Elements Of Arhitecture
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- 1.In what country appeared the first skyscrapers?
- A.
USA
- B.
UK
- C.
FRANCE
- D.
DUBAI
- 2.
- In what city appeared the first skyscrapers?
- A.
London
- B.
Chicago
- C.
Paris
- D.
Clooj
- 3.
- In what country are built the most skyscrapers today?
- A.
China
- B.
India
- C.
Romania
- D.
USA
- 4.Which is the tallest building of the world?
- A.
Big Ben
- B.
Casa Poporului
- C.
Burj Khalifa
- D.
Becali's Palace
- 5.What is the name of the building with the largest unreinforced concrete dome?
- A.
Pantheon
- B.
Sagrada Familia
- C.
Hagia Sophia
- D.
Catedrala Mantuirii Neamului
- 6.
- The names of types of vaults
- A.
Barrel/tunnel vault, rib vault, groin vault, perpendicular vault, fan vault,cilindrical
- B.
Bank, FBI, Pablo Escobar
- C.
Reinforced and unreinforced
- D.
Medium, small, large, very large, humongous
- 7.
- What is the structural innovation of Gothic architecture?
- A.
Flying buttres (arc butant)
- B.
Using brick and stone instead of wood
- C.
Removing slave labour
- D.
Ronaldo in attack
- 8.
- What is the structural innovation of Industrial architecture?
- A.
Beams, columns, connecting pieces made of metal
- B.
Cement foundations
- C.
Hidroisolation
- D.
Coal treatment of wood
- 9.
- Why was Brutalist architecture employed?
- A.
Fortza Steaua
- B.
To create functional structures at a low cost
- C.
Why not?
- D.
To make more beautiful buildings
- 10.
- How was transmitted the information about architecture in Antiquity?
- A.
By sexual means
- B.
Using spies
- C.
War & Trade / "Comert si razboi"
- D.
Using traveling pigeons
- 11.How was transmitted the information about architecture in the Middle Age?
- A.
Through pilgrims and craftsmen
- B.
War & trade
- C.
Using infected rats
- D.
Through Royal marriages
- 12.
- Which is the architectural style of the American governmental buildings?
- A.
Terrorist
- B.
Neolithical
- C.
Post mortem
- D.
Neoclassical
- 13.
- Which is the opposite style to Gothic?
- A.
Traditional
- B.
Baroque
- C.
Romanesque
- D.
Modern
- 14.The 7 Wonders if the Ancient World
- A.
Great Pyramid of Gyza
- B.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- C.
Temple of Arthemis of Ephesus
- D.
Roman Colosseum
- E.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
- F.
Eiffel Tower
- G.
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
- H.
Colossus of Rhodes
- I.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
- J.
"Buddha the Guardian of India" statue
- 15.How were the Mycenaean cities?
- A.
Fortified
- B.
Spanning over large distances
- C.
Compact with massive walls
- D.
Unfortified
- 16.What was the context in which the skyscrapers appeared?
- A.
People wanted to reach God
- B.
People wanted to know who had it bigger
- C.
Land prices were rising so they built vertically
- D.
To protect from the wind
- 17.The flying buttress is the evolution of which structural element?
- A.
The brick
- B.
Dome
- C.
The dead slave
- D.
Pointed arch
- 18.What is the particularity of the column employed in the Minoan Civilization?
- A.
The upper part of the column is thicker
- B.
They were made out of wood
- C.
They were made out of sand
- D.
The middle part is thinner
- 19.
- Which of the 7 Wonders if the Ancient World were constructed for Gods?
- A.
Hanging Gardens of Baylon
- B.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
- C.
Samsara
- D.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
- E.
Colossus of Rhodes
- F.
Temple of Arthemis of Ephesus
- 20.What construction materials were employed in Art Nouveau style?
- A.
Forged iron
- B.
Wood
- C.
Glass
- D.
Horse shit
- E.
Steel
- F.
Concrete
- G.
Plastic
- 21.
- Which are the 3 Greek classical orders?
- A.
Ionic, Doric Corinthian
- B.
Baroque romanesque art noveau
- C.
1st, 2nd, 3rd
- D.
Pitagora, Newton, Liviu Guta
- 22.
- What construction materials were employed in Mesopotamia?
- A.
Burned brick (dried in the sun)
- B.
Horse shit
- C.
Lizard shit
- D.
Donkey shit
- 23.Which is the most important Postmodernist architect?
- A.
Robert Venturi
- B.
Roberto Cavalli
- C.
Antonio Vivaldi
- D.
Roberto Szilagi
- 24.Which is the expression that made the most important Postmodernist architect famous?
- A.
Less is more
- B.
Our soul can only live through art
- C.
Less is bore
- D.
"Lasa boss ca mere si asa"
- 25.Which is the expression that defines Modernism?
- A.
Less is bore
- B.
Less is more
- C.
Wood may break, but glass will shatter
- D.
Diamonds are forever
- 26.What is a groin vault?
- A.
Is produced by the intersection at right angles (90 deg.) of two barrel vaults
- B.
Most important vault of a bank
- C.
French vault
- 27.
- The perpendicular vaults were employed in which country?
- A.
Spain
- B.
England
- C.
Japan
- D.
China
- 28.The perpendicular vaults were employed in which style?
- A.
Gothic
- B.
Post modern
- C.
Neolithic
- D.
Baroque
- 29.What is a frame structure?
- A.
The loads and the seismic forces are taken by a structural system made of columns and beams made of reinforced concrete
- B.
Plm
- C.
Mai zi ceva
- 30.
- What is the difference between the Greek and the Roman temples?
- A.
Romans used arches between the columns, while the Greeks had just beams
- B.
Romans had more Goddesses
- C.
Roman temples had more stairs
- D.
