HISTORY & THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE C.E.

A. Development of agriculture

What were the activities that happened during 10,000 BCE?

A. Development of agriculture

B. Use of metals

C. Earliest settlements were formed

D. The writing system was developed

D. None

Select the statement not included in the development of settlements?

A. A level of technology

B. Enough population and social organization

C. An ecological base

D. None

C. System of writing

What was lacking in pre-historic architecture?

A. Shelter

B. Society

C. System of writing

D. Technology

C. Tumulus

What is a series of dolmen attached to each other called?

A. Stone henge

B. Menhir

C. Tumulus

D. obelisk

D. all

What was/ were the unique/peculiar designs of the Catal Huyuk shelter?

A. entering the house through the opening on the roof

B. absence of streets

C. all structures in one block and individual unit attached to each

other

D. all

B. Post and lintel

What is the method of construction of a dolmen?

A. Trabeated

B. Post and lintel

C. Stacking one stone on top of the other

D. Columnar

C. Obelisk

What is an upright stone that symbolized fertility?

A. Dolmen

B. Tumulus

C. Obelisk
D. Stone Henge

A. Monolithic, single upright stones used for religious or astronomical purposes

What is a menhir?

A. Monolithic, single upright stones used for religious or astronomical purposes

B. Consists of a horizontal slab resting on two or three upright

stones used for religious purposes, a type of pre-historic dwelling made of stones, or astronomical purposes

C. A type of cave painting used by pre-historic cave dwellers to record events

D. A type of pre-historic dwelling made of stones

A. Well-proportioned columns

Eliminate the character not found in an Egyptian column

A. Well-proportioned columns

B. Inspiration from nature

C. Consisted of capital, shaft, and base

D. None

C. mastaba

What is an Egyptian four-based with inclined flat-topped roof?

A. sarcophagus

B. pyramid

C. mastaba

D. rock cut tomb

A. Facing east

What is the orientation of the Egyptian pylon?

A. Facing east

B. Facing west

C. Facing north

D. Facing south

A. At the hypostyle hall

Where was the clearstory window located?

A. At the hypostyle hall

B. At the great court

C. At the sanctuary

D. At the pylon

B. Bell capital

What is the capital OF the tallest column of the hypostyle hall found in the temple of Khons?

A. Hathor head capital

B. Bell capital

C. Papyrus capital

D. Isis capital

A. Lamassu

The mythical creature that served as guardian of Babylonian temples

A. Lamassu

B. Sphinx
C. Chimera

D. Gargoyle

B. Mud brick

What was the material used by Sumerians in the construction of ziggurat?

A. Stone

B. Mud brick

C. Timber

D. Concrete

B. Euphrates

The river that divided the city of Babylon

A. Tigris

B. Euphrates

C. Nile

D. None

C. Hall of Hundred Columns

Where was the double bull capital found?

A. Tel Rimah

B. Palace of Xerxes

C. Hall of Hundred Columns

D. Hall of Zoroaster

A. Palace complex

What was the structure that was developed during the reign of King Minos, consisting of complex spaces properly zoned, located on higher ground?

A. Palace complex

B. Sanctuary complex

C. Citadel complex

D. None

C. Light wells

What was introduced in the Minoan structures that provided light and air to the entire complex?

A. Oculus

B. Clearstory windows

C. Light wells

D. Transom windows

A. Entasis

What was the approach of the Greeks to correct the optical

illusion of bending of long surfaces?

A. Entasis

B. Architrave

C. Crepidoma

D. Stylobate

C. Six 6 columns of caryatid

How many columns does the temple of Erechtheion have?

A. Four 4 columns of doric order

B. Five 5 columns of caryatid

C. Six 6 columns of caryatid

D. Seven 7 of canephora

C. Doric

What is the column found on the portico of the Parthenon?

A. Ionic

B. Corinthian

C. Doric

D. Composite

B. Roof beam

What is the purpose of the architrave?

A. Roof frame

B. Roof beam

C. Gable roof

D. Roof downspout

B. contained volutes of the Ionic and layers of acanthus leaves

Describe the composite column

A. combination of doric and ionic capital

B. contained volutes of the Ionic and layers of acanthus leaves

C. contained the echinus of the doric capital and the volutes of the ionic capital

D. the fusion of Tuscan and Corinthian capital

B. Impluvium

What was the rainwater harvesting system was practiced in Rome by building a cistern to store rainwater on the ground called?

A. Compluvium

B. Impluvium

C. Peristyle

D. Cistern

C. Pantheon

What was the Temple of the Gods?

A. Hagia Sophia

B. Basilica de Constantine

C. Pantheon

D. Thermae of Caracalla

B. Corinthian

What column’s capital found in the portico of the Pantheon?

