Architecture Board Exam Mock Test

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1. It is a body of related facts or principles used to explain a phenomenon and are the basis for future
action.
a. Theory of architecture
b. Theory in General
c. Theory of the human race
d. Theory of space
2. It is a type of theory that explains phenomenon or events. They are neutral and do not lean towards
any ideology.
a. Descriptive
b. Structure
c. Space
d. Theory in general
3. It is the type of theory that prescribes bases or guidelines.
a. Descriptive
b. Structure
c. Prescriptive
d. Criticial
4. It is the type of theory that challenges relationships between architecture and society.
a. Descriptive
b. Structure
c. Prescriptive
d. Critical
5. Which of these is not a definition of Architecture?
a. Architecture as planning and design
b. Architecture as science and art
c. Architecture as creating place for people
d. Architecture as a reflection of the self
6. It is an architectural system that is about organizational pattern, relationships, and hierarchy.
a. Urban planning and architecture
b. The architecture of space
c. The science of architecture
d. The architecture of structure
7. It is an architectural system that is about the qualities of shape, color, texture, scale, and proportion.
a. The architecture of space
b. The architecture of structure
c. The architecture of place
d. The architecture of enclosure
8. It is an architectural system that is about the qualities of surfaces, edges and openings.
a. The architecture of space
b. The architecture of structure
c. The architecture of enclosure
d. The science of architecture
9. It is an architectural system experienced through _____ that is about path configuration and access,
sequence of spaces.
a. Technology
b. 5 senses
c. Geography
d. Movement in space-time
10. It is an architectural system that is achieved by the means of ___ that is about structure and enclosure,
environmental protection and comfort, health safety and welfare, and durability.
a. Technology
b. Theory
c. Principles
d. None of the above
11. It is an architectural system that is accommodating a ____ that sets user requirements, needs,
aspirations, socio-cultural factors, economic factors and legal restraints.
a. Technology
b. Theory
c. Programs
d. Principles
12. It is an architectural system that is compatible with its ____ about site and environment, climate, sun
and wind, temperature and precipitation.
a. Technology
b. Context
c. Theory
d. Principles
13. Architectural Order: ____ Form and Space: Solids and Voids, Interior and exterior. Systems and
Organizations of : Space, Structure, Enclosure, Machines.
a. Conceptual
b. Perceptual
c. Physical
d. External
14. It is an architectural order which form and space is sensory perception and recognition of the physical
elements by experiencing them sequentially in time.
a. Conceptual
b. Perceptual
c. External
d. Physical
15. It is an architectural order that is the comprehension of the ordered and disordered relationships
among a buildings elements and systems and responding to the meanings they evoke.
a. Conceptual
b. Perceptual
c. External
d. Physical
16. One of the primary elements of design is Point. Which of these is not a characteristic of a Point?
a. Point of orientation
b. The two ends of a line
c. The intersection of two lines
d. The meeting of lines at the corner of a plane or volume
17. Which of these is not part of the properties of a line?
a. Plane
b. Length
c. Direction
d. Position
18. A line extended becomes a plane with the properties of the following. Which is not included?
a. Length and width
b. Shape
c. Direction
d. Position
19. A plane extended becomes a volume with properties of the following. Which is not included?
a. Length, width, depth
b. Form and space
c. Surface
d. Direction
20. In Form Articulation, Architectural form is ____.
a. A dimensional transformation
b. Is an additive process
c. The point of contact between mass and space
d. None of the above
21. Which of these is not a property of Form?
a. Shape
b. Size
c. Volume
d. Orientation
22. It is a form transformation and organization that can be transformed by altering one or more of its
dimensions and still retain its identity as a member of a family of forms.
a. Space articulation
b. Dimensional transformation
c. Subtractive transformation
d. Additive transformation
23. It is a form that can be transformed by subtracting a portion of its volume.
a. Space articulation
b. Dimensional transformation
c. Subtractive transformation
d. Additive transformation
24. It is a form that can be transformed by the addition of elements to its volume.
a. Space articulation
b. Dimensional transformation
c. Subtractive transformation
d. Additive transformation
25. Which of these is not a characteristic of Spatial Relationships?
a. Grid organization
b. Space within a space
c. Interlocking spaces
d. Adjacent spaces
26. Which of these is not a characteristic of Organization of Spaces?
a. Linear organization
b. Radial organization
c. Clustered organization
d. None of the above
27. ____ is the path of our movement can be conceived as the perceptual thread that links the spaces of a
building or any series of interior spaces or exterior spaces together.
