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