HISTORY OF

ARCHITECTURE
Adan, Xyrus
Dela Paz, Pauline
Santos, Aliah Gabrielle
Sarmiento, Gwendolyn
1. An Assyrian human-headed winged bull is called:

a. Ishtar
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b. Lamassu
c. Ur
d. Kremastos
B. LAMASSU
● Assyrian winged bull
relief

● Protected and
supported important 3
doorways in Assyrian
palaces

● Has 5 legs

● The cap symbolizes

divinity and the belt
signifies its power
2. A characteristic feature of Gothic construction, which is
a narrow window with a sharp pointed arch typical of
Early English Gothic Architecture.

a. Flying buttress 4

b. Tympanum
c. Groin vault
d. Lancet
D. LANCET WINDOW

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3. Notre Dame in Paris, Lincoln Cathedral in
England, and Westminister Hall in London are all
examples of which of the following styles of
architecture?
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a. Art Nouveau
b. Gothic
c. Romanesque
d. Renaissance
 B. GOTHIC

NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL LINCOLN CATHEDRAL

B. GOTHIC

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WESTMINISTER HALL
4. A sacred monument of Buddhist architecture
usually dedicated to Buddha & houses important
relics of Buddha.

a. Stupa 10

b. Torana
c. Sanchi
d. Vihaya
 A. STUPA

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● most important structure

● usually made of brickworks, with railings & gateways

5. One of the important public buildings in Greek
architecture is ______, a meeting place for the
elected councils.

a. Palaestra 12

b. Stoa
c. Odeon
d. Bouleuterion
D. BOULEUTERION

● was usually a rectangular

building with banked seats
facing inwards on 3 sides or
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arranged as semi-circles.

● as 500-1,200 seating capacity

6. A plain, smooth stone section between triglyphs.
Sometimes, these had statues of heroes or gods on
them.

a. Entablature 14

b. Metope
c. Echinus
d. Shaft
B. METOPE

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7. The room for oils and unguents in the thermae.

a. Apodyteria
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b. Calidarium
c. Sudatorium
d. Unctuarium
 D. UNCTUARIUM
● also known as anointing room, where they had various
oils rubbed onto their skin

● part of a typical roman bath 17

8. A small private bath found in Roman houses or
palaces.

a. Balneum
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b. Domus
c. Insulae
d. Thalamus
 A. BALNEUM
● DOMUS - types of house occupied by the upper classes

● INSULAE - similar to an apartment building ; houses

most of the urban citizen population of Rome 19

● THALAMUS - sleeping room of a megaron

9. Who is the father of Renaissance architecture?

a. Leon Battista Alberti

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b. Bramante
c. Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini
d. Filippo Brunelleschi
D. FILIPPO BRUNELLESCHI
● First Renaissance
architect

● developed the first

concept of elevator 21

● devised linear
perspective
10. Also called “Holy Mountains”; only the Astrology
priest can penetrate it.

a. Mosque
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b. Chateaux
c. Ziggurat
d. Nymphaeum
 C. ZIGGURAT
● believed to be dwelling
places for gods

● Mesopotamians believe 23
that the higher the
ziggurats go, the nearer
they are to their gods.
 C. ZIGGURAT

NYMPHAEUM

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CHATEAUX

GREAT MOSQUE, IRAQ

11. The most famous and the oldest Shinto temple in
Japan; enshrines the sun goddess Amaterasu
Omikamu

a. Himeji Castle 25

b. To
c. Ise Shrine
d. The Temple of Heaven
C. ISE SHRINE
● Amaterasu Omikamu -
believed to be the
ancestor of the Japanese
Imperial family
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● composed of Inner Shrine
and Outer Shrine

● The buildings of the two

shrines and the bridges
leading to the shrine
compound gets
constructed every 20
years
 C. ISE SHRINE

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HIMEJI CASTLE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN

12. Courtyard of a mosque is known as _____

a. Minaret
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b. Musalla
c. Harem
d. Sahn
D. SAHN

