loos 553. Swiss born architect who standardized all the elements of contemporary architecture. Popularized the exposed concrete finish known as the Bunker look of brutalism. Examples include Villa Savoye, Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut and Cite de Refuge. a. Adolf Loos c. Charles Eduard Jeanerret b. Henri Labrouste d. none of the above 554. He was a firm believer of Functionalism, non-ornamental and symmetrical structures. He was an anti-ornamentalist, a believer in engineers and plumber. He was an adherent of Monumentalism. Works include The Chicago Tribune Column, Steiner House and the Looshouse. Who is this architect? a. Adolf Loos c. Charles Eduard Jeanerret b. Henri Labrouste d. none of the above 555. The style which combined the exuberance of expressionism with the clean, functional lines of rationalism. Named after an exposition of decorative art held in Paris in 1925, rapidly spread through Europe and the United States. One of the premier examples of this style is the Chrysler Building in New York. a. Art Deco c. Arts and Crafts Movement b. Art Nouveau d. none of the above 556. Who is the architect of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo? a. Frank Lloyd Wright c. Daniel Burnham b. Louis Sullivan d. Henry H. Richardson 557. A school of architecture in Chicago at the turn of 20th century. They were among the first to promote the new technologies of steel frame construction in commercial buildings, and developed a spatial aesthetic which co-evolved with, and then came to influence, parallel developments in European Modernism. a. CIAM c. Bauhaus b. Chicago School d. Athens Center 558. A movement with design partly development out of Art Nouveau and partly in opposition to it. It did not develop into a rationalist style of the 1920s since it was not able to absorb the development of figurative arts like cubicism, constructivism and neoplasticism. a. proto-rationalism c. expressionism b. The Amsterdam School d. Arquitectura Racionalista 559. A school of art that was founded in the Netherlands in 1917, embracing painting, sculpture, architecture, furniture and the decorative arts, marked esp. by the use of black and white with the primary colors, rectangular forms and asymmetry. From the “The Style”, the name of a periodical founded by the painters Theo van Doesburg and Piet Mondrian in 1917. The name also applies to the architects associated with it, and to the style they created. This diverse group of architects, artists and craftspeople was active from 1917-1931. The magazine, which prompted the Neo-plasticism and, later, Diadism, was one of the most influential art periodicals of its time. a. Bauhaus c. De Stijl b. Expressionism d. Arquitectura Racionalista 560. What will be next tallest building to be completed by the year 2008 which is under contruction today? a. Burj-Al-Arab c. Freedom Tower b. Burj Dubai d. Taipei 101 561. American architect and prominent city planner invited by William Cameron Forbes to survey Baguio and to try layouting a new city in addition to make some plans for the development of the city of Manila. He belonged to the Chicago school that pioneered in Modern architecture. Chief designer 36 | P a g e

