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1. Earliest form of human settlement. 7. Horizontal slab on top of a dolmen

a. Leanto a. Pyramidion
b. Rock caves b. Capstone
c. Lascaux cave c. Finial
d. Huts d. Spire
2. A traditional rendered stone dwelling in 8. A variation of the dolmen consisting of
Apulia, southern Italy, in which square three standing stones, two on the sides
chambers are roofed with conical and one at the back.
vaulted roofs. a. Trabeated
a. Clochan b. Trilithon
b. Wigwam c. Kilclooney
c. Hogan d. Cove
d. Trullo 9. A circular arrangement of megaliths
3. An American Indian dwelling, usually of enclosing a dolmen or burial mound.
round or oval shape, formed of poles a. Trilithon
overlaid with bark, rush mats, or animal b. Tumulus
skins. c. Stupa
a. Clochan d. Cromlech
b. Wigwam 10. An artificial mound of earth or stone,
c. Hogan especially over an ancient grave.
d. Trullo a. Trilithon
4. A Navaho Indian dwelling constructed b. Barrow
usually of earth and logs and covered c. Stupa
with mud and sod. d. Cromlech
a. Clochan 11. One of the world's oldest continually-
b. Wigwam inhabited city located on a hilltop.
c. Hogan a. Acropolis
d. Trullo b. Jericho
5. A prehistoric monument consisting of an c. Catal huyuk
upright stone, usually standing alone but d. Persepolis
sometimes aligned with others in 12. One of the earliest Neolithic village built
parallel rows. according to a preconceived plan.
a. Megalith a. Khirokitia
b. Obelisk b. Jericho
c. Menhir c. Goindol
d. Dolmen d. Catal Huyuk
6. Consisting of two or more large upright 13. Largest and most well-preserved
stones supporting a horizontal stone Neolithic village. Consisted of
slab. rectangular flat-roofed houses packed
a. Megalith together into a single architectural mass.
b. Obelisk a. Khirokitia
c. Menhir b. Jericho
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d. Catal Huyuk a. Apdana

14. Architecture characterized by b. Khan
monumental temples of sun-dried brick c. Stela
faced with burnt or glazed brick, often d. Seraglio
built upon the ruins of their 21. The private chamber in an Assyrian
predecessors. palace.
a. Mesopotamian a. Seraglio
b. Sumerian b. Lamin
c. Babylonian c. Khan
d. Egyptian d. Haram
15. Stepped structures constructed with 22. The service chamber in an Assyrian
outside staircases and a temple or palace.
shrine at the top for worshipping the a. Serdab
gods of nature. b. Haram
a. Hanging Gardens c. Khan
b. Temple of Hatshepsut d. Stela
c. Pyramid of Zoser 23. Architecture characterized by a
d. Ziggurat synthesis of architectural elements of
16. The ziggurat’s __________ are oriented surrounding countries, such as Assyria,
towards the cardinal points. Egypt, and Ionian Greece.
a. Sides a. Sumerian
b. Corners b. Assyrian
c. Facades c. Minoan
d. Sanctuaries d. Persian
17. A temple dedicated to the moon god 24. The capital city of the Persians
built by the Sumerian ruler, Ur Nammu. constructed by King Darius.
a. Tower of Babel a. Polis
b. Ziggurat of Ur b. Acropolis
c. Dur Sharrukin c. Persepolis
d. Abu Simbel Temple d. Khorsabad
18. As described in the Bible, this structure 25. The great audience hall inside the
may have been built by King palace complex at Persepolis.
Nebuchadnezzar II to “rival heaven.” a. Throne Room
a. Tower of Babel b. Apadana
b. Hanging Gardens c. Harem
c. Dur Sharrukin d. Serdab
d. Pyramid of Khufu 26. Architecture characterized by massive
19. Prime example of an Assyrian palace. masonry tombs and temples, the use of
a. Alhambra trabeated construction, and the
b. Palace at Knossos decoration of battered walls with
c. Dur Sharrukin pictographic carvings in relief.
d. Palace of Rameses II a. Sumerian
20. The palace proper in an Assyrian b. Assyrian
palace. c. Egyptian

