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A detached structure from the bahay kubo where palay is kept
finaryon
dema
kamalig
falig
2
The tower atop the Torogan where the princess and her ladies in waiting hide during occasions is called:
Fayu
Lamin
Bilik
Kodal
3
The architect of Church of Our lady Manaoag in Pangasinan:
Genero Palacios
Roque Ruano
Juan Nakpil
Jose Ma. Zaragosa
4
The iron gate of a castle is called:
portcullis
drawbridge
crenels
machicolations
5
The architect o the TWA, conceptualized as a bird ready in flight?
Eero Saarinen
Eliel Saarinen
Alvar Aalto
Erich Mendelsohn
6
Architect of Auditorium building in Chicago, father of modern architecture of USA
Peter Behrens
Louis Sullivan
Alvar Aalto
Auguste Perret
7
Principal Architect of Glasgow School of Art, Scotland was:
Wells Coates
Walter Gropius
E. Maxwell Fry
CR. Mackintosh
8
Gothic cathedral notable for its striped marble walls and piers
Florence cathedral
Milan Cathedral
Sienna Cathedral
Rheims Cathedral
9
The most beautiful Moorish Building/castle in Spain
Oasis
Spanish Steps
Alhambra
Cordoba
10
The most impressive church in Belgium and which has one immense tower with a 400 ft spire
Antwerp Cathedral
Cloth Cathedral
Ulm Cathedral
Worms Cathedral
11
Renaissance structure that marks the spot where St. Peter is thought to have died
St. Paul's cathedral
St. Peter's Basilica
the Tempietto
St. Peter's square
12
A circular window with patterned tracery arranged like the spokes of a wheel, used in Gothic cathedrals
tracery window
cusp and foils
rose window
stained glass
13
The first Chinese citizen to win a Pritzker prize
Fumihiko Maki
Shigeru Ban
IM Pei
Wang Shu
14
Ancient Roman baths were called:
Thermae
Pons
Cassilyas
Aqueducts
15
Who is the architect of the Crystal Palace?
Peter Behrens
Peter Berehns
Joseph Payton
Joseph Paxton
16
Skyscraper of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe constructed with massive cglass curtain walls
Chrysler building
Rockefeller building
Seagram Building
Empire state building
17
The decorative clerestory found above the windows of the bahay na bato
calado
gilir
rakuh
ventanilla
18
The famous Stone Circle found in Salisbury, England believed to be a giant calendar used by prehistoric people
Menhir circle
Stoneherge
Storehenge
Stonehenge
19
Egyptian pyramids had its ______ oriented to the NE, SE, NW, SW points:
4 faces
4 corners
4 doors
4 sides
20
Characteristic design of wall corners of renaissance palazzos
quoins
dentils
foils
rustication
21
A gothic tracery which is the transition from the Geometric to the flowing style
Flamboyant
Reticulated
Rayonnant
Intersecting
22
The characteristic common in Medieval European architecture and Mesopotamian architecure
battered walls
Chiseled and alabastered walls
battlemented or crenelated walls
merlons and allure
23
The Philippine Post Office in Manila is of what style?
Gothic
Art Deco
Post Office Modern
Classical Revival
24
Cooking area of the bahay kubo
cocina
tapayan
gilir
dapogan
25
Area reserved for entertaining guests in bahay kubo
dulang
caida
sala
bulwagan
26
Construction system used by the Chinese to carry heavy tile roofing, channeling its weight to the earth:
Gussho System
feng-shui system
Tou-kong system
Pagoda orders
27
Ziggurats are also called:
Sacrificial altars
Holy Mountain
Dwelling house of the gods
Holy Pyramid
28
The masterpiece of Gaudi showing elephantine skin walls
Sagrada Familia
Casa Blanca
Casa Mila
Casa Leticia
29
The pulpit on the west wall of a mosque:
Iwan
Mihrab
Mimbar
Sahn
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The proportioning system used by the Japanese in their domestic structures using tatami mats
nen
ken
gyo
zetsu
31
The cistern in the bahay na bato
dormitorio
aljibe
caida
azotea
32
The group and style influenced by abstract and cubist art, also called Neoplasticism:
Jugenstijl
De stijl
Arts & Crafts
Modernismo
33
The best preserved Incan structure
Machu Picchu
tikal
Chichen Itza
Teotihuacan
34
The first true pyramid and became the model for the succeeding pyramids built during the Early Kingdom of Egyptian Civ?