of the Worlds Columbian Exposition held in Chicago (1893). A zealous advocate of Neo-classicism and promoted the “City Beautiful Movement”. a. Louis Sullivan c. William E. Parsons b. Walter C. Wurdeman d. Daniel Burnham 562. The first Filipino architect to receive the academic title of architect during the American regime. In 1903, he was sent as a government pensionado or scholar to the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia. Graduated in the year 1907 and returned to the Philippines. From 1908-1913, he worked in the division of building construction of the Bureau of Public Works. a. Arcadio Arellano c. Carlos Barreto b. Antonio Toledo d. Tomas Mapua 563. Filipino architect who studied in Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, further studied at the University of Pennsylvania and the Beaux Arts School in New York. In 1931, he completed two of his greatest works, the Post Office Building and The Metropolitan Theatre. a. Arcadio Arellano c. Juan Arellano b. Juan Nakpil d. Pablo Antonio 564. Architect who designed the Quiapo Church a. Arcadio Arellano c. Juan Arellano b. Juan Nakpil d. Pablo Antonio 565. He designed the Nurse’s Home of the Philippine General Hospital and founded the Mapua Institute of Technology. a. Arcadio Arellano c. Juan Arellano b. Juan Nakpil d. none of the above 566. Considered by some as Arellano’s masterpiece. It employs a splendid and Ionic colonnade. The plan of the first two floors consists of rectangle with two semi-circles added at either ends. The upper floors of the middle portion are lighted by a rectangular court. It consists of 216 Ionic pillars, a simple façade with blank walls and a broad flight of stairs. a. Metropolitan Theatre c. Manila Post Office b. Crystal Arcade d. Perez-Samanillo Building 567. Designers of the Jai-Alai building a. Juan Arellano & Antonio Toledo c. Walter C. Wurdeman & Welton D. Becket b. Daniel Burnham & William Parsons d. none of the above 568. Architect of the Javellan House, Pasay City a. Juan Arellano c. Andres Luna de San Pedro b. Juan Nakpil d. Anghel Nakpil 569. Architect of the Metropolitan Theatre a. Juan Arellano c. Andres Luna de San Pedro b. Juan Nakpil d. none of the above 570. Architect of the Manila Jockey Club a. Juan Arellano c. Andres Luna de San Pedro b. Juan Nakpil d. none of the above 571. Architect of the Coconut Palace a. Leandro Locsin c. Francisco Mañosa b. George Ramos d. Gilbert Yu 572. Architect of the CCP Building a. Francisco Mañosa c. George Ramos b. William Cosculeula d. Leandro Locsin 573. Architect of PNB, Escolta a. Carlos Arguelles c. Andres Luna de San Pedro b. Cesar Concio d. none of the above 574. Architect of the Insular Life Building a. Carlos Arguelles c. Andres Luna de San Pedro b. Cesar Concio d. none of the above 575. Architect of the Twin Towers Condominium a. William Coscoluela c. George Ramos b. Felino Palafox d. Francisco Mañosa 576. The first Filipino Professional Architect a. Felix Roxas c. Juan Arellano b. Juan Nakpil d. Felipe Mendoza 37 | P a g e

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Architect of the Manila Polo Club a. Pablo Antonio c. Gilbert Yu b. Antonio Toledo d. Andres Luna de San Pedro 578. It is the presentation of figures projected from the background without being detached from it a. sgraffito c. bas relief b. hieroglyphics d. mosaic 579. He founded the Great Temple of Karnak, also known as the Greatest Temple of Ammon a. Amenemhat I c. Thotmes I b. Ramses II d. Imhotep 580. It is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plains. It consists of a circular group of large upright stones surrounded by a circular earthwork. a. Stonehenge c. Avebury Circle b. monoliths d. none of the above 581. The world’s first largest monument in stone a. The Great Pyramid of Gizeh c. Pyramid of Seneferu b. Pyramid of Zoser d. stonehenge 582. They are the architects of the Parthenon a. Phidias and Mnesicles c. Anthemius and Ictinus b. Ictinus and Callicrates d. Imhotep and Vitruvius 583. It remains for all ages the masterpiece of Byzantine architecture a. S. Vitale, Ravenna c. S. Mark, Venice b. S. Sophia, Constantinople 584. This buildings contain the Kaabah or Holy Shrine a. The Great Mosque, Mecca c. The Great Mosque, Cordoba b. The Blue Mosque, Istanbul 585. These are the prominent features of Romanesque churches a. towers c. domes b. flying buttresses 586. The nave and the aisle of this German Gothic structure are approximately of the same height, resulting to the absence of the triforium and clerestory. a. stave church c. basilican church b. hall church 587. It means the rebirth of classic architectural forms and principles a. Romanesque Architecture c. Renaissance Architecture b. Gothic Architecture 588. It is the principal decoration for walls and ceilings of Renaissance structures a. sgraffito c. fresco painting b. mosaic 589. He is the pioneer or father of modern architecture in Austria a. Heindrick Berlage c. Auguste Perret b. Otto Wagner 590. It is often called “The Architecture of curved lines”. a. Roman Architecture c. Mannerist Style b. Baroque Architecture 591. In the southern strain, the Ifugao dwelling is classified as a hut and serves as a sleeping dormitory for unmarried boys and girls above 10 years of age. a. agamang c. abong b. fale 592. They are known for the use of houseboats a. Badjaos c. Tausug b. Yakans 593. It is an exposed porch in the bahay kubo where child-size jars are kept and washing, drinking and bathing took place. a. batalan c. pantan b. bangahan 594. It is the space at the ground floor of the bahay na bato where wine, carriages and saint’s float or andas are usually kept. a. zaguan c. entresuelo 38 | P a g e