a. Proportion
b. Circulation
c. Movement through space
d. Approach
28. Which of these is not an element of circulation?
a. Approach
b. Entrance
c. Exit
d. Configuration of path
29. It is the dimensional relationships of elements.
a. Proportions
b. Contrast
c. Scale
d. Balance
30. Which of these is not a theory of proportion?
a. Golden section
b. Regulating lines
c. Configuration of path
d. Ken
31. Which of these is not included in the types of proportion?
a. Relative and absolute
b. Arithmetic
c. Geometric
d. None of the above
32. It is a system of ordered sequence.
a. Rhythm
b. Leveling
c. Dynamics
d. Hierarchy
33. It is a pattern of elements of a design.
a. Color
b. Contrast
c. Rhythm/repetition
d. Balance
34. Which of these is not part of the 3 dimensions of color?
a. Contrast
b. Hue
c. Tonal value
d. Chroma or intensity
35. Design in the context of architecture is the ______
a. Problem identification
b. Activity of generating proposals
c. Collection of data
d. Analysis of data
36. Select the correct sequence in the design stages:
a. Cycles, feedback, iteration
b. Proposal making
c. Initiation
d. Preparation
e. Evaluation
A. a,b,c,d,e
B. c,d,b,e,a
C. d,e,a,b,c
D. e,a,c,d,b
37. What is the formula for arithmetic type of proportion?___________
38. What is the formula for geometric type of proportion?___________
39. What is the formula for harmonic type of proportion?___________
40. It is the process of managing information so that the right kind of information is available at the right
stage of the design process and the best possible decisions can be made in shaping the outcome of the
building designs.
a. Architectural requirements
b. Architectural definition
c. Architectural programming
d. Architectural role
41. This document states the mission (purpose) of the project.
a. Issue-based documents
b. Design document
c. Requirements
d. Role of the program document
42. What are the two main areas of concern of Architectural programming?_____________________
43. It is a concern, a question or topic that demands a design in order for a building project to be successful
for its clients and users.
a. Issue
b. Fact
c. Problem
d. None of the above
44. A part of an issue-based program that is objective, specific and verifiable by some measurement or
observation. Their existence is not subject to judgment but their use and interpretation is based on
values.
a. Issue
b. Fact
c. Goal
d. Values
45. It is a part of an issue-based program in which different building types require different design
responses for the same issues based upon the values of different users and the needs of different
activities.
a. Issue
b. Fact
c. Goal
d. Values
46. It is a statement of intention. An end that one strives to attain or that toward which effort or play is
directed.
a. Issue
b. Fact
c. Goal
d. Values
47. A statement about the measurable level of function that a designed object, building or place must
provide for a good to be met.
a. The required state program
b. Issue
c. Goal
d. Values
48. _____ is a vision of an alternative environment. The vision is accompanied by a proposal on how this
alternative environment can be realized.
a. The required state program
b. Issue
c. Goal
d. Values
49. It is the level of the self that the human being is the most important entity of the universe.
a. Anthropocentrism
b. Masculine architecture
c. Gender
d. Gay architecture
50. It is the study of the symbolic and communicative role of the spatial separation individuals maintain in
various social and interpersonal situations.
a. Proxemics
b. Architecture
c. Semantic
d. Semiotics
51. It is a delimited space that a person or a group of persons uses and defends as an exclusive preserve.
a. Proxemics
b. Territory
c. Anonymity
d. None of the above
52. It is the ability of individuals to control their visual, auditory and olfactory interactions with others.
a. Overcrowding
b. Semiotics
c. Privacy
d. Personalization
53. It is the state of being with another person but free from the outside world.
a. Solitude
b. Anonymity
c. Reserve
d. Intimacy
54. It is associated with a feeling of lack of control over the environment.
a. Overcrowding
b. Semiotics
c. Privacy
d. Personalization
55. He created the theories of needs.
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Abraham Maslow
c. Albert Einstein
d. None
56. It is the mental process by which knowledge is acquired.
a. Symbol
b. Semiotics
c. Cognition
d. Reasoning
57. It is something that represents something else by association.
a. Symbol
b. Semiotics
c. Cognition
d. Reasoning
58. It is the science of signs.
a. Symbol
b. Semiotics
c. Cognition
d. Reasoning
59. The objects observed have innate qualities that make them independent of the perceiver and the
environment.
a. Gestalt
b. Transactional
c. Ecological
d. Semiotics
60. It is the conditions in the environment affect the way an object is perceived.
a. Gestalt
b. Transactional
c. Ecological
d. Semiotics
61. It recognizes the role of experience, there exists a dynamic relationship between the person and the
environment.
a. Gestalt
b. Transactional
c. Ecological
d. Semiotics
62. It is the type of aesthetics that involves personal beliefs or ideas.
a. Ecological Aesthetics
b. Personal Aesthetics
c. Speculative Aesthetics
d. None
63. It is the type of aesthetics that involves scientific approaches.
a. Behavioral aesthetics
b. Personal aesthetics
c. Ecological aesthetics
d. Empirical aesthetics
64. It is the stable combinations of activity and place consisting of a recurrent activity, a particular layout of
the environment, a congruent relationship between the fixtures and a specific time period.
