 Question 1

2 out of 2 points
A material that has a rating of STC 55 tells you that the material can.......

Correct Answer: d. 

Block 55dB of sound energy
 Question 2
2 out of 2 points
When the material is rated at NRC 0.35, it means that the material can.....

Correct Answer: d. 

Absorb 35% of sound energy
 Question 3
2 out of 2 points
The spaciousness of a concert hall is improved by considering the most important factor. What factor
is this?

Correct Answer: c. 

Angle of side walls
 Question 4
2 out of 2 points
What is the principal descriptor for sound insulation?

Correct Answer: c. 

Transmission loss
 Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Which of these construction methods use diffraction of sound best?

Correct Answer: c. 

Installation of berms and barriers between the source and receiver
 Question 6
2 out of 2 points
What is the absolute maximum degree of splaying is recommended for a fan-shaped room intended for
speech?

Correct Answer: d. 

65 degrees
 Question 7
2 out of 2 points
The initial part of sound decay process is correlated with reverberance and it consists of what types of
reflections?

Correct Answer: d. 

Isolated early reflections
 Question 8
2 out of 2 points
 What is the sound intensity of an object whose power is 0.03 watts, in a 2-meter radius hemisphere?

Correct Answer: b. 

91dB
 Question 9
2 out of 2 points
Why is a solid fence/barrier not a good method to block highway traffic noise from a high rise
residential condominium?

Correct Answer: a. 

The noise is high frequency sound
 Question 10
2 out of 2 points
In an omnidirectional sound source, the sound intensity level is reduced by how many decibels when
the radius distance is doubled?
Correct Answer: b. 
6dB
 Question 11
2 out of 2 points
What attribute is greatly contributed by adequate diffusion of sound in a room designed for music?

Correct Answer: e. 

Envelopment
 Question 12
2 out of 2 points
What is the length of a standing wave's fundamental wave whose distance between two nodes is 12?

Correct Answer: c. 

24 meters
 Question 13
2 out of 2 points
That area through which sound waves fail to propagate due to disruptions and/or obstructions is
dependent on what sound property?
Correct Answer: c. 
Sound frequency
 Question 14
2 out of 2 points
What is the length of a complete wave in the 8th harmonic of the standing wave whose nodes are
12 meters apart?

Correct Answer: b. 

3 meters
 Question 15
2 out of 2 points
 What is the maximum suggested distance between the farthest seat and the stage in a lecture hall or
auditorium? 

Correct Answer: d. 

25 meters
 Question 16
2 out of 2 points
What is that area through which sound waves fail to propagate due to disruptions and/or obstructions
via phenomena, such as wind currents, buildings, or sound barriers, called?

Correct Answer: c. 

Acoustic shadow
 Question 17
2 out of 2 points
What factor is reverberation time dependent on?

Correct Answer: e. 

All of the above
 Question 18
2 out of 2 points
Which parts of the rooms for speech are provided with either absorptive or diffusive materials?

Correct Answer: d. 

Rear walls
 Question 19
2 out of 2 points
There is greater chance that one will be able to hear the sound of a lawn mower than a sound of an
ambulance siren if he seated near a sound barrier because of...........

Correct Answer: c. 

Difference in their wavelengths
 Question 20
2 out of 2 points
What is the sound intensity level, in decibels, corresponding to 4.2 x 10 -4 W/m2? 
Correct Answer: a. 
86dB
 Question 21
2 out of 2 points
What is the design intent of a reverse fan-shaped concert hall in narrowing the the rear of the room?

Correct Answer: a. 

increase the angle of the apparent source width
 Question 22
2 out of 2 points
What is the most significant effect of a concert hall whose volume is for an audience numbering less
than 1,300?
 Correct Answer: a. 
Sound energy is too loud
 Question 23
2 out of 2 points
How much time is required for a one wavelength to complete if that sound wave has a frequency of
20Hz? 
Correct Answer: a. 
5 ms
 Question 24
2 out of 2 points
In a line type of sound source, the sound intensity level is reduced by how many decibels when
the distance is doubled?
Correct Answer: a. 
3dB
 Question 25
2 out of 2 points
What acoustic defect is poised by a balcony parapet that is not properly profiled?

Correct Answer: c. 

Echo
 Question 26
0 out of 2 points
Which part of an auditorium has the greatest potential to create echoes?

Correct Answer: b. 