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d. Babylonian cap, often inscribed with hieroglyphs

27. A tomb made of mud brick, rectangular and erected as a monument.
in plan with a flat roof and sloping sides, a. Pyramid
from which a shaft leads to underground b. Pylon
burial and offering chambers. c. Obelisk
a. Temple d. Propylaea
b. Barrow 35. A gateway guarding a sacred precinct in
c. Dromos Egyptian architecture.
d. Mastaba a. Avenue of Sphinx
28. The tombstone in a mastaba; where the b. Temenos
ka is located. c. Pylon
a. Mortuary temple d. Propylaea
b. Stela 36. A large hall having many columns in
c. Serdab rows supporting a flat roof, and
d. Seraglio sometimes a clerestory.
29. A temple type for offerings and worship a. Kiosk
of a deceased person, usually a deified b. Hypostyle Hall
king. c. Apdana
a. Serdab d. Arcade
b. Valley temple 37. A court wholly or partly open to the sky.
c. Cult temple a. Mammisi
d. Mortuary temple b. Kiosk
30. A temple type or the worship of a deity. c. Hypostyle Hall
a. Serdab d. Hypaethral court
b. Valley temple 38. A small Egyptian side temple, kiosk or
c. Cult temple tent shrine to celebrate the place where
d. Mortuary temple the god of the main temple was born.
31. A human-headed sphinx. a. Valley temple
a. Androsphinx b. Mortuary temple
b. Hieracosphinx c. Pylon temple
c. Criosphinx d. Mammisi
d. Anthrosphinx 39. A room or building in which the image of
32. A ram-headed sphinx. the Pharaoh or deity was revered.
a. Androsphinx a. Mortuary temple
b. Hieracosphinx b. Serdab
c. Criosphinx c. Barque Temple
d. Anthrosphinx d. Valley temple
33. A falcon-headed sphinx. 40. A tomb hewn out of native rock,
a. Androsphinx presenting only an architectural front
b. Hieracosphinx with dark interior chambers.
c. Criosphinx a. Mastaba
d. Anthrosphinx b. Rock-cut tomb
34. An Egyptian monolithic four-sided c. Tumulus
standing stone, tapering to a pyramidal d. Pyramid

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41. The facade, carved directly into the 47. Connected to a mortuary temple via a
sandstone cliff, takes the form of a pylon causeway; used for preparing the
and is dominated by four colossal Pharaoh for his final journey.
seated figures of Ramses II. a. Birth temple
a. Temple of Queen Hatshepsut b. Valley temple
b. Temple of Luxor c. Mortuary temple
c. Temple of Amun Karnak d. Kiosk
d. Temple of Abu-Simbel 48. A covered ceremonial route or corridor
42. Used in ancient Egypt as a tomb to leading from a valley temple to a
contain the burial chamber and the mortuary temple at the foot of a
mummy of the pharaoh; A massive pyramid.
masonry structure having a rectangular a. Hypostyle Hall
base and four sloping sides meeting at b. Hypaethral court
an apex. c. Ramp
a. Pyramid d. Pyramid causeway
b. Mastaba 49. Minoan Palace which contained
c. Mortuary temple residences, ceremonial rooms,
d. Sarcophagus workshops, and sanctuaries.
43. The first architect recorded in history. a. Persepolis
a. Imhotep b. Dar-Sharrukin
b. Sneferu c. Knossos
c. Ictinus d. Palace of Sargon
d. Hippodamus 50. Based the different proportions of their
44. An early development of the mastaba, a construction systems on mathematical
pyramid-type whose sides are stepped ratios; completed with sophisticated
with tiers. optical corrections for perspective.
a. Ziggurat a. Roman
b. Bent Pyramid b. Greek
c. False Pyramid c. Renaissance
d. Stepped Pyramid d. Classical Revival
45. An pyramid-type in which each e. Palace of Sargon
triangular planar surface changes 51. Large stones without mortar on clay
direction as it approaches the top. bedding; utilized during the Aegean
a. False Pyramid Period in Greece.
b. True Pyramid a. Battered walls
c. Pyramid b. Tapered walls
d. Stepped Pyramid c. Cyclopean Walls
46. Prime example of a bent pyramid. d. Opus walling.
a. Pyramid of Zoser 52. A single-storey Greek dwelling with a
b. Pyramid of Cheops central room and porticoed entrance.
c. Pyramid of Sneferu a. Domus
d. Pyramid of Khufu b. Megaron
c. Prostas
d. Pastas

