EXAMPLE QUESTION #1

1. Which of the following statements is true about Byzantine churches?

a. Byzantine churches are predominantly built by marble.

b. Byzantine churches do not employ frescoes.

c. Byzantine churches do not have bell towers.

d. Byzantine churches have two apses.

2. The placing of one order of column above another, usually with the more elaborate orders at the top.

a. Complement b. Intercolumniation c. Supercolumnation d. Superimposition

3. The science of language and logic that is concerned with the creation of vocabulary of symbols and
the use of these symbols to communicate meaning.

a. Semantics

b. Semiotics

c. Symbolism

d. Synergy

4. The religious order responsible in the building of many churches in the Philippines during the Spanish
Era.

a. Augustinian

b. Benedictine

c. Jesuit

d. Recollect

5. To maintain water pressure in all floors of a building structure, what system may be installed above
the roof supported by the building/structure or on a separate tower?

a. Green water tank

b. Overhead tank supply

c. Pneumatic tank

d. Potable water tank

6. The unauthorized extension of a building, or part thereof, on the property on the domain of another.

a. Encroachment

b. Infringement

c. Intrusion
d. Squatting

7. The part of the contract documents consisting of a detailed description of the technical nature of the
materials, standards, and quality of execution of the work to be placed under contract.

a. Estimate

b. Bill of materials

c. Material order

d. Specification

8. Which of the following is not a function of canopy trees?

a. Help establish vehicular scale

b. Provide the spatial ceiling

c. Soften architectural lines

d. Unify an area

9. A type of open space system which consists of a continuous park road string joining beads of regional
reservations.

a. Corridor system b. Greenbelt system c. Single-use system d. Regional system

10. Lateral-Force Resisting System is the part of a structural system designed to resist:

a. All types of disasters

b. Live loads

c. Seismic forces

d. Wind forces

11. The ratio of force per unit area of a material.

a. Modulus of Elasticity

b. Strain

c. Stress

d. Ultimate Strength

12. The slope in the Stress-Strain curve is called:

a. Deformation

b. Hooke’s Law

c. Modulus of Elasticity
d. Ultimate Strength

13. A structural concrete element cast in other than its final position in the structure regardless of the
system of reinforcement or reinforcement stressing?

a. Post-tensioned concrete

b. Precast concrete

c. Prestressed concrete

d. Pre-tensioned concrete

14. A water supply and distribution system in which the water source is set at a height sufficient to
maintain adequate supply pressure throughout the water distribution system.

a. Elevated water supply b. Gravity water system

c. Pneumatic water supply d. Upfeed water supply

15. A loss of head or fluid pressure between two points of a pipe or across a valve, due to hydraulic
friction.

a. Backflow

b. Flow pressure

c. Pressure drop

d. Pressure loss

16. A unit for measuring the probable demand for water by a plumbing fixture or the probable discharge
of liquid waste from the fixture, equivalent to 7 ½ gallon or one cubic foot per minute.

a. Fixture unit

b. Plumbing unit

c. Water demand unit

d. Water system unit

The most outstanding example in the Philippines of 'Earthquake Baroque'. Fourteen buttresses are
ranged along the lines of a giant volute supporting a smaller one and surmounted by pyramidal finials. A
pair of buttresses at the midpoint of each nave wall have stairways for access to the roof. The lower part
of the apse and most of the walls are constructed of coral stone blocks, the upper levels being finished in
brick, but this order is reversed on the facade. The massive coral stone bell tower, which was added half
a century after the church was completed, stands at some distance from the church, again as a
protection against damage during earthquakes.

17. How was the San Agustin Church able to withstand earthquakes?

a. Interiors are shaped like the haul of the ship

b. Crypt of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi is located inside the church

c. Because of divine intervention

d. Segmented plan

18. It is the ancestral house of the upper-class Maranao in the Lanao Region of Mindanao. It is the
dwelling place of the datu along with his wives and children. There could not be any house larger within
the sultanate, for this signifies rank, prestige and wealth.

a. Panolong

b. Torogan

c. Halipan

d. Lawig

19. Unlike other town churches in the Philippines, which conform to the Spanish tradition of sitting them
on the central plaza, the church with its convento are on a hill surrounded by a defensive wall. Also
unusual are the sitting of the convento parallel to the facade of the church and that of the separate bell
tower (characteristic of Philippine-Hispanic architecture) at the midpoint of the nave wall. This was
dictated by the hill on which it is located. The brick church follows the standard Philippine layout, with a
monumental facade masking a straight roof-line covering a long rectangular building. It is alleged to be
built on a solid raft as a precaution against earthquake damage. The walls are devoid of ornament but
have delicately carved side entrances and strong buttresses

a. Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva (Miagao Church)

b. Church of San Agustín at Paoay (Paoay Church)

c. Church of the Immaculate Conception of San Agustín (San Agustin Church)

d. Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur (Sta. Caria Church)

20. Why did the Chinese used color coding in their roofing?

a. To make their environment colorful

b. To identify the social stature

c. It is in accordance to their ritual

d. To identify the Emperor’s Palace