Rear walls
 Question 27
2 out of 2 points
The railroad noise is coming from the left of the residence. The service door should be oriented so that
from the inside, it ......

Correct Answer: c. 

Swings out to the left
 Question 28
2 out of 2 points
The vacuum cleaner in the house has a sound intensity of 80dB. What is its intensity in W/m2?
Correct Answer: d. 
1*10-4W/m2
 Question 29
2 out of 2 points
What is lacking when an architect adopts a fan-shaped room as a music concert hall?

Correct Answer: d. 

Lateral reflections
 Question 30
 2 out of 2 points
What attribute to music is provided by the presence of low frequency reverberations?

Correct Answer: e. 

Warmth
 Question 31
2 out of 2 points
What is the best design strategy to control speaker-listener distance in a room designed for speech?

Correct Answer: d. 

Provide balconies
 Question 32
2 out of 2 points
What is the maximum path length difference between the direct and reflected sound should be to
increase intelligibility of speech?

Correct Answer: d. 

20 meters
 Question 33
2 out of 2 points
What is the length of the sound wave in the sixth harmonic if the distance between the two nodes is
6 meters?

Correct Answer: b. 

2 meters
 Question 34
2 out of 2 points
The balcony soffit of an auditorium designed for speech should be profiled to receive the much-needed
reflected sounds. How should the under-balcony be sloped?

Correct Answer: b. 

Sloping upward toward the stage
 Question 35
2 out of 2 points
What is the angle of reflection of a ray of incident sound whose angle is measured 63 O from an
imaginary line perpendicular to a hard, reflective wall, to the ray of that incident sound?
Correct Answer: a. 
27O from the wall to the reflected ray of sound
 Question 36
2 out of 2 points
The space between glass panes in a double-glazed window is vacuumized to reduce ambient noise
entering a facility because......

Correct Answer: d. 

Sound is a mechanical wave
 Question 37
2 out of 2 points
 Intimacy that defines the size of the concert hall is measured by what acoustical parameter?

Correct Answer: b. 

Initial time delay gap
 Question 38
2 out of 2 points
What is the maximum suggested distance between the farthest seat and the stage for a drama
theater?

Correct Answer: c. 

20 meters
 Question 39
2 out of 2 points
What attribute to music is being provided by the presence of high frequency reverberations?

Correct Answer: d. 

Brilliance
 Question 40
2 out of 2 points
Which part of an auditorium has the greatest potential to create standing waves?

Correct Answer: c. 

Side walls
 Question 41
2 out of 2 points
The sound intensity of a large orchestra is approximately 6.3 x 10  W/m . What is its equivalent in
-3 2

decibels?
Correct Answer: b. 
98 dB
 Question 42
2 out of 2 points
When the distance between the sound source and the receiver is quadrupled, the sound intensity is
diminished by how many times?

Correct Answer: b. 

16 times
 Question 43
2 out of 2 points
In rooms intended for speech, why is direct sound need to be reinforced immediately by the reflected
sound

Correct Answer: e. 

All of the above
 Question 44
2 out of 2 points
What does NOT describe best the Doppler effect phenomenon in sound waves?
 Correct Answer: b. 
The frequency of sound is changing as it nears the listener
 Question 45
2 out of 2 points
Why is a raked, or sloped, floor recommended for rooms intended for speech?

Correct Answer: e. 

All of the above
 Question 46
2 out of 2 points
What is the maximum time that reflected sounds be integrated with the direct sound to provide
intelligibility in a room intended for speech?

Correct Answer: a. 

50ms
 Question 47
2 out of 2 points
What should be the balcony depth of an auditorium t o avoid acoustic shadowing  under that
balcony?
Correct a. 
Answer: Depth of balcony should not be more than twice the height of the balcony from the
ground floor
 Question 48
2 out of 2 points
What is the maximum standard height of a stage provided in a room for speech?

Correct Answer: c. 

1050mm
 Question 49
2 out of 2 points
If the sound energy arriving at the listener is large as compared to the later arriving sound, what
attribute is given to that sound?

Correct Answer: b. 

Clarity
 Question 50
2 out of 2 points
What is the length of a sound wave that has a frequency of 86Hz?

Correct Answer: b. 

4 meters

MODULE 2 EXAM

 Question 1
2 out of 2 points
 It is a type of light control device that can be set at a favorite setting and will remain at the preset
intensity each time the device is switched on.

Correct Answer: b. 

