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History of Architecture

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who erected the entrance piazza surrounded by 284 ionic columns to the St. Peter's Basilica, Rome?

a)

Michaelangelo

b)

Bernini

c)

Donatello Bramente

d)

Carlo Maderna

2.

Who is the architect of Sagrada Familia?

a)

Paul Abadle

b)

Henri Labrouste

c)

Antoni Gaudi

d)

JLC Garnier

3.

What do you call the gateway, which is a feature of Chinese architecture and erected only by the government permission as memorial to deceased persons distinction?

a)

pagoda

b)

temple

c)

gazebo

d)

pai-lou

4.

In a modern Muslim mosques, which of the following is/are to be applied?

a)

all listed items

b)

pulpit

c)

niche

d)

minarets

5.

Stupa or temples cut in rock formations is a combination of what style of architecture?

a)

ISLAMIC

b)

CHINESE

c)

EGYPTIAN

d)

INDIAN

6.

Who is the architect of the Opera House?

a)

Howard Upton

b)

Peter Hall

c)

Howard Hoban

d)

Jom Utzon

7.

Who is the architect of the Central Bank of the Philippines in Harrison?

a)

Ruperto Gaite

b)

Gabriel Formoso

c)

Felipe Mendoza

d)

Crecenciano de Castro

8.

Which of the following indicates trabeated styles?

a)

pointed arch

b)

post and lintel

c)

mortar joints

d)

blended joints

9.

Who is the architect of the College of Engineering and College of Liberal Arts at the University of the Philippines?

a)

Victor Tiotuyco

b)

Gabriel Formoso

c)

Aurelio Juguilon

d)

Cesar H. Concio

10.

Toranas or gateways are characteristic features of what architectural style?

a)

Japanese

b)

Indian

c)

Egyptians

d)

Chinese

11.

From what architectural style were Chinese pagodas derived?

a)

Muslim

b)

Indian

c)

Japanese

d)

European

12.

What do you call this colossal head that can be found in Mexico?

a)

umpac

b)

olmec

c)

zapotes

d)

colossal titan

13.

What do you call a long colonnaded building used around public spaces and shelters at religious shrines in Greek architecture

a)

Propylae

b)

Stoa

c)

Pestle

d)

Agora

14.

Which historic style of architecture first introduced the clerestory?

a)

EGYPTIAN

b)

GREEK

c)

ROMAN

d)

WEST ASIATIC

15.

Medieval Architecture, which is characterized by pointed style, was prevalent in Western Europe from the 13th to the 15th century: What do you call this style?

a)

Romanesque

b)

Arabesque

c)

Baroque

d)

Gothic

16.

Who is the architect (aside Teitaro Takashi) of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo who has played a decisive role in renewal of Japanese architecture?

a)

Walter Gropius

b)

Kenzo Tange

c)

Frank Lloyd Wright

d)

Le Corbusier

17.

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

a)

Agora

b)

Tenemos

c)

Stoa

d)

Propylaea

18.

What do you call a mass masonry built against a wall to resist the pressure of an arch or vault?

a)

camber

b)

canopy

c)

cable

d)

buttress

19.

Who is the American Architect who introduced modern architecture in the Philippines?

a)

William Parsons

b)

Le Corbusier

c)

Oscar Niemeyer

d)

Daniel Burns

20.

Which of the following structures is NOT of Italian Romanesque architecture?

a)

pisa cathedral

b)

winchester cathedral

c)

st. michele, pavia

d)

monreale cathedral

21.

What is the important event that changed architecture to what is termed as MODERN?

a)

METALLURGY

b)

RENAISSANCE

c)

DISCOVERY OF CONCRETE

d)

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

22.

What invention brought about modern high-rise buildings?

a)

elevator

b)

curtain wall system

c)

steel beam

d)

thin shell construction

23.

Who is the architect of the Istana Nurul Iman (Palace of the Sultan Kudarat of Brunei)?

a)

Pier Luigi Nervi

b)

Felipe Mendoza

c)

Leandro Locsin

d)

Louis Khan

24.

What is considered the birthplace of Renaissance art and architecture?

a)

Venice

b)

Ravenna

c)

Rome

d)

Florence

25.

What is the prehistoric tomb composed of standing stones capped with a large horizontal slab?

a)

dolmen

b)

menhir

c)

stone henge

d)

tumulus

26.

In the bahay-na-bato, what do you call the space on the ground floor used for storing the caroza?

a)

cocina

b)

sala

c)

aljibe

d)

zaguan

27.

What was the first to school to offer architecture in the Philippines?

a)

Mapua Institute of Architecture

b)

UST College of Architecture

c)

UP College of Architecture

d)

Adamson University

28.

What is the most important church in Constantinople and considered the perfection of Byzantine style of architecture?

a)

Hagia Sophia  –  Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey

b)

Basilica of Saint’Apollinare Nuovo  –  Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

c)

Walls of Constantinople  –  Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey

d)

Basilica of San Vitale  –  Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

29.

Identify this structure

a)

Pyramid

b)

Step Pyramid

c)

Mastabas

d)

Ziggurat

30.

Identify this structure

a)

Menhir

b)

Tumulus

c)

Pylons

d)

Obelisk

31.

Identify the structure and the Architect

a)

Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut

b)

Chapel of the Holy Sacrifice

c)

Philipp Johnson

d)

Le Corbusier

e)

Frank Gehry

32.

Identify the structure and the architect

a)

Frank Lloyd Wright

b)

Frank Gehry

c)

Walter Gorpius

d)

Umbrella Academy HQ

e)

Johnson Wax Building HQ