Introduction to Architectural Engineering MCQs
Introduction to Architectural Engineering MCQs
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1: What is the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings called?
A. Building
B. Construction
C. Architecture
D. Art
2: What is a balconet?
A. A small terrace or balcony off a room
B. An interior space or room in a building
C. A raised platform on the side of a stage
D. A false balcony or railing at the outer plane of a window.
3: What is a balustrade?
A. A large outdoor fountain
B. A railing composition composed of upper and lower rails, balusters, and pedestals.
C. A manor house
D. A decorative column
4: What is a belt course?
A. A type of fastener
B. A projecting horizontal molding separating parts of a wall surface in a facade.
C. A weightlifting belt used to support the lower back and abdominal muscles
D. A strip of leather or cloth worn around the waist
5: What is the name for applied ornamental elements often used at a cornice or to flank windows and doors?
A. Brackets
B. Gables
C. Sills
D. Lintels
6: What is a canopy?
A. A type of tree
B. A type of tent
C. A projecting roof structure that shelters an entrance.
D. A structure built to protect against inclement weather
7: What is a casement window?
A. A window that is composed of two sections, each with its own operable sash, that slide horizontally past each other
B. A single window sash hinged on one side that swings open.
C. A window containing multiple, small panes of glass in a grid pattern
8: What is a Chamfer?
A. A 45-degree bevel cut at an outside corner of a building element, often seen in wood, stone, or brick.
B. A 90-degree bevel cut at an outside corner of a building element, often seen in wood, stone, or brick.
C. A 45-degree bevel cut at an inside corner of a building element, often seen in wood, stone, or brick.
D. A 45-degree bevel cut at an outside corner of a building element, often seen in metal, glass, or plastic.
9: What is a chimney pot?
A. A pot that chimneys smoke
B. A type of bird
C. A cooking pot
D. A decorative terra cotta chimney extension usually placed above a brick or stone chimney.
10: What does circulation refer to?
A. The amount of money that flows through a economy
B. The speed at which wind blows
C. The way in which blood is pumped around the body by the heart
D. The flow of people throughout a home or building.
11: What is clapboard?
A. One of a series of boards used for siding
B. A way to secure two boards together
C. A type of hardwood
D. A device that helps Measure sound
12: What is the most recent of the Greek classical orders?
A. Ionic
B. Tuscan
C. Doric
D. Corinthian
13: What is a cornice?
A. A large decorative molding that is used to crown the top of a window or door.
B. The projecting moldings that form the top band of an entablature or wall.
C. A horizontal member that projects from the face of a wall and supports the cornice.
D. The part of a column between the base and the capital.
14: Cresting is a decorative element installed at which of the following locations?
A. Soffit
B. Gable
C. Eaves
D. Roof ridge or parapet
15: What is the purpose of a cupola?
A. To support the roof
B. To provide insulation
C. To provide ventilation and serve as a "look-out"
D. To provide light
16: What is the definition of a Dependency?
A. A building that is not structurally sound.
B. A run-down or abandoned building.
C. A subsidiary building connected to the main building, often one of a symmetrical grouping.
D. A building that is not the main structure on a property.
17: What is the capital design of the Doric order?
A. Large and grandiose
B. Plain and unremarkable
C. Elaborate and detailed
D. Simple yet powerful
18: What is a double-hung window?
A. A window that is hinged on both the top and bottom
B. A window that does not open
C. A window with top and bottom sashes that slide past each other vertically.
D. A window with two separate panes of glass
19: What is an eaves?
A. The projecting overhang at the lower edge of a roof.
B. The gutter system around the edge of a roof.
C. The vertical section of a wall between the sill and the plate.
D. A small roofed structure attached to the side of a building.
20: What is the horizontal band of elements above the column capitals in classical architecture called?
A. Triglyph
B. Gable
C. Entablature
D. Moulding
21: What does the word "facade" mean?
A. A large room in a castle
B. The front of a building
C. The exterior faces of a building
D. A type of window
22: What is a frieze?
A. The topmost portion of an entablature
B. An ornamental band used to decorate the tops of columns
C. The flat, middle portion of an entablature (sometimes decorated).
D. A support beam in a building
23: What is a gable?
A. A type of tree
B. The point where two slopes of a roof meet
C. The wall that encloses the end of a gable roof
D. A small roofed structure
24: What is a half-timbered building?
A. A building constructed with a timber frame and filled with cement.
B. A building constructed with a timber frame and no filling.
C. A building constructed with a timber frame and filled with stone.
D. A building constructed with timber frame filled with plaster or brick.
25: What is a hip roof?
A. A roof with four sides
B. A roof that slopes outward from all four exterior walls
C. A roof with two sides
D. A roof that slopes inward from all four exterior walls.
26: What is the Ionic order from Greek classical styles distinguished by?