Toggle dimmers 

 Question 2
2 out of 2 points
One of these is NOT a component of an incandescent lamp.

Correct Answer: c. 

Cathode

 Question 3
2 out of 2 points
A type of adaption experienced by the human visual system when someone suddenly drives through a
a dark tunnel coming from a bright environment.

Correct Answer: a. 

Transient adaptation

 Question 4
2 out of 2 points
What is the basis for objects of having colors?

Correct Answer: c. 

Absorption

 Question 5
2 out of 2 points
This type of Architectural lighting systems provides flexibility in design and make it possible to
accommodate changing displays.

Correct Answer: b. 

Track-Mounted Lighting Fixtures

 Question 6
2 out of 2 points
What happens when the selected frequency of the light wave matches the frequency at which
electrons in the atoms of that material vibrate?
 Correct Answer: c. 
Absorption

 Question 7
2 out of 2 points
One of these statements is NOT an objective of a lighting control.

Correct Answer: c. 

Withstand the expected conditions of use

 Question 8
2 out of 2 points
It is the true "fingerprint" of a light source as it is the key to how that light source renders colors.

Correct Answer: b. 

Spectral power distribution

 Question 9
2 out of 2 points
When dispersed light hits the back of the raindrop, what specifically happens next to the dispersed
light?

Correct Answer: a. 

It gets internally reflected

 Question 10
0 out of 2 points
In Total Internal Reflection (TIR), as the angle of incidence of a light ray increases from zero to greater
angles,

Correct Answer: a. 

The refracted ray becomes dimmer.

 Question 11
2 out of 2 points
This type of Architectural lighting systems is particularly important when visual responsibilities are
difficult to perform because of low contrast, high speed, and/or worker age.

Correct Answer: c. 

Task Lights
 Question 12
2 out of 2 points
1. One of these five statements is true.

Correct d. 
Answer: All Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) travel in all directions through a vacuum, at the
same speed, different wavelengths and frequencies, and dissipate as they go farther
from the source.

 Question 13
2 out of 2 points
One of these statements defines what adjustable luminaire is:

Correct Answer: c. 

Luminaire that can be modified to throw light in directions other than down

 Question 14
2 out of 2 points
Which type of lamp is strongly affected by input voltage?

Correct Answer: b. 

Incandescent lamps

 Question 15
2 out of 2 points
This landscape lighting technique is done with the spotlight in front of a plant material that has a tall
adjacent wall to serve as a backdrop.

Correct Answer: a. 

Shadowing

 Question 16
2 out of 2 points
A type of adaptation in the human visual system that accounts for changes at luminance values
encountered in electrically lighted environments.

Correct Answer: c. 

Neural adaptation

 Question 17
2 out of 2 points
Total Internal Reflection (TIR) takes place when both conditions are met when:
 Correct c. 
Answer: The light is in a denser medium approaching a less dense medium, and the incident
angle is greater than the critical angle.

 Question 18
2 out of 2 points
What is the minimum required Color Rendition Index (CRI) for Industrial and general illumination where
color is not important?

Correct Answer: b. 

50-70

 Question 19
2 out of 2 points
What is the minimum required Color Rendition Index (CRI) for office, school, medical, and other work
and recreational spaces?

Correct Answer: c. 

70-79

 Question 20
2 out of 2 points
In Total Internal Reflection (TIR), when the angle of incidence of a light ray is equal to the critical
angle, the angle of refraction is:

Correct Answer: e. 

90 degrees

 Question 21
2 out of 2 points
This type of glare occurs when the visual system is exposed to a sudden, large increase in luminance
of the whole visual field.

Correct Answer: c. 

Adaptation glare

 Question 22
2 out of 2 points
One of these elements is NOT a part of a luminaire:
 Correct Answer: e. 
Controls

 Question 23
2 out of 2 points
When white light breaks into its constituent colors, it demonstrates what property?

Correct Answer: e. 

Dispersion

 Question 24
2 out of 2 points
When light passes an obstacle, the shadow is not precise and sharp, giving the shadow a fuzzy edge.
What property of light is this?

Correct Answer: d. 

Diffraction

 Question 25
2 out of 2 points
A landscaping lighting technique whare a light source is placed behind the subject; it is also called
back lighting.

Correct Answer: b. 

Silhouetting

 Question 26
2 out of 2 points
A common aspect of lighting that produces visual discomfort where luminous reflections from specular
surfaces change the contrast of the visual task.

