Architecture Board Exam Mock Test

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SITE PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN- Encircle the letter of the correct answer. STRICTLY NO ERASURES. We will
deduct one point each for every erasure. Make sure to answer all the numbers. If not, we will deduct one point
again! Ok?
1. The field of ____ may be one of the deepest of all environmental professions.
a. Architecture
b. Engineering
c. Medicine
d. Cosmetology
2. These are the natural factors that affect the development and growth of urban areas. Which is not
included?
a. Climate
b. Potential for natural calamities
c. Slope and terrain and other forms of natural defenses
d. Dirt and bacteria
3. Which of these is not an innovation that influenced the development of early cities?
a. Urban design and development
b. The plow and rectilinear farming
c. The circular fencing and radiocentric planning
d. None of the above
4. It is a characteristic that goes from one place to another.
a. Eccentric
b. Nomadic
c. Optimistic
d. Semiotic
5. These are natural caves, enlarged by erecting piles of rocks at entrance.
a. Neanderthal living
b. Eccentric houses
c. Primitive dwellings
d. None of the above
6. An early settlement in Israel around 9000BC. The community is about 3000 people, it was 3 hectares in
size and enclosed with a circular stone wall.
a. Nile river
b. Jerusalem
c. Jericho
d. Mediterranean settlement
7. An early settlement in Cyprus around 5500 BC. It was the first documented city with streets. The main
street was narrow but had a wide terminal.
a. Jericho
b. Babylon
c. Israel
d. Khirokitia
8. An early settlement in Turkey around 7000BC. It was the largest Neolithic city with 13 hectares of land
for a population about 10k people. It was an intricately assembled complex without streets.
a. Jerusalem
b. Catalhoyuk
c. Jericho
d. Mediterranean settlement
9. In this era, cities in the Fertile Crescent were formed by the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys of
Mesopotamia.
a. 1000-2000BC
b. 1000-2000 AD
c. 3000-4000 BC
d. 3000-4000 AD
10. It is the oldest city in 3000-4000BC in the Fertile Crescent.
a. The city of Damascus
b. The city of Eridu
c. The city of Babylon
d. Mesopotamia
11. The oldest continually inhabited city in the Fertile Crescent.
a. The city of Damascus
b. The city of Eridu
c. The city of Babylon
d. Mesopotamia
12. It is the largest city in the Fertile Crescent with 80,000 inhabitants.
a. The city of Damascus
b. The city of Eridu
c. The city of Babylon
d. Mesopotamia
13. It is the civilization in 3000BC where there is urban mobility, no need for defensive walls, and there is a
dependence on the Nile River.
a. Indian civilization
b. Egyptian civilization
c. Citizens of Babylon
d. None of the above
14. It is Pakistan today, it was called ____ in 2500BC.
a. Indus Valley
b. Yellow River
c. Mesopotamia
d. Kilimanjaro
15. It is an administrative religious center with 40000 inhabitants in 2500BC.
a. Kilimanjaro
b. Miletus
c. Mohenjo-daro
d. None of the above
16. It is the land within the passes.
a. Mesopotamia
b. Nile river
c. Miletus
d. Yellow river valley of China
17. It is the largest city of the Yellow River Valley.
a. TongYang
b. Mao Tse
c. Anyang
d. None of the above
18. Elaborate network of cities in ____ were built by the Zapotecs, Mextecs, and Aztecs in rough rugged
land.
a. Mesopotamia
b. Mesoamerica
c. Miletus
d. None of the above
19. In ___ Greek Cities spread through the Aegean Region.
a. 700BC
b. 800 BC
c. 900 BC
d. 1900 BC
20. ___ is definded as a city-state. Most famous in the Acropolis. A religious and defensive structure up
on the hills, with no definitive geometric plan.
a. Neopolis
b. Polis
c. Sparta
d. None of the above
21. It is two of the largest cities in 700 BC.
a. Mesopotamia and Athens
b. Greece and Mesopotamia
c. Sparta and Athens
d. None of the above
22. It is cold the new and old cities.
a. Neopolis and paleopolis
b. Hippodamus and miletus
c. Anyang and Indus valley
d. None of the above
23. It is regarded as the first planned city.
a. Mesopotamia
b. Jericho
c. The city of Miletus
d. Damascus
24. Which of these is not part of the sections of Miletus?
a. Artisans
b. Neanderthals
c. Farmers
d. Military
25. The first noted urban planner is ___
a. Zapotecs
b. Hippodamus
c. Vitruvius
d. None of the above
26. ___adopted Greek forms but with different scale-monumental, had a social hierarchy.
