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History of Architecture

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Considered as the 1st skyscraper in the Philippines

a)

Brise soleil

b)

Picache Building

c)

Aqueduct

d)

Pyramids

2.

In mastaba, a small room for offerings

a)

Serdab

b)

Gargoyle

c)

Tholos

d)

Cloaca Maxima

3.

Ancient Roman sewage system

a)
Cloaca Maxima
b)

Aqueduct

c)
Via Appia
d)

Ken

4.

Largest and best-preserved beehive tomb.

a)

Dhunge Dhara

b)

Nave

c)

Tholos

d)

Romanesque

5.

An external arched support for the wall of gothic cathedrals, enabled builders to put very tall but comparatively thin stone walls.

a)

Entasis

b)

Flying buttresses

c)

Trefoil

d)

Florence cathedral

6.

Crowning member of a flying buttress helping to counteract the lateral thrust of the vault.

a)
spire
b)
gargoyle
c)
flying buttress
d)
pinnacle
7.

Single upright stone with an average height of 9 meters, oriented in parallel from east to west

a)
Obelisk
b)
Cairn
c)
Dolmen
d)
Menhir
8.

A slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft.

a)
Entasis
b)
Expansion
c)
Curvature
d)
Elongation
9.

Fortified settlements (without doors, where people access from the roofs)

a)
Igloo
b)
Teepee
c)
Yurt
d)

Catal Huyuk

10.

Architectural character: sober and dignified

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Romanesque

d)

Roman Temple

11.

Construction system of Egyptian Architecture

a)
Concrete blocks and steel beams
b)
Metal frames and glass
c)

Columnar and Trabeated

d)
Wooden beams and bricks
12.

Application of an convex curve(bulging) to a surface for aesthetic and technical purpose

a)

Entasis

b)

Parthenon

c)

Lacunaria

d)

Propylea

13.

In Greek Architecture, what is the chief building materials they used for buildings?

(a)  

14.

A latin term as used by Vitruvius that means "theory of Architecture". It was originally simply accepted the accepted translation.

a)

Canalis

b)

Ratiocinatio

c)

Architrave

d)

Atticurge

15.

Who is the roman architect, civil and military engineer during 1st century BC and author of celebrated treatise De Architectura?

a)
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
b)

Vitruvius

c)
Augustus
d)
Nero
16.

Classic architecture that is a capital that uses volutes

a)
Doric capital
b)
Corinthian capital
c)
Romanesque capital
d)
Ionic capital
17.

In mastaba, a small room for offerings

a)

Donjon

b)

Nave

c)

Cedar

d)
serdab
18.

Wood popular in Japan

a)
Maple
b)
Bamboo
c)

Cedar

d)
Pine
19.

The only surviving structure of the 1945 war in Intramuros, Manila

a)

San Agustin Church

b)
Fort Santiago
c)
Rizal Park
d)
The Manila Cathedral
20.

1st registered architect in the Philippines

a)

Felix Roxas

b)

Juan Napkil

c)

Pablo Antonio

d)

Tomas Mapua

21.

A filipino 1st national artist in architecture.

a)
Juan Nakpil
b)

Francisco Manosa

c)

Jose Maria Zaragosa

d)

Ildelfonso Santos, Jr.

22.

A 3rd national Artist of the Philippines for Architecture.

a)

Pablo Antonio

b)

Juan Napkil

c)
Napoleon Abueva
d)
Leandro Locsin
23.

Every Locsin building is an original, and identifiable as with what styles?(Multiple correct answers)

a)

Theme of floating volume

b)

Buoyant and massive running

c)

Maximum use of natural light and cross ventilation

d)

Duality of light and heavy

24.

Metropolitan Theater designed by Juan Arellano is an example of

a)

Art Deco

b)

Brutalist

c)

Landscape

d)

Classical

25.

The First recorded Filipino architect.

a)
Felix Roxas y Arroyo
b)

Juan Napkil

c)

Jose Maria Zaragoza

d)

Pablo Antonio

26.

Earliest human habitation, e.g. tabon cave

a)
Stone Age
b)

Cave dwellings

c)
Neolithic Era
d)
Industrial Revolution
27.

Perched on forked branches of trees

(a)  

28.

An architect who was highly influenced by medieval Architecture more than the strongholds of Modernism. His design were of Modern concepts but reflected a medieval vibe (Monumentality).

a)

Sir Norman Foster

b)

Richard Rogers

c)

Louis Kahn

d)

Robert Venturi

29.

What do you call a Chinese gateway?

a)

Torii

b)

Pailou

30.

A Japanese gateway is called a

(a)  

31.

The most famous Greek temple is called:

a)

The Parthenon

b)

The Acropolis

c)

The Temple of Athena

d)

The Temple of Zeus

32.