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53. An entrance corridor or ceremonial c. Citadel

passageway leading to a domed Greek d. Temenos
tomb. 60. A Greek monumental gateway to a
a. Tholos sacred enclosure, fortification, town or
b. Pronaos square.
c. Dromos a. Pylon
d. Atreus b. Propylaea
54. Entrance gate to the citadel palace of c. Temenos
Agamemnon. d. Pronaos
a. Ishtar Gate 61. One of the designers of Parthenon.
b. The Lion Gate a. Senmut
c. Pylon b. Phidias
d. Propylaea c. Ictinus
55. The slight vertical convex curvature in d. Theodorus
the length of a column shaft to give it the 62. An enclosed room or open space at the
appearance of straightness under load. rear of a Greek temple, often used as a
a. Trabeation treasury.
b. Entasis a. Cella
c. Trompe l’oeil b. Pronaos
d. Bending c. Opisthodomos
56. Period in Greek civilization d. Naos
characterized by the diversion from
religious building types and construction 63
of civic structures.
64
a. Minoan
b. Aegean 65
c. Hellenic
d. Hellenistic
57. Greek temples faced _______. 66
a. North
b. South
c. East
d. West
58. A Greek city stronghold or fortress
constructed on higher ground than
surrounding urban fabric.
a. Citadel
Figure 1
b. Polis
63. Refer to Figure 1. Identify the part.
c. Acropolis
a. Acroterion
d. Persepolis
b. Tympanum
59. The sacred area or enclosure
c. Finial
surrounding a classical Greek temple.
d. Antefix
a. Stoa
64. Refer to Figure 1. Identify the part.
b. Agora
a. Typanum

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b. Frieze 72. A Greek temple with rows of columns

c. Architrave and a portico at each end but not along
d. Pediment the sides.
65. Refer to Figure 1. Identify the part. a. Pseudoperipteral
a. Typanum b. Amphi-antis
b. Frieze c. Amphiprostyle
c. Architrave d. Prostyle
d. Pediment 73. A portico which has two columns
66. Refer to Figure 1. Identify the part. between the antae, or side wall
a. Stereobate extensions or pilasters.
b. Stylobate a. In-antis
c. Crepidoma b. Distyle in-antis
d. Euthynteria c. Amphi-antis
67. The columns at the corners of the d. Double anta
Parthenon angle__________ and are 74. Double line of columns surround the
__________ than the others. naos but inner columns are attached to
a. inwards - thicker it.
b. outwards - thinner a. Pseudo-peripteral
c. outwards - thicker b. Pseudo-dipteral
d. inwards - thinner c. Peripteral
68. The column flutes of the Parthenon d. Amphiprostyle
__________ toward the top. 75. The spacing of rowed columns in
a. widen classical architecture at a distance of
b. become smaller two and a quarter column diameters.
c. deepen a. Pycnostyle
d. become bigger b. Eustyle
69. Greek temple having no colonnade c. Systyle
along the sides. d. Diastyle
a. Pseudoperipteral 76. Pycnostyle is the spacing of rowed
b. In antis columns at a distance of _____ column
c. Distyle diameters.
d. Apteral a. 1.00
70. A colonnade running along the long side b. 1.25
of a Greek peristyle temple. c. 1.50
a. Anta d. 2.25
b. Pteroma
c. Pteron
d. Portico
71. 7 columns at the front of a Greek
temple.
a. Enneastyle
b. Heptasyle
c. Hexastyle
d. Dodecastyle

