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1. What building element did the ancient Egyptians invent to illuminate temple interiors?

2. The so-called air shaft from the great pyramid’s king chamber which is due south is directed to what stellar constellation?a. Draco b. Orion’s Belt c. The Big Deeper

d. Ursa Major

3. A monument erected in memory of one not interred in or under it. A false tomb.

4. What is the angle of inclination of the bottom part of the Bent Pyramid in Dashur?a. 43 deg. b. 45.20 deg. c. 50.27 deg. d. 54.15 deg.

5. A stone-built subterranean tomb of the Mycenaean civilization consisting of a circular chamber covered by a corbelled dome and entered by a walled passage through a hillside.a. Beehive tomb b. Dolmen c. Dromos d. Tumulus

6. The principal room of an early Anatolian or Aegean house.a. Nympaheum b. Megaron c. Naos d. Thalamus

7. A Greek senate building or council house. a. Bouleterion b. Eclesiaterion c. Ephebeum d. Prytaneion

8. The most important monument of the Ionic order located in the Acropolis, Athens.

9. The finest manifestations of the Doric temple, designed by Libon of Elis, grand in its dimension but simpler than the Parthenon.a. Temple of Apollo, Didyma c. Temple of Zeus, Olympiab. Temple of Artemis, Ephesus d. The Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens

10. Having an intercolumniation of 2.25 diameters.a. Araeostyle b. Pycnostyle c. Eustyle d. Distyle

11. The proportion of the Greek Corinthian column?a. 4-6.5 D b. 5-7 D c. 9D d. 10D

12. The horizontal part of a classical entablature, between the cornice and architrave often decorated with sculpture in low relief.

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Clerestory

Cenotaph

Erechtheion

13. The principal temple of the ancients Etruscans.a. The Capitoline temple c. The Temple of Herculesb. The Pantheon d. The Temple of Mars Ultor

14. The largest Forum in Rome.a. Forum of Caesar b. Forum of Hadrian c. Forum Romanum d. Forum of Trajan

15. Official architect to Trajan (AD 97 – 117), accompanying him in his military campaigns and designing or inspiring almost all the buildings erected under him.a. Anthemius c. Hippodamus of Miletusb. Apollodorus of Damascus d. Rabirius

16. The Roman masonry formed of small rough stones set irregularly in mortar, sometimes traversed by beds of bricks or tiles. a. Opus alexandrinum b. Opus incertum c. Opus reticulatum d. Opus sectile

17. A monumental memorial arch erected astride the line of March of a victorious army during its triumphal procession.

18. The placing of one order of column above another, usually with the more elaborate orders at the top.a. Complement b. Intercolumniation c. Supercolumnation d. Superimposition

19. In early Christian architecture, what Roman building became the model for its churches?a. Basilica b. Cathedral c. Exedra d. Temple

20. What is the most pronounced feature of church facades of Romanesque architecture?a. Ornamental arcades b. Ribbed vaults c. Striped marbles

d. Wheel window

21. A privileged guild of architects and builders as well as sculptors originating in Como, Italy, which carried out church building and characteristic decoration during the 11th century. a. Comacine masters c. Iconoplasts b. Knights of Hospitaller d. Maestro de Obra dela Como

22. What is the favorite molding of the Spanish Romanesque?a. Billet b. Fret c. Nail head d. Rope

23. A decorative row of arches applied to a wall as a decorative element found in Romanesque.a. Blind arcade b. False arcade c. Pendentive d. Spandrel

24. An indigenous Scandinavian church of the 12C and 13C, having a timber frame,

plank walls a tiered steeply pitched roof windows. a. Basilica b. Chapter house c. Martyria d. Stave

church

Martyria church or other edifice built at a site, especially a tomb, associated with a Christian martyr or saint25. The outer wall of a castle or the courtyard enclosed by it.

a. Bailey b. Enceinte c. Escarp d. Motte Enceinte (from Latin incinctus: girdled, surrounded), is a French term used technically in fortification for the inner ring of fortifications surrounding a town or a concentric castle.[1]

escarp The inner wall of a ditch or trench dug around a fortification. tr.v. es·carped, es·carp·ing, es·carps.


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Triumphal Arch

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26. The place where the pointed arch was first seen and considered as the birthplace of Gothic architecture. a. Ile de France b. Nimes c. Paris d. Venice

27. What country whose Gothic cathedrals are mostly built isolated from towns?a. Britain b. France c. Italy d. Spain

28. Ornamented timber roofs are one of the glories of the Gothic style in what country? a. England b. France c. Italy d. Scandinavia

29. Manueline Architecture, so named after King Manuel is the last phase (1495-1521) of Gothic architecture in what country?a. Brazil b. France c. Portugal d. Spain

Manueline (architectural style), particularly rich and lavish style of architectural ornamentation indigenous to Portugal in the early 16th century.

