IIDA PRACTICE CHAPTERS 1AND
2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
You are updating a sunroom for your client, which will be used primarily during
daytime hours. Your client likes vibrant colors and does not want the upholstery
fabric to look "washed out." Since you know that the dominant lighting source
will intensify colors similar to
itself and will neutralize the complementary colors, the best color choice would
be:
a. Blue
b. Orange
c. white
d. red - ANSWER a
A dining room has an abundance of trim moulding and built-in corner cupboard.
Painting this woodwork a satin finish of the wall color will:
a. Emphasize this detail
b. De-emphasize and diminish the room size
c. Contribute to the rooms spaciousness
d. Highlight wood and interest in its detail - ANSWER c
Proxemics might assist a designer in:
a. deciding on the size of a doctor's examination room
b. determining where to locate the office of the president within an office suite
c. planning the size and shape of a conference table
d. making decisions about the type and spacing of seating in an audiovisual
presentation room - ANSWER d
A design concept statement for a public gathering area around a fireplace in a
ski lodge would probably not include:
, a. dimensions of the fireplace
b. general seating group concept/ layout
c. types of finish materials
d. methods of lighting the space - ANSWER a
The most cost effective design strategy a designer can use to maximize daylight
involves:
a. changing the type of glazing
b. increasing the head height if glazing
c. installing a light shelf
d. specifying a highly reflective paint - ANSWER d
To create the most vivid and easily perceived color-coding system in an elderly
housing facility, the interior designer should use which of the following
combinations?
a. Bright color against a background of non-complimentary color
b. Light colors on a dark background
c. Dark colors on a light background
d. Both b and c - ANSWER d
Which design elements could be used to lower the apparent height of a ceiling?
a. Dark, highly textured ceiling
b. String horizontal lines on the wall
c. Fine-grained patterns on the ceiling and dark walls
d. Light ceiling and textured walls - ANSWER a
You have been hired to design an office for a pediatric psychiatrist specializing
in anxiety disorders. In conceptual terms, the color scheme you would
recommend would be:
a. analogous with cool colors
b. analogous with warm colors
c. triad
d. split complementary
e. entirely red color - ANSWER a
2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
You are updating a sunroom for your client, which will be used primarily during
daytime hours. Your client likes vibrant colors and does not want the upholstery
fabric to look "washed out." Since you know that the dominant lighting source
will intensify colors similar to
itself and will neutralize the complementary colors, the best color choice would
be:
a. Blue
b. Orange
c. white
d. red - ANSWER a
A dining room has an abundance of trim moulding and built-in corner cupboard.
Painting this woodwork a satin finish of the wall color will:
a. Emphasize this detail
b. De-emphasize and diminish the room size
c. Contribute to the rooms spaciousness
d. Highlight wood and interest in its detail - ANSWER c
Proxemics might assist a designer in:
a. deciding on the size of a doctor's examination room
b. determining where to locate the office of the president within an office suite
c. planning the size and shape of a conference table
d. making decisions about the type and spacing of seating in an audiovisual
presentation room - ANSWER d
A design concept statement for a public gathering area around a fireplace in a
ski lodge would probably not include:
, a. dimensions of the fireplace
b. general seating group concept/ layout
c. types of finish materials
d. methods of lighting the space - ANSWER a
The most cost effective design strategy a designer can use to maximize daylight
involves:
a. changing the type of glazing
b. increasing the head height if glazing
c. installing a light shelf
d. specifying a highly reflective paint - ANSWER d
To create the most vivid and easily perceived color-coding system in an elderly
housing facility, the interior designer should use which of the following
combinations?
a. Bright color against a background of non-complimentary color
b. Light colors on a dark background
c. Dark colors on a light background
d. Both b and c - ANSWER d
Which design elements could be used to lower the apparent height of a ceiling?
a. Dark, highly textured ceiling
b. String horizontal lines on the wall
c. Fine-grained patterns on the ceiling and dark walls
d. Light ceiling and textured walls - ANSWER a
You have been hired to design an office for a pediatric psychiatrist specializing
in anxiety disorders. In conceptual terms, the color scheme you would
recommend would be:
a. analogous with cool colors
b. analogous with warm colors
c. triad
d. split complementary
e. entirely red color - ANSWER a
