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Arch 463
ECS
Midterm I
Fall 97

30 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Green architecture which includes waste water treatment by water hyacinths and tilapia fish is 
	A. characteristic of Richard Meier’s new architecture
	B. demonstrated in the Center for Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly Pomona
	C. present in both of the above
	D. not addressed by either A or B above

2. The summary description of the effect of environmental forces that is most useful to designers is
	A. weather
	B. climate data
	C. climate summaries
	D. all of the above

3. Thermal comfort can be experienced at temperatures above the standard comfort zone when
	A. the body is exposed to the sun
	B. a person is acclimated to a tropical climate
	C. the target group is preschoolers from Minnesota
	D. all of the above

4. Because living people always metabolize, comfort is attained only when
	A. temperatures are constant
	B. a person is losing heat to the environment
	C. metabolism is countered by evaporation
	D. none of the above

5. Winter comfort in an outdoor shelter can be attained when the occupant
	A. has an elevated metabolism rate
	B. is clothed in excess of 1.0 clo
	C. is exposed to the sun
	D. any of the above

6. An architectural enclosure that provides shade and allows cross ventilation is appropriate for conditions 
	A. above the standard comfort zone
	B. in the comfort zone
	C. below the comfort zone
	D. none of the above

7. You’ve been beamed into an ancient village with narrow streets faced by buildings with small and rare apertures. Your best guess is that the climate is
	A. hot and humid
	B. hot and arid
	C. temperate
	D. cold

8. Shading is a strategy that is prevalent in 
	A. hot arid climates
	B. hot humid climates
	C. temperate climates
	D. all of the above

9. If your partner were designing a building for a cold climate, you would criticize him if he did not include
	A. a central hearth
	B. skylights
	C. a flat roof
	D. all of the above

10. If you wanted to site a house on a south-facing hillside in a hot arid climate you would choose a position 
	A. on the summit
	B. on the brow of the hill
	C. a mid slope
	D. at the foot of the hill

11. The architectural layer with the most microclimatic diversity is
	A. the sky layer
	B. the surface layer
	C. the subsurface layer
	D. all of the above

12. If you were designing an architectural form to house program elements that required a measure of privacy, choice of microclimates, and short-range views, you’d prefer the
	A. sky layer
	B. near surface layer
	C. surface layer
	D. subsurface layer

13. In a temperate climate the south facade of a house is most appropriately dominated by
	A. connectors
	B. filters
	C. barriers
	D. switches

14. In order to assure comfort in the summer in the temperate zone you should provide
	A. cluster scale shading
	B. building scale shading
	C. component scale shading
	D. at least one of the above

15. The skin element most suitable to respond to the environmental forces in a temperate climate is
	A. a barrier
	B. a filter
	C. a connector
	D. a switch

16. Two sites with prevailing winds from the same direction are probably located
	A. in the same latitude zone
	B. along the same coast line
	C. in the same country
	D. all of the above

17. The part of the earth where the sun cannot strike the north facade of a building is 
	A. the north polar zone
	B. the north temperate zone
	C. the south temperate zone
	D. none of the above

18. In the Northern Hemisphere the hottest day of summer is usually in July or August and the hottest time of day is usually between noon and sunset due to the earth’s
	A. tilt and motion around the sun
	B. spheroid shape
	C. rotation on axis 
	D. thermally massive surface materials

19. The most thermally moderate zones at a given latitude are located 
	A. near large bodies of water
	B. on the leeward side of mountain ranges
	C. in valleys
	D. none of the above

20. On a sunny summer day downtown Moscow will usually be
	A. windier than the UI campus
	B. warmer than the UI campus
	C. wetter than the UI campus
	D. all of the above

21. The city effect is caused by
	A. reduced wind speed
	B. efficient runoff
	C. waste heat concentration
	D. all of the above

22. An asset to an more benevolent urban environment is
	A. a parking garage
	B. an urban fountain
	C. an energy-conserving building
	D. all of the above

23. A building designed to counter the city effect could
	A. have an extensive roof garden
	B. provide arcades to shade the adjacent sidewalks
	C. conserve energy
	D. all of the above

24. Early passive solar houses were described as built with “. . .the south side loftier to get the winter sun, and the north side lower to keep out the winter winds,” by
	A. Socrates
	B. Vitruvius
	C. Palladio
	D. Frank Lloyd Wright

25. In the northern temperate zone with prevailing winds from the southwest, winter prevailing winds are usually from 
	A. the north
	B. the southwest
	C. the northeast
	D. the south

26. On the spring solstice the sun rises due east at
	A. 48º north latitude
	B. 45º north latitude
	C. 23½º north latitude
	D. all of the above

27. For a true south-facing window, the sun’s profile angle is lowest at noon
	A. after the spring equinox and before the fall equinox
	B. after the fall equinox and before the spring equinox
	C. both of the above
	D. none of the above

28. The sun chart that you’d use to help design shading devices is
	A. Mazria’s elevational chart
	B. LOF’s plan view chart
	C. Knowles’ solar envelope
	D. none of the above

29. The goal for passive solar heating is to
	A. maximize solar gain
	B. optimize solar gain
	C. minimize solar gain
	D. none of the above

30. A passive cooling technique that involves radiation is 
	A. shading
	B. thermal mass with night ventilation
	C. both of the above
	D. none of the above