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Questions and Answers

1.The building that serve as a senate house for the chief dignitaries of the city and
as a palace where distinguished visitors and citizens might be entertained.
Bouleuterion
Thersihon
Prytaneion
Diathyros
2.An English Architect who prepared plan for London i.e., St. Peter s and St. Paul
Cathedral; proposed a network of avenues connecting the main features of
London.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leon Battista Alberti
Pierre Charles L Enfant
Sir Christopher Wren
3.The architect who claimed that: The ultimate goal of the new architecture was
the composite but inseparable work of an art, in which the old dividing line
between monumental and decorative elements will have disappeared forever.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Le Corbusier
Walter Gropius
Mies Van de Rohe
4. Enclosure formed by huge stones planted on the ground in circular form.
Menhir
Cromlech
Dolmen
Tumulus
5.It is a traditional house that was called binangiyan. It was a single room dwelling
elevated at 1.50 meters from the ground; the floor were made of hard wood like
narra which rested on 3 floor joist which in turn were supported by transverse
girders.
Kankanay
Badjao
Bontoc
Kalinga
6. The architect who said that the exterior of the building is the result of the interior.
Mies Van de Rohe
Le Corbusier
Frank Lloyd Wright
William Ruskin
7.The man of learning can fearlessly look down upon the troublesome accidents
of fortune. But he who thinks himself entrenched in defense not of learning but of
luck, moves one slippery path, struggling though life unsteadily and insecurely.
A New Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright
Ten books of Architecture by Marcus Vitruvius
Space, Time and Architecture by Sigfried Gideon
The Poetry of Architecture by John Ruskin

8.It is the eclectic style of domestic architecture of the 1870s and the 1880s in

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England and the USA and actually based on country house and cottage Elizabeth
architecture which was characterized by a blending of Tudor Gothic, English
Renaissance and colonial elements in the USA:
Mannerist Phase
Queen Anne style
Jacobean Architecture
Stuart Architecture
9.The Greek council house which is covered meeting place for the democraticallyelected council is called:
Bouleuterion
Thersihon
Prytaneion
Diathyros
10. The memorial column built in the form of tall Doric order and made entirely of
marble is;
Column of Antoninus Pius
Trajans Column
Column of Marcus Aurelius
Column of Dioelectian
11 The Grandest Temple of all Egyptian temples, it was not built by upon one
. complete plan but owes its size, disposition and magnificence to the work of
many Kings. Built from the 12th Dynasty to the Ptolemaic period.
Great Temple of Ammon, Karnak
The Great temple of Abu-Simbel
Temple of Queen HATSHEPSUT
Temple of Ramsesseum, Thebes
12. The sacred enclosure found in the highest part of a Greek city is called:
Peribolas
Temenos
Corps de Logis
Pteroma
13. Tomb of Atreus, a noted example of the tholos type of tomb is also known as:
Mausoleum, Helicarnassos
Tomb of Clytemnestra
Tomb of Agamemnon
Thersilion, Megapolis
14. The father of modern picture books of Architecture.
Andrea Palladio
Leon Battista Alberti
Philibert De Lorme
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
15 A style in the architecture Italy I the second half of the 16th century and to a
. lesser extent elsewhere in Europe. It uses classical elements in an
unconventional manner.
Illusionism
Mannerism
Palladianism
Abstract

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16. What is referred to as written record of mans effort to build beautifully?

Pre-historic architecture
History of architecture
Elements of architecture
Style of architecture
17 What do you call the long colonnaded building used around public places and as
. shelters at religious shrines in Greek architecture?
Propylae
Stoa
Peristyle
Agora
18 What historic style of architecture contributed the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
. Orders of Architecture?
Early Christian
Byzantine
Greek
Egyptian
19. What do you call the enclosed space at the top of a ziggurat in Mesopotamia?
Gods house
Observatory
Priest house
Altar
20 Buddhist architecture shown in rock-cut temples with lavishly carved interiors is
. a characteristic feature of what style of architecture?
Japanese
Filipino
Indian
Chinese
21. Which of the following indicates the brightness of a color?
Chroma
Value
Hue
Intensity
22 What do you call the tool in architecture which organizes space or spatial
. composition related to function?
Space planning
Space articulation
Functional interrelationship diagram
Territoriality
23. From what style of architecture were the Chinese pagodas derived?
Muslim
Indian
Japanese
European

24 What manifestation in a structure that identifies it as a work of architecture

. shows the adequate scheme or structural arrangement, effective choice of
materials, and effective construction system?

