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Mesopotamia

It is known as the "cradle of civilization" where writing and government began.

a. Mesopotamia

b. Greece

c. Rome

d. Egypt

Manila Film Center

Which structure is NOT a work of Leandro Locsin?

a. Folk Arts Theater

b. Philippine International Convention Center

c. Theater of Performing Arts

d. Manila Film Center

Vinta

This colorful type of paraw is used in Zamboanga and Sulu.

a. balangay

b. lepa-lepa

c. vinta

d. karakao

Living Quarters

Which of the following functions is NOT attributable to the temple pyramids of Mesoamerican Region?

a. Royal Tomb

b. Sacrificial Centers

c. Living Quarters

d. Center for Worship

Casa Lucila

What is NOT the work of Antoni Gaudi?

a. Casa Batlo

b. Sagrada Familia

c. Casa Lucila

d. Park Guell

Roof Comb

Typical Maya architecture features the _____, a lattice of stone added despite the height.

a. Roof ornamentation

b. Stone Carving

c. Roof comb

d. Attic

Capacocha

Children were sacrificed in an ancient Incan practice known as ___________.

a. Blood letting

b. Capacocha

c. Child killing

d. Heart Sacrifice

Garnier Opera House

This is famous for being the setting for the Phantom of the Opera. It is a mixture of Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Baroque.

a. Garnier Opera House

b. Metropolitan Opera

c. San Francisco Opera House

d. Theatre des Champs Elysees

True

(T or F) In Chinese architecture, dovetail brackets/joints that support the roof are known as Duogongs.

Chan Chan

This UNESCO World Heritage Site used to be the capital of the Chimu Empire

a. Machu Pichu

b. Chin Chin

c. Chan Chan

d. Moche

Ming

Chinese architecture during this period was characterized by a more horizontal emphasis, by shrunken, largely ornamental bracket clusters and by a continued reliance on Song styles.

a. Song

b. Liao

c. Tang

d. Ming

Pantheon

It is the most perfectly preserved ancient Roman temple.

a. Basilica of Trajan

b. Temple of Venus

c. Temple of Vesta

d. Pantheon

Ranggar

Which of the following is NOT a Maranao House?

a. Mala-a Walai

b. Lawig

c. Ranggar

d. Torogan

Paco Park

Used to be called Cementerio General de Dilao

a. Paco Park

b. Chinese Cemetery

c. La Loma

d. Cemeterio del Norte

Andron

Part of Greek domestic architecture where it is reserved for males to entertain male guests.

a. Oikos

b. Andron

c. Gyneceum

d. Gymnos

Paraskenia

Part of a Greek Theater that represents the extended wing of the proscenium.

a. Parodos

b. Diazoma

c. Paraskenia

d. Kerkis

Maestro de Obras

The title given to graduates from Liceo de Manila

a. agrimensor

b. arquitecto

c. maestro de obras

d. constructor

Tumuli

Is an earthen burial mound.

a. Obelisk

b. Cromlech

c. Tumuli

d. Dolmen

Food

Early shelters mainly served as storage for ___________?

a. materials

b. rocks

c. clothes

d. food

Harem

The Queen's Palace at Persepolis is called?

a. Skene

b. Tsachara Palace

c. Apadana

d. Harem

Helms Roof

Which is NOT a Gothic architectural character in Belgium and the Netherlands?

a. Richly decorated gables

b. stepped gables

c. flat-fronted buildings

d. helms roof

stones are framed with bricks

The cloisonne technique is _______________.

a. stones are framed by tesserae

b. bricks alternate with tesserae

c. bricks are framed with stones

d. stones are framed with bricks

Colonnade

____________ are rows of columns supporting a roof.

a. dado

b. Porticoes

c. stele

d. Colonnade

Gunu Bong

T'boli ethnic house is called __________?

a. Lawig

b. Gunu Bong

c. Mala-a Walai

d. Torogan

Scarab

A royal symbol in Egyptian architecture that symbolizes life, death, and resurrection.

a. Falcon

b. Ankh

c. Sun Disk

d. Scarab

Rustication

A type of Renaissance masonry in which the blocks are laid in ashlar pattern and articulated by exaggerated joints with roughened surfaces.

a. Cyclopean

b. Georgian

c. Herringbone

d. Rustication

False

(T or F) Buddhism and Catholicism remained the most prominent religion and philosophy from the Three Kingdom period (57 BC - 688 AD) until the late 18th century.

