CEA test 1 Exam Questions with Accurate Solutions

CEA test 1 Exam Questions with
Accurate Solutions
Architect - -Art and science of designing buildings

- Civil engineer - -Trained in the design and construction of public works,
such as bridges, dams, roads

- Vernacular architecture - -Methods of construction that use locally
available resources and traditions to address local needs

- What are the two type of pyramids - -American and Egyptian

- What is the difference between American and Egyptian pyramids? - -
American pyramids were built as tombs for religious purposes as for Egyptian
pyramids were built as tombs fro the Royal

- What are the 5 construction techniques? - -Bearing wall
Post and lintel
Arches
Vault
Domes

- Bearing walls - -A wall that bears a load (support)

- Post and lintel - -Need for openings in a bearing wall

- Arches - -Developed for larger openings w/ stone
Keystone (middle) voussoir (rounded edge)

- Vault - -A series of arches that cover like a hallway

- Domes - -Several arches that form a circle

- What are the 6 visual design elements? - -Line
Color
Form and shape
Space
Texture
Value

- What are the 7 visual design principles? - -Balance
Rhythm
Emphasis