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DW 10.21.21 Entry Ticket: Bauhaus Quiz
DW 10.21.21 Entry Ticket: Bauhaus Quiz
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A quiz about the fourteen turbulent and transformative years of the Bauhaus school in Germany.
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What does the Bauhaus maxim 'form follows function' mean?
has to work well before looking good.
form doesn't follow 'fiction,' design is for the sake of beauty.
designers can be inspired by Darwin's principles of evolution.
it makes real a principle from U.S. architect Louis Sullivan.
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Which product did Marcel Breurer experiment with best known as representing Bauhaus style?
decorative glass blocks
mirror glass in architecture
tubular steel in chairs
mosaic slabs in flooring
3
Joseph Hartwig's 1922 Bauhaus chess set is designed so..
it can be a travel set.
the pieces suggest how they can move on the board.
each piece is individually designed.
the pieces resemble the status of the chess pieces (king, pawn, knight...)
4
What does Das Bauhaus mean?
the house of pancakes
the house of learning
the house of art
the house of building
5
Name TWO characteristics of typographer Herbert Bayer's Universal typeface..
high x-height (the highest point before the capital letter)
simple geometric shapes
shapes that show evidence of the human hands
serifs
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What was the name of Bauhaus' first Principal?
Albert Einstein
Walter Gropius
Max Planck
Rudolf Steiner
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Where did Das Bauhaus first open in 1919?
Hamburg
Berlin
Munich
Weimar
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Bauhaus architect Ludwig Mies Van der Rhoe coined the phrase..
fashion fades only style remains
design is how it works
less is more
details aren't the details-they make the design
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Which global company's designs are inspired by Bauhaus?
Toshiba
Apple
Samsung
Toyota
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A primary attribute of Bauhaus design:
expensive handmade pieces
detailed ornamentation
colours and patterns inspired by nature
simple and highly functional
11
Which of these products were designed by the Bauhaus?
all of these
china, glass, metalwork
posters and type faces
lamps, beds, tables, ashtrays and carpets
12
Where did Bauhaus move to in 1924?
Dessau
Berlin
Weimar
Munich
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Which movement had significant influence on Bauhaus philosophy?
Art Deco
Mid 20th-Century Modernism
Arts and Crafts
Art Nouveau
14
What social practice from the Middle Ages influenced the Bauhaus?
clock-makers
cottage industries
freelancing knights
crafts guilds: journeyman, apprentice, and master
15
Which city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its 4,000 Bauhaus style buildings?
Copenhagen
Berlin
Brasilia
Tel Aviv
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Which two artists were Bauhaus's most famous lecturers?
Paul Klee
Anselm Keifer
Wassily Kandinsky
Pablo Picasso
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Bauhaus architecture is characterised by...
simple colors of black, white and grey.
modern materials of glass, steel, and concrete.
all of these!
geometric forms and a flat roof.
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Who designed in 1927 the silver plated brass and ebony teapot, sold in 2007 for $361,000?
Coco Chanel
Wassily Kandinsky
Marianne Brandt
Paul Klee
