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A - history of architecture- refresher

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

it is defined as the record of man's attempt to provide himself with shelter of habitation and other related structures to meet social , civic, religious and other needs

a)

history of the world

b)

history of mankind

c)

history of structure

d)

history of architecture

2.

The following are the reasons why man needs shelter during the prehistoric era except for one :

a)

protection form the element of nature

b)

for privacy

c)

for animal shelter

d)

food storage

3.

it refers to the CONTOUR and natural terrain of the earth

a)

geography

b)

geology

c)

climate

d)

religion

4.

it refers to the MATERIAL that is found in a certain area

a)

geography

b)

geology

c)

climate

d)

religion

5.

neolithic dwelling & settlement in present day turkey occupied between 6300 BC to 5400 BC, supported a population of up to 6000 people , the largest and most cosmopolitan city of its time

a)

carnac

b)

catal huyuk

c)

egypt

d)

stonehenge

6.

Characteristic Egyptian cornice moulding , which was the result of the pressure of the roofs againts the top of the wall reeds

a)

Bead and Reel

b)

"gorge" of kheker cresting

c)

scarab

d)

egg and dart

7.

this refers to which religion structure that is defined as an earthen mound containing upright and lintel stones

a)

menhir

b)

dolmen

c)

tumuli

d)

cromlech

8.

Enclosure formed by huge stones planted on the ground in circular form

a)

menhir

b)

cromlech

c)

dolmen

d)

tumulus

9.

This is composed of great upright stones

a)

monolith

b)

megelith

c)

tumuli

d)

barrow

10.

Type of megalith that is composed of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stones

a)

menhir

b)

stonehenge

c)

cromlech

d)

dolmen

11.

What do you call the prehistoric dwelling that is raised above the ground by post? this is made up of animal skin, bones, and leaves that is usually erected on the ground

a)

cave

b)

hut

c)

tent

d)

building

12.

The earliest form of the dwelling developed by man

a)

Rock cave

b)

Megaron

c)

tent

d)

hut

13.

A prehistoric burial mound

a)

hortus

b)

fillet

c)

tumulus

d)

didoron

14.

Monolith and menhir area the prototypes of the egyptian

a)

Mastaba

b)

Pylon

c)

Pyramid

d)

Sphinx

15.

A famous stone circle found in Salisbury, England believed to be a giant calendar used by prehistoric people:

a)

Cromlech Complex

b)

Menhir Circle

c)

Stonehenge

d)

Storehenge

16.

The Stonehenge is an example of a

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Stone Circle

c)

Domus

d)

Hypostyle Court

17.

Early civilization, Huts is made of

a)

made of tree tops

b)

rock stones

c)

natural cave

d)

muds

18.

due to generally rainless and bright sunshine climate, which of the following describe egyptian structures

a)

Steep Roofs

b)

Large openings

c)

Small openings

d)

Absence of open court

19.

The _________ river is considered as the life of Egypt and the source of their livehood

a)

Nile

b)

Tigris

c)

Euphrates

d)

Pasig

20.

The object takes up the shape of human and is used as a coffin

a)

Sarcouphagus

b)

Sarcaphagus

c)

Sarcophagus

d)

Saurcauphagus

21.

Since the most eyptians were farmers, when the nile was at its highest, they were utilized to build pyramids. how did the Egyptian transfer the materials from the production area to the construction

a)

Axle and wheel

b)

Stone wheels

c)

Wooden wheels

d)

pulley and wedge

22.

The Egyptian gateway to temples

a)

Hypostyle Hall

b)

Pylon

c)

Torus

d)

Harem

23.

Pillars that stood in pairs at the front of an Egyptian Temples

a)

Obelisk

b)

Triglyphs

c)

Banister

d)

Osiris Pilars

24.

In the egyptian Temples, a pillared hall in which roofs rest on columns

a)

Dagoba

b)

Sanctuary

c)

Hypostyle Hall

d)

Chamber

25.

The forerunners of the greek caryatids

a)

Osiris Pillaris

b)

Atlas

c)

Lotus Capital

d)

Tuscan Order

26.

The Egyptian ornament that symbolize fetility

a)

Scarab

b)

Papyrus

c)

Grape

d)

Coil Spiral

27.

The favorite motif of design of the Egyptian include the lotus , papyrus and

a)

Scarab

b)

Nipa

c)

Palm

d)

Cavetto

28.

Characteristic feature of egyptian walls

a)

Braced

b)

Battered

c)

Levered

d)

Syrinx

29.

Characteristic wall ornament of the Egyptians

a)

Heiroglyphics

b)

Bead and Real

c)

Polychrome

d)

Papyrus leaves

30.

The beginner of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak and the founder of the 19th dynasty

a)

Rameses I

b)

Rameses II

c)

Rameses III

d)

Rameses IV

31.

The four seated colossal statue of Rameses II is carved in the Pylon of the

a)

Great Temple , Abu Simble

b)

Great Temple of Amon Ra

c)

Temple of Luxor

d)

Temple of Parthenon

32.

