History and Theory of ArchitectureTaken from UST Architecture Undergraduate Assessment Test (USAT) by Arch. Norma I. AlarconRecommended review material for UST Preboard ExamPrepared by: arkireviewph.multiply.com

The space reserved for the bishop at the end of the church is _____.NaveDomeBemaapse

2. Church plan of the Early Christian is _______.BasilicanGreek crossLatin crossCalvary crossByzantineRomanesque

3. In the E. Christians church atrium is a fountain of water for ablutions that is similar to our present day.StoupWater basinCisternmoatA deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, town; defense against attacks.

4. The high altar is covered above by a canopy called _____.AmboConfessionBaldachinoCarpet

5. The space for clergy and choir is separated by a low screen wall called _____.PodiumAmboCancelliCiborium

6. The Iconoclastic Movement during the Byzantine period forbade the use of ______ for representations.Glass mosaicStatuesGargoylesCarvings

7. Due to its length, the E.Christian church gives an impression of ____.HorizontalityAirinessSpaciousnessMagnificence

8. When the dome and the pendentives are part of the same sphere, the dome is classified as ____.AcuteDoubleSimpleComplex

9. The masterpiece of Byzantine architecture is ____.S. Vitale, RavennaS. Mark, VeniceS. Sophia, ConstantinopleS. Theodore, Constantinople

10. For pictorial representations, the head and shoulders of Christ is placed on the ____. WallsCeiling of apseCeiling of the domePendentives A, B & C: ByzantineRepresentation of Saints& life of JesusVirgin childFor Evangelist

11. Principal material for the Byzantine architecture ____.MarbleGraniteAdobeBrick

12. Church plan of the Romanesque Church _____.Fleur de lisPapal crossLatin crossGreek

13. Character of Romanesque architecture is _____.Sober and dignifiedSimplicity and harmonyLofty and inspiring qualityStructural honesty

14. In Romanesque architecture, door and window openings have jambs or sides formed in a series of receding moulded planes known as _____. OrdersPiersMouldingsOrnaments

15. Characteristic feature of Romanesque in N. Italy is the wheel window and the _____.Flying buttressCentral projecting porchCaryatid porchfanlightGreek architecture

16. Walls of the Romanesque churches are relieved by shallow buttresses or pilaster strips, connected at the top by ____. Wheel windowCorbel archesCorniceColumns

17. The church which is half-Gothic, half-Renaissance and known present as S. Maria del Fiore is ____.Pantheon, RomeFlorence CathedralS. Andrea, MantuaSuperga, Turin

18. In Gothic architecture, the upper story of the nave walls rising above the aisle roof which is pierced with windows is the ______.Aisle vaultWalkways Blind storyClear storyGothic Architecture: flying buttress stained pointed arch

19. The characteristic Renaissance wall that have cut stones with strongly emphasized recess joints and smooth or roughly textured block faces is ____.Polychrome brickworkSgraffitoRusticated masonryPolygonal facing

20. It is known as the architecture of the curve line ____.RenaissanceArt nouveauGreekBaroque

21. It is very usual in English Gothic cathedrals to include a chapel in honor of the Virgin Mary called _____.Chantry chapelPerpetual chapelWidows Lady chapel

22. The ornamental pattern work in stone filling the upper part of a Gothic window is _____. Stained glassBillet mouldingTraceryKeystone

23. The characteristic Norman church in England is _____.YorkDurhamOxfordGuildford

24. The third largest Gothic cathedral in Europe is ______.BristolDoges palaceAmeinsCologne

25. The forerunner of Gothic in France was _____. Francois MansardVillard de HannecourtArnolfo di CambioChristopher Wren

26. The period known as the Early English period of the Gothic style in England and which is less massive in character and simple in ornament is the _____. LancetRayonnantRectilinearparallelsimpleRose window

27. It is the period in French Gothic which is characterized by flame-like or free-flowing window tracery.RectilinearCurvilinearArcuatedFlamboyant

28. One characteristic feature of German Gothic is its use of _____.LimestoneBrickMarbleConcrete

29. Gothic character of verticality was neutralized in Italy by_____.Corbel archesAnconesHorizontal cornicesSgraffito Graffiti. Decoration on walls..

30. Spanish Gothic interiors are characterized by the use of ____.RajasIconostasTorePiedra china Deco. Grilles

31. Gothic means _______.Architecture of the curve line.Departure of the curve line.RestorationResurrection of the curve line.