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c. Regula
d. Glyph
82. Surface decoration of longitudinal
concave grooves for classical columns.
a. Arris
b. Fluting
c. Dentils
77 d. Triglyphs
83. The height of an Ionic Order column
shaft is ____ times the column base
diameter.
78
a. 7
79 b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
84. Developed the corinthian capital.
a. Phidias
b. Callimachus
Figure2 c. Ictinus
77. Refer to Figure 2. Identify the part. d. Callicrates
a. Regula 85. The first attempt to use the Corinthian
b. Mutule order can be seen in the:
c. Gutta a. Temple of Athena Nike
d. Taenia b. Erechtheion
78. Refer to Figure 2. Identify the part. c. Temple of Apollo Epicurius
a. Regula d. Temple of Olympian Zeus
b. Mutule 86. Square tapered column capped with the
c. Gutta carved head.
d. Taenia a. Pedestal
79. Refer to Figure 2. Identify the part. b. Kore
a. Frieze c. Herm
b. Entablature d. Androsphinx
c. Lintel 87. Placed an emphasis on monumental
d. Architrave public buildings; The invention and
80. The Greek entablature is composed of: development of concrete led to a system
a. Frieze, architrave and cornice of vaulting, which demonstrated their
b. Architrave and cornice sophisticated engineering skills.
c. Frieze, architrave and pediment a. Modern Architecture
d. Architrave and pediment b. Byzantine
81. One of a series of plain or carved c. Roman
rectangular panels lining a Doric frieze, d. Romanesque
separated by triglyphs. 88. Senate house; A public town hall for the
a. Mutule citizens of ancient Greece.
b. Metopes a. Curia

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b. Agora b. Pons
c. Bouleuterion c. Fontana
d. Prytaneion d. Aqueduct
89. Classical Order with a capital having 96. Dry sweating room in a Roman bath.
both volutes and acanthus leaves, a a. Laconicum
base and an entablature with dentils. b. Sudatorium
a. Tuscan c. Balneum
b. Ionic d. Apodyterium
c. Corinthian 97. System of flues on the floor or walls of
d. Composite Roman baths that provided central
90. A barrel vault having a circular plan in heating.
the shape of a ring. a. Exedrae
a. Groin b. Taberna
b. Conical c. Hypocaust
c. Annular d. Xystus
d. Rampant 98. Roman open space, rectangular in
91. Roman building type used as a meeting shape, enclosed by different institutional
place, courthouse, marketplace, and and public buildings, serving as the
lecture hall. city's marketplace and centre of public
a. Forum business.
b. Basilica a. Agora
c. Curia b. Forum Romanum
d. Thermae c. Imperial Forum
92. Long U-shaped or enclosed arena for d. Roman Court
chariot and horse racing of the Romans. 99. Swimming pool in a Roman bath.
a. Circus a. Exedrae
b. Hippodrome b. Xystus
c. Gymnasion c. Schola
d. Palaestra d. Natatio
93. Shop in a Roman house. 100. A classical arena for gladiatorial
a. Oecus contests.
b. Triclinium a. Theatre
c. Cubicula b. Palaestra
d. Taberna c. Amphitheater
94. He wrote De architectura (On d. Hippodrome
Architecture), known today as the “Ten 101. Early Christian basilica faced
Books on Architecture.” ________.
a. da Vignola a. North
b. Alberti b. South
c. Palladio c. East
d. Vitruvius d. West
95. A bridge or other structure designed to 102. Roman basilica form was
convey fresh water. adopted as the ground plan for most
a. Cloaca Maxima

