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College of Architecture & Fine Arts

ARQUIZ 2013
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the letter of your choice on the space provided. (CAPITAL LETTERS)

History of Architecture (20 items) 9. The truncated wedge-shaped blocks forming an arch.

1. What are female statues with baskets serving as columns? a Soffit c Archivolt
a Astylar c Atlas b Voussoir d Keystone
b Telamones d Canephora
10. Style fashionable in the 1920s and 1930s in industrial
2. Art Nouveau is known as the international style, in design, interior design and architecture. One of the best
Germany it is known as ______. known building in this style is the Chrysler Building in New
York City.
a Jugendstijl c Modernismo
a High Tech c Jugendstil
b Sezessionism d Stile Liberty
b Art Deco d Functionalism
3. Architect of TWA airport
11. Italian name for the internal court surrounded by an
a Alvar Aalto c Mies van de Rohe
arcade.
b Eliel Saarinen d Eero Saarinen a Vitruvius c Venice
4. What is the most famous structure of Byzantine b Cortile d Stoa
architecture and notable for its large dome?
12. The Stonehenge is an example of ______________.
a Hagia Sophia c Florence Cathedral
a Ziggurat c Hypaethral court
b St. Peter's Basilica d Church of San Vitale
b Domus d Stone circle
5. What is a Greek building that contains painted pictures?
13. The Greek male statue used as columns is called
a Epidauros c Odeion
___________.
b Pinacotheca d Podium a Canephorae c Quadrigas
6. What is the most beautiful and best preserved of the b Caryatids d Atlantes
Greek theaters?
14. The Egyptians gateway to temples is called ________.
a Epidauros c Hippodrome
a Pai-lou c Torii
b Pinacotheca d Acropolis
b Pylon d Propylaea
7. What is the triangular piece of wall above the
entablature? 15. In Egyptian architecture, it is a richly carved coffin.
a Pediment c Base
b Crepidoma d Shaft a Mastaba c Stelae
8. Who is the 1991 Pritzker Prize Awardee and author of b Sarcophagus d Crypt
“Complexity & Contradiction in Architecture”?
a Sverre Fehn c Jorn Utzon
b Robert Venturi d Frank Gehry

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16. In Classical Architecture, it is the term for the spacing 23. Contractor shall prepare at his own expense and submit
between the columns. how many copies of all shop drawings to the architect?
a Intercolumniation c Imposition a 3 c 1
d Superposition b 2 d 4
b Column spacing
24. In a regular services of architect, permits and licenses
17. A high pyramidal staged tower, of which the angles were necessary shall be secured and fees paid by?
oriented to the cardinal points, which formed an a Owner c Architect
important element in ancient Mesopotamian temple
complexes. b Contractor d PM
a Pyramid c Pylon
25. Under BP 344, telephone booth door openings shall have
b Ziggurat d Obelisk a minimum clear width of how many in meters?
a 0.80 m c 0.85 m
18. It is a water spout projecting from the roof gutter of a
building, often carved grotesquely. b 0.70 m d 0.75 m
a Gargoyle c Tracery
26. Under the NBC, in mixed occupancies the parking
b Crenelation d Finial requirements shall be the sum of 100% of the dominant
use and what percent of the non-dominant use?
19. Mexican Architect/Engineer who introduced thin shell a 60% c 70%
construction.
b 50% d 80%
a Carlos Rodriguez c Luis Soria y Mata
b Felix Outerino d Francisco Sanchez 27. Under BP 220, the minimum clear width of the main door
Candela shall be how many meters?
a 0.70 m c 0.90 m
20. The chief chamber containing the statue in Greek temple
is________. b 0.80 m d 0.75 m
a Opisthodomos c In-antis
28. Which of the following would be used to formally
b Naos d Peribolus incorporate a substitution into the work prior to the
award of the contract?
Professional Practice (20 items) a Change order c Alternate listing

