1. 6One of a number of short vertical members c.

Ambulatory
often circular in section used to support a stair d. Boss
handrail or a coping.
a. Baluster
b. Balustrade
c. Railings 8. A masonry unit laid so that its ends are
d. Steps exposed, overlapping two or more adjcacent
withes of masonry and tying them together; a
bonder.
2. An elevated closed stand in a church In which a. Stack bond
the preacher stands.
b. Flemish Bond
a. Tabernacle
b. Reliquary c. Stretcher bond
c. Pulpit d. Header
d. Altar

3. Fenestration is the arrangement and design 9. An Iong arcaded entrance porch to a Christian
of ________ in a building. basilican.
a. Door a. Aisle
b. Windows b. Altar
c. Overhangs c. Nave
d. Canopies d. Narthex
4. A public open place, surrounded by buildings;
may vary in shape and in civic purpose.
a. Piazza 10. Helm Roof is a type of roof in which ______
b. Balcony faces rest diagonally between the gables and
c. Terrace converge at the top.
d. None of the above a. Five
b. Four
c. Three
d. Two
5. The triangular space enclosed by the curve of
an arch, a vertical line from its springing, and
a horizontal line through its apex.
a. Keystone 11. Sited and designed to secure the routes from
coastal ports to Jerusalem. They were generally
b. Triangular
designed on a Byzantine pattern derived from the
c. Spandrel ancient Roman 'castrum' or legionary fort.
d. Lantern a. Coastal fortifications
b. Strategic and indian castles
c. Pilgrim forts
6. A masonry unit laid horizontally with its length d. City walls
in the direction of the.face of the wall.
a. Stretcher
b. Stretcher bond 12. A sloped embankment in front of a fortification so
c. Flemish bond raised as to· bring an advancing· enemy into the
d. Soldier most direct line of fire.
a. Glacis
b. Bent entrance
7. A bust on a. square pedestal instead of a c. Talus
d. Allure
human body, used in classic times to mark
boundaries on highways, and used
decoratively in Renaissance times.
a. Hermes
b. Salon
13. A projecting wall or parapet · allowing floor b. Turrent
openings through which molten lead, pitch, c. Turret
stones, were dropped on an enemy below. d. None of the above
a. Merlons
b. Loggia
c. Parapet 20. Are nearly always pitched, averaging 55 degrees;
d. Machicolations they are rare in churches after C. 1400. The
fundamental form of roof in the South-east was
that composed of 'couples' of rafters, each pair
14. A vaulted basement of a ch£ir.ch or secret separate without a ridge-piece; but as the rafters
passage, often wholly or partly below ground level. exercised outward thrust they were usually joined
Also a crypt. together by a collar, or pair of collars, or were
a. Cellar stiffened further by braces· from collar to rafters.
b. Under croft a. Collar Braced Roof
c. Solar b. Hammer Beam roof
d. Lapped c. Timber roof
d. Trussed Rafter roof

15. A joint formed by placing one piece partly over

another and uniting the overlapped portions. 21. Is irregular in plan and the most poetic of all the
a. Lapped Spanish cathedrals. The two western towers, with
b. Solar open-work spire recall cologne, and a richly
c. Cellar treated central lantern or "cimborio" is a feature of
d. Under croft the exterior.
a. Toledo Cathedral
b. Burgos Cathedral
16. Places for worship, in churches, in honour of c. Gregorio Vallaloid
particular saints. Sometimes erected as separate d. Barcelona Cathedral
buildings.
a. Church
b. Chapel 22. A basin for holy water, sometimes free
c. Transept standing but more often affixed to or carved
d. Nave out of a wall or pillar near the entrance of a
church.
a. Pulpit
17. A circular or polygonal apse when surrounded by b. Tabernacle
an ambulatory of which are chapels. c. Reliquary
a. Ambulatory d. Holy Water soup
b. Chapel
c. Chevet 23. in Italy, a palace, or a term applied to
d. Nave any public building or private residence which
is impressive.
a. Palazzo
18. Were generally built on mounds above rivers to b. Noble floor
command valleys and had thick walls and small c. Palazzo strozzi
windows to resist attack. d. None of the above
a. Townhouse
b. Old house 24. A support for a column statue or vase, it
c. Castle usually consists of a base, die, and cornice or
d. Country house cap mould.
a. Pedestal
b. Modillions
19. Small towers, often containing stairs, and fanning c. Pilaster
special features in mediaeval buildings. d. Palazzo
a. Tore
25. A Spanish arcaded or colonnaded court yard.
a. Reja
b. Veranda
c. Patio
d. Porch

26. The covering usually of wood boards or

plywood placed over exterior studding or
rafters of a building; provides a base for the
application of wall or roof cladding.
a. English bond
b. Sheathing
c. Stretcher
d. Soldier

27. A parapet having a series of indentations or

embrasures, between which are raised portions
known as merlons.
a. Battlement
b. Merlons
c. Drawbridge
d. Allure

28. A defensive grating, of massive iron or timber

movable, vertically in retaining grooves cut in the
jambs of a fortified gateway.
a. Bridge
b. Merlons
c. Portcullis
d. Machicolations

29. The cathedral of the ____ foundation are

those to which bishops have been more
recently appointed.
a. Monastic Foundation
b. Old foundation
c. New Foundation
d. All of the above.

30. The most important house in a country or village

neighbourhood.
a. Manor houses
b. Castle
c. Townhouse
d. Countryhouse
ANSWERS

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. D
10. B
11. C
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. A
16. B
17. C
18. C
19. C
20. D
21. B
22. D
23. A
24. A
25. C
26. B
27. A
28. C
29. C
30. A