Mammasi Temple

An Egyptian temple built to celebrate the divine birth of Horus.

a. Temple of Amun

b. Karnak Temple

c. Hatshepsut Temple

d. Mammasi Temple

Built by Emperor Octavian

What is NOT true of Hagia Sophia?

a. Built by Emperor Octavian

b. It has 4 minarets

c. Called Megale Ecclesia

d. It has a central dome and double shell domes

Battered Walls

Egyptian temples were designed with inward inclinations called ________.

a. Inclination

b. Sloped Walls

c. Battered Walls

d. Hewn Walls

East

Most auspicious direction for Hindu temples

a. South

b. North

c. East

d. West

Felix Roxas

The first "qualified" Philippine architect who designed the Sto. Domingo and San Ignacio Churches in Intramuros.

a. Jose Maria Zaragoza

b. Felix Roxas

c. Federico Ilustre

d. Antonio Dumlao

Sto. Domingo Church, Q.C.

Which of the following is a work of Jose Maria Zaragoza?

a. Sto. Domingo Church, Q.C.

b. Chapel of the Sacrifice, Diliman

c. St. Andrew's Church, Makati

d. Manila Cathedral

Manila Post Office

Which is NOT a building by Andres Luna de San Pedro?

a. Manila Post Office

b. St. Cecilia's Hall

c. Crystal Palace

d. Regina Building

Indus Valley

This civilization, was the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent.

a. Brahmaputra Valley

b. Parvati Valley

c. Indus Valley

d. Kashmir Valley

True

(T or F) The Great Wall of China is the largest example of military fortification in the world.

Menhir

_______________ is a single, great upright stone whose function varies from astronomical, landmark, or memorial.

a. Stone Rows

b. All of the Choices

c. Menhir

d. Megalith

Agora

It is an open place of assembly and a center of social and business life.

a. Temple

b. Agora

c. Stoa

d. Bouleuterion

Kinsky

Renowned for its richly decorated staircase with frescoed ceilings, mirrors, and statues, this palace is regarded as the most beautiful Rococo building.

a. Cernin

b. Pitti

c. Zwinger

d. Kinsky

Nebuchadnezzar's Great Palace

_____________ was recorded as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world wherein plants grew on the roof and terraces and watered by a complex irrigation system.

a. Temple of Marduk

b. Tower of Babel

c. Ishtar Gate

d. Nebuchadnezzar's Great Palace

Pagan worship was the basis for building religious structures

Which is NOT true on Early Christian Architecture?

a. Ruins of Roman buildings were used

b. Influenced by existing Roman art

c. Mosaics gave richness to the interiors of structures

d. Pagan worship was the basis for building religious structures

Spoliarium

It is a chamber beneath an arena where bodies of dead gladiators are dragged and piled.

a. Spoliarium

b. Spina

c. Velarium

d. Carcerea

Cult Temple

It is a type of Egyptian temple used for the worship of gods.

a. Cult Temple

b. Mastaba

c. Pyramid

d. Mortuary Temple

Nightingale Floors

In traditional Japanese architecture, this is a security devise designed to warn residents of the presence of intruders.

a. Tokonoma

b. Tatami Mats

c. Nightingale Floors

d. Fusuma

Barrow

Which of the following is NOT an example of prehistoric dwelling?

a. Rock shelter

b. Cave

c. Barrow

d. Hut

Thomas Lamb

The theater expert whom Juan Arellano studied with in the US.

a. Thomas Lamb

b. Harry Frost

c. Daniel Burnham

d. Frederick Olmstead

Simunul, Tawi Tawi

Oldest mosque of the Philippines is located at ___________.