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Structural stability
Aesthetic sense of beauty
Economic quality
Utility
25. Which of the following indicates the name of a color?
Intensity
Chroma
Hue
Value
26. In Indian, architecture, which of the following is not a characteristic feature?
Stupa
Horseshoe arch
Pointed arch
sikhara
27 Which construction system permit great spans of infinite variety of shapes of
. concrete, or steel combined with glass or plastic?
Space frame
Thin shell construction
Frame construction
Suspension system
28. What is the principal type of building in Muslim Architecture?
Mosque
Mausoleum
Temple
Church
29. What type of architectural character is derived through the use of the building?
Personality
Function
Association
Materials
30 What art principle shows the relationships between the various parts of an
. object/structure/groups of objects and structures?
Size
Volume
Proportion
Scale
31. Which historic style of architecture first introduced the clerestory?
Egyptian
Roman
Greek
West Asiatic

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32 Public buildings are important structures in Greek architecture. What do you call
. the town square used as center of Greek social and business life?
Agora
Tenemos

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Stoa
Propylae
33. Which of the following represent the primary colors?
Green, orange, violet
Red, yellow, green
Blue, yellow, violet
Red, yellow, blue
34 With regards to relationship of structure to architecture, which of the following
. describes formal or sculptured structure?
Uses least amount of material
Focuses on novelty of form
Materials used below maximum load-bearing capacity
Exaggerated elements
35 Which of the following principles: 1.
Frameworks structurally independent of
. walls 2.
Free-standing faade 3.
Roof garden 4.
Open planning
5.
Cube form elevated on stilts or columns were adopted by Le Corbusier in
his Villa Savoye
2, 4, 5
3, 4, 5
1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
36. In modern Muslim mosques, which of the following features are required to be
applied?
Niche
Pulpit
Minarets and domes
All listed items here
37. Which of the following is a contribution of byzantine architecture?
Use of domes on pendetives
Use of conical timber roof over domes
Triumphal arch
Interior peristyle
38. Toranas or gateways are characteristic feature of what style of architecture?
Japanese
Indian
Filipino
China
39 Due to generally rainless and bright sunshine climate, which of the following
. describe Egyptian structures?
Steep roofs
Large openings
Small openings
Absence of open court

40. The Arabesque surface ornamentation originated from what style of

architecture
Muslim
Chinese

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Japanese

Thai
41. Which of the following is true about Egyptian pyramids and Babylonian
ziggurats?
A. Pyramids are used as temple observatories, while ziggurats are royal tombs
B Pyramids are sun-dried bricks faced with kiln-burnt bricks, while ziggurats use
. masonry, huge blocks of stone
C. Pyramids have square plans, while plans of ziggurats are rectangular
D. Both pyramids and ziggurats have square plans
42. What is the difference between Chinese and Japanese pagodas?
A. Chinese pagodas are polygonal; Japanese are square in plan
B. Chinese pagodas are mostly five-storeyed; Japanese are three to fifteen
C. Japanese pagodas plans are polygonal; Chinese are square
D. Japanese pagodas are mostly four-storeyed; Chinese are three to seven

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43 Mediaeval architecture, which is characterized by the pointed style, was

. prevalent in Western Europe from the 13th to the 15th century. What do you call
this style?
Romanesque
Arabesque
Doric
Gothic
44. Which of the following is a major contribution of Early Christian architecture?
Column and lintel
Exterior peristyle
Basilican type of cruciform plan
Corbelled arch
45 Mies van der Rohe first envisioned the all-glass skyscraper in the 1920s.A true
. genius, he designed a structure that could not be built at that time, but some
thirty years later the technology was at hand. The long-held dream of the
crystalline tower was finally realized in these famous building, 38 stories of black
steel and glass.
Lever House
Seagram Building
Lakeshore Drive Apartment
S.R. Crown Hall
46.
Expressionist Architect.
Eero Saarinen
Alvar Aalto
Hennevique
Erich Mendelsohn
47. Architect of Central Bank of the Philippines, Manila.
Gabriel Formoso
George Ramos
Froilan Hong
Leandro Locsin
48.

Architect of the National Library, Philippines.

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Jose Herrera
Juan Nakpil
Cesar Concio
Felipe Mendoza
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Invented reinforced concrete in France.
Erich Mendelsohn
Le Corbusier
Mies van de Rohe
Hennevique
50.
"Architecture is Organic".
Mies van de Rohe
Walter Gropius
Le Corbusier
Frank Lloyd Wright
51.
First president and founder of PAS.
Jose Herrera
Juan Nakpil
Cesar Concio
Felipe Mendoza
52.
Architect of the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
Tomas Mapua
Juan Nakpil
Jose Herrera
Cesar Concio
53.
Designer of the Bonifacio Monument.
Cesar Concio
Felipe Mendoza
Tomas Mapua
Juan Nakpil
54.
Architect of G.S.I.S. Building, Roxas Boulevard.
Froilan Hong
Gabriel Formoso
George Ramos
Felipe Palafox
55.
Architect of the Batasang Pambansa.
Felipe Mendoza
Gabriel Formoso
Leandro Locsin
George Ramos
56 In early Christian churches, the bishop took the central place at the end of the
. church called ___.
Naos
Narthex
Apse
Nave
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Architect of the Philippine Heart Center.

