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Name: ANSWER SHEET

1. A large upright monolith, serves as a religious purpose sometimes arranged in

parallel rows reaching several kilometers.
a. Stonehenge c. Menhir
b. Chromlec d. Dolmen
2. Several stones standing upright with horizontal slab covering.
a. Stonehenge c. Menhir
b. Chromlec d. Dolmen
3. Evolution of Architecture is always connected to civilization. Which is
considered the cradle of civilization?
a. Egypt c. Greece
b. Mesopotamia d. England
4. Classic order used in Pantheon façade.
a. Doric c. Corinthian
b. Ionic d. Composite
5. A very large stone used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or
with other stones.
a. Monolith c. Chromlec
b. Megalith d. Trilithon
6. One of the Neolithic towns first to have a paved public street with lanes leading
off to courtyards of round tent-like houses.
a. Catal Huyuk c. Gobkli Tepe
b. Khirokitia d. Damascus
7. The highest sloped Pyramid in Gizeh?
a. Pyramid of Zoser c. Pyramid of Cheops
b. Pyramid of Khufu d. Pyramid of Chefren
8. The famous Hanging Gardens is found in the __.
a. Temple of Marduk c. Temple of Sargon
b. House of the Rising Sun d. Palace of Nebuchadnezzar
9. What is the classic order of column, combined with Corinthian and Ionic Capital?
a. Ionic Column c. Composite
b. Tuscan d. Corinthian
10. Appartment building that housed most of the urban citizen population of
Ancient Rome.
a. Megaron c.Domus
b. Insula d. Forum

11. From the Greek temples, a temple that have porticoes of columns at the
front and rear.
a. Astylar c. Dipteral
b. Amphi-Prostyle d. Tympanum
12. Ziggurat s are also called __.
a. Sacrificial Altars c. Precinct
b. Dwelling House of the God d. Holy Mountain
13. Which Temples is used to worship in honor of Pharaohs?
a. Mortuary Temples c. Rock-Cut Tombs
b. Cult Temples d. Mastaba
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14. Structures which corners were made to face the Four Cardinal Points were
the __.
a. Temple c. Ziggurat
b. Pyramid d. Tombs
15. Early type of Tomb Architecture in Egypt was the __.
a. Mastaba c. Ziggurat
b. Pyramid d. Rock-Cut Tombs
16. Structures which sides were made to face the Four Cardinal Points were the
__.
a. Temple c. Ziggurat
b. Pyramid d. Tombs
17. Which Temples is used to Worship in Honor of God?
a. Mortuary Temples c. Temple of Marduk
b. Cult Temples d. Temple of Sargon
18. Which Temples is used to Worship in Honor of Pharaohs?
a. Mortuary Temples c. Temple of Marduk
b. Cult Temples d. Temple of Sargon
19. It is a chief building structure of Babylon, square or rectangle in plan
with steeply battered sides and an open flatform on top containing the “Fire
Altar”.
a. Ishtar Gate c. Holy Mountains
b. Pyramid d. Obelisk
20. Orrientation of the Greek Temple is toward the __.
a. East c. North
b. West d. South
21. An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a
row of a convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles.
c. Acroterion c. Anteflix
d. Anthemion d. Apotheca
22. Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of a roof to support an
ornament, more usually the ornament itself.
c. Acroterion c. Anteflix
d. Anthemion d. Apotheca
23. Amphitheathers are used for __.
c. Sports Competition c. Marathon Race
d. Gladiatorial Contest d. Public Meetings
24. An ornamental canopy of stone or marble permanently place over the altar in
a church.
c. Tabernacle c. Lacunaria
d. Baldachino d. Entablature
25. Another term for Crenel or intervals between Merlon of a Battlement.
a. Embrasures c. Bartizan
b. Cavetto d. Astylar
26. A large apsidal extension of the interior volume of church.
a. Ambulatory c. Exedra
b. Niche d. Narthex
27. A decorative bracket usually taking the form of a cyma reversa strap.
a. Bema c. Cavetto
b. Console d. Tracery
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28. The seats that rose on tiers and founded in natural rocks in a Greek
Theater is called __.
a. Temple of Marduk c. Temple of Sargon
b. House of the Rising Sun d. Palace of Nebuchadnezzar
29. What is the classic order of column, combined with Corinthian and Ionic
Capital?
a. Skene c. Exedrae
b. Logeion d. Cavea
30. The shaft of the Greek Doric order terminates in the __.
a. Tranchelion c.Abacus
b.Hypotrachelion d. Echinus
31. The Anthemion or Honey Suckle is the usual ornament found in the __.
a. Cyma Reversa c.Cyma Recta
b.Fillet d. Cavetto
32. The water-leaf & tounge is the usual ornament found in the?
a. Cyma Reversa c.Cyma Recta
b. Fillet d. Cavetto
33. The space for clergy and choir is separated by a low screen wall from the
body of the church called__.
a. Iconostas c.Reredo
b.Pendentive d. Cancelli
34. In the center of the Early Christian curch’s atrium is a fountain of water
for ablutions – a costum which is still adopted by Roman Catholics by the of __.