a. Roman gates
b. Roman cities
c. Basilica
d. None of the above
27. It is the focal points of Roman city planning.
a. Roman cities
b. roman gates
c. roman forums
d. roman engineers
28. Romans as ____built forum after forum.
a. Conquerors
b. Gladiators
c. Citizens
d. None of the above
29. Romans as ____ built aqueducts, public baths, utility systems, fountains etc.
a. Architects
b. Scientists
c. Engineers
d. Contractors
30. Romans as _____ developed housing variations and other spaces.
a. Physical and psychological planners
b. Physical and social planners
c. Physical and mechanical planners
d. None of the above
31. In ___ religion dictates the way of life.
a. Feudalism
b. Roman ages
c. Medieval ages
d. None of the above
32. ___affected the urban design of most towns.
a. Capitalism
b. Optimism
c. Feudalism
d. Mechanism
33. The rise of the church as a main urban design component was signified in ____ and Sienna,Italy.
a. Mesopotamia
b. Yellow river
c. Babylon
d. Constantinople
34. Towns were ____ with winding roads and sequenced views of the Cathedral or military fortifications.
Expansion was limited to the size the city could support but was not limited in land area during
Medieval Ages.
a. Small and crowded
b. Overpopulated
c. Fine and intimate
d. Empty and small
35. New ____ towns in Europe were mostly Coastal port towns.
a. 12
th
Century
b. 11
th
Century
c. 15
th
Century
d. 13
th
Century
36. ____ is the center for commerce. There is a continuous increase in size while the power of the feudal
lords declined.
a. Greek Cities
b. Italian Cities
c. Feudalist Cities
d. Mercantilist Cities
37. This period is more into forms and Geometry. Arts and architecture thus became major element of
town planning and geometric forms of cities were proposed.
a. Medieval ages
b. Victorian period
c. Renaissance and Baroque periods
d. None of the above
38. ___ emerged as the city of culture and the arts and the first university town
a. Italy
b. Athens
c. Cairo
d. Vienna
39. _____ showcased palaces and gardens, best displayed in the plans of Lenotre for Versailes in France and
its adaptation in the design of Karisruhe in Germany.
a. Engineering
b. Interior design
c. Architecture
d. Landscape architecture
40. In this period, early American towns were primarily founded as colonial outposts with strong trading
ties to the mother country.
a. Byzantine empire
b. Medieval ages
c. Renaissance
d. Victorian period
41. ___ taken after the boug (military town) and fauborg (citizens town) of the medieval ages. These
towns did not have any regular street form.
a. Medieval city
b. Medieval organic city
c. Medieval ages
d. None of the above
42. ____ taken from the French bastide. These were new towns placed in previously unsettled areas. Most
bastides enjoyed locations in river valleys and were built in regular grid-like or radial form around
them.
a. Medieval city
b. Victorian era
c. Medieval bastide
d. None of the above
43. This town is built from King Philip IIs city guidelines that produced 3 types of towns the pueblo (civil),
the presidio (military) and the mission (religious).
a. The English Renaissance
b. Medieval Organic City
c. The Spanish Laws of the Indies town
d. None of the above
44. During the English Renaissance, these two cities developed as capitals in Chesapake Bay Region and
deisgned by Gov Col. Francis Nicholson.
a. Athens and Santorini
b. Annapolis and Williamsburg
c. Brooklyn and Tribeca
d. None of the above
45. Developments were driven by speculation with emphasis on equality.
a. The Speculators town
b. The Machine Age
c. The Mills in Manchester
d. None of the above
46. This signified as the change from manpower to assembly lines.
a. The stone age
b. The machine age
c. The primitive age
d. The computer age
47. He spearheaded the Reform Movement by proposing his ideal city meant for 800 to 1200 persons on at
least 600-1800 acres of land.
a. William Penn
b. Robert Owens
c. King Philip
d. None
48. It is an industrial village at _____ that was self-sufficient and complete with agricultural, light industrial,
educational and recreational facilities.
a. New Harmony
b. New Manchester
c. New Lanark Mills in Manchester
d. None of the above
49. It is a type of industrial village in Indiana built by Owens son.
a. New England
b. New Sound
c. New Farm
d. New Harmony
50. A group of New England Planners designed ___ in Massachusetts.
a. New Farm
b. Brook Farm
c. Old Farm
d. Bridge Farm
51. Cabet conceptualized the city of ____ in Red River, Texas
a. Damascus
b. Columbus
c. Icarus
d. Bicarius
52. ____ also designed a hypothetical industrial town, Une Cite Industrielle.
a. Tony Gruber
b. Tony Garland
c. Tony Garrison
d. Tony Garnier
53. ___ author of Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path to Social Reform first conceptualized the Garden Cities.
