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ARC 308 Quiz #2 Multiple Choice Questions and Answers 100% Pass In the first lecture of this segment on "buildings and Land," we discussed Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico in terms of its site and the structures on it. Which of the following best describes an observation that was made in that disc...

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ARC 308 Quiz #2 Multiple Choice
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In the first lecture of this segment on "buildings and Land," we discussed Monte Alban in Oaxaca,

Mexico in terms of its site and the structures on it. Which of the following best describes an observation

that was made in that discussion? - ✔✔The buildings extend the drama of the hilltop site, in some ways

even resembling the shapes in the surrounding landscape


in the lecture on "geography/topography/ecology" we discussed the term "impervious cover." Which of

the following is an accurate statement about that term? - ✔✔Flooding problems in the area we discussed

in southeast Houston were caused, in part, by the area having too much impervious cover.


In the lecture on "climate/energy" which of the following was not noted as a building characteristic

responsive to climate in Cameron Offices in Australia? - ✔✔Deep beams across courtyards channel cool

breezes into the building


In the lecture "buildings and land" which of the following observations was made in comparing Taliesin

West to Fallingwater? - ✔✔Though they were designed by the same architect, they have very different

visual character because of the very different landscapes and regions they were built.


In the chapter on "necessity" in Thermal Delight, Ms. Heschong makes the point that organisms, both

plants and animals, have various mechanisms for coping with thermal change. Which of the following is

not a point she makes in that regard. - ✔✔Cold-blooded animals are at a thermal disadvantage to plants

because they must just endure thermal conditions or perish.




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In the chapter on "necessity" Ms. Heschong notes that "of all creatures, human beings have the greatest

variety of thermal strategies available to them." Which of the following is not one such strategy she notes?

- ✔✔Our naked skin functions perfectly in hot, humid tropics as well as in most other climates, meaning

that traditional clothing could develop more for ornament that for thermal function.


In her chapter on "affection" in Thermal Delight, Ms. Heschong talks about "strong thermal associations"

of certain architectural forms. Which of the following is not an accurate match between an architectural

form and a thermal association it ties with. - ✔✔The gazebo, inglenook and porch swing are generally

absent of any decoration, even in Victorian buildings. This is because they were seen as functional,

utilitarian objects


In her chapter on "Delight" Ms. Heschong notes a propensity of various cultures to enjoy thermal

extremes. Which of the following is not one of the comments she makes about these practices? -

✔✔Australians over-heat and over-air condition their homes as a response to the very uniform climate

they live in.


In her chapter on "sacredness", Ms. Heschong describes "passive solar-heated buildings" similar to the

ones we looked at in class. Which of the following is not consistent with the attitudes she expresses about

those buildings? - ✔✔The primary disadvantage of these buildings is that they may go through an air

temperature flux as great as 20F per day. For this reason they can never be widely used.


In her preface to the book, Thermal Delight, Ms. Heschong describes her own experience working on a

solar building similar to the ones we looked at in the lecture on "Climate". Which of the following best

identifies her description of that building? - ✔✔Rather than simply housing an autonomous mechanical

system, the building itself acted as a thermal system. Rooms, windows, and shutters served as both

features for living, viewing, etc. and as thermal devices.


In her chapter on "Delight" Ms. Heschong observes, "It is not at all uncommon in Houston or Los Angeles

to drive an air-conditioned car to an air-conditions office to dinner at an air-conditioned restaurant before




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