30. Since walls in Gothic churches were less necessary as supports because of the buttress system, this became a contribution to the invention of this material used to adorn window walls and as the chief interior decoration? a. Mosaic b. Frescoes c. Stained glass d. Tracery

31. The final phase of English gothic architecture prevailing from the late 14 th to early 16th century, characterized by perpendicular tracery, fine intricate stonework, and elaborate fan vaults.a. Decorated b. Geometric c. Rayonnant d. Rectilinear

32.A chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, usually located behind the high altar of a cathedral at the extremity of the apse.a. Lady chapel b. Mary chapel c. Rosary chapel d. Virgin chapel

33. The phase of change in western European renaissance architecture (1750–c.1830). Renewed inspiration was sought from ancient Greek and Roman and from medieval architecture.

34. A transitional style in European architecture in the late 16C, particularly in Italy, characterized by the unconventional use of classical elements.

35. Rome’s first outstanding architect of the Renaissance. He made the first designs for the new S. Peter’s at Rome, and inaugurated the rebuilding of the Vatican. a. Andrea Palladio b. Donato Bramante c. Fra Giacondo d. Il Cronaca

36.Donato Bram ante was the first commissioned architect for the St. Peter in Rome and it was planned in a:a. Greek cross b. Basilica type c. Maltese crossd. Latin cross

37.A method of forming stonework with roughened surfaces and recessed joints, principally employed in Renaissance buildings and mostly exclusive for the wealthy during that time. a. Intercolumniation c. Rustication b. Long and short strap work d. Stylar

In the history of art and design, the term strapwork refers to a stylised representation in ornament of strips or bands of curlingleather, parchment or metal cut into elaborate shapes, with piercings and often interwoven. Strapwork is a frequent element ofgrotesques -- arabesque or candelabra figures filled with fantastical creatures, garlands and other elements -- which were a frequent decorative motif in 16th


Antiquarian, Neoclassicism

Mannerism

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century Mannerism, and revived in the 19th century and which may appear on walls -- painted, in frescos, carved in wood, or molded in plaster or stucco -- or in graphic work.[1]

38.The greatest Spanish Renaissance architect, whose majestic, cold style was favored by King Philip II.a. Diego de Torralva b. Juan de Herrera c. Narciso Tome d. Pedro de Ribera

39. The “Sun King”; the King of France (1643-1715) and a great patron of art esp. in the later Renaissance. The Louver and Versailles were monuments of his lavish expenditure on architecture and the decorative artsa. Henry IV b. Louis XIV c. Louis XV d. Napoleon Bonaparte

40. The principal story of large building, as a palace or villa with formal reception and dining rooms usually one flight above the ground floor.a. Atrium b. Cortile c. Loggia d. Piano

noble

41. Description of buildings of the 16C & 17C that were built with strong timber foundation, supports, knees, and studs and whose walls were filled in which plaster or masonry materials such as brick?a. Baloonframe b. Half-timbered c. Rambler d.

Saltbox

42. The greatest British architect of the later 18th century. The originator of the elegant form of neoclassicism prevalent in Britain. He is more brilliant as a decorator and furniture designer. He also developed the use of color in interior decoration. a. Lancelot “Capability” Brown c. Richard Norman Shaw

b. Robert Adam d. Sir Robert Smirke

43. A secular version of Gothic architecture, as in the older colleges of Cambridge and Oxford.

Collegiate Gothic

44. The wall in a mosque in which the niche or decorative panel is set oriented to Mecca.a. Sahn b. Mihrab c. Mimbar d. Minaret

45. Buddhist stupas are built to house what objects?

46. A tower of Hindu temple usually tapered convexly and capped by a bulbous stone finial.a. Amalaka b. Gopuram c. Mandapa d. Sikhara

47. The Chinese book of standard work on architecture, “The Method of Architecture.”a. Lee kam keeh b. Shah ming te c. Tang lee poy d. Ying tsao fa shih

48. The temple in Thailand built to record the 2000th death anniversary of the Buddha.a. Wata-da-ge b. Wat Jet Yot c. Wat Lorburu d. Wat Mahadatau

49. In Buddhist architecture in Burma (Myanmar), what is the local term for stupas?

a. Kyaung b. Pitakat-taik c. Thein d. Zedi

50. One of the prodigous monuments of the last phase of the Khmer civilization at its classical period. Built by Suryavarman II as a temple to the god-king image, as a monument to himself and as his own sculpture.


Relics

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a. Angkor Wat c. The Temple of Heaven b. The Great Stupa, Sanchi d. Shwe Dagon Pagoda

51. The mother of Mesoamerica’s civilization and the most mystifying?a. Chavins b. Incas c. Mohicans d. Olmecs

ancient Olmec, the "mother culture" of civilization, was Mixe-Zoque52. The principal temple- pyramid of the sacred Teotihuacán in Mexico.

a. Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl c. Pyramid of the Moon

b. Pyramid of the Earth d. Pyramid of the Sun

53. In Mesoamerican architecture, an outer wall that slopes inward as it rises. It first appeared c.800 BC at the Olmec site of La Venta, in Tabasco State, Mexico?a. Maksoorah b. Sahn c. Tablero d. Talud

54. The capital city of the Incas dedicated to the sun God and has numerous examples of superb masonry construction?a. Chicken Itza b. Machu Pichu c. Teotihuacán d. Palenque

55. The prevalent building materials of Victorian architecture.a. Concrete and masonry b. Stones and iron c. Stone and brick d.