Felipe Mendoza
Gabriel Formoso

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Leandro Locsin
George Ramos
58
. This church, 1st built by the Augustinian Fr. Miguel Murguia, has an unusually
large bell which was made from approximately 70 sacks of coins donated by the
towns people.
Panay Cathedral in Capiz
Las Pinas Cathedral
Quiapo Church
Laoag Cathedral
59 On either side of the choir, pulpits for the reading of the epistle and the gospel
. are called _______.
Ambo
Bema
Cella
Cancelli
60. Orientation of the Greek temple is towards the ___.
East
West
North
South
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Sculptor for the Bonifacio Monument.
Antonio Guillermo
Guillermo Tolentino
Antonio Tolentino
Ang Kiukok
62 In some churches, there is a part which is raised as part of the sanctuary which
. later developed into the transept, this is the ___.
Ambo
Bema
Cella
Cancelli
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Corresponds to the Greek naos.
Ambo
Bema
Cella
Cancelli
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First elected U.A.P. president.
Jose Herrera
Juan Nakpil
Cesar Concio
Felipe Mendoza
65. A raised stage reserved for the clergy in early Christian churches.
Ambo
Bema
Cella
Cancelli
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Designer of the Taj Mahal.
Shah Jalan
Shah Jahan

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Orientation of the Roman temple is
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towards the ___.
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Forum
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Parthenon
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Agora
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Colloseum
68. The final plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by Carlo Maderna.
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Latin Cross
B.
Greek Cross
C.
English Cross
D.
French Cross
69. In Greek temples, the equivalent of the crypt is the ___.
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Naos
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Narthex
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Apse
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Nave

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70 Built by the Franciscan priest Fr. Blas dela Madre, this church in Rizal whose
. design depicts the heavy influence of Spanish Baroque, was declared a national
treasure.
Antipolo Church
Angono Church
Jala-jala
Morong Church
71. From the Greek temples, a temple that have porticoes of columns at the front
and rear.
Astylar
Amphi-Prostyle
Dipteral
Tympanum
72. The architect of the Quiapo Church before its restoration.
Tomas Mapua
Juan Nakpil
Jose Herrera
Cesar Concio
73.
Architect of SM Megamall.
Jose Siao Ling
Antonio Sin Diong
Gilbert Yu
Jonathan Gan

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Founders of the "Art Noveau".

Alva Aalto
Frank Lloyd Wright
Inigo Jones
John Ruskin and William Moris
75. The first plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by Bramante.
Latin Cross
Greek Cross
English Cross
French Cross
76 Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of a roof to support an ornament, more
. usually, the ornament itself.
Acroterion
Anthemion
Antefix
Apotheca
77. The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in Greek temple.
Stoa
Pteroma
Antefix
Anthemion
78 With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolan, a native natural cement,
. the Romans achieved huge interiors with the...
Domical roof construction
Helm Roof
Columnar trabeated
Arch and vault
79. The dining hall in a monastery, a convent, or a college.
Refectory
Cortel
Apse
Dipteral
80. In ancient Greece and Rome, a storeroom of any kind, but especially for storing
wine.
Acroterion
Anthemion
Antefix
Apotheca
81 The mineral of greatest importance to Greek architecture of which Greece and
. her domains had ample supply of was.
Cement
Marble
Lime
Silica
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Plan shape of a Chinese pagoda.
Octagonal
Hexagonal
Rectangular
Square
83. Parts of an entablature, in order of top to bottom. i. Cornice
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Ii, i, iii
Iii, i, ii
I, iii, ii
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Triangular piece of wall above the entablature.
Pediment
Pendentive
Architrave
Frieze
85.
Usual number of stories for a Chinese pagoda.
10
11
12
13
86. "cubicula" or bedroom is from what architecture.
Roman
Greek
Egyptian
Byzantine
87. Which of the order was added by the Romans to the orders used by the Greeks.
Corinthian
Doric
Composite
Ionic
88. The fortified high area or citadel of an ancient Greek City.
Pantheon
Parthenon
Apotheca
Acropolis
89.
The characteristic of Greek ornament.
Acroterion
Anthemion
Antefix
Apotheca
90. The beginner of the great hypostyle hall at karnak and the founder of the 19th
dynasty.
Rameses I
Rameses II
Rameses III
Rameses IV
91 Forming the imposing entrance to the acropolis and erected by the architect
. Mnesicles is the...
Parthenon
Propylaea
Pteroma
Stoa

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92 From the 5th century to the present, the character of Byzantine architecture is
. the practice of using....
Domical roof construction
Helm Roof
Columnar trabeated
Arch and vault
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Also called a 'Honeysuckle' ornament.
Acroterion
Anthemion
Antefix
Apotheca
94. An ancient Greek Portico, a long colonnaded shelter used in public places.
Stoa
Pteroma
Antefix
Anthemion
95. Most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient buildings in Rome.
Pantheon
Parthenon
Acropolis
Apotheca
96.
Plan shape of a Japanese Pagoda
Square
Rectangle
Round
Triangular
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The open court in an Italian palazzo.
Tumuli
Dipteral
Prytaneion
Cortel
98 An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of
. convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles.
Acroterion
Anthemion
Antefix
Apotheca
99. How many stained glass are there in the Chartres Cathedral?
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176
186
168
100 Romanesque architecture in Italy is distinguished from that of the rest
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of Europe by the use of what material for facing walls.
Bricks
Cement
Lime
Marble