21. Which of the following services is NOT included in the b Addendum d Construction change
architect’s fee for professional services? directive

a structural services c sanitary/mechanical 29. Under the NBC, window openings shall equal at least of
engineering services what percent of the floor area of room?
b electrical services
d surveys/soil a 10% c 12%
exploration
b 15% d 20%
22. Which of the following is the most disadvantageous to
30. Under the FCP, a kind of stable explosive compound
both architect and client as a method of compensation?
which explodes by percussion is known as ___________.
a per diem plus c lump sum or fixed fee
a Fulminate c Forging
reimbursable
d all listed items
expenses b Hypergolic fuel d Oxidizing material
b percentage of
construction cost

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31. Under the NBC, habitable rooms provided with artificial 38. In a typical owner-architect agreement, which of the
ventilation for buildings of more than one-storey shall following is chargeable to owner?
have a minimum ceiling height of the first storey at:
a Structural/ electrical/ c Miniature models
a 1.80 mts c 2.40 mts sanitary engineering
d Five sets of contract
b 3.00 mts d 2.70 mts b Income taxes on documents
professional fees
32. Aside from insects and thieves, to which you must also
consider protection for your windows? 39. Who responsible for insurance of liabilities on materials,
a Dust c Birds workmanship, labor & property?

b UV Rays d Sound a Architect c Contractor

b Construction manager d Owner
33. The purpose of the NBC is to provide for all building and
structures a framework of standards and requirements 40. What is the generally the basis of the architect’s minimum
which is the ___________. basic fee?
a Definite c Minimum a Owner’s offer c Architect’s
professional
b Regulate d Maximum b Type of structure community standing
34. In a project by administration, permits and licenses d Project construction
necessary shall be secured and fees paid by? cost
a Owner c Architect
Building Laws (30 items)
b Contractor d PM
41. What is the minimum height of ceilings for spaces that are
35. Upon completion of contract documents, what percentage
naturally ventilated?
of the fee is expected to have been given to the architect
by the owner? a 2700mm c 3000mm

a 65% c 85% b 2400mm d 1800mm

b 70% d 50% 42. What is the minimum window area for a 12 square meter
naturally ventilated room?
36. What PD created the Professional Regulation Commission
(PRC) which regulates the practice of various professionals a 1 sqm c 1.4 sqm
in the Philippines? b 1.2 sqm d 1.5 sqm
a PD 223 c PD 174
43. Comfortable cool temperature is _____ centigrade.
b PD 1098 d PD 1081
a 20-23 c 12-16
37. Under PD 1096, what factor based on total customer area b 23-25 d 30-33
should be used to determine the number of parking slots
for office buildings? 44. Which is the most important basic need of human
a 100 c 200 settlement?

b 150 d 125 a water c power

b circulation d drainage

45. What is the minimum slope for accessible ramps for

disabled?
a 1:12 c 1:6
b 1:10 d 1:8

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46. Under the NBC, every corridor and exterior exit balcony 54. Who is responsible in carrying out the provisions of the
servings as a required exit for an occupant load of more National Building Code?
than ten width shall not be less than ______. a city planning and c city engineer
a 1.10m c 1.40m development officer
d city assessor
b 1.20m d 1.50m b building official