a. Architectural settings
b. Behavior settings
c. Structural settings
d. None
65. It is the traditional definition of good architecture.
a. Stability, foundation and strength
b. Beauty, foundation and strength
c. Materials, beauty and function
d. Function, beauty and strength
66. According to ______ Ecology is a harmonious relation to land and is more intricate and of more
consequence to civilization than the historians of progress seem to realize.
a. Aldo Maximus
b. Aldo Leopold
c. Aldus Maxivius
d. None
67. According to Ekistics, a human settlement is made up of five basic elements which are interactive and
interdependent with each other. These are man, nature, shells, networks and ____.
a. Land
b. Relationships
c. City
d. Society
68. It is the school that is sought to unify architecture, fine arts and individual design to uplift the plight of
the working class. This was a forerunner of Modernism.
a. Bauhaus
b. Vitruvius school of thought
c. Oxford University
d. None
69. A personal philosophy of ______ developed the idea that architecture must not be an alien feature of
the natural landscape but must rather be a natural element of a site. It must be designed to belong to a
specific site much as a plant is endemic to a specific context.
a. Frank Lindon Wright
b. Frank Lloyd Wright
c. Frank Arthur Wright
d. None of the above
70. Modernism is marked by the following. Which is not included?
a. Roofs should be flat
b. Renunciation of the old world
c. Addressed the mass housing
d. Sleek machined sources
71. In this period, it emphasizes a return to humanistic and pluralist architectural expression. Buildings with
meaning are built.
a. Modernism
b. Victorian Period
c. Post Modernism
d. AD of Christ
72. Critical Regionalism is developed by ______, _______, and Kenneth Frampton. This examines the global
trend of architecture to reflect the dominant culture and creating feelings of placelessness. Without
advocating a return to vernacular and indigenous architecture, it rather seeks to recognize cultural
variations within contextual realities.
a. Alexander Dumas, Liliane Warf
b. Alexander Tzonis, Liliane Lefavre
c. Alexander Trapp, Liliane Wart
d. None
73. He is the founding father of the philosophy of Deconstruction.
a. Jacques Derrida
b. William Hoft
c. Jacques Tenderbarf
d. None
74. It is the intuitive approach to the understanding of architecture as place.
a. Placement
b. Phenomenology
c. Topography
d. None
75. A bounded manifestation of the production of meaning in space.
a. Place
b. Topography
c. Modernism
d. None of the above
76. These are the Filipino beliefs in architecture. Which of these is not included?
a. The house plan should not be shaped like a cross
b. Main doors should not face where the sun sets
c. Doorways should not face each other
d. Never use materials that once belonged to a church
77. It is the flow of natural energy that circulates the earth and moves in specific patterns on a site.
a. Chi
b. Rho
c. Qi
d. Sha qi
78. It is the Chinese philosophy of geomancy. In architecture, it promotes the creation of designed
environment in harmony with the cosmic forces of nature.
a. Chi Rho
b. Feng Qi
c. Feng Shui
d. None
79. These are the standard design guidelines that have developed over the course of time. Which is not
included?
a. Indoor aquariums
b. Main entrances should not face the end of the street
c. Beds should not directly face a doorway
d. Beds should not be placed under an exposed beam
80. These are the objects that can be used to remedy Sha Qi. Which is not included?
a. Wind chimes
b. Outdoor ponds and flowing water
c. Flower vases
d. Candles and the use of color red
81. These are the architectural categories of concepts. Which is not included?
a. Biological concept
b. Thematic or symbolic concepts
c. Structural concepts
d. Environmental concepts
82. It is the type of analogy that literally relates architecture to anatomy and mimics body parts.
a. Mechanical analogy
b. Biological analogy
c. Gastronomic analogy
d. Linguistic analogy
83. It is the type of analogy that literally relates architecture to movement and functions and mimics
machines.
a. Mechanical analogy
b. Biological analogy
c. Gastronomic analogy
d. Linguistic analogy
84. It is the type of analogy that demands the combination of materials of strength, ideal sequence or plan,
analysis and testing of efficiencies. This goes beyond scientific analysis, requires intuition, imagination,
enthusiasm, and immense amount of organizational skills.
a. Mechanical analogy
b. Biological analogy
c. Gastronomic analogy
d. Linguistic analogy
85. It is the type of analogy that involved eloquence and expression, emotions and experiencing emotions
and vocabulary and composition.