a. Stoup c.Cistern
b.Water Basin d. Moat
35. The memorial column built in the form of tall Doric order and made entirely
of marbles is __.
a. Column of Antoninus Pius c.Column of Marcus Aurelius
b.Trajans Column d. Column of Diocletian
36. The Building that serves 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 c.Prytaneion
b.Thersihon d. Diathyros
37. The great Sphinx at Gizeh which is in the form of recumbent lion with the
head of a man is said to probably represent the God.
a. Amon c.Horus
b.Isis d. Serapis
38. The triangular space enclosed by the horizontal and ranking cornice of a
pediment, after recessed and decorated with sculptures.
a. metope c.Frieze
b.Tympanum d. Frame
39. TheRotunda in Rome, formerly a temple to al the Gods which is now a church.
a. Trajan Forum c.Roman Forum
b.Pantheon d. Parthenon
40. An Indian primitive structure of join logs
a. Tumuli c.Wigwam
b.Trullo d. Hogan
41. A temple tower with 3-7 stages, diminishing in area anf often in height
a. Pagoda c.Step Pyyramid of Seneferu
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b.Tower of Babel d. Ziggurat
42. A large space with a flat roof supported by rows of columns. Prevalent in
Ancient Egyptian and achaemenid Architecture.
a. Dodecastyle c.Tetrastyle
b.Hypostyle d. Courtsyle
43. In Egytian Architecture, it is where the name of the deceased is inscribed.
a. Stelae c.Hieroglyphic Wall
b.Sarcophagus d. Serdab Tablet
44. The part of Column where you can find the convex projecting moulding of
eccentric curve supporting the abacus of the Doric Order.
a. Pediment c.Capital
b.Architrave d. Entablature
45. The vestibule of a classical temple which is also called opisthodomus or
posticum.
a. Cella c.Naos
b.Epinaos d. Pronaos
46. The Gothic Cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the
fifth largest church in the world and the largest in Italy.
a. Milan Cathedral c.Venice Cathedral
b.Florence Cathedral d. Seville Cathedral
47. It is an architectural ornament originally foring the cap or crown of a
buttress or s small turret, but after wards used on parapets at the corners of
towers.
a. Pinnacle c. Spire
b. Crocket d. Finial
48. The characteristic Renaissance wal that have cut stones with strongly
emphasized recess joints and smooth or roughly tectured block faces is __.
a. Polychrome Brickwork c. Sgraffito
b. Rusticated Masonry d. Polygonal Facing
49. Known by its massive quality, thick walls, round arches sturdy piers, groin
vaults, large towers and decorative arcading. Each building has clearly defines
forms, frequently of very regular, symmetrical plan; the overall appearance is
one of simplicity when compared with the Gothic building that were to follow. The
style can be identified right across Europe, despite characteristic and different
materials.
a. Romanesque Architecture c.19th Century Architecture
b.Baroque Architecture d. 21st Century Architecture
50. He was one of the leaders of architectural reforms at the turn of the
century and was a major designer of factories and office building in brick, steel
and glass.
a. Ludwig Mies van der Roh c. William Morris
b.Walter Gropius d. Peter Behrens
51. Rose windows with pierced openings rather than tracery occur in the
transition between Romanesque and Gothic, particularly in France and most notably
at Chartres.
a. Oculi c. Plate Tracery
b.Catherine Window d. Wheel Window
52. He is undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau Architect.
a. Victor Hugo c.Antoni Gaudi
b.William Morris d. Victor Horta
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53. An innovative international style of modern art that became fasionable from
about 1890 to the First World War. Arising as a reaction to 19th century designs
dominated by historicism in general and neoclassicism in particular, it
promulgated the idea of art and design as part of everyday life.
a. Art Nouveau c.Art Deco
b.Artisan d. Arts & Crafts Movement
54. What geometric shape was used as the outline for many Renaissance building?
a. Oval c.Square
b.Circle d. Rhombus
55. It started as a search for aesthetic design and decoration and a
reaction against the styles that were developed by machine production . it ws
partly a reaction against the style of many of the items shown in the Great
Exhibition of 1851, which were ornate, artificial and ignored the qualities of
the materials used.
a. Art Nouveau c. Art Deco
b. Artisan d. Arts & Crafts Movement
56. The Third President of the United States and was also a fine Architect.
Among his Architectural Masterpieces was the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond.
