CEA EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Aesthetics h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hquality hof han hobject hthat hdeals hwith hart,
hbeauty, hand htaste.
Arch h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hcurved hstructure hfor hspanning han hopening, hdesigned
hto hsupport ha hvertical hload hprimarily hby haxial hcompression.
Architect h- hcorrect hanswers h-An hindividual htrained hin hthe hart hand hscience hof
hdesigning hand hconstructing hbuildings.
Balance h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hpleasing hor hharmonious harrangement hor
hproportion hof hparts hor helements hin ha hdesign hor hcomposition.
,Bearing hWalls h- hcorrect hanswers h-Solid hwalls hthat hprovide hsupport hfor heach
hother hand hfor hthe hroof hof ha hstructure.
Civil hEngineer h- hcorrect hanswers h-An hengineer htrained hin hthe hdesign hand
hconstruction hof hpublic hworks, hsuch has hbridges hor hdams, hand hother hlarge
hfacilities.
Color h- hcorrect hanswers h-The haspect hof hthe happearance hof hobjects hand hlight
hsources hthat hmay hbe hdescribed hin hterms hof hhue, hlightness, hand hsaturation hfor
hobjects hand hhue, hbrightness, hand hsaturation hfor hlight hsources.
Contrast h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hvisual hprinciple hassociated hwith hchange hmade hin
hsize, hshape, hcolor, hor htone hof hgraphic helements.
Design hPrinciples h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hrules hthat hdescribe hhow hdesigners
hmight hput htogether hvarious hdesign helements hto hcreate han haesthetic hfinished
hproduct.
Dome h- hcorrect hanswers h-An harrangement hof hseveral harches hwhose hbases hform
ha hcircle hand hwhose htops hmeet hin hthe hcenter.
Element hof hDesign h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hbasic hvisual hcomponent hor hbuilding
hblock hof hdesigned hobjects.
Emphasis h- hcorrect hanswers h-Stress hor hprominence hgiven hto han helement hof ha
hcomposition hby hmeans hof hcontrast, hanomaly, hor hcounterpoint.
Façade h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hexterior hface hof ha hbuilding.
Form h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hshape hand hstructure hof hsomething has
hdistinguished hfrom hits hsubstance hor hmaterial.
Keystone h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hwedge-shaped hstone hplaced hin hthe hcrown hof han
harch.
Line h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hedge hor hcontour hof ha hshape.
Lintel h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hbeam hsupporting hthe hweight habove ha hdoor hor
hwindow hopening.
Movement h- hcorrect hanswers h-The heffect hor hillusion hof hmotion hconveyed hby hthe
hrelationship hof hstructural helements hin ha hdesign hor hcomposition.
Pattern h- hcorrect hanswers h-An hartistic hor hdecorative hdesign, hespecially hone
hhaving ha hcharacteristic harrangement hand hconsidered has ha hunit.
, Post-and-Lintel hConstruction h- hcorrect hanswers h-Wall hconstruction hutilizing ha
hframework hof hvertical hposts hand hhorizontal hbeams hto hcarry hfloor hand hroof
hloads.
Repetition h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hprinciple hwhere hsome hgraphic helements hare
hrepeated hthroughout hthe hentire hdesign.
Rhythm h- hcorrect hanswers h-Movement hcharacterized hby ha hpatterned hrepetition hor
halteration hof hformal helements hor hmotifs hin hthe hsame hor ha hmodified hform.
Shape h- hcorrect hanswers h-The htwo-dimensional hcontour hthat hcharacterizes han
hobject hor harea.
Space h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hdimensions hof hheight, hdepth, hand hwidth hwithin
hwhich hall hthings hexist hand hmove.
Texture h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hfeel, happearance, hor hconsistency hof ha hsurface,
hsubstance, hor hfabric.
Unity h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hstate hor hquality hof hbeing hcombined hinto hone, has
hthe hordering hof helements hin han hartistic hwork hthat hconstitutes ha hharmonious
hwhole hor hpromotes ha hsingleness hof heffect.
Value h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hrelative hlightness hor hdarkness hof ha hcolor.
Vernacular hArchitecture h- hcorrect hanswers h-Culturally hand hclimatically hrelevant
harchitecture husing hlocally havailable hmaterials hand htraditional hbuilding htechniques.
Voussoir h- hcorrect hanswers h-Any hof hthe hwedge-shaped hunits hin ha hmasonry harch
hor hvault, hhaving hside hcuts hconverging hat hone hof hthe harch hcenters.
ABET h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hrecognized haccreditor hfor hcollege hand huniversity
hprograms hin happlied hscience, hcomputing, hengineering, hand htechnology.
AIA h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hAmerican hInstitute hof hArchitects h(AIA) his hthe
hprofessional hsociety hrepresenting hthe hfield hof harchitecture hand hothers hworking hin
hthe harchitecture hfield.
ASCE h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hAmerican hSociety hof hCivil hEngineers h(ASCE) his
hthe hprofessional hengineering hsociety hrepresenting hthe hfield hof hcivil hengineering
hand hothers hworking hin hthe hcivil hengineering hfield.
Building hCode h- hcorrect hanswers h-Legal hrequirements hdesigned hto hprotect hthe
hpublic hby hproviding hguidelines hfor hstructural, helectrical, hplumbing, hand
hmechanical hareas hof ha hstructure.