Steel and glass

56. What 19th century style of architecture in the US wherein the architects incorporated in their buildings complex electrical systems, elevators, mechanical communication devices and sophisticated bathroom and kitchen equipments?a. Beaux Arts b. Chicago School c. Modernism d. Prairie School

57. A decorative movement in European architecture heralded in the 1880’s and flourishing strongly in the period 1893-1907. Its particular characteristics were a flowing and sinuous naturalistic ornament and avoidance of historical architectural traits.

58. A French scholar architect and theorist that developed new and highly influential ideas on the Gothic style as a style of rational construction. He advocated the use of new materials and techniques in construction and engineering.a. Eugene Emmanuel Violet-le-duc c. Karl Friedrich Schinkel b. Jean Nicolas Louis Durand d. Victor Horta

59. A movement in architecture in the 1950’s emphasizing the use of basic building processes especially of cast in place concrete with no apparent concern for visual amenity.

60. What 19C style of architecture in the US wherein the architects incorporated in their buildings complex electrical systems, elevators, mechanical communication devices and sophisticated bathroom and kitchen equipments?a. Beaux Arts b. Chicago of School c. Modernism d. PrairieThe term "Beaux Arts" is the approximate English equivalent of "Fine Arts."

61. The Arts & Crafts movement originated in England (c.1860) is actually a reaction of what historical event?a. Modernism b. Purism c. Industrial revolution d. Neoclassic

62. He wrote ‘Ornament and Crime,’ an essay that proposed that architecture should be beautiful in proportion to the degree of usefulness it attained.a. Adolf Loos b. Hector Guimard c. Josef Hoffman d. Otto Wagner

63. The architect who conceptualized arcology 1969 involving a fusion of architecture and ecology it is his solution to urban problems he proposes vast vertical mega


Art Nouveau

Brutalism

structure capable of housing millions of inhabitants. One of his visionary projects, arcosanti is now being constructed.a. Bruno Taut b. Kevin Roche c. Leon Krier d. Paolo

Soleri

64. “Even a brick wants to be something.” a. Eero Saarinen b. I.M. Pei c. Louis Kahn d. Marcel

Breuer

65. Who was regarded as the “Dean” of modern American architecture?a. Frank Lloyd Wright b. Louis Sullivan c. Michael Graves d.

Phillip Johnson

75. S. John the Divine in New York City is:


68. Epinaos

69. Pteroma

70. Raking Cornice

71. mutule

72. Metope, Zophorus

73. Abacus74. Pendentive

66. Fascia

67. Cathetus

a. The largest church in the world. 4thb. The oldest church in the United States. c. The world’s largest altar.d. The last project built by Thomas Jefferson.

78. This is an example of what trussed timber roof?

a. Aisle roofb. Collar-braced roofc. Hammerbeamd. Tie-beam roof

79. The Queen’s House in Greenwich by Inigo Jones is the earliest example of what style in 17C England?

a. Anglo-Saxon b. Normanc. Palladianismd. Regency


76. Finial

77. Crocket

80. Mandapa

81. Crossing

82. An international art and design style, so named in the 1960’s after the Paris 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, which brought together all aspects of design: fashion, interior, printed, architectural and industrial. a. Art Deco b. Art Nouveau c. Arts & Crafts d. De Stijl

83. The Arts & Crafts house is called:

84. This mayan temple-pyramid is called:a. Huaca del Lunab. The Pyramid in Chitchen Itzac. The Temple of Inscriptionsd. The Temple of the Warriors


86. Who designed the Sears Tower in Chicago?

SOM

Craftsman House

87. SM North Edsa is the 2009 3rd largest shopping mall in the world and designed by:

a. Arquitectonicab. Kohn Pederson Foxc. RMJMd. Skidmore Owings & Merill

S. Agustin Church, Paoay,

Ilocos Norte


85. The earliest form of window tracery, typical of Gothic architecture prior to the early 13th century; individual lights (the glazed openings in the window) have the appearance of being cut out of a flat plate of masonry.

88. Scroll Buttress

Plate tracery

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89. The grandest achievement of Egyptian axial planning: 90. The St. Louis’ Arch in Missouri is one of the

masterpieces of:a. Edward Durrell Stone b. Eero Saarinenc. Gunnar Asplund d. I. M. Pei

91-93. Draw a Motte and Bailey and identify the parts.

94. Draw a Long-and-Short Strapwork.

95. Draw an Onion Dome. 96. Draw a Corbusian Piloti.

97. Draw a Japanese Tori. 98. Draw an Astragal Molding.

99. Draw a Scotia Molding. 100. Draw a Quatrefoil.


Hypostyle hall

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