These are new cities built in the countryside with rail access to the original city.
a. Hyzen Howard
b. Enebezer Howard
c. Ebenezer Howard
d. None
54. ___ was the first developed Garden City started in 1902 nd designed by Raymond Unwin and Barry
Parker.
a. Brussels
b. Athens
c. Manchester
d. Letchworth
55. ___ the second Garden City built in 1920 was designed by Louis de Soisson.
a. Wynwyn
b. Welworth
c. Welwyn
d. Wenthworth
56. This was meant only for housing but with a variety of housing types lined along streets with terminating
axes on civic buildings in a large common green.
a. Hampsted Heath
b. Hampstead Garden City
c. Hampstead Garden Suburbs
d. None
57. The exact period of the City Beautiful era is vague, but theorist suggests it began with the ____
a. Victorian period 1885
b. Medieval ages 1880
c. Columbian Exposition in 1891
d. None of the above
58. ___ spearheaded the City Beautiful Movement with his design of Chicago and with his famous axiom
make no little plans they have no magic to stir mens blood
a. Daniel Burnham
b. Daniel Burham
c. Daniel Burntham
d. Daniel Burdham
59. Give the cities that he (answer to #58 ) designed. _________________
60. During the same era, ____ worked on the reconstruction of Paris.
a. Daniel Burdham
b. Daniel Burnham
c. Oscar Wilde
d. Baron Hausmann
61. Emphasis was on a linear connection between the place de concord., Arc de Triumph, and Eiffel tower
strengthened by a large boulevard now known as ____
a. Paris
b. Isle of White
c. Champs de Ellysee
d. None
62. The new capital of Brazil was designed by ___ with a lot of influence from Le Corbusier.
a. Lucio Acosta
b. Lucio Coste
c. Lucio Costa
d. None of the above
63. ____ was among the architects employed to design the buildings in Brasilia.
a. Oscar Wilde
b. Oscar Nietzche
c. Oscar Roi
d. Oscar Niemeyer
64. ___ was designed to be the capital of Punjab province in India
a. Brasilia
b. New Delhi
c. Chandigarh
d. None of the above
65. The original master plan of Chandigarh was by ___ but Le Corbusier eventually took over.
a. Albert Meyer
b. Albert Myer
c. Albert Mayer
d. None of the above
66. This citys design reflected the principles of the city beautiful movement with a triangular formation of
3 important buildings: the Court of Justice, the Parliament House and the Capitol building.
a. Sydney
b. Canberra
c. Wales
d. Victoria
67. The planned area of this city covers 2550 hectares yet growth beyond a population of 57000 people was
not contemplated as extremely low garden-city type density was envisioned.
a. New Delhi
b. Bali
c. Singapore
d. Canberra
68. The City of Towers was first conceptualized by Le Corbusier in his book ____
a. The Future of the Cities
b. The Cites of Yesterday
c. The Cities of The Present
d. The Cities of Tomorrow
69. Le Corbusier also planned ____ designed for a population of 3,000,000 people.
a. Le Miserables
b. Le Voulez
c. Le Contemporaine
d. None of the above
70. Who designed New Delhi? _____
71. He proposed that every family in the US live in one acre of land in a city complete with all necessary
amenities.
a. Wentworth Wright
b. Frank Lloyd Wright
c. Gilbert Wright
d. None of the above
72. He also suggested that 10 or more of these could possible replace all Manhattan buildings.
a. The Mile High Club
b. The Mile High Building
c. The Mile High Tower
d. None of the above
73. This city was proposed by Spanish Engineer____
a. Soria Inamorata
b. Soria Y Mata
c. Paolo Soleri
d. None of the above
74. This means that all resources are all inside and self-sufficient.
a. Ergomenopolis
b. Acropolis
c. Ecumenopolis
d. None
75. The floating city is designed by ____
76. An early type of Planned Unit development that had all amenities in one compound with multi-level
circulation patterns.
a. The floating city
b. The arcology alternative
c. The barbican development
d. None
77. ___ it is where vehicle traffic will be along rooftops
78. The Neighborhood Units ____ is the center of development and the size of the neighborhood was
dependent on the population of the school.
a. High School
b. Elementary school
c. University
d. None of the above
79. ___ was defined as the physical environment wherein social, cultural, educational and commercial are
within easy reach of each other.
a. The Neighborhood Unit
b. The Metropolis
c. The Subdivision
d. None
80. These are large cities were the exception prior to the 20
th
century, but a few did exist in antiquity.