b. cuadra 595. It is the spatial organization, spaces are organized with reference to a rectangular system of lines and ccordinates a. clustered organization c. grid organization b. centralized organization 596. It is the state or quality of being combined into one, as of the ordering of the elements in an artistic work that constitutes a harmonious whole or promotes a singleness of effect. a. emphasis c. contrast b. unity 597. It is the method of joining a space to define it as a zone of space within a larger spatial context. a. Space articulation c. spatial context b. Configuration 598. In this spatial organization, spaces are arranged like rays from a central space or core a. grid organization c. clustered organization b. radial organization 599. In this spatial organization, spaces are grouped, collected or gathered closely together and related by proximity rather that geometry a. centralized organization c. radial organization b. clustered organization 600. It refers to a space with qualities which allow bodily motion to perceive or receive emotions a. kinaesthetic space c. expressive space b. kinetic space 601. This path configuration has paths extending from or terminating at a central, common point. a. radial c. composite b. spiral 602. Its principles are applied by architects to produce human habitats compatible with the habitats of other life forms on earth. a. emphasis c. biotecture b. classical architecture 603. It is the act of repeating formal elements or motifs in a design a. repetition c. symmetry b. gradation 604. This design is concerned with the practical results and deals with or look at the facts of history with particular regard to the lessons that can be learned from them. In this design, available materials are used such as earth, stones, tree trunks and branches, leaves, reeds, bamboos and animal skin. They were put together initially by trial and error until a building form was achieved which actually worked. a. canonic design c. pragmatic design b. typologic design 605. It is a certain proportionate size, extent or degree, usually judged in relation to some standard or point of reference. a. scale c. balance b. rhythm 606. This distance ranges from 2.10 – 3.60 meters. At this distance, the finest details of the face such as the capillaries of the eyes are lost but skin texture, hair, teeth and clothes conditions are visible. This distance can used to screen people from each other. This is best for receptionists. a. social distance (close phase) c. personal distance (far phase) b. social distance (far phase) 607. It is a prefabricated concrete which has been cast and cured in a factory rather than on the site. a. lean concrete c. pre-cast concrete b. cast-in place concrete 608. It is a conglomerate artificial stone which is made by mixing paste of cement and water sand and crashed stone, gravel or other inert material. a. granite c. marble b. concrete 609. It is the chief building in West Asiatic Architecture, it is either square or rectangular in plan with steeply battered sides and an open platform on top. a. step pyramid c. mastaba 39 | P a g e

b. ziggurat The uppermost portion of a façade a. pediment c. façade b. niche d. none of the above 611. The Lincoln Memorial is in the form of an unpedimented Greek Doric peripteral temple, set on a high podium and surmounted by a simple attic. Executed in white marble, its detail is superlatively refined and in its scholarship and execution marks a peak in academic architecture. It was designed by? a. Thomas Jefferson c. McKim, Mead and White b. Henry Bacon d. none of the above 612. It is the prevailing style of the 18th century in Great Britain and the North American Colonies, so named after George I, George II and George III. Derived from the Classical, Renaissance and Baroque forms. a. polychromy c. classical revival b. Queen Anne Style d. none of the above 613. The sanctuary of a Classical Temple, containing the cult image of the god a. cella c. fenestration b. polychromy d. balloon framing 614. He is responsible for the re-planning of Paris a. Baron Eugene Georges Haussmann c. Schinkel b. William Le Baron Jenney d. none of the above 615. A lighting device designed as an architectural fixture, composed as a movable candle lampstand with a central shaft and often branches out. a. cella c. candelabra b. fenestration d. none of the above 616. A vertical steel support. Cast iron was used until relatively cheap steel became available. a. stanchion c. candelabra b. corbel d. cella 617. It is the selection of elements from diverse styles for architectural decorative designs particularly during the second half of the 19th century in Europe and USA. a. Neoclassicism c. Ecclesiastism b. Classical Revival d. none of the above 618. It is a phase in the development of American Architecture where it is marked by the breaking-off of American ties with the colonial power; the phase when national architecture came up. a. Indigenous Phase c. Colonial Phase b. National Phase d. Modern Phase 610.

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