ANSWERS
Aesthetics h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hquality hof han hobject hthat hdeals hwith hart,
hbeauty, hand htaste.
Arch h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hcurved hstructure hfor hspanning han hopening, hdesigned
hto hsupport ha hvertical hload hprimarily hby haxial hcompression.
Architect h- hcorrect hanswers h-An hindividual htrained hin hthe hart hand hscience hof
hdesigning hand hconstructing hbuildings.
Balance h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hpleasing hor hharmonious harrangement hor
hproportion hof hparts hor helements hin ha hdesign hor hcomposition.
,Bearing hWalls h- hcorrect hanswers h-Solid hwalls hthat hprovide hsupport hfor heach
hother hand hfor hthe hroof hof ha hstructure.
Civil hEngineer h- hcorrect hanswers h-An hengineer htrained hin hthe hdesign hand
hconstruction hof hpublic hworks, hsuch has hbridges hor hdams, hand hother hlarge
hfacilities.
Color h- hcorrect hanswers h-The haspect hof hthe happearance hof hobjects hand hlight
hsources hthat hmay hbe hdescribed hin hterms hof hhue, hlightness, hand hsaturation hfor
hobjects hand hhue, hbrightness, hand hsaturation hfor hlight hsources.
Contrast h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hvisual hprinciple hassociated hwith hchange hmade hin
hsize, hshape, hcolor, hor htone hof hgraphic helements.
Design hPrinciples h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hrules hthat hdescribe hhow hdesigners
hmight hput htogether hvarious hdesign helements hto hcreate han haesthetic hfinished
hproduct.
Dome h- hcorrect hanswers h-An harrangement hof hseveral harches hwhose hbases hform
ha hcircle hand hwhose htops hmeet hin hthe hcenter.
Element hof hDesign h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hbasic hvisual hcomponent hor hbuilding
hblock hof hdesigned hobjects.
Emphasis h- hcorrect hanswers h-Stress hor hprominence hgiven hto han helement hof ha
hcomposition hby hmeans hof hcontrast, hanomaly, hor hcounterpoint.
Façade h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hexterior hface hof ha hbuilding.
Form h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hshape hand hstructure hof hsomething has
hdistinguished hfrom hits hsubstance hor hmaterial.
Keystone h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hwedge-shaped hstone hplaced hin hthe hcrown hof han
harch.
Line h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hedge hor hcontour hof ha hshape.
Lintel h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hbeam hsupporting hthe hweight habove ha hdoor hor
hwindow hopening.
Movement h- hcorrect hanswers h-The heffect hor hillusion hof hmotion hconveyed hby hthe
hrelationship hof hstructural helements hin ha hdesign hor hcomposition.
Pattern h- hcorrect hanswers h-An hartistic hor hdecorative hdesign, hespecially hone
hhaving ha hcharacteristic harrangement hand hconsidered has ha hunit.
, Post-and-Lintel hConstruction h- hcorrect hanswers h-Wall hconstruction hutilizing ha
hframework hof hvertical hposts hand hhorizontal hbeams hto hcarry hfloor hand hroof
hloads.
Repetition h- hcorrect hanswers h-A hprinciple hwhere hsome hgraphic helements hare
hrepeated hthroughout hthe hentire hdesign.
Rhythm h- hcorrect hanswers h-Movement hcharacterized hby ha hpatterned hrepetition hor
halteration hof hformal helements hor hmotifs hin hthe hsame hor ha hmodified hform.
Shape h- hcorrect hanswers h-The htwo-dimensional hcontour hthat hcharacterizes han
hobject hor harea.
Space h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hdimensions hof hheight, hdepth, hand hwidth hwithin
hwhich hall hthings hexist hand hmove.
Texture h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hfeel, happearance, hor hconsistency hof ha hsurface,
hsubstance, hor hfabric.
Unity h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hstate hor hquality hof hbeing hcombined hinto hone, has
hthe hordering hof helements hin han hartistic hwork hthat hconstitutes ha hharmonious
hwhole hor hpromotes ha hsingleness hof heffect.
Value h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hrelative hlightness hor hdarkness hof ha hcolor.
Vernacular hArchitecture h- hcorrect hanswers h-Culturally hand hclimatically hrelevant
harchitecture husing hlocally havailable hmaterials hand htraditional hbuilding htechniques.
Voussoir h- hcorrect hanswers h-Any hof hthe hwedge-shaped hunits hin ha hmasonry harch
hor hvault, hhaving hside hcuts hconverging hat hone hof hthe harch hcenters.
ABET h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hrecognized haccreditor hfor hcollege hand huniversity
hprograms hin happlied hscience, hcomputing, hengineering, hand htechnology.
AIA h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hAmerican hInstitute hof hArchitects h(AIA) his hthe
hprofessional hsociety hrepresenting hthe hfield hof harchitecture hand hothers hworking hin
hthe harchitecture hfield.
ASCE h- hcorrect hanswers h-The hAmerican hSociety hof hCivil hEngineers h(ASCE) his
hthe hprofessional hengineering hsociety hrepresenting hthe hfield hof hcivil hengineering
hand hothers hworking hin hthe hcivil hengineering hfield.
Building hCode h- hcorrect hanswers h-Legal hrequirements hdesigned hto hprotect hthe
hpublic hby hproviding hguidelines hfor hstructural, helectrical, hplumbing, hand
hmechanical hareas hof ha hstructure.
