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THEORY AND HISTORY OF PLANNING

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The remaining space in a lot after deducting the required minimum open spaces

a)

Physical Settlement

b)

Buildable area

c)

Dwelling unit

d)

Restriction

2.

Which of the following is a long-term plan that is required of the entire local government unit in the Philippines?

a)

Urban plan

b)

Zoning Map Plan

c)

Comprehensive development plan

d)

Site plan

e)

All of the above

3.

Which of the following best describe the theory of the relationship of Downtown Davao?

a)

Concentric zone

b)

Sector

c)

Multiple-nuclei theory

d)

Central place theory

4.

In planning a new building, an architect would have to look at regulations other than the zoning ordinance to find a requirement for which of the following:

a)

The width of the loading berth

b)

The required size of utility easement

c)

Parking area size

d)

Permissible roof covering

e)

Minimum lot size

5.

Which of the following best describe the setback from a water line?

a)

Setback

b)

Easement

c)

Right-of-way

d)

Crossing

e)

None of the above

6.

Which of the following best describes the criss-crossing of overhead highways, which sometimes presents a clover-leaf form?

a)

MMDA Overpass

b)

Flyover

c)

Skyway

d)

Sidewalk

7.

One the following is the approving government unit for subdivision project development permit. Which would that be?

a)

HLURB

b)

HIGC

c)

LGU

d)

NHA

8.

Which of the following is a best circulation design alternative for a site plan?

a)

Wide vehicular roads

b)

Parking on the front of the site

c)

Provision of a porte-cochere

d)

Separate pedestrian and vehicular circulation system

9.

Which of the following best describe the existing condition of Balot St., Tondo?

a)

High density residential area

b)

Institutional area

c)

Central Business District

d)

Urban Decay

10.

Which of the following would result to the best site circulation?

a)

Planning the service entry drive separated from the automobile entry and drive

b)

Making parking areas oversize to accommodate pedestrian circulation

c)

Designing all two-way roads at least 24-feet wide

11.

If land is limited, which of the following is the best way to plan parking lots?

a)

A two-way circulation with 90-degree parking on both sides of the drive

b)

30-degree parking on both sides of a one-way loop system

c)

Combining service circulation with parking at 45-degree angle

d)

90-degree parking on one side of a one-way circulation drive.

e)

All of the above

12.

Influential movement in the area of applied art, originating in England in the middle of 19th century under the leadership of Philip Webb and John Ruskin. They were in favor of a return to craft tradition of the middle ages and were against industrial production.

a)

Rococo

b)

Classicism

c)

Renaissance

d)

Arts & Craft Movement

13.

The Greek council house which is covered meeting place for the democratically-elected council is called:

a)

Bouleuterion

b)

Thershion

c)

Prytaneion

d)

Diathyros

14.

A key house agency that assist private developers to undertake low and middle income mass housing production

a)

National Home Mortgage & Finance Corporation (NHMFC)

b)

Home Insurance & Guarantee Corporation (HIGC)

c)

Housing & Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB)

d)

National Housing Authority

15.

The Grandest Temple of all Egyptian temples, it was not built by upon one complete plan but owes its size, disposition and magnificence to the work of many Kings. Built from the 12th Dynasty to the Ptolemaic period.

a)

Great Temple of Ammon, Karnak

b)

The Great temple of Abu-Simbel

c)

Temple of Queen HATSHEPSUT

d)

Temple of Ramsesseum, Thebes

16.

A ________ is a ________ which extends vertically from lowest portion of the wall which adjoins two living units up to a minimum height of 0.30 meters above the highest portion of the roof and extends horizontally 0.30 meters beyond the outermost edge of the abutting living units?

a)

Partywall; block

b)

Firewall; lotline wall

c)

Firewall; fireblock

d)

Lotline wall; block

17.

The value of extra work or change in construction plans by the owner.

a)

Unit prices provided credit does not exceed 10 percent of original contract

b)

Actual direct cost plus 10 percent for profit, overhead and tax

c)

Value included in contingencies

d)

Estimate and acceptance in lump sum

18.

Refers to the most reasonable price of land and shelter based on the needs and financial capability of “program beneficiaries and appropriate financial schemes” (RA 7279).

a)

Financial range

b)

Affordable cost

c)

House rental wage range

d)

Lower housing rate

19.

