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