Who is This President Architect?
a. Thomas Jefferson c.Benjamin Latrobe
b.Franklin Roosevelt d. Winston Churchill
57. It is a small, most often dome-like, structure on top of a building of ten
used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air: it usually crowns a larger
roof or dome.
a. Geodesic Dome c.Minaret
b.Cupola d. Bulbous Dome
58. A style of post modernist architecture characterized by organic, rounded,
bulging shapes.
a. Deconstructivism c.Fluid Architecture
b.Constructivism d. Blobitecture
59. In Islamic Architecture, this is used in mosques and buildings around the
muslims world, and it is a way of decorating using beautiful, embellishing and
repetitive Islamic art instead of using pictures of humans and animals (which is
forbidden haram in islam)
a. Seray c. Macarabe & Mucarnas
b.Arabic Calligraphy d. Arabesque
60. It is very usual in English Gothic Cathedrals to include a chapel in honor
of the Virgin Mary called __.
a. Chantry Chapel c.Perpetual Chapel
b.Widows Chapel d. Lady Chapel
61. In Romanesque Architecture, door and windows openings have jambs or sides
formed in a series of receding moulde planes known as __.
a. Orders c. Mouldings
b.Piers d. Ornaments
62. Who is the famous artist that worked as an Architect on the Basilica of St.
Peter?
a. Leonardo Da Vinci c. Angelo Capoy
b.Donatello d. Michaelangelo
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63. In Islamic Architecture, this is used to enhance the interior of a building
by providing quotations from tha Qu’ran, instead of pictures which were haram
(forbidden) in Mosque Architecture.
a. Arabesque c. Arabesque Calligraphy
b.Mashrabiya d. Moorish
64. Rooted in the avant-garde structure of the 19th century, like the Eiffel
Tower and Crystal Palce, based on the expressive qualities of cutting-edge
technologies and materials.
a. Deconstructivism c.Blobitecture
b. Constructivism d. High-Tech Architecture
65. From what Ancient civilization did the Architects of the Rennaisance get
their inspiration?
a. Egyptian & Persian c.Greek & Romans
b.Persian & Greeks d. Assyrians & Egyptians
66. The space between Doric triglyphs sometimes left open in ancient examples;
afterwards applied to the carved slab.
a. Metope c.Entablature
b.Architrave d. Pediment
67. The lowest square member of the base of the column; also applied to the
projecting stepped or molded base of any building.
a. Plinth c. Pedestal
b.Pilaster d. Plate
68. A rectangular feature in the shape of a pillar, but projecting only about
one-sixth of its breadth from a wall, and the same design as the Order with which
it is used.
a. Plinth c. Pedestal
b. Pilaster d. Plate
69. It is the circlar or multi-angular termination of a church sanctuary, first
applied to a Roman Basilica.
a. Aisle c.Nave
b.Apse d. Narthex
70. A carved male figure serbing as pillars, lso called Telamones.
a. Canephora c.Grotesque
b.Atlantes d. Gargoyle
71. Is that part of a cruciform church, projecting at right angles to the main
building?
a. Apse c. Narthex
b. Babtistery d. Transept
72. In Greek Architecture, it is a portico or detached colonnade.
a. Propylea c.Peribolus
b.Stoa d. Temenos
73. It is a long arcaded entrance porch to a Christian Basilican Church,
Originally allocated to penitents.
a. Narthex c. Aisle
b.Nave d. Transept
74. In Egyptian Architecture, it is a tall pillar of square section tapering
upwards and ending in a Pyramid.
a. Pylon c.Sphinx
b.Ziggurat d. Obelisk
75. In Ancient Greece, a course for horse and chariot racing.
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a. Circus c.Coliseum
b.Hippodrome d. Amphitheater
76. A Greek public building for the trainng of athletes.
a. Gymnasium c.Insula
b.Palaestra d. Hippodrome
77. An arched opening flanked by two smaller square headed openings developed
by Andrea Palladio.
a. Intercolumniation c.Palladian Motif
b.Superposition d. Palatial Motif
78. In Egyptian Architecture, it is a richly carved coffin
a. Crypt c.Sarcophagus
b.Stele d. Mastaba
79. A large convex molding, used principally in the bases of columns.
a. Scotia c.Torus
b.Cavetto d. Bead
80. A vault in which each bay is divided by intersecting diagonal ribs into
four parts.
a. Groin Vault c.Barrel Vault
b.Quadripartile Vault or Vaulting d. Pendentive
81. A term applied to a type of Renaisance ornament which rock-like forms,
fantastic scrolls and crimped shells are worked up together in a profusion and
confusion of detail often without organic coherence, but presenting alavish
display of decoration.
a. Rococo c.Art Deco
b.Baroque d. Art Nouveau
82. The truncated wedge-shape blocks forming an arch.
a. Key stone c.Voussoir
b.Archivolt d. Soffit
83. It is the style of Architecture which flourished in Europe during the high
and late medieval period. Its characteristic features include the Pointed Arch,
the Ribbed Vault, and the Flying Buttress.
a. Renaissance Architecture c.Byzantine Architecture
b.Romanesque Architecture d. Gothic Architecture
84. It is characterized by the use of volutes. It is normally stand on a base
which separates the shaft of the column fron the stylobate or platform; the cap
is usually enriched with egg-and-dart.
a. Doric c.Composite
b.Ionic d. Tuscan
85. The ideal of proportion that ws used by Ancient Greek Architect in
designing temples was not a simple mathematical progression using a square
module. The math involved a more complex geometrical progression.
a. Modular c.Cubism
b.Golden Mean d. Scale