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13. Style in England as part of the picturesque
movement; typical “main street” commercial
architecture in the midwest

a. Italianate 30

b. Second Empire Style

c. Federal Style
d. Early colonial
 A. ITALIANATE

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ITALIANATE SECOND EMPIRE STYLE

FEDERAL STYLE EARLY COLONNIAL STYLE

14. One of the earliest forms of dwelling in China
covered with domed upshell of mud.

a. Pit or Cave
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b. Simple House
c. Platform House
d. Nipa Hut
 A. PIT OR CAVE

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has gable roof w/ thatch (made of straw) and rafters made up of

SIMPLE HOUSE - wood. wall are either wood or mud.

raised shelters as solution to the warm weather and flooding

PLATFORM HOUSE - and as protection to wild animals.
stilt house indigenous to the cultures of the Philippines.
NIPA HUT -
15. One of the colors in pillars used in China that
symbolizes the social status of being an Emperor.

a. Blackish 34

b. Blue Green
c. Gentry Yellow
d. Red
 D. RED

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QUANFU TEMPLE FORBIDDEN CITY

Prince
BLACKISH -
Royal Officials
BLUE GREEN -
other Officials
GENTRY YELLOW -
16. A Chinese structure that is surrounded by parks
and lakes.

a. Ming Tang 36

b. Pagoda
c. Talisman
d. Pai lou stone
 C. TALISMAN

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MING TANG PAGODA PAI LOU STONE

Royal Hall Tiered tower Gateway
17. He was the epitome of an artist-genius, being
called the “Universal Man”.

a. Rafaello Sanzio 38

b. Leonardo da Vinci
c. Donate d’Angelo Bramante
d. Michelangelo Buonarroti
 B. LEONARDO DA VINCI

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● His sketches dealt on varied matters of Botany,

Geology, Zoology, Hydraulics, Military Engr.,
Animal lore, Anatomy, and aspects of Physical
Science including Mechanics, Perspective, Light
and Color.
● Studied in detail the human body and The Vitruvian Man
contributed immeasurably to our knowledge of
Physiology and Psychology.
18. The artist behind PIETA, Mother Mary carrying
the dead body of Christ in her lap.

a. Rafaello Sanzio 40

b. Leonardo da Vinci
c. Donate d’Angelo Bramante
d. Michelangelo Buonarroti
D. MICHELANGELO
BUONARROTI
● Sculptor, Painter, Architect,
Poet, and Engineer.
● in 1508, he painted the
ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 41
with the theme CREATION,
FALL, AND REDEMPTION
PIETA
OF HUMANITY
● took over the supervision of
the building of the new St.
Peter’s and eventually
redesigning the basilica
itself
SISTINE CHAPEL CEILING
19. An architectural style with dramatic, dynamic,
and decorative composition to the point of over
detailing.

a. Rococo 42

b. Art Nouveau
c. Baroque
d. Gothic
 C. BAROQUE

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Il Gesu, Rome St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican Palace Versailles, France

● Originated in Rome, Italy and spread to most

of Europe
● “barroco” meaning irregularly shaped pearl
● Dynamic composition
● The style if unstructural, theatrical, over
ornamented and grotesque
● With strong contrast of light and dark
planes, shades, and shadows.
 CASA BATTLO by Antonio Gaudi German Rococo Interior
ART NOUVEAU ROCOCO
● Organic, long, sinuous ● Ornate and used light
lines. colors, asymmetrical
● employed most often in designs, curves, florid,
interior design, jewelry, and with a graceful
and glass design. approach.
● Deliberate attempt to ● More evident in small art
create a new style, free of - furniture, utensils, and
the imitative historicism accessories.
that dominated much of ● Rococo exterior was
the 19th centure art and simple but lavish and
design extravagant in the
interiors.
Notre Dame, Paris 44
GOTHIC
● Architecture that values
height and exhibits an
intricate and delicate
aesthetic.
● Exaggerated arches,
increased vaulting, and
enlarged windows.
● Typical architectural
features were rib vaults,
flying buttresses, pointed
gothic arches, stained
glass windows
20. Type of decorative technique with flaux finish of
gold and bronze

a. Gilding 45

b. Ornamenting
c. Carving
d. None of the above
A. GILDING

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21. Term used for the architects in the Medieval
Period, usually the one behind all the conception
and design of all the projects uring the period
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a. Mason
b. Master Builder
c. Grand Maester
d. Master Mason
D. MASTER MASON 48
22. Functional waterspouts during the Gothic era
that were said to scare off evil spirits.