In the Great temple of Amon Ra, why are the middle columns of the Hypostyle Hall higher than the others?

a)

Its the focal point of the structure

b)

To allow natural light and wind to penetrate tha hall

c)

the Egyptian have bigger budget for the middle columns

d)

because of Amon Ra will be pleased

33.

Egytain system of construction

a)

Actuated

b)

Trussed

c)

Buttressed

d)

Columnar and Trabeated

34.

Pyramid is made of

a)

Limestone

b)

Granite

c)

Natural Stone

d)

mud

35.

Which historic style of architecture first introduced the clerestory?

a)

Roman

b)

Greek

c)

West Arabic

d)

Egyptian

36.

The upright stone slab containing the name of the dead found in the mastaba

a)

Pilaster

b)

Band

c)

Stele

d)

Column

37.

What do you call the enclosed spaced at the top of a ziggurat in Mesopotamia?

a)

Altar

b)

Observatory

c)

Priest house

d)

God's House

38.

Found at the top of the Ziggurat

a)

Fire Altar

b)

Temple balcony

c)

High altar

d)

roof deck

39.

The icon of the Babylonian Architecture being a strong gatehouse adorned with colored glazed bricks

a)

Gate of Lions

b)

Winged Bull Gate

c)

Gateway to Persepolis

d)

Ishtar Gate

40.

The most perfect example greek temple ever achieved of architecture

a)

Panthenon

b)

Parthenon

c)

Propylea

d)

Erectheion

41.

identify:

a)

Peripteral

b)

Amphi-prostyle

c)

astylar

d)

dipteral

42.

A Greek structure used for chariot racing

a)

Velodrome

b)

Hippodrome

c)

Hypocaust

d)

Circus

43.

Roman temples stood on

a)

Crepidoma

b)

Pedestal

c)

Podium

d)

Footing

44.

The plan of the Colosseum is shaped in the form of

a)

Circle

b)

Trapezoid

c)

Ellipse

d)

Hexagon

45.

Roman Apartment blocks

a)

Domus

b)

Insulae

c)

Townhouse

d)

Villa

46.

Semi palatial house surrounded by an open site

a)

Thalamus

b)

Domus

c)

Atrium

d)

Villa

47.

Roman amphitheater are used in

a)

Horse Racing

b)

Gladiatorial contest

c)

Marathon

d)

Concerts

48.

Chief structure of the early christian period

a)

Campanile

b)

Baptistry

c)

Churches

d)

Skene

49.

Church plan of the early christan churches

a)

Basilican plan

b)

Latin Cross plan

c)

Greek cross plan

d)

Green cross plan

50.

The triangular curved overhanging surface by means of which a circular dome is supported over a square or polygonal compartment

a)

Dosseret block

b)

Pendentive

c)

Ambulatory

d)

Mutin

51.

Tallest Church in the world

a)

St. Peters Cathedral

b)

Ulm Cathedral

c)

Westminister Abbey

d)

Sagrada Familla

52.

Renaissance means

a)

Re-birth of the classic

b)

Roman - like

c)

After Gothic

d)

White lines

53.

Ondol on Korean Architecture

a)

Eaves od the roof

b)

Structural system

c)

Under floor heating

d)

Tiled Roof

54.

a pre-hispanic cave in the Philippines

a)

Rock cave

b)

Tabon Cave, Palawan

c)

Maranaw Cave

d)

Bat cave

55.

Standard size of an Ifugao house

a)

4m x 4m

b)

3m x 8m

c)

6m x 6m

d)

4m x 6m

56.

Grandest structure tha was built by the spaniards

a)

Intramuros

b)

Extramuros

c)

Binondo

d)

Fortificaton

57.

identify

a)

paoay church

b)

miagao church

c)

san agustin church

d)

sta. maria church

58.
a)

paoay church

b)

miagao church

c)

sta. maria church

d)

morong church

59.

identify

a)

paoay church

b)

quiapo church

c)

miagao church

d)

san agustine church

60.

identify

a)

san agustine church

b)

quiapo church

c)

baclaran church

d)

san sebastian church

61.

The Roman subterranean vault is called

a)

Coemeteria

b)

Tholos

c)

Mausoleum

d)

Pyramid

62.

The difference between the Roman & Greek Theater is that the Romans

auditorium encircled __________  of a circle .

a)

2/3

b)

½

c)

¼

d)

whole

63.

Amphitheaters are used in

a)

Horse Racing

b)

Gladiatorial contests

c)

. Marathon

d)

Chariot Racing

64.

To celebrate victorius naval campaigns of the generals the usual monument built

is the

a)

Memorial Column    

b)

Rostral Column

c)

Triumphal Arches

d)

Festoons

65.

Roman bridges are called

a)

Pons

b)

Gryse

c)

Facet

d)

Moat

66.

The vault which was formed by the intersection of two semi-circular vaults of equal span and used over a square apartment is the

a)

Sexpartite Vault

b)

Cupola

c)

Fan Vault

d)

Cross Vault

67.