a. Mechanical analogy
b. Biological analogy
c. Gastronomic analogy
d. Linguistic analogy
86. It is the analogy of abstract relationships.
a. Direct responses
b. Simile
c. Metaphor
d. None
87. These are structural concepts, which is not included?
a. Frames
b. Demography
c. Gravity
d. Arches and vaults
88. According to the Theory of Perception, ____ and ____ are the modifying elements of space. It can be
manipulated by design to identify places and give places particular character.
a. Light and materials
b. Paint and color
c. Light and color
d. None
89. According to _____ , Architecture is the masterly correct and magnificent play of masses brought
together in light. Our eyes are made to see forms of light.
a. Le Couer
b. Le Corall
c. Le Corbusier
d. None
90. Design takes off from the ____ of the site. The concept is based on available resources.
a. Natural features
b. Natural profile
c. Faade
d. None
91. It is one of the philosophical approaches that is the interpretation of the environment as a text.
a. Phenomenological
b. Therapeutic
c. Hermeneutic
d. None
92. It is a philosophical approach that is the intuitive insight into relationships of person and environment.
a. Phenomenological
b. Therapeutic
c. Hermeneutic
d. None
93. It is a philosophical approach that is a creative act and creative artifact.
a. Phenomenological
b. Hermeneutic
c. Existential
d. Political
94. It is a philosophical approach that is a representation of class struggle.
a. Phenomenological
b. Hermeneutic
c. Existential
d. Political
95. It is a scientific approach that is the creation as a cathartic act (by Sigmund Freud)
a. Formist
b. Psychological
c. Psychoanalytic
d. Organismicist
96. It is a scientific approach that is a stimulation thru sensations or images (mechanistic) and beauty from
everyday ordinary life (contextual).
a. Formist
b. Psychological
c. Psychoanalytic
d. Organismicist
97. It is a scientific approach that is a fusion of body and soul.
a. Formist
b. Psychological
c. Psychoanalytic
d. Organismicist
98. It is a scientific approach that is the expressive value of patterns or forms.
a. Formist
b. Psychological
c. Psychoanalytic
d. Organismicist
99. It is the type of approach that is about the meaning of environmental elements.
a. Semiotic approach
b. Semantic approach
c. Information-theory approach
d. Psychobiological approach
100. It is the type of approach that involves neurophysical processes of the brain.
a. Semiotic approach
b. Semantic approach
c. Information-theory approach
d. Psychobiological approach
101. The same physical setting may be part of more than one behavior setting if different ____ of behavior
occur within it at different times.
a. Simultaneous patterns
b. Standing patterns
c. Patterns
d. Social patterns
102. A standing pattern of behavior may consist of a number of different behaviors occurring
simultaneously. These are overt emotional behavior, problem-solving behavior, gross motor activity,
interpersonal interaction and _____.
a. Structural concepts
b. Manipulation of objects
c. Analogues
d. None
103. It was introduced by _____ in his book, Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture that
architecture of complexity and contradiction has a special obligation toward the whole- its truth must
be in its totality or implications of totality.
a. Robert Vitruvius
b. Robert Hooke
c. Robert Venturi
d. None
104. Modernism eventually became a global style with the following formula. Which is not included?
a. Roofs should be flat
b. Interior accommodation should be freely-planned
c. Belief in the power of form to transform the world
d. Houses should be lifted on pilotises so the garden may spread under it
105. In architecture, it seeks to question the given architectural norms to unearth the hidden biases taken
for granted as ___ or ____ design.
a. Conceptual , beautiful
b. Proper, decent
c. Proper, good
d. None
106. These are the construction beliefs of Filipinos in architecture. Which is not included?
a. Doorways should not face each other.
b. Avoid starting construction when the year is about to end
c. Never use materials that once belonged to a church
d. Place coins or religious medals in the foundations for prosperity and protection before pouring the
concrete.
107. The book Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture also uses _____ as humor is an essential part of
the human condition.
a. Humor antics
b. Humor architecturally
c. Sense of humor
d. None
108. The book Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, it also seeks to provide ____ to human history
by providing architectural icons reminiscent of our shaped past but not as historic styles.
a. Memorial photos
b. Memory articles
c. Memory aids
d. None
109. Who is the author of the Poetry of Architecture?
a. John Arkin
b. John Corbusier
c. John Ruskin
d. None
110. According to this book, the man of learning can fearlessly look down upon the troublesome accidents
of fortune. But he who thinks himself entrenched in defenses not fo learning but of luck, moves in
slippery paths, struggling through life unsteadily and insecurely.
a. The Poetry of Architecture
b. The Ten Books of Architecture by Vitruvius
c. Theory of Perception
d. None
111. It is the study of an areas designed environment and the meanings they produce and contain.
a. Topography
b. Deconstruction
c. Topoanalysis
d. None
112. It is a type of approach that the environment is a set of images that act as stimuli.
a. Semantic approach
b. Ecological approach
c. Environmental approach
d. Information-theory approach


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