a. Flying Buttress 49

b. Gargoyle
c. Pointed Arch
d. Oculus
B. GARGOYLE

● sculptural waterspout, placed to prevent

rainwater from running down masonry
walls.
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● Gargoyles were sculpted on the ground
and placed as the building neared
completion. S
● Heightens a sense of allegory and the
fantastic.
● Used to direct the weight of the vaulted roof
downward along its ribs. Unlike the earlier
● Pointed arches helped restrict and selectively
transfer the load onto columns and other load-
bearing supports, thereby freeing up the walls.

POINTED ARCH

● Spider-leg like in appearance, a flying

buttress was originally instated as an
aesthetic device.
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● Later, they were converted into ingenious
structural devices that transferred the dead-
load of the vaulted roof to the ground.
FLYING BUTTRESS

● Window design established during the Gothic

period
● Circular oculus held stained-glass.

THE OCULUS
23. Sculpted ornamental and web-like appearance
found primarily in vaults to disguise the awkward
intersections made by the meeting of moulded ribs.
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a. Bosses
b. Keystones
c. Pinnacles
d. Both a and b
D. BOTH A AND B

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24. A type of Buddhist and Hindi temple found in
Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand.

a. Wat 54

b. Thai Wat
c. Thai House
d. Chedi
A. WAT

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WAT BENJA, THAILAND

25. A group of buildings in Thailand each serving a
particular purpose.

a. Wat 56

b. Thai Wat
c. Thai House
d. Chedi
B. THAI WAT

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26. A Roman building type used for the display of
mortal combats; sand from the arena absorbs the
blood of the combatants.

a. Amphitheater 58

b. Theater
c. The Colosseum
d. Flavian Amphiteater
A. AMPHITHEATER

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THE AMPHITHEATER OF POMPEII

One of the earliest known Roman amphitheatres, in the 1800s.
 ● Roman building adapted from the Greeks.
● Restricted to a semi-circle.
● theatrical practices and performances in the
beginning of 4th century B.C.

THEATER
Roman Theater in Israel

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● An oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city
of Rome, Italy.
● Largest amphitheatre ever built.
● massive three tiers of countless arcades.
● classic orders superimposed on the walls.

THE COLOSSEUM
or FLAVIAN AMPHITEATER
The Colosseum, Rome
27. Sphinxes in Egyptian architecture are mythical
monsters with the body of a lion and a head of a
_________, except:

a. Man 61

b. Ram
c. Woman
d. Snake
D. SNAKE

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A SPHINX’S HEAD CAN

EITHER BE A:
MAN
WOMAN
RAM
HAWK / FALCON
28. Monumental gateway to an Egyptian temple
consisting with slanting walls flanking the entrance
portal

a. Pylon 63

b. Obelisk
c. Oval
d. Capital
A. PYLON

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29. An ancient Egyptian rectangular, flat-topped
funerary mound, with battered sides, covering a
burial chamber below the ground

a. Pyramid 65

b. Mastaba
c. Royal pyramid
d. Sphinx
B. MASTABA
PYRAMID

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MASTABA SPHINX
30. A massive funerary structure of stone or brick
with a square base and four sloping triangular sides
meeting at the apex

a. Pyramid 67

b. Mastaba
c. Obelisk
d. Sphinx
 A. PYRAMID

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MASTABA

PYRAMID
SPHINX OBELISK
31. Richly carved coffin

a. Mastaba 69

b. Sarcophagus
c. Mastabe
d. Sarchopagus
B. SARCHOPHAGUS

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32 The grandest of all Egyptian temples, was not
built upon one complete plan but owes its size,
disposition and magnificence to the work of many
kings

a. Mortuary Temple 71

b. The Great Temple of Ammon, Karnak, Thebes

c. The Great Pyramid of Cheops
d. Cult Temple
 B. THE GREAT TEMPLE OF
AMMON, KARNAK, THEBES
MORTUARY AND CULT ARE THE
TWO TYPES OF TEMPLES IN EGYPT.