The favorite of the Romans among the five orders is the

a)

Composite    

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

d)

Doric

68.

That which corresponds to the Greek Agora is the Roman

a)

Place

b)

Forum

c)

Plaza

d)

Market

69.

The crowning glory of the Roman architecture is the

a)

Temple of Vesta      

b)

Pantheon Rome

c)

Temple of Portunus

d)

Temple of Fortuna Virilis

70.

The Architect of Trajan’s Basilica , Rome is

a)

Mnesicles     

b)

Apollodorus of Damascus

c)

Emperor Calisula

d)

Callicrates

71.

The dividing wall running down the middle of the arena in a slightly oblique direction in the circus is known as

a)

Spina

b)

Esplanade

c)

Axicia

d)

Creeper

72.

The triumphal arch that was built to commemorate the capture of Jerusalem was

a)

Arch of Septimus Severus

b)

Arch of Titus

c)

Arch of Tiberius

d)

Arch of Constantine

73.

The mineral of greatest inportance to greek architecture of which Greece and her domains had ample supply of was

a)

Cement

b)

Marble

c)

Lime

d)

Silica

74.

a famous example of roman amphitheater is Roman Colosseum - 50000 spectators built in 70 and 82 AD

a)

Flavian Amphitheater

b)

Vaspasian Colosseum

c)

Titus Colosseum

d)

Magnum Colosseum

75.

Buddist architecture shown in rock-cut temples with lavishly carved interiors is a characteristic feature of what style of architecture

a)

Chinese

b)

Indian

c)

Filipino

d)

Japanese

76.

Buddist sacred mounds that symbolizes the universe

a)

Wat

b)

Stupa

c)

Chaita

d)

Torana

77.

Toranas or gateway are characteristic feature of what style of architecture

a)

Japanese

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Muslim

78.

The Japanese system of construction

a)

Torii

b)

Cha-sit-su

c)

Gussho System

d)

Kimono

79.

The "ken" system

a)

Tatami

b)

Kyo-ma

c)

Ina-kama

d)

1:2

80.

Korean Gateway

a)

Hongsalmun

b)

Torii

c)

Pai-lou

d)

Hanbok

81.

Korean traditional house

a)

Ondol

b)

Hanok

c)

Choga

d)

Giwa

82.

The largest temple in the world

a)

St. Peter's Cathedral

b)

Borobodur, Java

c)

Hagia Sophia

d)

Angkor wat, Cambodia

83.

Japanese shinto entrance gateway

a)

Torana

b)

Torii

c)

Gopuram

d)

Pai-lou

84.

In ancient japan, the stronghold of a castle is the

a)

Donjon

b)

Keep

c)

Shohoku

d)

Hokaido

85.

Completing the famous Pisa group of cathedral and baptistry is the campanile

a)

Tower of London

b)

Tower of Babel

c)

Leaning Tower

d)

Tower of the Winds

86.

Why the Gothic churches used large stained glass windows with biblical scenes?

a)

To make the windows appealing

b)

To allow colorful lights to get in

c)

To teach the people during that time about the bible

d)

Non of the above

87.

The space between the sloping rood over the aisle and the aisle vaulting

a)

Gallery

b)

Triforium

c)

Severy

d)

Nave

88.

Gothic in France

a)

Stile Liberty

b)

Stile Gothic

c)

Style Ogivale

d)

Jugendstil

89.

The ornamental pattern work in stone , filling the upper part of a Gothic window

a)

Tracery

b)

Cavetto

c)

Crenel

d)

Embrassures

90.

Tudor period of the english Gothic, architectural activity was geared towards _______ structure

a)

Religious

b)

Military

c)

Domestic

d)

Educational

91.

A cusp can be seen in what French Gothic tracey

a)

Stained Window

b)

Lancet arch

c)

Rayonnant style

d)

Flamboyant Style

92.

The best example of french gothic architecture

a)

Notre Dame Cathedral

b)

Sienna Cathedral

c)

Amiens Cathedral

d)

Colgne Cathedral

93.

Example of an english gothic cathedral

a)

Wells cathedral

b)

salisbury cathedral

c)

ulm cathedral

d)

milan cathedral

94.

The coronation church of England and the burial place of its Kings

a)

Norwich cathedral

b)

Lincoln cathedral

c)

Ripon cathedral

d)

Westminster abbey

95.

How many stained glass are there in the Chartes Cathedral?

a)

168

b)

167

c)

176

d)

186

96.

What's the purpose of flying butress to hold?

a)

column

b)

wall

97.

What is rose window?

a)

circular window with stained glass

b)

circular window divided into segment

98.

Characteristic design of wall corners in Renaissance Palazzos

a)

Dentils

b)

Rustification

c)

Quoins

d)

Foils

99.

Who design the dome of Florence Cathedral, Italy

a)

Donato Bramante

b)

Filippo Brunelleschi

c)

Leon battista Alberti

d)

Andrea Palladio

100.

The final plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by Bramante

a)

Greek cross

b)

English cross

c)

Latin cross

d)

french cross