Architectural programming is one of the architect’s services that falls under:

a)

Pre Design

b)

Design

c)

Design-Build

d)

Specialized Services

20.

In a PERT CPM, ________ is a starting node to two or more activities.

a)

Concurrent node

b)

Merge node

c)

Simultaneous nodes

d)

Burst node

21.

It refers to contracts or arrangements involving the transfer of systematic knowledge for the manufacture if a product.

a)

Technology transfer

b)

Transfer of Record

22.

The father of modern picture books of Architecture.

a)

Andrea Palladio

b)

Leon Battista Alberti

c)

Philibert De L’orme

d)

Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola

23.

“The man of learning… can fearlessly look down upon the troublesome accidents of fortune. But he who thinks himself entrenched in defense not of learning but of luck, moves one slippery path, struggling though life unsteadily and insecurely.”

a)

New Architecture

b)

Ten books of Architecture by Marcus Vitruvius

c)

Space, Time and Architecture by Sigfried Gideon

d)

The Poetry of Architecture by John Ruskin

24.

It was the first law passed by the national assembly in 1921 where the maestros de obra or the master builders are required to register as architects?

a)

Engineers and Architect’s Law Act no. 2986

b)

Engineers and Architect’s Law Act no. 2896

c)

Engineers and Architect’s Law Act no. 9286

d)

Engineers and Architect’s Law Act no. 8296

25.

Tomb of Atreus, a noted example of the tholos type of tomb is also known as:

a)

Mausoleum, Helicanrassos

b)

Tomb of Clytemnestra

c)

Tomb of Agamemnon

d)

Therilson, Megapolis

26.

The memorial column built in the form of tall Doric order and made entirely of marble is:

a)

Column of Antoninus Pius

b)

Trajan’s Column

c)

Column of Marcus Aurelius

d)

Column of Diocletian

27.

Early type of settlement in America taken after the “baug” (military town) and “fauborg” (citizen’s town) of the medieval ages.

a)

The European Planned City

b)

Medieval Bastide

c)

Medieval Organic City

d)

Laws of the Indies Towns

28.

It is the eclectic style of domestic architecture of the 1870’s and the 1880’s in England and the USA and actually based on country house and cottage Elizabeth architecture which was characterized by a blending of Tudor Gothic, English Renaissance and colonial elements in the USA:

a)

Mannerist Phase

b)

Queen Anne style

c)

Jacobean Architecture

d)

Stuart Architecture

29.

Le Corbusier planned a high density building that was a “super building” that contained 337 dwellings in only acres of land. What is the structure that supposed to be located in Marseilles?

a)

Unite d’ Habitation

b)

Brasilia

c)

The mile High tower

d)

Ecumenopolis

30.

When the owner hires an Architect of a firm to coordinate the whole range of Comprehensive Architectural Services, it shall constitute?

a)

Design-Build

b)

Labor Supervision

c)

Project Management

d)

Construction Service

31.

Which article is NOT included in the Building Contract?

a)

Time of Completion and Liquidated Damages

b)

Performance & Payment Bonds

c)

Cost Records

d)

Payments

32.

He is a registered & licensed architect, who is academically and professionally qualified, & with exceptional or recognized expertise or specialization in any branch of architecture;

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33.

BA full time construction inspector hired by owner assisting in the supervision of the work.

a)

Project Representative

b)

Engineer

c)

Contractor

d)

Architect

34.

After ________ substantial completion of contract work, the architect shall inspect the project & issue certificate of completion after certification, the contractor will finish outstanding work during period of making good of all known defect of 60 days.

a)

85%

b)

98%

c)

95%

d)

90%

35.

Which of the following is NOT the architect’s responsibility in relation to the contractor?

a)

The Architect shall immediately upon his personal knowledge and inspection, reject or condemn materials, equipment or workmanship which are not in conformity with the Contract Documents in order not to cause Unnecessary delay and additional expense to the Contractor

b)

The Architect shall not knowingly call upon the Contractor to correct or remedy oversights or errors in the Contract Documents to the Contractor’s financial advantage.

c)

The Architect shall give the contractor every reasonable aid to enable him to fully understand the contents of the Contract Documents by furnishing clear, definite and consistent information in all pertinent contract documents to avoid unnecessary mistakes that may involve extra costs to the Contractor.

d)

The Architect shall consider the needs and stipulation of the Contractor and the effect of his work upon the life and well-being of the public and community as a whole

36.

