A) A sleeping area exclusively for the family master B) A storage area for kitchen facilities C) A space for women and children to sleep and live D) A reception hall for foreign visitors
A) Roof floor B) Ground floor C) Upper floors, first floor D) Mezzanine floor
A) It has no formal entrance B) It is accessed only via the roof C) It has a separated entrance D) It shares the main public entrance
A) Only visiting foreign merchants B) Family members, the family's master, children and close friends C) Servants and guards exclusively D) Women and children only
A) Ground floor B) Basement level C) Roof floor D) First floor
A) Kitchen facilities B) Sleeping areas C) Ground floor stables D) Roof wind scoops
A) A perforated wooden screen on windows B) A private staircase in the courtyard C) A stone windcatcher structure D) An inclined roof made of glass
A) Mezzanine and servants' quarters B) Haramlik and Salamlik, internal courtyard, and streets C) Roof floor and ground floor D) Maq'ad and kitchen facilities
A) A partitioned wall in the haremlik B) A square windcatcher structure built on the roof floor C) A private staircase leading to apartments D) A perforated wooden screen on windows
A) Inside the women's sleeping quarters B) On the ground floor near the entrance C) On the roof of the reception hall or in the lobbies front of them D) Attached to the courtyard wall
A) Cloth, mud, or thatch B) Stone, iron, or clay C) Brick, wood, or glass D) Copper, bronze, or tile
A) To match the height of neighboring streets exactly B) To a height that ensures the domestic interior cannot be overlooked C) To an open height allowing views of passersby D) To a low height for maximum ventilation
A) Large, open and at street level B) Small, grilled and above the line of vision of passersby C) Made of perforated wooden screens D) Projecting considerably toward the street
A) Hidden behind solid brick walls B) Larger and may project considerably C) Small and grilled D) Level with the ground floor openings
A) They must not overlook neighboring courtyards or terraces B) They must be completely sealed shut C) They must directly face neighboring courtyards for light D) They must open outward into public streets
A) Middle-class category B) Impoverished laborer class C) Nomadic merchant class D) Royal and ruling elite class
A) Earlier medieval residential architectural style B) Ancient Egyptian pharaonic architecture C) European Gothic architecture D) Far Eastern minimalist architecture
A) Early Islamic conquest period B) 19th century C) Modern twentieth century D) Ancient Roman period
A) Two B) Three C) Four D) Five
A) According to the height of the malqaf and roof materials B) According to the street width and neighborhood name C) According to the design of the house and the number of families living inside D) According to the presence of a mashrabiya
A) Only visiting merchants and temporary guests B) Multiple unrelated families sharing equal space C) One family and close relatives, in addition to servants, guards and helpers D) Foreign diplomats and their entourages
A) Al-Sitt Sakna house B) The block of courts C) Sukkar house/Bayt Sukkar D) House of Abu al-Hassan
A) Exactly one floor B) Only a ground floor and basement C) Ten floors D) More than one floor
A) Installation of the rooftop wind scoop B) Sleeping quarters for the family master and close friends C) Storage, kitchen facilities, and residence for servants D) Main reception area and family sitting space
A) To provide larger spaces for single families B) To eliminate the need for servants C) Due to the increased density in historic Cairo D) Due to a decree by foreign rulers
A) Only the family master and his personal guards B) Dozens of unrelated tenants sharing one large kitchen C) A single family with numerous close relatives D) More than one family, each family has a separate house
A) Spread across separate neighborhoods B) Built in a linear row along the main street C) Distributed around one open courtyard D) Stacked vertically on top of each other
A) Through the neighbor's living room B) An external ladder attached to the street facade C) A single central elevator in the courtyard D) Each house had a private staircase from the courtyard
A) Six apartments per floor B) Four apartments per floor C) One apartment per floor D) Two apartments per floor
A) Al-Sitt Sakna house B) Bayt al-Malqaf C) Sukkar house/Bayt Sukkar D) House of Abu al-Hassan
A) A royal palace complex B) A marketplace with upper living quarters C) An apartment building D) A single family estate
A) Ten to twelve apartments B) Two or three apartments C) Only one large apartment D) Twenty apartments
A) Around 100m2 and 150m2 B) Around 10m2 and 20m2 C) Around 30m2 and 45m2 D) Around 300m2 and 450m2
A) Ten apartments on each floor B) One apartment on each floor C) No apartments on the upper floors D) Four apartments on each floor
A) Five floors above the ground floor B) Ten floors above the ground floor C) Only one ground floor with no upper levels D) Two floors above the ground floor
A) Increasing the population in the city center B) The return to single-family rural farming C) A decrease in urban migration D) The abandonment of historic Cairo
A) Extensive agricultural gardens around houses B) Large royal palaces for every citizen C) Rental housing units on small lots of land D) Underground housing complexes
A) House of Abu al-Hassan B) Sukkar house/Bayt Sukkar C) Bayt al-Mashrabiya D) Al-Sitt Sakna house
A) 75.10 ha B) 1000.25 ha C) 250.50 ha D) 523.66 ha
A) Northern bank B) Western bank C) Southern bank D) Eastern bank
A) 1517–1805 B) 1259–1517 C) 1805–1900 D) 1000–1250
A) 1805–1950 B) 969–1171 C) 1259–1517 D) 1517–1805 |