Greek temples were only built inside the cities
- 31.Which is the most famous Christian Byzantine construction?
- A.
Hagia Sophia
- B.
Walls of Istanbul
- C.
Sagrada Familia
- D.
Trebuchet of Vienna
- 32.
- What architectural monument bears also the name the “Iron Lady”?
- A.
Hagia Sophia
- B.
Golden Gate bridge
- C.
Eiffel Tower
- D.
Big Ben
- 33.What is the real name of Gothic style?
- A.
French style
- B.
Italian style
- C.
German style
- D.
Oppa gangnam style
- 34.
- What is a pediment?
- A.
A pediment(fronton) is an element is classical, neo-classical and baroque architecture, consisting of a gable, originally of a triangular shape placed above the horizontal structure, typically supported by columns
- B.
A type of sediment
- C.
Not an impediment
- 35.From where the name Gothic (as style in architecture) comes?
- A.
Comes from the second part of the 12th century. “Gotic” comes from the word “gotico” which means “barbaric”
- B.
From Germany
- C.
From Italy
- D.
From Spain
- 36.Which style eliminates the ornaments?
- A.
Modern
- B.
Romanesque
- C.
Baroque
- D.
Greek
- 37.What is a mastabe?
- A.
A rectangular building with flat roof and inclined walls which represents the grave of the high ranked ancient Egyptians
- B.
A conical structure on top of churches and gypsy palaces
- C.
Ancient housing for livestock
- D.
The flag of a ship
- 38.What building revitalized the city Bilbao, in Spain?
- A.
Guggenheim museum
- B.
Stadium of Atletico Bilbao
- C.
The Great Port of Bilbao
- D.
St. Alfonso Airport
- 39.
- In which style were employed stained glass windows?
- A.
Gothic
- B.
Notre Dame
- C.
Baroque
- D.
Post modern
- 40.The architects from which style heavily criticized the Scottish Baronial style?
- A.
Modernist
- B.
Rennaisance
- C.
Baroque
- D.
Neolithical
- 41.In which area is supposedly pinned the Cradle of Civilization?
- A.
Africa
- B.
South America
- C.
China
- D.
Mesopotamia
- 42.
- The pendentive connects which elements?
- A.
Foundation and ground
- B.
Arch and dome
- C.
Walls and foundation
- D.
Floor and roof
- 43.At what century “the Battle of Styles” refers to?
- A.
19
- B.
21
- C.
22
- D.
17
- 44.The accessibility of the personal car led to what type of urban development?
- A.
Suburbs
- B.
Compacted
- C.
Chaotical
- D.
Skyscrapers
- 45.In which styles the optical manipulations and illusory effects are employed?
- A.
Romanesque
- B.
Brutalist
- C.
Baroque
- D.
Modern
- 46.In which period blobitecture manifest?
- A.
900-1200
- B.
1457-1504
- C.
1990-present
- D.
1860-1960
- 47.Which architectural styles are characterized through symmetry?
- A.
Rennaisance
- B.
Brutalist
- C.
Post modern
- D.
Post mortem
- 48.From which architectural style is the Guggenheim Museum, in Bilbao?
- A.
Deconstructivism
- B.
Modern
- C.
Baroque
- D.
Romanesque
- 49.Which is the material used for the exterior finishing layer of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao?
- A.
Titanium
- B.
Gold
- C.
Diamons
- D.
Glass
- 50.Which were the structural elements employed in Sydney Opera House in order to avoid the use of interior columns?
- A.
Heavy air
- B.
Fishing rope
- C.
Post-tensioned arches
- D.
Thoughts and prayers
- 51.Which plant inspired the structure and the aspect Taipei 101?
- A.
The legs of a dead hooker
- B.
Taiwan's native bamboo plant
- C.
Plastic straws
- D.
Burj khalifa
- 52.For how long Chrysler Building was the tallest building of the world?
- A.
11 months/1 year
- B.
3 years and 6 months
- C.
3 years
- D.
4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days
- 53.Which building dethroned Chrysler Building from the position of the tallest building of the world?
- A.
Empire State building
- B.
Mona Lisa
- C.
Taipei 101
- D.
Big Ben
- 54.Sagrada Familia is the masterpiece of which architects?
- A.
Antoni Gaudi
- B.
Antonio Banderas
- C.
Antonio Vivaldi
- D.
Francisco Franciscano
- 55.Which is the element that stabilizes Taipei 101 for the loads from wind?
- A.
Faith
- B.
Tuned mass damper
- C.
Open window plan
- D.
Stabilized traumatic concrete
- 56.Which is the architect named also “God’s architect”?
- A.
Pablo pi Cassa
- B.
Antoni Gaudi
- C.
Leonardo da Vinci
- D.
Constantin Brancusi
- 57.What is a curtain wall?
- A.
Outer wall of the building which is not structural (eg. from galss)
- B.
The wall behind a shower curtain
- C.
A folding wall
- D.
A wall over 5 m tall
- 58.The architecture of which country influenced the architecture in England?
- A.
Italy
- B.
France
- C.
Spain
- D.
Nova Scotia
- 59.Where is the Pantheon?
- A.
Rome
- B.
Syndey
- C.
Athens
- D.
Paris
- 60.What is the structural innovation in the dome of St. Paul Cathedral in London?
- A.
Triple dome
- B.
Double dome
- C.
Retaining wall
- D.
Triple walls
- 61.In which style Antoni Gaudi’s work can be placed?
- A.
Art Noveau, Modernist
- B.
Baroque
- C.
Romanesque
- D.
Brutalist
- 62.Which are the ornamental elements in high-tech architecture?
- A.
Exposed structural elements
- B.
Naked diamonds
- C.
Stone columns
- D.
Glass cubes
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