A. Ionic

B. Corinthian

C. Doric

D. Tuscan

A. Mosaic

What was the art developed in the Byzantine church in response to the banning of three-dimensional representation

of religious personalities?

A. Mosaic

B. Fresco painting

C. Trompe l’ oeil

D. Bas relief

B. Dome on pendentive

What type of the biggest dome found in Hagia Sophia?

A. Dome on drum

B. Dome on pendentive

C. Copula

D. Melon dome

A. antiquarian

The final renaissance phase, when the designers went back to ancient models. Architectural character then became austere, following the reproduction of Greek architecture of simplicity and imitation of Gothic romantic approach.

A. antiquarian

B. early renaissance

C. baroque

D. Palladian

A. St. Peter Basilica

Select the structure considered as Italian renaissance

A. St. Peter Basilica

B. Notre Dame Cathedral

C. St. Paul’s Cathedral

D. Basilica de Saint Denis

D. Fillipo Brunelleschi

Who was the mannerist Renaissance architect who designed the Dome of Florence Cathedral?

A. Leon Battista Alberti

B. Leonardo da Vinci

C. Andrea Palladio

D. Fillipo Brunelleschi

B. Russia

Where is St. Basil Cathedral located?

A. Spain

B. Russia

C. Germany

D. Great Britain

B. Elizabethan style

What was the early renaissance style found in Great Britain

A. Jacobian style

B. Elizabethan style

C. Georgian Style

D. Neo Gothic Style

A. Jugenstil

The Art Nouveau in Germany?

A. Jugenstil

B. Style liberty

C. Style Floreal

D. Secession

A. Art Deco period

When was streamline Moderne introduced?

A. Art Deco period

B. Art Nouveau Period

C. Early Modern Period

D. Post Modern period

D. All

Select the characteristic of neoclassical style

A. Formal symmetry

B. Colossal columns

C. Greco-Roman inspired

D. All

C. Philip Johnson

Select the characteristic of neoclassical style

A. Frank Lloyd Wright

B. Louis Sullivan

C. Philip Johnson

D. Louis Kahn

A. Le Corbusier

Who coined the word “brutalism”?

A. Le Corbusier

B. Philip Johnson

C. Robert Venturi

D. Louis Kahn

A. Gopuram

What was the gateway of the Hindu temple?

A. Gopuram

B. Vimanam

C. Mandapas

D. Stambhas

C. Anda

Part of the Indian Buddhist temple representing life and death

A. Harmika

B. Torana

C. Anda

D. Supanas

A. Stupa

The structure that housed Buddha relics in India

A. Stupa

B. Pagoda

C. Dagoba

D. Prang

A. Pyloo

Entrance gateway of Chinese temple

A. Pyloo

B. Pylon

C. Torii

D. Propylon

C. Dougong

The bracket found in the post and beam connection for seismic use in Chinese temple/palace structures

A. Tailiang

B. Chuandou

C. Dougong

D. Tokyo

A. Toulou

What is the ancient circular Chinese community residential structure?

A. Toulou

B. Wenshou

C. Huabiao

D. None

D. Tamagaki

The fence surrounding the Shinto shrine

A. Tokyo

B. Ema

C. Torii

D. Tamagaki

B. Torii

The Japanese Shinto temple gateway

A. Ema

B. Torii

C. Torana

D. None

A. Chigi

The fork-like Shinto roof decoration

A. Chigi

B. Katsuogi

C. Bashira

D. None

B. Roof lines parallel to the mountains

How was the roof line of traditional Korean houses designed?

A. Roof lines perpendicular to the mountains

B. Roof lines parallel to the mountains

C. Roof lines parallel to the body of water

D. Rooflines perpendicular to the morning sun

D. Hanji

The material used in the construction of Korean traditional house

A. Numaru

B. Sarangjae

C. Jangdokdae

D. Hanji

C. Hongsalmoon

The entrance gateway of Korean temple

A. Torii

B. Payloo

C. Hongsalmoon

D. None

D. minaret

Tower from which the call to prayer is made five times per day.

A. mihrab

B. mecca

C. mimbar

D. minaret

D. all

Select the collective characteristic found in Thai architecture

A. distinct ornamental decorations,

B. the stunning interior murals,

C. the vivid colors and the lovingly crafted and gold-adorned Buddha

images.

D. all

B. pyramidal cogon roof lower portion almost reaching the floor

level of the the house.