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THE GREAT TEMPLE OF

AMMON/AMUN, KARNAK, THEBES
THE GREAT PYRAMID OF CHEOPS
33. The orders of architecture during Greek period

a. Doric and Ionic 73

b. Tuscan and Composite

c. Corinthian, Ionic, and Doric
d. Doric, Ionic, and Composite
C. CORINTHIAN, IONIC, AND
DORIC

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34. The portion of the pedestal between its base
and cornice. A term also applied to the lower
portions of walls when decorated separately

a. Stylobate 75

b. Crepidoma
c. Coffers
d. Dado
D. DADO

COFFERS 76
35. The sharp edge formed by the meeting of two
surfaces separating the flutes or channels of a doric
order

a. Flutes 77

b. Arris
c. Fillets
d. Flints
B. ARRIS

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36. A simplified version of the doric order

a. Ionic 79

b. Composite
c. Doric
d. Tuscan
D. TUSCAN

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37. Divided into how many shallow flutes is a doric
column’s shaft?

a. 15 81

b. 20
c. 25
d. 30
B. 20

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38. Four-horsed chariot, in sculptured form, often
surmounting a monument

a. Quadriga 83

b. Quadripone
c. Quadrilateral
d. Quadriot
A. QUADRIGA

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39. The building that served as a senate house for the chief
dignitaries of the city and as a palace where distinguished
visitors and citizens might be entertained.

a. Prytaneion
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b. Bouleuterion
c. Stylobate
d. Thersihon
A. PRYTANEION

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40. Enclosure formed by huge stones planted on the
ground in circular form.
a. Menhir
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b.Tumulus
c. Dolmen
d. Cromlech
D. CROMLECH

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41. The sacred enclosure found in the highest part of a
Greek city is called:
a. Peribolas
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b. Pteroma
c. Temenos
d. Corps de Logis
C. TEMENOS

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42. Which of the following is a major contribution of
Early Christian architecture?
a. Column and lintel
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b. Basilican type of cruciform plan
c. Exterior peristyle
d. Corbelled arch
B. BASILICA TYPE OF CRUCIFORM PLAN

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43. Invented reinforced concrete in France.
a. Francois Hennebique
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b. Erich Mendelsohn
c. Le Corbusier
d. Mies van de Rohe
A. FRANCOIS HENNEBIQUE

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44. The final plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by
Carlo Maderna.
a. French Cross
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b. English Cross
c. Latin Cross
d. Roman Cross
C. LATIN CROSS

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45. In ancient Greece and Rome, a storeroom of any
kind, but especially for storing wine.
a. Anthemion
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b. Apotheca
c. Antefix
d. Acroterion
B. APOTHECA

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46. The open court in an Italian palazzo.
a. Cortel
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b. Tumuli
c. Dipteral
d. Prytaneion
A. CORTEL

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47. The most beautiful and best preserved of the Greek
theaters.
a. Pinacotheca
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b. Podium
c. Epidaurus
d. Odeoin
C. EPIDAURUS

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48. Gothic architecture greatly develop during 1200's through the
introduction of the flying buttress to support high vaulted ceiling,
enlarge clerestory windows, and greatly maximized the interior space of
the church. Who among the following Gothic church was first innovated
and successfully achieve the used of flying buttress?
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a. Notre Dame Cathedral
b. Chartres Cathedral
c. Salisbury Cathedral
d. Reims Cathedral
B. CHARTRES CATHEDRAL

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49. Smallest cathedral in the world. (Byzantine period)

a. Cathedral of San Giovanni, Rome 105

b. Little Metropole Cathedral, Athens

c. Sao Paulo Cathedral, Brazil
d. Aachen Cathedral, Germany
C. LITTLE METROPOLE CATHEDRAL,
ATHENS

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50. The Greek male statue used as columns is known
as:

a. Canephorae 107

b. Quadrigas
c. Telamones
d. Osiris
C. TELAMONES

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