a. Simunul, Tawi Tawi

b. Zamboanga City

c. Sulu, Jolo

d. Quiapo, Manila

Mehrgarh

This Neolithic archaeological site in Pakistan is the earliest known site in South Asia showing evidence of farming and herding.

a. Mehrgarh

b. Harappa

c. Mohenjo-daro

d. Lothal

Carlos Arguelles

Who is NOT a National Artist for Architecture?

a. Juan Nakpil

b. Francisco Manosa

c. Carlos Arguelles

d. Leandro Locsin

San Sebastian Church

This Filipino Church incorporated metal construction made in Belgium in accordance with the design drawn up by Genaro Palacios y Guerra

a. San Sebastian Church

b. San Agustin Church

c. Quiapo Church

d. Manila Cathedral

Plinth

Block or slab upon column pedestal are based?

a. Plinth

b. Corbel

c. Lintel

d. Ashlar

Wetu

A ______________ is a domed hut, used by some north-eastern Native American tribes such as the Wampanaog.

Victorio Edades

Not a National Artist for Architecture

a. Victorio Edades

b. Juan Nakpil

c. Pablo Antonia

d. Leandro Locsin

Cuzco

Capital of the Incan Empire.

a. Sacsahuaman

b. Peru

c. Ibis

d. Cuzco

Pai Lous

Chinese gateways erected as memorials for the deceased person of distinction.

a. Pai Lous

b. Torii

c. Stupas

d. Pagodas

Battlement

Defensive pattern on top of parapet

a. Balustrade

b. Battlement

c. Cornice

d. Frieze

Avebury

a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of __________ in Wiltshire, in southwest England.

a. Wickiup

b. Avebury

c. Wetu

d. Skara Brae

True

(T or F) Chinese gardens are incomplete without a water feature.

True

(T or F) Cauli name given by the Middle East, now spelled as Corea or Korea.

Sears Tower

Not an Art Deco building?

a. Sears Tower

b. Chrysler Building

c. Rockefeller Center

d. Empire State Building

Czernin Palace

Largest Baroque palace and the longest Baroque building in Prague.

a. Czernin Palace

b. Church of St. Roch

c. St. Michael'c Church

d. Karlskirche Church

Grand Central Station

The ________________ train station is the longest and loveliest station in America/most beautiful station in NYC.

a. Grand Central Station

b. Brooklyn Terminal

c. MetLife Station

d. Hudson Terminal

Hammurabi

This Babylonian King is best known for promulgating a code of laws that were inscribed on massive steles.

a. Hammurabi

b. Nebuchadnezzar II

c. Ashurbanipal

d. Sargon of Akkad

Church of St. Roch

Ellipsoidal Dome for Prague pandemic

a. Church of St. Roch

b. St. Michael's Church

c. Czernin Palace

d. Karlskirche Church

Red

Common color of columns in China.

a. Red

b. Green

c. White

d. Blue

Pradakshina Patha

Ambulatory/Circulatory movement around Gabhara.

a. Pradakshina Patha

b. Mandapa

c. Garbhagriha

d. Shikhara

Hypostyle

Prevalent in ancient Egypt and Achaemenid architecture, this large space with a flat roof supported by rows of column.

a. Epistyle

b. Crepis

c. Hypostyle

d. Arris

Deep Eaves

Not a characteristic of Gabaldon Schoolhouse.

a. Deep Eaves

b. Large Windows

c. High, Pitched Rood

d. Simple, Rectangular Form

Law of the Indies

The ______________ is a comprehensive guide of 148 ordinances developed by King Philip II to aid colonists in locating, building, and populating settlements.

a. Hammurabi Code

b. Ordinances of Philip II

c. Laws of the Indies

d. Spanish Code of Colonization

Borobudur

A 9th century Buddhist temple in Jogjakarta, Indonesia which is a World Heritage Site

a. Borobudur

b. Prambanan

c. Bodoburur

d. Pramnaban

Lammasu

Assyrian protective deity with head of human and body of lion.