Stepped Pyramid of Zoser
Red Pyramid of Snefru
Stepped Pyramid of Snefru
Pyramid of Cheops
35
In churches, the pulpit for reading the epistles and the gospel
apse
narthex
baldachino
ambo
36
Architect of Iglesia ni Cristo churches
Juan Arellano
Juan Nakpil
Diego Hervas
Carlos Santos Viola
37
The dome of the US Capitol in Washington DC was patterned from the dome of what Renaissance masterpiece?
The Tempietto
Florence Cathedral
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Peter's Basilica
38
Found in the Tiboli house, it is regarded as the area of honor as it is where the head of the house entertains guests
kohu
desyung
Finaryon
kotel
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Upright stone slab containing name of the dead in Egypt:
Mastaba
Serdab
Sarcophagus
Stele
40
In a Muslim mosque, it is the fountain at the center of the open court
Fawwara
Kibleh
Minaret
Madrasa
41
What is the picturesque skyscraper in New York that Daniel Burnham built?
Empire state building
Seagram building
Flatiron building
Capitol building
42
The architect of the Olympic stadium in Athens, 2004
Santiago Calatrava
Cesar Pelli
Randy Orton
Norman Foster
43
The Egyptian Temple with four huge seating sculptures of Rameses II at its facade is:
Ramesseum
Great Temple, Abu Simbel
Great Temple of Amon, Karnak
Hall of Hundred Columns
44
The Art Noveau in Spain is known as
Modernismo
Le Moderne Style
Stile Liberty
Sezessione
45
The largest temple in the world
Hagia Sophia
St. Peter's Cathedral
Angkor Wat
Borobodur, Java
46
Largest and oldest cave dwelling found in Palawan
Catlac Cave
Tabon Cave
Monfort Cave
Bathala cave
47
The smallest fort built by the early Spanish settlers in Manila
Fort of July
Fort San Sebastian
Fort San Pedro
Fort Santiago
48
The first Architect recorded in History
Cheops
Imhotep
Rameses II
Tomas Mapua
49
The famous and highest Art Deco skyscraper in New York city
Chrysler building
Seagram Building
Rockefeller building
Empire state building
50
Greek Temple characterized with a row of columns in the front and rear
Peripteral
Wastyle
Amphiprostyle
Peristyle
51
What is the 'eye' in the middle of the Pantheon's dome?
Oculus
Eye of Agamotto
Speculus
Domus
52
Who designed the dome of the Florence Cathedral
Filippo Brunelleschi
Fillippo Bruneleschi
Filippo Bruneleschi
Filippo Brunellechi
53
What do you call the reclaimed land of the Aztecs used for farming and growing produce?
Machuca
Quipu
Chinampas
Intihuatana
54
Who is hte first Filipino registered Architect
Juan Nakpil
Leandro Locsin
Tomas Mapua
Pablo Antonio
55
A recess in wall, often designed to accommodate a statue
mirab
niche
rustication
pedestal
56
Decorative column in the middle of a Romanesque church portals:
clustered pier
cypress columns
trumeau
tympanum
57
In a Muslim mosque, the west wall containing the niche and pulpit at the center of the open court
Qibla
Minaret
Mimbar
Mihrab
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The traditional Maranao Royal house
Kodal
Barimbingan
Torogan
Walay
59
Tallest unoccupied and unfinished building in the world
Goryeo Hotel
Tower of Pisa
Ryugyong Hotel
Sagrada Familia
60
How was San Agustin Church able to withstand earthquakes?
Miraculous divine intervention
crypt of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi is inside
church was planned in segments
Interiors are shaped like the haul of a ship
61
Buddhist sacred mounds found inside the chaityas or cave temples
dagoba
stupa
wat
torana
62
What do you call the late period of French Renaissance?
Baroque
Rococo
Transition period
High Renaissance
63
The largest Catholic church in Asia
Manila Cathedral
Taal Basilica
Sto Domingo church
Our Lady of Manaoag
64
A portion of the wall above the architrave often adorned with bas relief
pediment
frieze
metope
triglyph
65
Who are the architects of St. Basil's Cathedral, Russia?
Putin & Romanoff
Demetrius & Barma
Barma & Posnik
Ivan the Terrible & Vlad the Impaler
66
Architects of PBCOM building in Makati
Arquitectonica
Kohn Pederson Fox
SOM
Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
67
The grand mosque in Mecca where all the mosques point towards
Al-Haram Mosque
Friday Mosque
Sultahnamet Mosque
Famimasjid
68
The Manila Cathedral in Intramuros is what style of architecture?