32. The earliest form of dwelling developed by man is the ______.HutRock caveMegarontipi

33. The Stonehenge is an example of ____.ZigguratStone circleStone rowPyramid Dolmen - tomb of standing stone capped with large horizontal slab.Cromlech-enclosure formed by huge stones planted on the ground in circular form.Menhir- single, large upright monolith, sometimesIn parallel rows reaching several miles. Monolith- stone

34. Early type of tomb architecture in Egypt was the _____.Mastaba Pyramid TholosAssuary

35. Characteristic feature of Egyptian external wall is that it is ______.LeveredBatteredPlainEmbattled

36. The torus mold in Egyptian temples were used to cover the _____ of the walls.AnglesBaseCorniceJambs

37. Persian architectural character is described as _____ and airy magnificence.HeavyVerticalLightSerene

38. Assyrian system of construction is essentially _____.TrabeatedArcuatedButtressedCantilevered

39. The favorite motifs of design of the Egyptians include the lotus papyrus and ______. PalmScarabRopeFeather

42. Structures which corners were made to face the four cardinal points were the _____.ZigguratTempleTombsPyramid Cardinal point: one of each of the four points of the compass - north, south,east, west.

41. The four-seated colossal statues of Rameses III are carved in the faade of the ______.Mammisi TempleGreat SerapeumRamesseumGreat Temple, Abu Simbel

42. The palace proper found in Assyrian palaces called _____.SeraglioKhanThalamusCaravanserais

43. Ziggurats are also called ______.Sacrificial altarsDwelling house of the godsPrecinctHoly mountain

44. The famous Hanging Gardens is found in the _____.Temple of MardukPalace of NebuchadnezzarPalace of SargonHouse of the Rising Sun

45. A style of decoration in architecture and applied art developed principally in France and Belgium toward the end of the 19th Century, characterized by organic and dynamic forms, whiplash lines and curving design.Art decoArt nouveauBeaux-artsNeo-classic

46. One of the most important architecture of the Early Victorian period and designed by Sir Joseph Paxton. Art decoCrystal palaceEiffel towerLibrary of St. Genevieve, Paris

47. Romanesque revival in the USA was introduced by ______.Louis KhanHenry H. RichardsonFrank Lloyd WrightRichard Upjohn

48. The architect whose works clearly express the principle of functionalism and was called the Father of Modern Architecture in the USA.Louis SullivanFrank Lloyd WrightRobert VenturiPhilip Johnson

49. The chief chamber containing the statue in Greek temple is___.OpisthodomosNaosIn-antisPeribolus

50. The passageway leading to the main vault of the tholos is called ______.SteleColumbariaSpinaDromos

51. The slight curvature of the Greek column is called ____.EntasisPlinthAbacusEchinus

52. The Roman palatial public bath.GymnasiumLaconicumTricliniaThermae

54. Structure used for gladiatorial contests.SpinaAmphitheatersSkeneTholos Center of hypodromestageBeehive, sleeping area

55. The Greek wrestling school is called ____.StoaGymnasiaPalaestraBouleuterion Colonnade shelterPhysical fitnessCouncil house

56. The sunk panels found in the ceiling of Greek temples is the______.MetopeQuadrigasAgoraLacunaria architrave4 horsesmarketLacunar: ceiling, soffit or vault adorned with pattern of recessed panels.

57. A temple arranged with a single line of columns surrounding the naos is called _____.PeristylePeripteralDodecastyleApteral Part of roman house, Inner colonnadeParthenon - all sides12 columns

58. A recess or alcove with raised seat where disputes took place is the ____.CrestRollockExedraeNiche Roof ornamentAlso rowlock, arrangement of bricksPart of church; large apsidal extension of interior volume, Also Exhedra. Ching p.35Shallow recess in wall For display

59. The triangular termination of the roof of a Greek temple.PedimentMutulesAntefixaeTriglyph Smaller Dentils

60. The popularly used column in the Greeks is _____.TuscanCorinthianIonicDoric

61. The traditional Maranao house for the ordinary members of the community is ____.WalayLaminToroganDema Tower at torogan; ladiesUpper classGreek house

62. The only surviving structure of the 1945 war in Intramuros is the _____.San Juan de Letran CollegeManila CathedralSan Agustin ChurchIglesia de San Ignacio

63. The private sleeping room in the bahay kubo is called ___.CaladoBangahanSilidTampipi storage

64. The mezzanine floor in the bahay na bato.AlcobaLatrinaEntresueloVolada

65. Found in the ground floor of the bahay na bato, it is where the carriages and saints floats or andas are usually kept.PatioEntresueloGaraheZaguan

66. This is the cistern found underneath the azotea.DemaAljibeCaladoDulang

67. The church in Bohol that contains the biggest number of murals on the walls and ceilings.LobocCortesLaonJagna 2nd oldestbiggestBurned downBaclayon is the oldest

68. It is the first all steel building in the Philippines.Manila HotelSan Sebastian ChurchIntendencia buildingPhilippine Normal School

69. The architect of the Philippine General Hospital.William ParsonsJuan ArellanoRalph DoaneTomas Mapua

70. The Chicago architect who prepared the Manila Plan under the American Colonial Period.George FenhagenEdgar BournePierce AndersonDaniel Burnham

71. He defined architecture as: utilitas, firmitas, venustas - generally translated as utility, firmness, and delight. Violet Le DucVitruviusLouis SullivanHenry Richardson Venustas translates as Beauty.