a. Garuda

b. Hammurabi

c. Lammasu

d. Hatshepsut

Fernando Valdes Tamon

Governor general that spearheaded the plans of the Murillo-Velarde Map

a. Fernando Valdes Tamon

b. Perez Samanillo

c. Juan Nakpil

d. Murillo Velarde

Temple of Kukulkan

During the Equinox, the shadows from the corner tiers slither down the northern side of the pyramid with the sun's movement to the serpent's head at the base.

a. Pyramid of the Sun

b. Temple of the Warriors

c. Temple of Kukulkan

d. Milta

Sarcophagus

An elaborate coffin for an important personage, of terra-cotta, wood, stone, metal, or other material, decorated with painting, carving, etc. and large enough to contain only the body. If larger, it becomes a tomb.

a. Cinerary Urn

b. Mausoleum

c. Reliquary

d. Sarcophagus

Dougong

A unique structural element of interlocking wooden brackets, one of the most important elements in traditional chinese, japanese, and korean architecture.

a. Dougong

b. Choga

c. Katsuogi

d. Fudou

Las Pinas

The church that has the world famous bamboo organ.

a. Las Pinas

b. Vigan

c. Intramuros

d. Cebu

Karlskirche Church

Vienna Church Prague known for its dome.

a. Karlskirche Church

b. St. Michael's Church, Munich

c. Church of St. Roch

d. Czernin Palace

Spina

Not Part of Domus?

a. Spina

b. Carceres

c. Aedicula

d. Spire

6

Number of layers the Step Pyramid of Djoser have

a. 4

b. 5

c. 6

d. 8

Musee d' Orsay

Once a train station for the Paris Universal Exhibition, Gare d' Orsay is now a?

a. Galerie d'Art Moderne

b. Musee d'Orsay

c. Salle de Concert

d. Theatre Nationa

Rock Shelter

It forms a rock resistant to corrosion and weathering has formed a cliff.

a. Lean-to

b. Rock Tomb

c. Rock Shelter

d. Cliff Shelter

4

Number of layers the Pyramid of the Sun have.

a. 4

b. 5

c. 6

d. 7

Washi

Paper used for Japanese wall partitions or screens.

a. Tami

b. Shoji

c. Daibutsu

d. Washi

Parasurameswara Temple

Oldest and most preserved Hindu Temple at Orissa.

a. Parasurameswara Temple

b. Pradakshina Patha

c. Lingaraja Temple

d. Brahmeswara Temple

St. Michael's Church

Renaissance Church Family Tree of Duke William located in North Alps

a. St. Michael's Church

b. Karlskirche Church

c. Church of St. Roch

d. Czernin Palace

Rumah Adat

The distinctive style of traditional housing unique to each ethnic group in Indonesia.

a. Rumah Adat

b. Rumah Gadang

c. Joglo

d. Balai Adat

Stoa

long, colonnaded covered walkways used around public places

a. Stoa

b. Hypostyle

c. Palaestra

d. Antefixa

Organic Growth

Which is NOT true about the palace of King Minos of Knossos?

a. Organic Growth

b. Has sanitation and drainage

c. has ventilation

d. has tapering cypress columns

UST

Which institution was not established during the American Era?

a. UST

b. FEU

c. NU

d. Philippine Women's Academy

Pablo Antonio

Architect famous for designing cinemas and movie theaters.

a. Juan Nakpil

b. Fernando Ocampo

c. Pablo Antonio

d. Carlo Arguelles

Perez Samanillo Building

Which is NOT a work of Juan Nakpil?

a. Gonzales Hall, UP Diliman

b. Perez Samanillo Building

c. Quezon Institute

d. Rizal Theater

Filippo Brunelleschi

Traditionally known as the father of Renaissance architecture, a talented artist who rediscovered the principles of linear design.

Corbel

Renaissance term that refers to an innovating scroll supporting top of window

Air / Wind

NOT a representative of the 5 elements of Pagoda Architecture in Nepal

Vitus Cathedral

Prague's Largest Church

Fregio

Italian window scroll console that supports italian window