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churches: rectangular plan and a nave d. Herma

with two side aisles. 108. Byzantine Church with a Greek
a. Early Christian cross plan.
b. Romanesque a. Basilica di San Vitale
c. Byzantine b. San Clemente
d. Gothic c. Saint Mark’s Basilica
103. An early Christian church, d. Hagia Sophia
characterized by a long, rectangular 109. A curved segmental surface or
plan, and a high colonnaded nave lit by construction for joining the round base
a clerestory. of a masonry dome or opening to a
a. House-church square structure beneath.
b. Basilica a. Squinch
c. Cathedral b. Voussoir
d. Temple c. Pendentive
104. A portico or vestibule before the d. Keystone
nave of a basilica; area for the 110. Heavy articulated masonry
penitents. construction with narrow openings,
a. Ambulatory round arches, barrel vaults, and sparse
b. Atrium ornament; churches gradually changed
c. Cantharus to cross-shaped plans.
d. Narthex a. Early Christian
105. An ornamental canopy of or b. Romanesque
representing fabric over a Christian c. Byzantine
altar. d. Gothic
a. Ambo 111. Progressive lightening and
b. Cancelli heightening of structure; use of the
c. Baldacchino flying buttress, pointed arch and ribbed
d. Dosseret vault; richly decorated fenestrations.
106. Circular or polygonal plans for a. Modern Architecture
churches; domes carried on b. Renaissance
pendentives, and the extensive use of c. Byzantine
rich frescoes, and colored glass d. Gothic
mosaics. 112. A stone support designed to take
a. Early Christian the lateral thrust of a roof, vault, or wall.
b. Romanesque a. Pinnacle
c. Byzantine b. Flying buttress
d. Gothic c. Buttress pier
107. A thickened abacus or d. Amortizement
supplementary capital set above a 113. A horizontal rib marking the
column capital to receive the thrust of an crown of a vaulting compartment.
arch. a. Lierne
a. Pulvin b. Diagonal rib
b. Springer c. Ridge rib
c. Capital d. Tierceron

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114. An ornamental, knob-like a. da Vignola

projection at the intersection of ogives. b. Vitruvius
a. Keystone c. Alberti
b. Boss d. Palladio
c. Antefix 121. He wrote the book, "De Re
d. Moulding Aedificatoria.”
115. A phase in English Gothic a. da Vignola
characterized by use of a lacework of b. Vitruvius
vertical glazing bars, fine intricate c. Alberti
stonework, and elaborate fan vaults. d. Palladio
a. Lancastrian 122. An approach to urban planning
b. Edwardian characterized by monumentally placed
c. Geometrical buildings, grand promenades, spacious
d. Lancet plazas, and classical sculpture.
116. A phase in French Gothic a. Broadacre City
characterized by pointed arches and b. Forum Romanum
geometric traceried windows. c. Garden Cities
a. Perpendicular d. City Beautiful Movement
b. A lancette 123. Considered as the world’s first
c. Curvilinear skyscraper.
d. Rayonnant a. Heacock Building
117. Developed during the rebirth of b. Home Insurance Building
classical art and learning in Europe; c. Sullivan Center
initially characterized by the use of the d. Picache Building
classical orders, round arches, and 124. His greatest contribution to the
symmetrical proportions. skyscraper was the organizing of its
a. Modern Architecture identical, stacked floors to express a
b. Renaissance strong visual identity.
c. Byzantine a. Mies van der Rohe
d. Gothic b. Philip Johnson
118. Renaissance architect who wrote c. Louis Sullivan
“The Four Books of Architecture.” d. Richard Rogers
a. da Vignola 125. Promotes harmony between
b. Vitruvius human habitation and the natural world;
c. Alberti materials, motifs, and basic ordering
d. Palladio principles based on nature.
119. Designed the dome of the a. Green Architecture
Florence cathedral. b. Art Nouveau
a. Benini c. Romanticism
b. Michelangelo d. Organic Architecture
c. Brunelleschi 126. Architecture based on geometric
d. Alberti motifs, streamlined and curvilinear
120. Author of "The Five Orders of forms, and sharply defined outlines.
Architecture." a. Style Moderne