Greek classical style is best known for its:

a)

Columns

b)

Colors

c)

Height

d)

Strength

33.

The Parthenon has _______________ style columns.

a)

Corinthian

b)

Ionic

c)

Doric

34.

The Lincoln Memorial has ________________ columns.

a)

Corinthian

b)

Ionic

c)

Doric

35.

In Egyptian Architecture, the tomb of the Pharaohs is the?

a)

Stupa

b)

Pyramid

c)

Mastaba

d)

Tumuli

36.

The Great Pyramid of Gizeh was build during the 4th dynasty by?

a)

Cheops

b)

Senusret

c)

Zoser

d)

Amenemhat

37.

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

a)

Rameses 1

b)

Rameses 2

c)

Rameses 3

d)

Rameses 4

38.

The Mineral of greatest importance to Greek Architecture of which greece and there domains had an ample supply was?

a)

Stone

b)

Mica

c)

Marble

d)

Granite

39.

Greek Architecture was essentially?

a)

Arch and Vault

b)

Columnar and Trabeated

c)

Ribbed and Panelled Vaulting

d)

Domical Roof Construction

40.

The imposing entrance to the Acropolis and erected by Architect Mnesicles is the?

a)

Pai Lou

b)

Torii

c)

Propylaea

d)

Torana

41.

The building in the Acropolis generally considered as being the most nearly perfect building erected is the

a)

Parthenon

b)

Pantheon

c)

Temple of Pantheon

d)

Temple of the Greeks

42.

With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolan, a native natural cement, the Romans achieved huge interiors with?

a)

Lacunaria

b)

Waffle ceiling

c)

Arch and Vault

d)

Columnar and Trabeated

43.

Which of the order was added by the Romans to the orders used by the greeks?

a)

Doric

b)

Corinthian

c)

Composite

d)

Tuscan

44.

From the 5th Century to the present, the character of the Byzantine Architecture is the practice using the?

a)

Arch and Vault

b)

Columnar and Trabeated

c)

Ribbed and Panelled Vaulting

d)

Domical Roof Construction

45.

The finest eemaining example of Byzantine Architecture

a)

Hagia Sofia, Constantinople

b)

Parthenon

c)

Pantheon

d)

Palace of Persopolis

46.

The Architectural Character of the Romanesque Architecture is

a)

Arch and Vault

b)

Columnar and Trabeated

c)

Sober and Dignified

d)

Domical Roof Construction

47.

Romanesque Architecture in Italy is distinguished from that of the rest of Europe by the use of what material for facing the walls

a)

Marble

b)

Bricks

c)

Stone

d)

Concrete

48.

The most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient buldings in Rome

a)

Parthenon

b)

Pantheon

c)

Forum Romanum

d)

Hagia Sofia

49.

Amphitheaters are used for?

a)

Physical Acitivites

b)

Gladiator Contest

c)

Public Space

d)

Market

50.

An Ancient Greek portico, a long colonnaded shelter used in public areas

a)

Agora

b)

Stoa

c)

Exedrae

d)

Forum

51.

A fortified high area or citadel of an Ancient Greek city.

a)

Acropolis

b)

Metropolis

c)

Persepolis

d)

Megalopolis

52.

An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints if the flat tiles

a)

Acroterion

b)

Anterfixae

c)

S-tiles

d)

Pantiles

53.

The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in the Grek Temple

a)

Intercolumnation

b)

Pteroma

c)

Temenos

d)

Prostyle

54.
Main river for the development of egyptian history.
a)
Nile
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Indus
d)
Yellow River
55.
Some sphinx' head do resemble what egyptian falcon headed god.
a)
Horus
b)
Osiris
c)
Amun Ra
d)
Anubis
56.
Egyptian architecture characteristics.
a)
Massiveness, Monumentality, Simplicity
b)
Ostentation and Ornateness
c)
Sober and Dignified
d)
Architecture of Curve Line
57.

Royal architect of pyramids of Giza.

a)

Hemiunu

b)
Ramesis I
c)
Imhotep
d)
Amenophis III
58.
Egyptian architecture main form of construction.
a)
Post and Lintel
b)
Domes and Arches
c)
Truss and Frames
d)
Corbel
59.
Most used ornaments in egyptian architecture not includes what?
a)
Scarab
b)
Lotus
c)
Papyrus
d)
Palm
60.
Generic tombs with batterwalls and flatroof.
a)
Mastaba
b)
Pyramid
c)
Tumulus
d)
Ziggurat
61.
Offering room inside a mastaba with statue of Ka.
a)
Serdab
b)
Stelae
c)
Funerary Temple
d)
Underground Tomb
62.
Stone with a name; a tombstone.
a)
Stelae
b)
Serdab
c)
Rosetta stone
d)
Hieroglyph
63.
Pyramid (sides) are facing the cardinal points.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
Stepped Pyramid
a)
Imhotep
b)
Sneferu
c)
Ramesis I
d)
Amenophis III
65.
Bent Pyramid
a)
Sneferu
b)
Imhotep
c)
Ramesis I
d)
Amenophis III
66.
Red Pyramid
a)
Sneferu
b)
Imhotep
c)
Ramesis I
d)
Amenophis III
67.

