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A) The first century AD. B) The exact date is unknown. C) The seventh century AD. D) The fifth century AD.
A) In the border walls of Baekje. B) In the Buddhist temples of Silla. C) In the royal palace of Seoul. D) In brick-built tombs of Lelang near Pyongyang.
A) Mongolian influence. B) Japanese influence. C) Chinese influence. D) Indian influence.
A) The tomb of King Sejong. B) The tomb of King Muryeong. C) The tomb of King Taejo. D) The tomb of King Gwanggaeto.
A) The discovery of new granite mining techniques. B) A royal decree by the Chinese emperor. C) The expansion of the palace waterway. D) The designation of Korean Buddhism as the state religion.
A) Kim Daeseong. B) The aristocracy of Lelang. C) The royal family of Joseon. D) King Muryeong.
A) 100 years. B) 50 years. C) 24 years. D) 10 years.
A) 751. B) 1398. C) 1395. D) 300.
A) Cheongungyo. B) Lelang bridge. C) Gwanghwamun. D) Yeongjegyo.
A) Hand-cut limestone. B) Reinforced concrete. C) Stacked bricks. D) Well-polished, relatively large granite blocks.
A) Three spans. B) Two spans. C) One span. D) Four spans.
A) Pointed. B) Square. C) Semicircular. D) Elliptical.
A) The commoners. B) The foreign envoys. C) The king. D) The construction workers.
A) They were used for horses. B) They were used by courtiers. C) They were used for storage. D) They were used for bridge maintenance.
A) Because they were built for military chariots. B) Because they were built over wide rivers. C) Because the bridge deck was divided for the king and his courtiers. D) Because of the heavy weight of the granite.
A) Pyongyang. B) Geumcheon. C) Bulguksa. D) Silla.
A) 751. B) 1398. C) 1400. D) 1395.
A) 1395. B) 751. C) 1405. D) 1398.
A) One. B) Three. C) Four. D) Two.
A) 18 cheok. B) 17 cheok 5 chon. C) 14 cheok 5 chon. D) 16 cheok.
A) Greeks B) Assyrians C) Persians D) Romans
A) Iwan B) Arcade C) Basilica D) Lintel
A) Colosseum B) Alconétar Bridge C) Taq Kasra D) Pont Du Gard
A) Rhodes Footbridge B) Stadion at Olympia C) Temple of Apollo D) Agora at Priene
A) Egyptians B) Assyrians C) Persians D) Etruscans
A) Churches B) Drains C) Private villas D) Christian basilicas
A) Aqueducts B) Triumphal arches C) Insulae D) Christian basilicas
A) Arches B) Flat roofs C) Stone stairways D) Wood lintels
A) Public monuments B) Underground structures C) Royal palaces D) Religious temples
A) After 2000 BC B) Before 4000 BC C) Before 3000 BC D) Before 5000 BC
A) Iran B) Greece C) Iraq D) Egypt
A) 1750 BC B) 2000 BC C) 1500 BC D) 1850 BC
A) 1850 BC B) 1750 BC C) 2000 BC D) 1500 BC
A) Tell Taya, Iraq B) Haft Teppe, Iran C) Ashkelon, Israel D) Nippur, Iraq
A) 2nd millennium BC B) 5th millennium BC C) 3rd millennium BC D) 4th millennium BC
A) Dendera cemetery B) Ramesseum C) Haft Teppe tomb D) The Third Dynasty gate
A) Lack of building materials B) Relative fragility C) Religious prohibition D) Lack of architectural skill
A) Elamite B) Mycenaean C) Hittite D) Egyptian
A) Hittites B) Elamites C) Romans D) Mycenaeans
A) St Mark's Basilica B) Southwell Minster C) Qasr Ibn Wardan D) Salisbury Cathedral
A) Lower horizontal reaction at the base B) Requirement for thicker walls C) Greater weight on the center D) Higher material costs
A) Tudor arch B) Ogee arch C) Equilateral arch D) Keel arch
A) Monte Cassino B) Cluny Abbey C) Ely Cathedral D) Salisbury Cathedral
A) Equilateral arch B) Multifoil arch C) Tudor arch D) Nodding arch
A) Reversed curve arch B) Equilateral arch C) Multifoil arch D) Straight-line arch
A) An apex that projects forward from the wall B) Segments that do not meet at a point C) A flat top resembling a straight line D) Three segments meeting at a flat top
A) Lancet arch B) Equilateral arch C) Keel arch D) Curtain arch
