HOA

47. _____________ is often inseparable from the highly designed and manicured landscape or
garden, it rises from.
a. Chinese

b. Japanese

c. Cambodia

d. Nepal

48. An age of architectural opulence in Japanese architecture. It deals with strict

measurements were laid down to determine proportions of temples, monasteries, houses
and its interiors.
a. edo

b.edi

c. keni

d. maki

49. A fortress.
a. hisn

b. kiosk

c. madhab

d.

c. madhab

d.

hayat
50. A wind catcher on the roof of a building.
a. hisn

b. kiosk

hayat
24. A contribution of the Dowager empress Chan to China, now a UNESCO declared world
heritage site.
a. Chang-an city
Lama Temple

b. Temple of Heaven c. Summer Palace

d.

25. It is a manual of architectural procedure in ancient china, composed by state architect Li

Chiai. Parts of the book are devoted to architectural history of sort and a discussion of
architectural terms used by the ancients.
a. Pien Ching

b. Ming Tang

c. Dougong

d. Ying Tsao Fa Shih

26. The special term which describes the trade route between the Central Asia and China?
27. A modular unit (about 10 by 15) was defined as the basic measurement in construction
28. They are typically designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance and no
windows at ground level
a. hakka

b. yunna

c. haun

d. hay

29. Numbers of bay for emperor

30. two-storey buildings made of brick, unusual circular headed windows of the ground floor
and clerestory. Columns were faced with brilliant glazed bricks with roof showed elaborate
cresting and flamboyant dragon statues.
a. Temple of the great dragon
c. Temple of the sleeping Buddha

b. Temple of Honan
d

d. Pagoda in Nanking

32. Swastikas are part of Japanese Buddhist architecture which to them represent
compassion and strength. The Japanese term for swastika is _____________.
a. manji

b. hijiki

c. odaruki

d. taruki

33. During the Japanese archaic period in Japanese architecture, a early method of
construction against earthquake using the rigidity of triangle was developed. What was the
term used for such type of architecture.
a. Taishazukuri

b. nagare-zukuri

c. Gassho

d. tai-noya

34. The early Japanese unit of measurement for distance between two pilasters is termed as
___________.
a. Shinto

b. kirizuma

c. kodo

d. ken

1. What feature in Islamic structure was adapted from the Ottoman Empire when it became
affiliated with the Muslim world.
a. minaret

b. crescent moon

c. geometric pattern d. onion dome

2. The primary structure associated with Islamic architecture is _________________.

4. A unique space enclosing system for the decoration of domes, minarets or portals in
Arabic-Islamic architecture is called
a. iwan

b. harmika

c. moracabe & muqamas

d. gajurs

5. a traditional Islamic courtyard found in secular and religious structures

a. sehan

b. chattri

c. minbar

d. cupola

6. An open hall of columns found in many Iranian palaces. Its origins are from Persian Near
Eastern house plans
a. buri

b. kaba

c. madrasa

d. talar

7. Derived from Turkish. The space in a house or palace allocated for the women
a. bab sir

b. mihrab

c. haramlik

d. kaba

8. A technique for decorating glass that developed in Egypt and Iraq through the 7 th and 8th
centuries. Later it was adopted for the decoration of pottery. Lusterware was made by the
addition of metal alloys on the glaze and then firing the item at a low temperature.
a. iwan

b. lustre

c. hayr

d. khart

36. An example of pre historic structure in Korea

a. gogoryeu menhir b. gochang dolmen

c. hanguk chromlech d. choson dolmen

37. Which dynasty in Korea introduced the use of multi bracket system and inter columnar
bracket system as influenced by the Chinese

a. goryeu dynasty

b. three kingdom

c. joseon dynasty

d. none

c. chaitya

d. none

c. entrance

d. quarters

39. The architecture of Nepal is also called

a. bastukala

b. shikhara

43. gajur in Nepal structure means

a. pinnacle

b. center

44. A ___________ is a small structure built on stilts designed to house a monk. Its proper size
is defined in the sanghathisep . Rule 6 to be 12 by 7 keub (or 4.013 by 2.343 m)
a. wta

b. kubo

c. kuti

d. kubi

45. A style in Thailand that shows high influence in of the khmer

a. lop buri

b. chiang saen

c. sukhotai

d. u thong

10. School of Islamic law

11. To which architectural style does the Taj Mahal in India belong to
a. indo-saracenic
d. mughal

b. indo Islamic

c. delhi/imperial

13. In some cases no more than two columns are alike in these Indian temples
a. Buddhist
modern temple

b. jaina

c. hindu

d.

14. Described as the Guardian city the 54 storey proposed naga tower reflects the Indian
cultural symbol of naga which means
a. mountain

b. twins

c. horse shoe

d. snake

15. The hindu style of architecture in india is also known as

a. Brahman

b. rock cut

c. cave architecture d. nagara

17. In India small stupas were placed at the apse end of prayer halls ____________ which were
usually attached to monasteries (vihara)
a. chaitya

b. toran

c. harmika

d. dagaba

18. It is the term for projecting eaves or cover usually supported on large carved brackets,
as used in Indian architecture (esp mughal)
a. jharoka

b. chhajja

c. chhatris

d. viharas

19. Why was there an immense distinct regional variation in the 7th century northern india
a. diff. in ideology
mtrs.

b. timre difference

c. climate

d.

availability

of

21. For good luck and wind direction, important Chinese structures were oriented towards
the
a. north

b. south

c. west

d. east