72. Roofs, domes, vaults and balustrades comprises the ______. Circulatory elementsStructural elementsProtective elementsDecorative elements of a structure

73. The _____ forms of a structure are organized according to their origin, composition and treatment.DecorativeStructuralProtectiveCirculatory

74. The line that is described as sturdy, masculine.StraightCurvedAmorphousIrregular

75. Is a decorative treatment when forms and shapes are arranged in a diminishing or increasing manner.RepetitionAlternationGradationRadiating

76. It has two dimensions and articulated with color, tone and texture.Platonic solidsVolumeSurfaceMass

77. The ____ of a form depends on its geometry as well as its orientation relative to the ground plane and our line of sight. It also signifies the degree of concentration and stability of a form.OrientationVisual inertiaPositionSilhouette

78. It works together with a practical design to the end that out of this collaboration grows a building which is not only functional but also pleasing in appearance.PartiAesthetic designFrom within to withoutFunctional design

79. It is a term used to describe the work of those architects who prefigured the International and Fucntionalist Period of the Modern Movement. It is the outward manifestation of a design through an individual articulation. OrganicEclecticExpressionismDeconstructivism

80. The easiest and simplest kind of balance is the purely symmetrical type in which the elements are arranged in precisely the same manner on either side of a central axis or line.Occult balanceFormal balanceSymmetrical balanceAsymmetrical balance

81. A German design school founded in Weimar in 1906. It became the most important and influential design school of the 20th Century.CIAMBauhausDeutscher WerkbundChicago School

82. Style fashionable in the 1920s and 1930s in industrial design, interior design and architecture. One of the best known building in this style is the Chrysler Building in New York City.Art DecoJugendstilFunctionalismHigh Tech

83. The architect of the AEG Turbine Factory, Berlin.Max BergWalter GropiusPeter BehrensGunther Bernisch

84. A movement initiated by Le Corbusier and characterized above all by the use of beton-brut raw, unfinished concrete.ClassicismBrutalismBaroque styleExpressionism

85. English architect and engineer, a leading representative of High Tech architecture. His projects include HK and Shanghai Bank, Hongkong, the Carre dArt Gallery, Nimes, the Reichstag, Berlin and the Great Court, London.Sir Norman FosterRichard Buckminster FullerTheo van DoesburgRobert Venturi

86. Swiss architect active in France, one of the most influential architects and theorists of the 20th Century. His works include Villa Savoye, Poissy; the Unite d;Habitation, Marseille; and the Pilgrimage Church, Ronchamp.Charles Edouard JeanneretCharles Rennie MckintoshRichard MeierLudwig Mies van der Rohe

87. Japanese movement founded in 1960 by a group of architects and city planners. Their aim was to ease urban congestion and expand cities by adopting innovative types of structure.MegastructureMetabolismModernismFunctionalism

88. American architect of Chinese origin. His firm is one of the largest architectural firms in the US. Buildings he designed included the Hancock Tower, Boston; Bank of China, Hongkong; and the Pyramid at the Louver, Paris.IM PeiCesar PelliKen YeangRenzo Piano

89. Less is a bore. Is the famous saying of _____.Louis SullivanFrank Lloyd WrightRobert VenturiLudwig Mies van der Rohe

90. A Filipino architect who designed the much acclaimed stage setting for the New York premier of Lucifer, danced by Fonteyn and Nureyev in honor of the Martha Graham dance companys golden anniversary.Juan NakpilFelipe MendozaPablo AntonioLeandro Locsin

91. The actual dimension in terms of length, width and depth.ShapeHeightLengthSize

92. The part of a connected series.LineLinkSidesArc

93. The contour and structure of an object as distinguished from its substance or from the matter composing it.AreaFaadeFormPerspective

94. That which deceives the eye.EntasisSuperimpositionPointTrompe Loeil

95. One of the most influential architect of the Italian Renaissance who proposed the seven most beautiful and proportionate manners of rooms.PalladioBramanteMichaelangeloBernini*not sure. Might be Palladio? Bramante was student of Palladio, Michaelangelo was a stone mason, Bernini was the last St.Peter architect.

96. A center of interest to the most important aspect of a design scheme. FocusFaadeElevationContrast

97. Architecture characterized by free, abstract, monumental form. MinimalismFunctionalismExpressionismBrutalism

98. Outline of the human face, distinctive outline.DominanceSide viewProfilePicture

99. The line or point where two things are joined or hinged.CornerJunctionAngleBoss

100. General formula to explain a phenomena ______.TheoryResearchSurveyTest

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