A) The builder of Qasr Ibn Wardan B) The architect of St Mark's Basilica C) The architect of Salisbury Cathedral D) Arnold von Westfalen
A) Lambrequin arch B) Draped arch C) Keel arch D) Tudor arch
A) Early Gothic B) Romanesque C) Late Renaissance D) Perpendicular Gothic
A) The Great Mosque of Córdoba B) Canterbury Cathedral C) The Roman Pantheon D) Wells Cathedral
A) Provide intermediate support beneath a high roof B) Support heavy window frames C) Drain water from the roof surface D) Stabilize foundations against upward pressure
A) Arcade B) Vault C) Lunette D) Serliana
A) Romans B) Persians C) Egyptians D) Greeks
A) Voussoir B) Lunette C) Crown D) Intrados
A) Piers B) Lintels C) Voussoirs D) Crowns
A) Hinged brick B) Fixed brick C) Axed brick D) Gauged brick
A) Standard brick B) Gauged brick C) Pointed brick D) Axed brick
A) Rectangular B) Triangular C) Arched D) Square
A) Rere-arch B) Interlaced arch C) Containing arch D) Blind arch
A) A positive bending moment increase B) Total structural instability C) An increase in vertical thrust D) A counterbalancing negative moment
A) Lightweight timber frames B) Vertical cables C) Steel tension rods D) Heavy abutments
A) Thicker abutments B) A tie connecting the ends C) A change in masonry material D) A higher arch rise
A) Charles-Augustin de Coulomb B) Philippe de La Hire C) Robert Hooke D) Édouard Méry
A) Parabolic B) Funicular C) Orthogonal D) Cantilevered
A) Philippe de La Hire B) Robert Hooke C) Édouard Méry D) Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
A) Ancient Rome B) Islamic C) Byzantine D) Ancient Greece
A) Concrete B) Granite C) Wrought iron D) Timber
A) Springer B) Spandrel C) Impost D) Keystone
A) Crown B) Haunch C) Intrados D) Extrados
A) Extrados B) Soffit C) Intrados D) Spandrel
A) Voussoir B) Dosseret C) Impost D) Spandrel
A) Torsional forces B) Tensile forces C) Shear forces D) Compressive forces
A) Arcature B) Thickness C) Rise D) Span
A) Keystone B) Springer C) Voussoir D) Dosseret
A) Square B) Pointed C) Parabolic D) Rounded
A) England B) Afghanistan C) Italy D) Spain
A) Interwar period B) Romanesque C) Renaissance D) Baroque
A) Linear gradients B) Square roots C) Hyperbolic cosine curves D) Logarithmic spirals
A) Gaudi B) Newton C) González D) Galileo
A) Hyperbola B) Ellipse C) Catenary D) Parabola
A) Diagonal B) Horizontal C) Symmetric D) Inverted
A) Weighted catenary B) Simple catenary C) Standard parabola D) Elliptical curve
A) Ellipses B) Catenaries C) Circles D) Hyperbolas
A) Decorative pattern B) Load-bearing bridge foundation C) Tunnel vaulting D) Aqueduct construction
A) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque B) St Mary Coslany C) Soltaniyeh D) Vaison-la-Romaine Cathedral
A) Arch with unequal spans B) Central part raised on vertical supports C) Arch with its springing line above the imposts D) Arch with a triangular top
A) Conical B) Rectangular C) Triangular D) Cylindrical
A) Uniform wedge shapes B) Triangular slabs C) Irregular shapes D) Perfectly square blocks
A) Medieval European B) Ancient Greek C) Mycenaean D) Anglo-Saxon
A) Fixed concrete slabs B) Deep-pile foundations C) Shallow, bearing-type foundations D) Floating foundations
A) The peak pin joint B) The base hinges C) The supporting walls D) The entire structure simultaneously
A) Viking architecture B) European architecture C) Roman architecture D) Modern architecture
A) Stone-vaulted B) Steel-truss C) Concrete-frame D) Timber-framed
A) Ming B) Han C) Sui D) Qin
A) Han B) Sui C) Tang D) Song
A) John Ruskin B) Saoud C) Ibn Tulun D) John Warren
A) Venice B) Damascus C) Cordoba D) Cairo
A) Stone buttresses B) Iron beams C) Timber pillars D) Earth
A) Saoud B) Al-Hakam II C) John Ruskin D) John Warren |