47. Under the NBC, gasoline filling and service stations shall 55. What document is necessary in order to legally occupy a
classified under what occupancy classification? building?
a accessory c assembly a certificate of c building permit
occupancy
b business & mercantile d industrial d zoning compliance
b certificate of
48. Under the NBC, areas where adequate parking lots/ completion
multi-floor parking garages are available within 200
meters of the proposed building / structures only what 56. What is the minimum head room clearance for the third
percent of the parking requirements maybe provided floor that is artificially ventilated?
within the premises? a 2400mm c 2100mm
a 10% c 20%
b 1800mm d 2700mm
b 15% d 25%
57. The minimum width of a sidewalk is ___ of the road right
49. Under the NBC, habitable rooms with natural ventilation of way.
shall have a minimum air space per person of _________. a 1.2m c 1/3
a 10 cu.m. c 12 cu.m.
b 1/6 d 1/8
b 14 cu.m. d 16 cu.m.
58. Which factor is impertinent in the determination of the
50. Under the NBC, rooms for human habitation shall have a height or areas of buildings?
minimum size of _____. a public utilities c traffic
a 4 sqm. c 8 sqm.
b ventilation d zoning ordinance
b 6 sqm. d 10 sqm.
59. A building unsafe in case of fire because it will burn easily
51. Under the NBC, offices shall provide how many cubic or because it lacks adequate exits or fire escapes.
meters of air space per person? a Fire Abatement c Fire Hazard
a 12 cu.m. c 15 cu.m.
b Fire Lane d Fire Trap
b 10 cu.m. d 18 cu.m.
60. A mechanical device consisting of linkages and a horizontal
52. Under the NBC, a building permit shall expire if work bar across a door, which when pushed from inside will
authorized is abandoned or suspended at any time after case the door to open and facilitate exit from a building.
commencement or a period of ______. a Flush bolt c Panic hardware
a 60 days c 120 days
b Door jamb d Door handle
b 30 days d 90 days

53. Under the NBC, the term that shall mean the total
number of persons that may occupy a building or a
portion thereof at any one time is ________.
a usage c capacity
b occupant load d occupancy

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61. An integrated system of underground or overhead piping 69. As per PD 957, what is the minimum lot frontage of an
or both connected to a source of extinguishing agent or interior lot for single-detached units?
medium which when actuated by its automatic detecting a 3.00m c 6.00m
device suppresses fire.
b 5.00m d 4.00m
a Fire protective c Automatic fire
assembly suppression system
70. What is the minimum lot frontage of a regular lot for
b Fire alerting system d Fire sprinkler system single-detached units as provided for in BP 220?
a 4.00m c 6.00m
62. As per PD 1096, what is the minimum clear ceiling height
for mezzanine floors above and below it? b 8.00m d 10.00m
a 1.70m c 1.90m
Plumbing (20 items)
b 1.80m d 2.00m
71. A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage and liquid waste
63. Which of the following is not covered in the framework of
a Sewer c Subsoil Drain
minimum standards and requirements for buildings under
PD 1096? b Service Pipe d Waste pipe
a aesthetic value c location
72. All horizontal piping shall be run in practical alignment and
b maintenance d material quality at a uniform grade of not less than ____ percent.
a 2% c 3%
64. Which is not a requirement in applying for Building
Permit? b 1.5% d 5%
a tax declaration c plans and
73. An outhouse or structure used for the deposition of
specifications
b latest income tax excrement.
d current realty
a Privy c Septic tank
property tax receipt
b Public sewer d Spigot
65. Kitchens shall have a minimum area of ______ with a
least dimension of ______. 74. The lowest portion of the inside of any pipe or conduit
that is not vertical.
a 3 sqm; 1 m c 6 sqm; 3 m
a Invert c Grade
b 4.5 sqm; 1.5 m d 3 sqm; 1.5 m
b Lateral d Pitch
66. Bath and toilets shall have a minimum area of ______
with a least dimension of ______. 75. A pit for the reception or detention for sewage.
a 1.20 sqm; 0.90 m c 1.50 sqm; 0.90 m a Cesspool c Catch basin
b 1.50 sqm; 0.75 m d 1.20 sqm; 0.75 m b Septic tank d Privy

67. As per PD 957, what is the prescribed ratio for saleable 76. The solid organic materials being more dense than water,
and non-saleable lots? tend to settle to the bottom of the tank.
a 60% / 40% c 75% / 25% a Sludge c Effluent
b 70% / 30% d 80% / 20% b Slum d Waste

68. As per BP 344, what is the maximum distance between 77. In plumbing the vent pipe which is connected to the
reststops of turn-around spaces in walkways? crown.
a 5.00 m c 10.00 m a Crown vent c Vent stack
b 6.00 m d 12.00 m b Crown weir d Soil stack