Correct Answer: c. 

Veiling reflections

 Question 27
2 out of 2 points
Which type of reflection is a key factor in the general construction of luminaires’ reflectors?

Correct Answer: b. 

Specular reflection

 Question 28
 2 out of 2 points
A glare that is experienced most frequently on the roads at night when facing an oncoming vehicle.

Correct Answer: b. 

Disability glare

 Question 29
2 out of 2 points
One of these statements defines what diffuse luminaire is:

Correct Answer: a. 

Emits light in all directions uniformly

 Question 30
2 out of 2 points
It is a gas discharge light source that is sensitive to temperature caused by the ambient air.

Correct Answer: b. 

Fluorescent lamps

 Question 31
2 out of 2 points
One of these elements is NOT part of a fluorescent lamp.

Correct Answer: a. 

Mica or ceramic disc

 Question 32
2 out of 2 points
These lamps are sometimes called “quartz” lamps because their higher temperature requires quartz
envelopes instead of the softer glass used for other incandescent lamps.

Correct Answer: a. 

Halogen lamps

 Question 33
2 out of 2 points
This element provides the necessary circuit conditions (voltage, current, and wave form) to start and
operate the fluorescent lamps.

Correct Answer: b. 

Ballasts
 Question 34
2 out of 2 points
What design goal associated with spatial factors is specifically concerned with scale and shape,
styling, luminance patterns and intensities?

Correct Answer: a. 

Pleasantness

 Question 35
2 out of 2 points
It is a term that indicates the amount of luminous flux from a light source falling on a given area.

Correct Answer: c. 

Illuminance

 Question 36
2 out of 2 points
If an incident ray of light strikes a polished reflective surface at an angle 35 O from an imaginary line
perpendicular to the wall, the angle of the reflected light will be:

Correct Answer: b. 

Reflected 55O from the surface of the wall.

 Question 37
2 out of 2 points
Which light source has more power in the short wavelength (below 450 nanometers) of the visible
spectrum?

Correct Answer: e. 

Fluorescent lamp

 Question 38
2 out of 2 points
One of these statements is NOT an objective of a luminaire:

Correct Answer: a. 

Vary the mood in a room

 Question 39
2 out of 2 points
One of these statements defines what asymmetric luminaire is.
 Correct Answer: b. 
Luminaire with a stronger distribution in one direction, such as away from a wall

 Question 40
2 out of 2 points
This type of adaptation can be experienced when a person enters a tunnel on a sunny day or in the
event of a power failure in a windowless building.

Correct Answer: a. 

Transient adaptation

 Question 41
2 out of 2 points
A mercury vapor lamp with other metal compounds (known as halides) added to the arc tube to
improve both color and luminous efficacy.

Correct Answer: d. 

Metal-Halide Lamps

 Question 42
2 out of 2 points
The purpose of the gas filling of the incandescent lamp is:

Correct Answer: a. 

Make the lamp last longer.

 Question 43
2 out of 2 points
A type of lighting that radiates a comfortable level of brightness without glare and allows the occupant
to see and walk about safely.

Correct Answer: d. 

General lighting

 Question 44
2 out of 2 points
This element in a fluorescent bulb transforms UV radiation into visible light and the color of light
produced depends on the composition of this element.

Correct Answer: b. 

Phosphor coating

 Question 45
2 out of 2 points
 A type of lighting that tends to create drama as a result of greater contrast between the brightness this
lighting type and ambient lighting.

Correct Answer: c. 

Accent lighting

 Question 46
2 out of 2 points
These types of general lighting systems radiate light in all directions.

Correct Answer: d. 

Open Direct Luminaires
 Question 47
2 out of 2 points
A type of lighting that tends to create drama and usually produces 500lux or more within a small area.

Correct Answer: b. 

Task lighting
 Question 48
2 out of 2 points
When people complain about the presence of bright light sources, luminaires or windows, what type of
visual irritation are they experiencing?

Correct Answer: d. 

Discomfort glare

 Question 49
2 out of 2 points
A type of radiation production used in man-made light sources in which the process involves a material
absorbing radiation and then re-emitting light; also known as fluorescence.

Correct Answer: c. 

Luminescence

 Question 50
2 out of 2 points
What design goal associated with task factors is specifically concerned with adaptation, visibility, glare
and brightness perception?

Correct Answer: b. 

Luminance