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b. Style Ogivale b. Postmodern

c. Art Nouveau c. Brutalism
d. Stile Liberty d. Deconstructive
127. Architect, Chrysler Building in 134. His architecture often has a
New York. childlike, cartoonish quality, shown to
a. William Le Baron Jenney exaggerated effect.
b. Louis Sullivan a. James Stirling
c. William van Alen b. Michael Graves
d. Victor Horta c. Richard Meier
128. Art Nouveau in Austria. d. Antoni Gaudi
a. Jugendstil 135. Architect of the Millenium Dome
b. Sezession in London.
c. Modernismo a. Richard Rogers
d. Style Moderne b. Renzo Piano
129. Architectural style characterized c. Norman Foster
by the use of black and white with the d. Daniel Libeskind
primary colors rectangular forms, and 136. Architect of the HSBC Building in
asymmetry. Hong Kong.
a. Style Moderne a. Richard Rogers
b. The Style b. Renzo Piano
c. Cubism c. Norman Foster
d. Expressionism d. Daniel Libeskind
130. Functional architecture devoid of 137. Architect of the tallest skyscraper
regional characteristics. in the western hemisphere.
a. Modern a. Richard Rogers
b. Constructivism b. Renzo Piano
c. International Style c. Norman Foster
d. Postmodern d. Daniel Libeskind
131. “Architectural form should reflect 138. Architect of the cultural acropolis
a building’s social purpose.” of six building situated above a Los
a. Eero Saarinen Angeles freeway.
b. Louis Kahn a. Renzo Piano
c. Alvar Aalto b. Norman Foster
d. Mies van der Rohe c. Richard Meier
132. “Less is a bore.” d. Daniel Libeskind
a. Louis Sullivan 139. Proposed the principle of
b. Louis Kahn dividing clustered towers into “served”
c. Robert Venturi and “servant” spaces.
d. Mies van der Rohe a. Eero Saarinen
133. Used to describe massive b. Louis Sullivan
modern architecture built of reinforced c. James Stirling
concrete, with the concrete’s rough, d. Louis Kahn
abrasive surfaces left exposed. 140. Architectural style which is
a. International Style characterized by the synthesis of

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technology, craft, and design aesthetics, architecture with two or three lintels
and emphasis on functional design. between two posts.
a. Arts and Crafts Movement a. Torii
b. International Style b. Dagoba
c. Bauhaus c. Pailou
d. De Stijl d. Torana
141. Architectural style based on the 147. The sanctuary of a Hindu temple
return to craftsmanship and the in which a deity is enshrined.
integration of art, design, and a. Mandir
architecture; characterized by fluid, b. Vimana
undulating motifs, often derived from c. Vihara
natural forms. d. Rath
a. Arts and Crafts Movement 148. Large, porch-like hall and used
b. New Art for religious dancing and music in a
c. Bauhaus Hindu Mandira
d. De Stijl a. Gopuram
142. Large underground or partly b. Amalaka
underground chamber used by the men c. Sikhara
in India for religious ceremonies or d. Mandapa
councils. 149. In a mandira, a tower usually
a. Pallava tapered convexly and capped by an
b. Dravidian amalaka.
c. Kiva a. Chattri
d. Vedika b. Gopuram
143. A Buddhist memorial mound to c. Sikhara
enshrine a relic of Buddha. d. Wat
a. Dagoba 150. Blended traditions from India and
b. Vedika Islam.
c. Chattri a. Saracenic
d. Gompa b. Mughal
144. Buddhist shrine carved out of c. Dravidian
solid rock on a hillside; form of an aisled d. Pallava
basilica with a stupa at one end. 151. A platform for a mosque situated
a. Vihara at the end of a walled garden divided by
b. Gompa canals.
c. Chaitya a. Mandala
d. Wat b. Rupadhatu
145. Railing enclosing a chorten. c. Chahar bagh
a. Vedika d. Arupadhatu
b. Dagoba 152. In Buddhism, it is the geometric
c. Gompa symbol of the universe.
d. Chaitya a. Kamadhatu
146. Elaborately carved, ceremonial b. Rupadhatu
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d. Mandira c. Shoin
153. Buddhist temple, square or d. Zashiki
polygonal in plan, with roofs projecting 159. Main room in a Japanese house
from each storey; erected as a memorial for receiving guests.
or to hold relics. a. Shoji
a. Pagoda b. Shimmei zukuri
b. Stupa c. Shoin
c. Pailou d. Zashiki
d. Torii 160. Venue for a Japanese tea
154. Inside the Forbidden City, the ceremony, with an adjacent garden to it.
residence of the son of heaven and the a. Roji
conceptual center of the empire. b. Zashiki
a. Diwan-i-Kas c. Shoin
b. Diwan-i-Am d. Chashitsu
c. Palace of Heavenly Purity 161. “Stalactite” decoration of icicle-
d. Hall of Supreme Harmony like elements hanging from the ceiling.
155. Arranging architectural elements a. Ka’ba
so that they are in harmony with nature. b. Arabesque
a. Yin Yang c. Muqarnas
b. Jian d. Iwan
c. Feng Shui 162. Pulpit from which the imam
d. Dougong delivers his sermons.
156. Style of Shinto shrine a. Minaret
characterized by rectangular plan raised b. Qibla
on posts, surrounded by a railed c. Ivan
veranda, with a free-standing post at d. Mimbar
each gable end. 163. Fountain for washing before
a. Naiku prayers in a mosque.
b. Tokonoma a. Cantharus
c. Shimmei zukuri b. Meda
d. Zashikin c. Iwan
157. Golden Hall in a Japanese d. Liwanat
Buddhist temple; sanctuary where the 164. A Friday mosque having a sahn
main image of worship is kept. (central courtyard of a mosque) for large
a. Kodo congregations.
b. Kondo a. Ulu Jami
c. Chumon b. Jami Masjid
d. Sorin c. Musjid
158. A type of residential Japanese d. Madrasa
architecture which features the 165. A wall in a mosque in which the
proportioning system of using tatami mihrab (niche or decorative panel) is
mats. set, oriented to Mecca.
a. Shoji a. Minaret
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c. Ka’ba c. Church of Nuestra Señora de la