Describe the roof of the Ifugao house

A. pyramidal cogon roof lower portion almost reaching the floor

level of the the granary

B. pyramidal cogon roof lower portion almost reaching the floor

level of the the house

C. steeped hip cogon roof parallel to the front of the house

D. pyramidal cogon roof one meter thick reaching the floor

B. Pabafunan

The Bontoc dormitory for the male elderly

A. Bale

B. Pabafunan

C. Buble

D. Olog

C. Falig

The rice granary of the Bontoc house

A. Binuron

B. Muyong

C. Falig

D. Hagabi

A. Roof

Which part of the Isneg house resembled the inverted boat?

A. Roof

B. Wall

C. Adixi

D. Tarakip

A. Octagonal plan shape

What is unique about the kalinga house of the rich?

A. Octagonal plan shape

B. Roof perpendicular to the longer sides of the house

C. Floor level slightly raised above the ground

D. None

D. lagatiti

The Ivatan makeshift type of shelter resembling an ethnic lean-to. It is commonly used as a temporary shed to farmland.

A. sinadumparan

B. maytuab

C. jinjin

D. lagatiti

A. sinadumparan

An Ivatan one-story gable roofed house with submerged basement for storage.

A. sinadumparan

B. maytuab

C. jinjin

D. lagatiti

B. mayhurahed

Which of the following Ivatan house had a stone flooring?

A. Jinjin

B. mayhurahed

C. Rahaung

D. None

B. Lamin

What is the place where the Maranao princess is kept when there are visitors in the torogan?

A. Tinai-awalai

B. Lamin

C. Tapuwilih

D. Purdah

B. naga

What is the motif carved in the in the panolong?

A. Mauk manuk

B. naga

C. bakunawa

D. okir

C. facing the mosque

What is the orientation of the Samal house?

A. facing the sea

B. facing the east

C. facing the mosque

D. facing the north

A. Bangguerahan

A kitchen rack where kitchen utensils and dining table wares are placed.

A. Bangguerahan

B. Batalan

C. Papagan

D. Pasimano

A. Nipa

What is the material used for the roof of the bahay kubo?

A. Nipa

B. Sawali

C. Bamboo

D. All

B. Several roofs cluster together to form mountainous mass

What is the sign that the Panay house belong to the rich?

A. Finial on the roof

B. Several roofs cluster together to form mountainous mass

C. Presence of wooden bench

D. None

D. entresuelo

The place where the despacho of the bahay na bato was located?

A. sala mayor

B. sala menor

C. caida

D. entresuelo

B. controls sun and wind entering through the window

What is the purpose of the persiana of the bahay na bato?

A. temporary space dividers of the sala to control views of the interior space

B. controls sun and wind entering through the window

C. allow rainwater to be stored for domestic use

D. none

C. apartment dwellings with individual doors, partition walls for

other areas and communal use of kitchen toilet and azotea

Characterize the accessories during the spanish period

A. apartment houses with communal living, dining kitchen

B. apartment dwellings with partition wall and communal toilets

C. apartment dwellings with individual doors, partition walls for

other areas and communal use of kitchen toilet and azotea

A. Laws of Indies

The royal decree used in the plan and design of Spanish colonized settlements.

A. Laws of Indies

B. Laws of colonized settlements

C. Laws of Acapulco

D. Treaty of Paris

D. Nuestra Senora de Guia

The earliest fortress tower built by the Spaniards located at the southern side of Intramuros.

A. Nuestro de Santiago

B. Bastion de San Diego

C. Nuestra de Immaculada

D. Nuestra Senora de Guia

D. Presence of giant buttress scroll that support the church wall

What made the Paoay Church an earthquake baroque church?

A. Presence of flying buttresses that support the church wall

B. Presence of giant pilasters that support the church wall

C. Presence of giant piers that support the church walls

D. Presence of giant buttress scroll that support the church wall

C. City Beautiful Movement

The planning concept applied by Daniel Burnham in the rebuilding of Manila.

A. Garden city

B. New Town Movement

C. City Beautiful Movement

D. Neo-Classical City

B. Tsalet

The type of residential house that evolved during the American period.

A. Bungalow

B. Tsalet

C. Apartment

D. Subdivision

C. Pensionado act

The Act granting Filipinos during the American period scholarship to study college abroad and rendered service to their homeland upon finishing the course.

A. Scholarship act

B. Study now pay later

C. Pensionado act

D. Free education act

A. Tomas Mapua

The first registered architect in The Philippines.

A. Tomas Mapua

B. Carlos Barreto

C. Juan Nakpil

D. Arcadio Arellano

D. Arcadio Arellano

Select the person NOT considered the second generation architects?

A. Andres Luna De San Pedro,

B. Fernando Ocampo

C. Pablo Antonio

D. Arcadio Arellano

A. Clustering

Specify the space organization grouped by proximity or by

sharing common visual traits or relationship.