In methods of compensation, if the Architect as Project Manager performs regular architectural services for the same project, he is compensated separately for these services as stipulated in what UAP Documents?

a)

UAP Doc 201

b)

UAP Doc 202

c)

UAP Doc 203

d)

UAP Doc 204

37.

The Contractor shall submit the following before Final Payment is to be released except for:

a)

3 copies of directory of Panel boards with list of circuits, instructions and Manuals for Operating and Maintenance of Fixture and Equipment and Keying Schedule

b)

Guarantee Bond equivalent to 40% of the Contract Price covering a period of one year after the Final Acceptance of the Work.

c)

Certificate of final Building occupancy.

d)

Original and 3 sets of prints of As-Built Drawings of the finished project.

38.

Within how many months shall be the release of Retention from date of Final Payment?

a)

3 months

b)

4 months

c)

5 months

d)

2 months

39.

It is the first Development Garden City where it is a combination of landscaping, informal street layouts, and main axis focusing on town center.

a)

Savannah

b)

Welwyn

c)

Letchworth

d)

Hampstead Garden Suburbs

40.

A British pioneered in regional Planning for the Doncaster area (1920-1922) and East Kent; Involved in greater London Plan; Use of open space as structuring element.

a)

Clarence Perry

b)

Leslie Patrick Abercrombie

c)

Henry Wright

d)

Andres Duany

41.

He is remembered for his “Ideal Cities” – star shaped plans with street radiating from central point, usually proposed for a church, palace or castle.

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Leon Battista Alberti

c)

Pierre Charles L’ Enfant

d)

Sir Christopher Wren

42.

Whose theory is the explanation of residential land uses in terms of wedge-shaped sectors radial to the city center along established lines of transportation?

a)

Homer Hoyt

b)

Kevin Lynch

c)

Ernest Burgess

d)

None of these

43.

Published the book called “Fields, Factories and Workshops; or Industry Combined with Agriculture with manual work”.

a)

Antonio Sant’elia

b)

Don Soria y Mata

c)

Eugene Henard

d)

Peter Kropotkin

44.

This services giver full meaning to what the professional calls comprehensive Architectural Service. It wraps-up the whole range of architectural services.

a)

Pre-Design Services

b)

Design- Build Services

c)

Post-Construction Services

d)

Comprehensive Architectural Services

45.

45. Condominium & Subdivision, Bridges Protective Law.

a)

PD 1185

b)

PD 1185

c)

PD 957

d)

RA 545

46.

The approved form of security furnished by the Contractor as a guarantee of good faith on the part of the contractor to execute the work in accordance with terms of the Contract.

a)

Guarantee Bond

b)

Contract

c)

Performance Bond

d)

Payment Bond

47.

An English Architect who prepared plan for London i.e., St. Peter ‘s and St. Paul Cathedral; Proposed a Network of Avenues connecting the main features of London.

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Leon Battista Alberti

c)

Pierre Charles L’ Enfant

d)

Sir Christopher Wren

48.

The sacred enclosure found in the highest part of a Greek city is called:

a)

Peribolas

b)

Pteroma

c)

Temenos

d)

Corps de Logis

49.

The architect who claimed that: “The ultimate goal of the new architecture was the composite but inseparable work of an art, in which the old diving line between monumental and decorative elements will have disappeared forever.”

a)

Frank Lloyd Wright

b)

Le Corbusier

c)

Walter Gropius

d)

Mies Van de Rohe

50.

The architect who said that the exterior of the building is the result of the interior.

a)

Mies Van de Rohe

b)

Le Corbusier

c)

Frank Lloyd Wright

d)

William Ruskin

51.

This means, an entities, agencies, organization & the like that have been accredited/registered with the Board of Architecture of the Professional Regulation Commission to deliver seminars, lectures, & other continuing Professional Education Modules for Architects, other than the IAPOA which is automatically accredited by the Board of Architecture?

a)

United Architects of the Philippines

b)

CPD Provider

c)

Integrated Accredited Professional Organization of Architects

d)

PIA

52.

BP 220: The parking requirement for multi-family dwelling is

a)

1 slot/family dwelling

b)

1 slot/2 family dwelling

53.