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78. What is the size of supply valve for tank type water 87. The centerline of pipe.
closet? a Crown Weir c Top Dip
a 3/4” c 3/8"
b Spring Line d Invert Line
b 1/2" d 1"
88. Minimum extension of the VSTR above the roof.
79. A female GI pipe reducer fitting used in a straight pipe a 10 cm c 20 cm
connection where the fitting’s both ends are threaded
inside. b 15 cm d 25 cm
a coupling reducer c tee reducer
89. A pipe which conveys potable water from the building
b bushing reducer d elbow reducer supply pipe to the plumbing fixtures and other outlets.
a Water service pipe c Building and water
80. A vent used in a battery of plumbing fixtures where the supply pipe
vent is installed in front of the last fixture of the battery. b Water main
d Water distributing
a yoke vent c stack vent
pipe
b circuit vent d relief vent
90. A valve in which the flow of liquid is controlled by a
81. A vent with a function to provide circulation if air rotating drilled ball that fits tightly against a resilient
between drainage and vent system. (flexible) seat in the valve body.
a Relief vent c Stack vent a Angle valve c Check valve
b Circuit vent d Yoke vent b Ball valve d Float valve

82. Minimum dimension of a manhole access to a septic tank. Acoustics (15 items)
a 508 mm c 500 mm
91. Unit of loudness level.
b 600 mm d 608 mm
a Phon c Sabine
83. Minimum distance of a water supply well from a septic b Ohm d Decibel
tank.
a 15.20 m c 30.50 m 92. Acoustical cotton fiber composite board is manufactured
using BAP. What does BAP stand for?
b 45.70 m d 12.80 m
a Boarded acoustical c Bent and polished
84. Minimum liquid depth for a septic tank. panel
d Bonded acoustical
a 0.60 m c 0.90 m b Beaded and pressed panel
b 0.80 m d 0.50 m 93. Wallace Clement Sabine, an American physicist who
pioneered work on sound is said to be the father of
85. Term applied to the interconnection of the same fixtures
____?
in one soil or waste branch with one branch vent.
a Environmental c Architectural
a Battery of fixtures c Series of fixtures
acoustics acoustics
b Multiple fixtures d Fixture group
b Room acoustics d Acoustical science
86. Prevents water hammer.
94. Mid frequency unit used in acoustical design of theatres
a water meter seal c check valve
a 60dB c 1000W
b float valve d air chamber
b 120V d 500Hz

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95. Sound sensation in a single frequency. 103. The number of times the cycle of compression and
a Pure Tone c High Note rarefaction of air makes in a given unit of time.
a Cycle per second c Frequency
b Wavelength d Noise
b Pitch d Hertz
96. It is the persistence of sound after the cause of sound has
stopped-a result of repeated reflections. 104. A room characterized by large amounts of absorption.
a Echo c Reverberation a Dead room c Live room
b Unwanted sound d Flutter b White room d Fiber room

97. It is caused when reflected sound at sufficient intensity 105. A dimensionless unit for expressing the ratio of two
reaches a listener approximately 70 m/ sec. after hear the numerical values on a logarithmic scale.
direct sound. a Hertz c Sabine
a Echo c Flutter
b Decibels d Watt
b Reverberation d Focusing

98. A device used for sound absorption.

a Fibrous Materials c Volume Resonators
b Panel Resonations d Plywood

99. This describe the reflection of sound along a curved

surface near the surface.
a Creep c Flutter
b Resonance d Diffusion

100. A healthy pair of human ear has a detection range of

_________.
a 25 to 15000 Hz c 20 to 20000 Hz
b 15 to 20000 Hz d 20 to 30000 Hz

101. It is a physical wave, a mechanical vibration, a series of

pressure variations, in an elastic medium.
a Wave Motion c Signal
b Sound d Cycle

102. Minimum sound pressure level that is capable of being

detected by the human ear.
a Threshold of c Threshold of Hearing
Audibility Loss
b Threshold of d Threshold of Sound
Loudness

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