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