The building that serve as a senate house for the chief dignitaries of the city and as a palace where distinguished visitors and citizens might be entertained.

a)

Bouleuterion

b)

Thershion

c)

Prytaneion

d)

Diathyros

54.

It is a traditional house that was called binangiyan. It was a single room dwelling elevated at 1.50 meters from the ground; the floor were made of hard wood like narra which rested on 3 floor joist which in turn were supported by transverse girders.

a)

Kankanay

b)

Badjao

c)

Bontoc

d)

Kalinga

55.

Often enclosed and secluded the street, whose high density and variety of planning conveys a garden image. It sometimes includes flower planters and a water feature and usually supplies a variety of seating possibilities.

a)

City plaza

b)

Garden Oasis

c)

City square

d)

Street plaza

56.

The emergency hideout found directly behind the headboard of the Sultan’s bed.

a)

Biik

b)

Bilik

c)

Beak

d)

Bae

57.

The tower atop the torogan where the princess and the ladies in waiting hide during the occasions.

a)

Lamin

b)

Lampin

c)

Apin

d)

Lakip

58.

It is the second phase of English-Gothic Architecture where elaborated ornamental vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques.

a)

Perpendicular style

b)

Rayonnant style

c)

Decorated style

d)

None of these

59.

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

a)

Menhir

b)

Cromlech

c)

Dolmen

d)

Tumulus

60.

PD 957: In Design Standards for Residential Condominium Projects, offsite parking is allowed but must NOT be more how many meters away from the building it serves?

a)

31 meters

b)

50 meters

c)

100 meters

d)

110 meters

61.

Under PD 1096 the executive officer of OBO appointed by the secretary to enforce the provision of the code in the field as well as the enforcement or orders and decisions made pursuant thereto.

a)

Architect

b)

Urban Planner

c)

Building official

d)

City Engineer

62.

Which of the following situation would trigger the owner to suspend work?

a)

Bankruptcy-Declared by BIR

b)

Insubordination

c)

Non-payment of contactors debt/non superintendence of contractor

d)

All of the above

63.

Contract Documents shall be the property of the

a)

Architect

b)

Owner

c)

Contractor

64.

It is instructions that supplement or modify drawings, specs, & general conditions of the contract.

a)

Special Provisions

b)

Supplementary Specs

c)

Written Notice

d)

Instruction to Bidders

65.

Boiler Plate is essential to the production of good construction documents as are the drawings or the specifications. All are included forms except

a)

Invitation to Bid

b)

Wage Scales

c)

Bond Form

d)

Building Permit

66.

A style in the architecture Italy I the second half of the 16th century and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Europe. It uses classical elements in an unconventional manner.

a)

Illusionism

b)

Mannerism

c)

Palladianism

d)

Abstract

67.

A habitable room for 1 family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking & eating

a)

Physical Settlement

b)

Buildable area

c)

Dwelling unit

d)

Restriction

68.

A revival style based on the buildings and publications of the 6th century architect marked by ancient Greek and Roman Architectural forms.

a)

National Romanticism

b)

Mannerism

c)

Palladianism

d)

Purism

69.

Refer to as a development of a community.

a)

Urban blight

b)

Urbanization

c)

Suburbanization

d)

Urban development

70.

Social Contact and interaction in a pavilion would be promoted most by which of the following design decision?

a)

Making the dimensions of the pavilion small enough so the anticipated number of users would cross into each other's personal distance,

b)

Designing benches around the support columns so people would have a place to sit and talk

c)

Organizing the cooking and servicing area distinct from the dining area and entrance

d)

Providing an informal variety of spaces of different sizes, locations and uses.

71.

Which of the following would probably not be considered an element of a city's image?

a)

A group of houses

b)

A freeway

c)

A neighborhood bar

d)

A rice paddies

72.

A monument, fixed object, or marker used to designate the location of a land boundary on the ground.

a)

Nodes

b)

Landmark

c)

Path

d)

Edge

73.

The rough equivalent of the present tenement cities that existed in ancient Rome

a)

Insula

b)

Domus

c)

Bahay-Kubo

d)

Bouleterion

74.

A land development decision is also what kind of decision the orderly arrangement of urban streets & public places.

a)

City Planning

b)

Urban Renewal

75.

A profession which falls between planning & architecture.

a)

City Planning

b)

Urban Renewal

c)

Urban Design

d)

Agricultural Surplus

76.