d. Qiblah Asunción
166. Main section of a Binuron. d. Church of Sta. Catalina de
a. Hawong Alexandria
b. Xassaran 173. It is the finest surviving example
c. Tamuyon of 'Fortress Baroque'.
d. Sipi a. The Church of the Immaculate
167. Traditional Kalinga house. Conception of San Agustín
a. Fale b. Sto. Tomas de Villanueva
b. Ato Church
c. Finaryon c. Church of Nuestra Señora de la
d. Binangiyan Asunción
168. Kankanai dwelling for the poor. d. Church of Sta. Catalina de
a. Apa Alexandria
b. Abong 174. Most outstanding example in the
c. Katyufong Philippines of 'Earthquake Baroque'.
d. Allao a. Saint Augustine Church
169. A Badjao boat-house which has b. Sto. Tomas de Villanueva
outriggers, is roofed, and walled in on all Church
sides by wooden boards. c. Church of Nuestra Señora de la
a. Dapang Asunción
b. Lepa d. Church of Sta. Catalina de
c. Vinta Alexandria
d. Djenging 175. As a seat of colonial
170. An elaborately ornamented altar governance, it housed several
screen. administrative offices and archives.
a. Sacristia a. Municipio
b. Tribunas b. Aduana
c. Sagrario c. Casa de Cabildo
d. Reredo d. Real Audiencia
171. Where the priest and his 176. Interior overhanging veranda;
assistants put on their robes before the most immediate room from the stairs.
mass. a. Galeria volada
a. Sacristia b. Callado
b. Tribunas c. Caida
c. Sagrario d. Entresuelo
d. Reredo 177. Water cistern in a bahay na bato.
172. First church to be built in Luzon; a. Balon
Only structure in Intramuros to survive b. Batalan
WWII. c. Aljibe
a. The Church of the Immaculate d. Azotea
Conception of San Agustín 178. Familiar local architecture icons
b. Sto. Tomas de Villanueva from Hispanized colonial structures
Church overlaid with a neoclassical massing.