a. Billionaire cities
b. Millionaire village
c. Millionaire cities
d. None
81. The ___generated jobs, increased productivity, and opened up mass markets for goods.
a. The Victorian Period
b. The Industrial Revolution
c. The French Revolution
d. None
82. ____ are required to employ, feed and house people in big cities.
a. Support systems
b. Simple support systems
c. Compound support systems
d. Complex support system
83. _____ and the electric elevator represent two important factors in the growth of very large cities in
recent times.
a. Agriculture industry
b. Machinery
c. Iron and steel construction technology
d. None
84. State the hierarchy of human settlements ____
85. It is the main branch or center of business.
a. Acropolis
b. Metropolis
c. Conurbation
d. None of the above
86. A composite of cities, metropolises, and urban areas.
a. Acropolis
b. Metropolis
c. Conurbation
d. Megalopolis
87. ____ concept coined by Jean Gottman for urban complexes in the Northeastern US.
a. Acropolis
b. Metropolis
c. Conurbation
d. Megalopolis
88. In ____ they were formed for security or to be close to critical resources like food and water.
a. Post-colonial times
b. Pre-colonial times
c. Victorian era
d. None
89. These laws are provided guidelines for site selection, layout and dimensioning of streets and squares,
the location of civic and religious buildings, open space, cultivation and pasturing lands even the main
procedural phases of planning and construction.
a. The law of the Indians
b. The law of the indies
c. The law of the idiots
d. None
90. ___ was a result of several ordinances of this law (answer to #89)
a. The plaza complex
b. The town complex
c. The town squares
d. None
91. The plaza was surrounded by important buildings. Which is not included?
a. Catholic church
b. Municipal or town halls
c. Leisure parks
d. Elementary school
92. It is known as the walled city of Manila _____
93. This agenda puts more emphasis on other values such as sanitation, housing and aesthetic
improvements.
a. The Polish Agenda
b. The American Agenda
c. The Philippine Agenda
d. None of the above
94. Burnhams design of Manila was very similar to his design of ___ evident in the strong similarities of the
Capitol mall with Luneta Park.
a. Dallas
b. Baguio
c. Washington DC
d. Chicago
95. The ___ was to be an integral part of Manila as the main artery of trade and commerce.
a. Pasig River
b. Marikina River
c. Nagtahan River
d. None
96. On ___ by virtue of Act No. 183 the city of Manila was incorporated.
a. July 31, 1903
b. July 30, 1913
c. July 31, 1905
d. July 20, 1900
97. It is the Illustrado Territory. The enclave of the rich and powerful. Also the manifestation of folk
religiosity.
a. Tondo
b. Binondo
c. Quiapo
d. Sampaloc
98. This is a later suburb which is also the redlight district of Manila.
a. Sampaloc
b. Ermita
c. Malate
d. Paco
99. In 1939, ____ authorize the transfer of the capital to an area of 1572 hectares. A master plan of Quezon
City was completed in 1941 by Architects Juan Arellano, Harry T. Frost, Louis Croft and Eng. AD
Williams.
a. Commonweath Act No. 457
b. Commonwealth Act No. 458
c. Commonwealth Act No. 459
d. None
100. A middle class residential homes developed by Philamlife Insurance Company ____
101. State the meaning of the acronym of BLISS ____
102. This traditional CBD is a center of business and commerce, has population nucleus and seats the
national government.
a. Manila CBD
b. Makati CBD
c. Cubao CBD
d. Ortigas CBD
103. The sole government agency engaged in direct shelter production, focusing in providing housing
assistance to the lowest 30% of urban income earners through slum upgrading , squatter relocation
development of sites and services and construction of core housing units.
a. National Housing Authority
b. Pag Ibig
c. Philam Life homes
d. None
104. This administers provident fund contributions collected from member employees and employers,
utilizing funds for housing loans.
a. Home Development Mutual Fund
b. SSS
c. GSIS
d. BIR
105. This government planning agency that provides data on land valuation and taxation.
a. DAR
b. BIR
c. DENR
d. GSIS
106. Which of these is a characteristic of Paths?
a. Channels along which the observer moves
b. Predominant element for many persons image
c. Spatial extremes highlight paths
d. All of the above
107. Which of these is not a characteristic of edges?
a. Lateral references, not coordinate axes
b. May be barriers or seams
c. Can be disruptive to city form
d. None of the above
108. These are medium to large sections of a city conceived of as two-dimensional.
a. Town
b. District
c. City
d. Barrio
109. This is an incentive foci from which an observer is travelling. This also has junctions and concentrations.
a. Nodes
b. District
c. Town
d. City
110. These are point references considered to be external to the observer.
a. Nodes
b. Landmarks
c. District
d. Town