Spring 98
30 Multiple Choice Questions
1. A heat pump can provide heating and cooling for
A. single-family residences
B. buildings with geoexchange systems
C. both of the above
D. none of the above
2. In a single-family residence the return air must
A. use a plenum
B. include the kitchen exhaust
C. be mixed with fresh air
D. none of the above
3. An example of a radiant heating system is
A. a wood-burning stove
B. a Korean floor or ka'ang
C. a Greek hypocaust
D. all of the above
4. In order to make a supply duct quieter than a standard metal duct you could
A. make its cross-sectional area larger
B. fabricate it from fiberglass
C. connect it to the blower with a flexible fitting
D. all of the above
5. The all-air HVAC system most appropriate for a building like Legoretta's Managua Central
Cathedral is
A. variable air volume (VAV)
B. single duct reheat
C. direct expansion (DX)
D. none of the above
6. The HVAC system that has best central control of fresh air quality is
A. geoexchange
B. dual duct
C. 4-pipe
D. all of the above
7. A mixed-use building is a good candidate for
A. a single duct reheat system
B. a dual duct system
C. a 3-pipe system
D. all of the above
8. The cooling tower for a mid-rise building
A. should be located on the north side
B. could be incorporated in a fountain
C. is only necessary when an all-water system is used
D. all of the above
9. A fifty-story building is most likely to have
A. one mechanical floor
B. three mechanical floors
C. five mechanical floors
D. ten mechanical floors
10. The Japanese approach to intelligent building design is characterized by
A. concern for individual work station design
B. use of shoji panels
C. research into building core design
D. use of daylighting and integrated window systems design
11. Daylighting designers manipulate
A. senders
B. interveners
C. receivers
D. none of the above
12. The difference in brilliance between a clear starry night sky in Moscow and the same sky in the Palouse countryside is explained by
A. Norton's Law
B. subjective perception
C. objective reception
D. all of the above
13. The human eye is most sensitive to
A. red light waves
B. yellow-green light waves
C. blue light waves
D. white light waves
14. A transition space between a bright lobby and a dark theatre allows for adjustment
A. from cone to rod vision
B. from rod to cone vision
C. from reception to perception
D. from perception to reception
15. A two candlepower light source produces
A. 9.6 footcandles
B. 12.57 lumens
C. 25.14 lumens
D. 50.28 lumens
16. An effective shading device on a north-facing window insures good daylighting by excluding
A. the sun component
B. the sky component
C. the externally reflected component
D. the internally reflected component
17. For a perfectly overcast sky the
A. zenith is three times brighter than the horizon
B. position of the sun is readily apparent
C. horizon is three times brighter than the zenith
D. north sky is brighter than the south sky
18. The daylighted zone of a curtain wall building with 12 foot ceiling heights
A. is 10% of the floor area
B. extends 12 feet from the window
C. extends 24 feet from the window
D. extends 96 feet from the window if light shelves are used
19. The interior space with the most even distribution of daylight
A. uses highly reflective interior surfaces
B. uses light shelves
C. has apertures in more than one surface
D. all of the above
20. The reason daylighting is preferred for art galleries is
A. direct solar radiation shows the `modeling' in sculpture
B. it does an excellent job of rendering the colors of the artwork
C. it provides even ambient light all day long
D. none of the above
21. Daylighting an office building will save energy
A. for cooling
B. for lighting
C. for overtime work associated with poor productivity
D. all of the above
22. The newest computer-based daylight prediction methods
A. show light distribution in space in spline-mesh graphics
B. give renderings of light distribution on the room surfaces
C. assign lumen values for points in space
D. all of the above
23. A hand calculation method that can be used at any stage of the design process (from concept to finalization) to predict light distribution in space is
A. the GDDM method
B. the LOF or Lumen method
C. the SERI protractor method
D. all of the above
24. A scale model can accurately depict
A. the objective and subjective interactions of light and space
B. the objective interactions of light and space
C. the subjective interactions of light and space
D. none of the above
25. The most inefficient lamp you can purchase is
A. an incandescent
B. a cool white fluorescent
C. a daylight fluorescent
D. an HID
26. The fluorescent lamp that will prove to be the most satisfactory is
A. a tri-phosphor lamp
B. a lamp with an electric ballast
C. both A and B
D. none of the above
27. Waste heat from a lamp can be mitigated by use of
A. occupancy sensors
B. daylighting controls
C. air-handling troffers
D. all of the above
28. Twelve-volt high efficiency lamps are called
A. MR-16s
B. sulfur lamps
C. HIDs
D. mercury lamps
29. To eliminate shadows in a space with a high IRC you would use
A. direct fixtures
B. general diffuse fixtures
C. indirect fixtures
D. any of the above
30. A problem with direct lighting that uses only parabolic louver diffusers is
A. glare on computer screens
B. dark corners where ceilings and walls meet
C. uneven light distribution on the work plane
D. all of the above