The container of man, which consist of both the natural & man made or artificial

a)

Physical Settlement

b)

Buildable area

c)

Dwelling unit

d)

Restriction

77.

What is the longest day in a year? Also called the summer solstice.

a)

June 21

b)

December 21

c)

September 22

d)

March 20

78.

What is the shortest day in a year? Also called the winter solstice.

a)

June 21

b)

December 21

c)

September 22

d)

March 20

79.

The earth is tilted on what degree?

a)

22° 50'

b)

23° 47'

c)

24° 45'

d)

25° 47'

80.

In 1573, King Philip II proclaimed this law that established uniform standards and planning procedures for colonial settlements. This law provides guidelines for site selection, layout and dimensioning of streets and squares, the location of civic and religious buildings, open space, cultivation and pasturing lands, and even the main procedural phases of planning and construction. The plaza complex is a result of this ordinances.

a)

Laws of Indies

b)

Laws of Loss

c)

BP 344

d)

PD 1096

81.

Who was the first person to suggest the possible kinship between Gothic and Muslim Architecture?

a)

James Hobain

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Latrobe

d)

Sir Christopher Wren

82.

What historic style of architecture contributed the architectural moldings such as cyma recta, cyma reversa, ovolo, etc.?

a)

Byzantine

b)

Early Christian

c)

Chinese

d)

Greek

83.

Having no saturation and therefore no hue, as white, black, or gray.

a)

Monochromatic

b)

Achromatic

c)

Polychromatic

d)

Brightness

84.

Having or exhibiting a variety of colors.

a)

Monochromatic

b)

Achromatic

c)

Polychromatic

d)

Brightness

85.

Having only one color, as red, yellow and blue regarded as generating all other colors.

a)

Monochromatic

b)

Achromatic

c)

Polychromatic

d)

Brightness

86.

What is the color for Residential in zoning?

(a)  

87.

Which of the following characterizes a “balai”?

a)

chief function is eating/cooking activities

b)

requires professional help from architects/engineers to build

c)

design harmonizes with the hill, the sea and mountain

d)

Generally multi-room dwelling, light and airy.

88.

Which is the most sacred part of a church or temple, which is a holy or consecrated place?

a)

transept

b)

scene

c)

sanctuary

d)

shrine

89.

Who is the author of the compilation of “The Five Orders of Architecture”?

a)

Antonio de Sangallo

b)

Jacopo Sansovino

c)

Raphael Santi

d)

Giacomo da Vignola

90.

To whom are space frame systems and lamella construction attributed as contribution to architecture?

a)

Eugene Freyssinet

b)

Pier Luigi Nervi

c)

Buckminster Fuller

d)

Richard Navarro Bautista

91.

What art principle shows the relationships of architectural elements and is usually derived from the human body or its spare parts as the basis of measurement system?

a)

contrast

b)

balance

c)

volume

d)

scale

92.

Which of the following explains the classification of structures in relation to architecture?

a)

used for architect’s particular aesthetic thought

b)

all listed

c)

reflects non-efficient materials

d)

None of the above.

93.

Who created the Dymaxion House, the first “machine for living” – which is a portable home made from metal alloys and plastics and where all necessary mechanical systems and devices are placed in the center of the building, with the living spaces around it—open to the arrangement tastes of the owner?

a)

Moshe Safdie

b)

Frank Lloyd Wright

c)

Buckminster Fuller

d)

Louis Kahn

94.

What was the first modern architecture school in the world?

a)

Chicago School of Arts

b)

Bauhaus

c)

Ash Can School

d)

Ecole de Beaux Arts

95.

It is the illustrado territory, the enclave of the rich and powerful in the Arrabales. It is also the manifestation of folk religiosity.

a)

Quaipo

b)

Binondo

c)

Santa Cruz

d)

Sampaloc

96.

Which of the following factors should be considered in color selection as affected by light?

a)

functions of room

b)

all listed items

c)

lighting arrangements

d)

location

97.

What will be the result if two complementary colors are mixed in proper amounts in the pigment pot?

a)

black

b)

white

c)

brown

d)

gray

98.

Which of the following relates to the basic concept of territoriality?

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99.

What is another term for human engineering which is applied science concerned with characteristics of people that need to be considered designing and arranging things that they use in order that people and things will interact most effectively and safely?

a)

ergonomics

b)

ertogenics

c)

ecology

d)

proxemics