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