A. Clustering

B. Linear

C. Grid

D. all

A. Linear organization

80.What is the best space organization for school classrooms

A. Linear organization

B. Radial organization

C. Central organization

D. Cluster organization

C. Hierarchy

The principle of design applied with regards to the position of

Mapua University Main Building in relation to other buildings

on the site

A. Symmetry

B. Rhythm

C. Hierarchy

D. Unity

C. Colors opposite the color wheel

What is complimentary color combination?

A. Colors side by side the color wheel

B. Using one color of different values

C. Colors opposite the color wheel

D. None

D. complimentary

What is the color harmony that is opposite the color wheel?

A. monochrome

B. analogous

C. triad

D. complimentary

A. Scale

What is the principle of design used in relating size of the

hand with size of the book?

A. Scale

B. Proportion

C. unity

D. symmetry

A. The proportion of the human body is 1.61 times the length of the

height up to the man's belly button.

What is the basis of Le Corbusier’s thesis on Modulor?

A. The proportion of the human body is 1.61 times the length of the height up to the man's belly button

B. The scale of the human body 1.61 times the length of the height

up to the man's belly button

C. The symmetry of the human body 1.61 times the length of the

height up to the man's belly button

D. The rhythm of the human body 1.61 times the length of the height

up to the man's belly button

C. Design considerations

In the architectural design process, the use of information such as climate, laws and codes, culture and traditions are examples of:

A. Design concept:

B. B Project concept

C. Design considerations

D. Design criteria

D. Final design and presentation

The stage of the design process where working drawings, models, presentation drawings are prepared.

A. Definition of the project

B. Development of design strategies and concept

C. pre-design service

D. Final design and presentation

D. none

Which of the following are the materials of the style which included Béton Brut?

A. Steel and glass

B. Granite

C. Brick and concrete

D. none

D. Constructivism

What was the Architectural style after the 1917 Russian war where new architecture is a remedy for Russian social discontentment.

A. Brutalism

B. Futurism

C. Techno tecture

D. Constructivism

D. rusticated walls

Which of the following is not manifested in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie House?

A. sweeping, extended low buildings

B. shallow sloping roofs

C. horizontal lines

D. rusticated walls

A. box-type termination of structure and is devoid of classical

ornaments.

What is the characteristic of International Style?

A. box-type termination of structure and is devoid of classical

ornaments.

B. the treatment of the building parts in classical motif

C. the curvilinear appearance of the building

D. the color motif applied in the building

A. The Character of the building was from the emotional

interpretations of the architect and materials showed poetic

expression

What is the characteristic of the expressionism style of structures?

A. The Character of the building was from the emotional interpretations of the architect and materials showed poetic expression

B. The characteristic of the raw material used was revealed

C. the building has no classical ornamentation

D. The shape of the structure was futuristic

B. Calatrava

Select the architect where EXPRESSIONISM is reflected on his work.

A. Frank Gehry

B. Calatrava

C. Norman Foster

D. Zaha Hadid

D. modern structure with addition of stylized classical ornamentations

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Villa Savoye of Le Corbusier?

A. pillars supporting the structure, thus freeing the ground beneath the building,

B. a roof terrace, transformable into a garden and an essential part of the house,

C. an open floor plan; a facade free of ornamentation, windows in strips that affirm the independence of the structural frame.

D. modern structure with addition of stylized classical ornamentations

D. Guggenheim Museum New York

Which of the following structures does not belong to the group?

A. Barcelona Pavilion,

B. Farnsworth House,

C. Seagram Building,

D. Guggenheim Museum New York

A. “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture”

What was the book written by Robert Venturi that inspire use to consider Elements of the past in the design of building to make users experience connection?

A. “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture”

B. “International Style”

C. “One Planet Earth”

D. “Language of Post-Modern Architecture”

B. Saudi Arabia

Where is “The Line” located?

A. Abu Dhabi

B. Saudi Arabia

C. Dubai

D. Qatar

A. 30 St. Mary’s Axe, London

Where is the building “Gherkin” of Norman Foster located?

A. 30 St. Mary’s Axe, London

B. 375 Park Ave. New York, NY

C. Abandoibarra Etorb., 2, Abando, 48009 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain

D. Champ de Mars Paris, France

B. Burg kalipha

What is currently the tallest skyscraper in the world today?

A. Shanghai tower

B. Burg kalipha

C. Merdeka 118

D. Gherkin Tower

D. Santiago Calatrava

Who was the architect of the “Turning Torso”?

A. Norman Foster

B. Bjarke Ingels

C. Daniel Liebeskind

D. Santiago Calatrava