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a. Arquitectura Mestiza a. Juan Nakpil

b. Colonial Revival Mission b. Andres Luna de San Pedro
c. Neoclassic c. Angel Nakpil
d. Tropical Hybrid d. Luis Ma. Araneta
179. A type of dwelling which 185. Developer of exclusive suburban
combines tropical features of vernacular villages; aimed to transform Makati into
buildings with hygienic structural the most modern community in the
principles and modern materials. country.
a. Bahay na bato a. Ortigas Corporation
b. Bahay kubo b. PhilAM Life Homes
c. Tsalet c. Ayala y Compania
d. Rakuh d. Araneta y Compania
180. A homesite project which aims to 186. A nostalgic attempt to recreate a
provide the workingmen and permanent style from the past. “Folk architecture”
employees with homes at reasonable and the bahay kubo became
cost. architectural archetypes.
a. Sanitary Barrio a. Regional Tropicalism
b. Barrio Obrero b. Neo-vernacular
c. Constitution Hills c. Colonial Revival Mission
d. Suburbia d. Neoclassicism
181. Designed and developed the 187. Architect who designed the first
mass-fabrication of low-cost bungalow building to rise along Ortigas Avenue.
units (Kamuning Housing Projects and a. Jose Zaragoza
Projects 1 - 8 and 16). b. Cesar Concio
a. NHC c. Angel Nakpil
b. PHC d. Cresenciano de Castro
c. NHA 188. He designed the salakot-inspired
d. PHHC Philippine Pavilion for the 1964 New
182. Masonry that is perforated, York’s Fair.
pierced, or lattice-like; functioned mainly a. Leandro Locsin
as diffusers of light and doubled as b. Otillio Arellano
exterior decorative meshes. c. Juan Arellano
a. Pierced screen d. Francisco Mañosa
b. Folded plate 189. Arena-type, 10,000-seat theater
c. Brise soleil constructed within 77 days; intended
d. Sun breakers venue for the 1974 Ms. Universe
183. Roof structure that is formed by Pageant.
joining flat, thin slabs along their edges. a. Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas
a. Pierced screen b. Tanghalang Pambansa
b. Folded plate c. Manila Film Center
c. Brise soleil d. CCP Main Building
d. Sun breakers 190. Architect who designed the
184. Architect of the first skyscraper in “passively cooled house.”
the Philippines. a. Bobby Mañosa

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b. Leandro Locsin b. W.V. Coscolluela & Associates

c. Alfredo Luz c. Recio + Casas Architects
d. Geronimo Manahan d. Robert Carag Ong and
191. Imelda’s idea of a model Associates
community plan, a self-reliant and self- 197. Architect of the Manila Film
sufficient settlement designed for 50- Center.
100 families in a two-and-a-half hectare a. Leandro Locsin
area. b. Francisco Mañosa
a. PhilAm Life Homes c. Froilan Hong
b. BLISS d. Geronimo Manahan
c. Constitution Hills 198. International partner for the
d. Heroes Hill design of the Essensa Towers in
192. First Filipino architect with an Taguig, Metro Manila.
academic degree from abroad; first a. Michael Graves
pensionado. b. IM Pei
a. Tomas Mapua c. SOM
b. Carlos Baretto d. KPF
c. Juan Nakpil 199. Architect of the DLSU-CSB
d. Antonio Toledo School of Fine Arts and Design in
193. Collaborated with Arquitectonica Manila.
in the design of the Pacific Plaza Tower a. Gines Rivera
in Taguig City. b. Eduardo Calma
a. GF & Partners c. Gabriel Formoso
b. W.V. Coscolluela & Associates d. Francisco Fajardo
c. Recio + Casas Architects 200. International partner for the
d. Robert Carag Ong and design of the World Trade Exchange in
Associates Binondo, Manila.
194. Designed the tallest office a. Michael Graves
building in the Philippines b. IM Pei
a. Arquitectonika c. SOM
b. RTKL and Associates d. KPF
c. KPF
d. SOM
195. AOR of the GT International
Tower in Makati City.
a. GF & Partners
b. W.V. Coscolluela & Associates
c. Recio + Casas Architects
d. Robert Carag Ong and
Associates
196. Designed the RCBC Plaza
(Yuchengco Tower) in Makati, in
collaboration with SOM.
a. GF & Partners

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