A. The togas worn by the elite
B. The columns
C. The volutes used in the capital's design
D. The art of rhetoric
27: What does Mansard mean?
A. A roof with a double slope on each of its sides and ending in an eave.
B. A roof having two slopes, the lower steeper than the upper.
C. A two-pitched roof with a steep lower slope that typically rises to a more gently sloped upper portion.
D. A type of roof dormer with a double slope on each of its sides.
28: What is a motif?
A. A small design
B. A theme or predominant feature of a design.
C. A repeating pattern
D. The main design
29: What is the definition of Neo-colonial?
A. Residences built after 1955 with allusions of the colonial revival architectural style.
B. Residences built before 1955 without allusions of the colonial revival architectural style.
C. Residences built before 1955 with allusions of the colonial revival architectural style.
D. Residences built after 1955 without allusions of the colonial revival architectural style.
30: What is an ogee cap?
A. A molding with an S-shaped cross-section
B. A molding with a W-shaped cross-section
C. A molding with an O-shaped cross-section
D. A molding with a U-shaped cross-section
31: What is the definition of an Oriel window?
A. A window that is not a bay window
B. A window that is not cantilevered out from the facade
C. A bay window cantilevered out from a facade that starts above the ground level
D. A bay window that starts at ground level
32: What is Palladian architecture?
A. Neo-classical architecture in the style modeled after the Italian architect Andrea Palladio
B. A type of Roman architecture
C. Gothic architecture in the style of Venetian architecture
D. A type of Greek architecture
33: What is the purpose of a parapet?
A. Function as support for a cornice.
B. To support a balcony
C. The portion of wall that projects above the adjacent roof.
D. For fencing
34: What is a Pediment?
A. A window
B. A support beam
C. A roof feature
D. The triangular gable end of a classical building, or the same form used elsewhere in the building.
35: What is a pier?
A. A masonry or wood pier that supports a building and carries the weight of it down to the ground.
B. A type of jewelry worn on the ear
C. A support structure that is used to launch boats
D. A round support structure typically made of stone or concrete
36: What is post and beam construction?
A. A method of creating astronger beam by laminating layers of wood
B. The process of creating a 3D model from measurements
C. A type of Roman concrete
D. A simple building framing system that uses a series of vertical posts and horizontal beams.
37: What is the purpose of a quoin?
A. To hold up a wall
B. To accentuate an outside corner of a building
C. To support a roof
D. To keep a door open
38: What is the definition of a rosette?
A. A red or pink rose
B. A small, round, flat pastry
C. A ruffled type of ribbon
D. A bas-relief ornament (sometimes painted) in the form of a stylized flower.
39: What does "Rough-hewn" mean?
A. Combined with other materials
B. Smooth and polished
C. Cut with a machine
D. Lumber left exposed in construction that looks hand-cut and is heavily textured.
40: What does a sash hold?
A. The door
B. The sill
C. The glazing
D. The frame
41: What is a shed roof?
A. A roof with a single slope and rafters spanning from one wall to the other.
B. A roof with two slopes and rafters spanning from one wall to the other.
C. A roof with a single slope and rafters spanning from one truss to the other.
D. A roof with two slopes and rafters spanning from one truss to the other.
42: What are sidelights?
A. A type of door
B. A type of window
C. A type of light fixture
D. Narrow windows flanking an entry door.
43: What is a spandrel panel?
A. The panel formed by the bottom of a window and the head of a lower window.
B. A window that is too tall for its width
C. A window that is too wide for its height
D. A window that is neither too tall nor too wide for its height
44: What is the name of a cone-shaped roof element with a steep point?
A. Gable
B. Spire
C. Mansard
D. Bellcast
45: What is Terra cotta?
A. A type of flower
B. Fired ceramic clay used in architectural wall elements or ornaments.
C. A type of tree
D. A type of rock
46: What is a transom?
A. A door above a window
B. A window above a door
C. A window next to a door
D. A small window placed above a door or window.
47: What is a turret?
A. A large tower in the middle of a building.
B. A large tower at the corner of a building.
C. A small tower in the middle of a building.
D. A small tower at the corner of a building.
48: What is Veneer?
A. A type of paint
B. A thin decorative finish typically made of brick, stone, or stucco.
C. A tool for shaping wood
D. A type of adhesive
49: What is the purpose of a verge board?
A. Decorative boarding along a projecting roof eave
B. To add stability to the structure
C. To protect the gutter
D. To support the roof
50: What is Vitrolite?
A. A type of paint
B. Panels formed of clear glass with color glass laminated to one side and used as a wall veneer.
C. Furniture
D. A wallcovering
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