A) A sleeping area exclusively for the family master B) A storage area for kitchen facilities C) A space for women and children to sleep and live D) A reception hall for foreign visitors
A) Mezzanine floor B) Roof floor C) Ground floor D) Upper floors, first floor
A) It has no formal entrance B) It has a separated entrance C) It is accessed only via the roof D) It shares the main public entrance
A) Only visiting foreign merchants B) Women and children only C) Servants and guards exclusively D) Family members, the family's master, children and close friends
A) Basement level B) Roof floor C) First floor D) Ground floor
A) Ground floor stables B) Roof wind scoops C) Sleeping areas D) Kitchen facilities
A) A private staircase in the courtyard B) A perforated wooden screen on windows C) A stone windcatcher structure D) An inclined roof made of glass
A) Mezzanine and servants' quarters B) Maq'ad and kitchen facilities C) Haramlik and Salamlik, internal courtyard, and streets D) Roof floor and ground floor
A) A square windcatcher structure built on the roof floor B) A partitioned wall in the haremlik C) A perforated wooden screen on windows D) A private staircase leading to apartments
A) Attached to the courtyard wall B) Inside the women's sleeping quarters C) On the roof of the reception hall or in the lobbies front of them D) On the ground floor near the entrance
A) Copper, bronze, or tile B) Stone, iron, or clay C) Cloth, mud, or thatch D) Brick, wood, or glass
A) To an open height allowing views of passersby B) To a height that ensures the domestic interior cannot be overlooked C) To match the height of neighboring streets exactly D) To a low height for maximum ventilation
A) Made of perforated wooden screens B) Projecting considerably toward the street C) Small, grilled and above the line of vision of passersby D) Large, open and at street level
A) Hidden behind solid brick walls B) Level with the ground floor openings C) Larger and may project considerably D) Small and grilled
A) They must be completely sealed shut B) They must not overlook neighboring courtyards or terraces C) They must open outward into public streets D) They must directly face neighboring courtyards for light
A) Nomadic merchant class B) Impoverished laborer class C) Royal and ruling elite class D) Middle-class category
A) Far Eastern minimalist architecture B) Ancient Egyptian pharaonic architecture C) European Gothic architecture D) Earlier medieval residential architectural style
A) Ancient Roman period B) Early Islamic conquest period C) 19th century D) Modern twentieth century
A) Four B) Five C) Two D) Three
A) According to the street width and neighborhood name B) According to the design of the house and the number of families living inside C) According to the presence of a mashrabiya D) According to the height of the malqaf and roof materials
A) Multiple unrelated families sharing equal space B) One family and close relatives, in addition to servants, guards and helpers C) Only visiting merchants and temporary guests D) Foreign diplomats and their entourages
A) House of Abu al-Hassan B) Al-Sitt Sakna house C) The block of courts D) Sukkar house/Bayt Sukkar
A) More than one floor B) Ten floors C) Exactly one floor D) Only a ground floor and basement
A) Storage, kitchen facilities, and residence for servants B) Installation of the rooftop wind scoop C) Sleeping quarters for the family master and close friends D) Main reception area and family sitting space
A) To provide larger spaces for single families B) To eliminate the need for servants C) Due to the increased density in historic Cairo D) Due to a decree by foreign rulers
A) A single family with numerous close relatives B) More than one family, each family has a separate house C) Dozens of unrelated tenants sharing one large kitchen D) Only the family master and his personal guards
A) Built in a linear row along the main street B) Distributed around one open courtyard C) Stacked vertically on top of each other D) Spread across separate neighborhoods
A) An external ladder attached to the street facade B) Through the neighbor's living room C) A single central elevator in the courtyard D) Each house had a private staircase from the courtyard
A) Six apartments per floor B) Four apartments per floor C) Two apartments per floor D) One apartment per floor
A) Al-Sitt Sakna house B) Sukkar house/Bayt Sukkar C) Bayt al-Malqaf D) House of Abu al-Hassan
A) An apartment building B) A single family estate C) A royal palace complex D) A marketplace with upper living quarters
A) Ten to twelve apartments B) Only one large apartment C) Two or three apartments D) Twenty apartments
A) Around 300m2 and 450m2 B) Around 10m2 and 20m2 C) Around 30m2 and 45m2 D) Around 100m2 and 150m2
A) One apartment on each floor B) Four apartments on each floor C) No apartments on the upper floors D) Ten apartments on each floor
A) Two floors above the ground floor B) Ten floors above the ground floor C) Only one ground floor with no upper levels D) Five floors above the ground floor
A) A decrease in urban migration B) The abandonment of historic Cairo C) Increasing the population in the city center D) The return to single-family rural farming
A) Extensive agricultural gardens around houses B) Rental housing units on small lots of land C) Large royal palaces for every citizen D) Underground housing complexes
A) Sukkar house/Bayt Sukkar B) House of Abu al-Hassan C) Al-Sitt Sakna house D) Bayt al-Mashrabiya
A) 75.10 ha B) 523.66 ha C) 250.50 ha D) 1000.25 ha
A) Northern bank B) Southern bank C) Eastern bank D) Western bank
A) 1805–1900 B) 1259–1517 C) 1517–1805 D) 1000–1250
A) 969–1171 B) 1259–1517 C) 1805–1950 D) 1517–1805 |