Byzantine
Gothic
Renaissance
Romanesque
69
Declared a national landmark in 1973, it is the 1st of all steel buildings in the Philippines
San Sebastian church
Intendencia Building
Philippine Normal School
Steel Asia HQ
70
The architectural icon of the Industrial Age
Crystal Castle
Crystal Palace
Crystal arcade
Crystal Tower
71
The very first Art Nouveau building in the world by Victor Horta:
Hotel Tassel, Belgium
Freidrichstrasse, Vienna
Horta's residence
Metropolitan station, Paris
72
This is a Japanese gateway usually with three openings
bogyo
garbagriha
tatami
torii
73
An Egyptian gateway:
Pylon
obelisk
sphinx
Propylea
74
The decorative pedestal for an ornament or statue placed atop the pediment of a Greek temple or the peak of a roof
Antefixae
Acroterion
Apoditerion
Anthemion
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Defense feature of medieval castles filled with water
well
crenels
bailley
moat
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The enclosure around a moat and bailey consisting of wooden stakes called pales
Palestro
Palesieur
Palident
Palisade
77
The architect of the Petronas towers in KL, showcasing geometries and represents the unity of their people
Norman Foster
Ieoh Ming Pei
Cesar Pelli
SOM
78
The straight tower shaft, generally standing alone. Example of this is the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Minaret
Baptistery
Gargoyle
Campanile
79
What is the architectural style of the Metropolitan theater designed by Juan Arellano?
Art Deco
Post Modern
Gothic
Classical Revival
80
Renaissance architect that planned the city of Rome with obelisks as waypoint landmarks to the city nodes:
Domenico Fontana
Antonio de Sanggano
Michaelangelo Buonarotti
Andrea Palladio
81
The British Royal family's residence designed with Saracenic features by John Nash
Buckingham Palace
Brighton Royal Pavilion
Windsor Castle
Doge's palace
82
Whos is the architect of the church of the Holy Sacrifice
Juan Nakpil
Leandro Locsin
Napoleon Abueva
Carlos Fransisco
83
Computer controlled mechanism that protect buildings from future earthquake damage
dampers
Earth pads
shock absorbers
segmented cells
84
The decorative pedestal for an ornament or statue placed atop the pediment of a Greek temple or the peak of the roof
Antefixae
Anthemion
Antefixae
Acroterion
85
food storage in the bahay na bato
aljibe
dispensa
banggera
dema
86
The house designed by Le Corbusier which reflected his 5 points of modern architecture:
Villa Savoye, Poissy
Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
Sagrada Familia
Le Contemporaine
87
Overhanging the 2nd floor of the bahay na bato
alcoba
azotea
balcon
volada
88
The concrete sculptural qualities of the Einstein Tower in Germany was the masterpiece of:
Walter Gropius
Le Corbusier
Erich Mendelsohn
Albert Einstein
89
Hindu temple showing reliefs of the Kama Sutra
Kinkakuji temple
Orissan temple
Patlava Temple
Khajuraho temple
90
This is a gateway to a Dravidian temple
gopuram
hypathrae
torii
torana
91
In Medieval castles, what do you call the small openings that aid in ventilation and where arrows were fired from?
Loopholes
Barbicans
Battlements
Machicolations
92
Painting technique used to articulate walls trended during renaissance, where color pigment is applied on wet plaster.
trompel'oiel
bas relief
faux painting
frescoe
93
The first Pritzker prize laureate. The architect of the AT&T building
Philip Johnson
Peter Behrens
Renzo Piano
Lous Sullivan
94
Contemporary Museum in Paris described with exposed utility lines in its facade
Lloyd's building
Guggenheim museum
The Louvre
Center Georges Pompidou
95
The architect of the Geodesic dome
Buckminster Fullest
Buckminster Fuller
Bucky Barnes
Buckmeister Fuller
96
Gothic fenestrations had Lancet arches while Ancient Roman fenestrations had:
Venetian Arch
Corbelled Arch
Round Arch
Triangular Arch
97
In Mesopotamia, the Palace Complex of Persepolis was initially built by:
King Xerxes
King T'Challa
King Nebuchadnezzar
King Darius
98
It is domical mound containing relics of Buddha
Sikra
Stupa
Lath
Ta'is
99
Roman mosaic net-like/grid pattern
Opus sectile
opus incertum
opus reticulatum
opus quadratum
100
Taj Mahal was built for:
Mumtas Mahal
Shah Jahan
Muntaz Mahal
Mumtaz Mahal