Height of Cheops Pyramid

a)
146m
b)
143m
c)
66.5m
d)
204ft
68.
Height of Khafra Pyramid
a)
143m
b)
146m
c)
66.5m
d)
204ft
69.
Height of Menkaure Pyramid
a)
66.5m
b)
146m
c)
143m
d)
204ft
70.
Famous rock cut temple.
a)
Temple at Abu Simble
b)
Temple of Isis at Philae
c)
Temple of Amun at Karnak
d)
Temple of Hatshepseut at Luxor
71.
Temple to honor Pharaoh.
a)
Mortuary Temples
b)
Cult Temples
c)
Pharaoh Temples
d)
God Temples
72.
Temple to worship Gods.
a)
Cult Temples
b)
Mortuary Temples
c)
Pharaoh Temples
d)
God Temples
73.

A canopy supported by columns generally placed over an altar or tomb.

a)

Apse

b)

Baldachino

c)

Narthex

d)

Soffit

e)

Vista

74.

A long arcaded entrance porch to an early Christian basilica church.

a)

Apse

b)

Baldachino

c)

Narthex

d)

Soffit

e)

Vista

75.

In Early Christian Architecture, a raised stage reserved for the clergy.

a)

Apse

b)

Baldachino

c)

Bema

d)

Ciborium

e)

Soffit

76.

The chief structure of Early Christian Architecture.

a)

Agora

b)

Forum

c)

Temple

d)

Church

e)

Baptistry

77.

The plan shape for Early Christian churches.

a)

Polygonal

b)

Basilican

c)

Latin Cross

d)

Greek Cross

e)

Calvary Cross

78.

Term applied to the triangular curved overhanging surface by means of which a circular dome is supported over a square or polygonal compartment.

a)

Fresco

b)

Pendentive

c)

Arch

d)

Vault

79.

The byzantine style is a fusion of the classic columnar style of the east with the _______ construction of the west.

a)

Trussed

b)

Arcuated

c)

Trabeated

d)

Domical

e)

Post and Lintel

80.

The church plan of a Byzantine Church.

a)

Polygonal

b)

Basilican

c)

Latin Cross

d)

Greek Cross

e)

Calvary Cross

81.

Romanesque means:

a)

Departure to the classic lines

b)

Return to the classic lines

c)

Roman–like art

d)

Architecture of the curved line

82.

The church plan of a Romanesque Church.

a)

Polygonal

b)

Basilican

c)

Latin Cross

d)

Greek Cross

e)

Calvary Cross

83.

The portion of a wall above the roof gutter or balconies.

a)

Battlement

b)

Crenel

c)

Parapet

d)

Merlons

84.

In Gothic Architecture, an arch starting from a detached pier and abutting against a wall to take the thrust of a vaulting.

a)

Buttress

b)

Flying Butress

c)

Pinnacles

d)

Crocket

85.

In Gothic Architecture, a mass of masonry built against a wall to resist the pressure of an arch or vault.

a)

Buttress

b)

Flying Buttress

c)

Pinnacles

d)

Crocket

86.

In Gothic Architecture, the term used to describe the lower part of a medieval vault where the ribs converge against the outer wall and form an approximation of an inverted half-cone or half-pyramid.

a)

Stellar

b)

Conoid

c)

Lierne

d)

Formeret

87.

In Gothic Architecture, the term used to describe a medieval vault in which the ribs compose a star-shaped pattern.

a)

Stellar

b)

Conoid

c)

Lierne

d)

Formeret

88.

Gothic is, in essence:

a)

Departure to the classic lines

b)

Return to the classic lines

c)

Roman-like art

d)

Architecture of the curved line

89.

Which among the following best describes Baroque Architecture?

a)

A profusion and confusion of detail

b)

A lavish display of decoration

c)

Dramatic, rich grand and alive

d)

Logical, staid and serene

90.

Considered as the first “modern” architect and one of the most influential architects of all time. He was a trained mason and was considered to be Alberti’s successor in architecture.

a)

Raphael Santi

b)

Donato Bramante

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Andrea Palladio

91.

Built by the emperor Shah Jahan for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal

a)
Mumtaz Mahal
b)
Rani Mahal
c)
Sultan Mahal
d)
Taj Mahal