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Chapter 16—The Design Profession
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which nineteenth-century building by Joseph Paxton could be considered an early
example of the relationship between new technology and architecture?
a) the Red House.
b) the Palais Stoclet.
c) the Houses of Parliament.
d) the Crystal Palace.
2. American glassmaker Louis Comfort Tiffany inspired the design movement called:
a) Art Nouveau.
b) De Stijl.
c) Art Deco.
d) Constructivism.
3. Gerrit Rietveld’s famous Red and Blue Chair is a summation of _______ design
principles.
a) Art Nouveau
b) Bauhaus
c) De Stijl
d) Arts and Crafts
4. Charles and Ray Eames’ Side chair, model DCM demonstrates the more _______
design style of the 1940s and 1950s.
a) streamlined
b) curvilinear
c) architectural
d) Constructivist
5. Jan Toorop’s poster for Delftsche Slaolie displays the style of Art Nouveau in Vienna,
where it was known as:
a) De Stijl.
b) streamlined.
c) Jugendstil.
d) Art Deco.
6. The page opening of The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Newly Augmented was designed
by:
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a) Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
b) Frank Lloyd Wright.
c) Jan Toorop.
d) William Morris.
7. Cassandre’s Dubonnet advertisement is a good example of ____________design.
a) Art Nouveau
b) Constructivist
c) Bauhaus
d) De Stijl
8. PlayPump looks like a typical playground merry-go-round, but is actually an ingenious
functional design. What does it do?
a) it pumps water from the ground when kids play on it
b) it generates electricity when kids play on it
c) it is tied into the internet and automatically sends information on its use back to its
designers
d) a & b
9. Alexander Rodchenko used simple rectangular forms on the cover of the catalogue (p.
394) for the Russian exhibit at the 1925 Paris Exposition. Why?
a) Simple geometric forms were the basis of Constructivism.
b) The rectangles echoed part of the interior design of the Soviet exhibit.
c) They echoed the simplicity of standardization.
d) All of the above.
10. The Bauhaus (p. 396):
a) was designed by Le Corbusier.
b) was designed by Mies van der Rohe.
c) was an influential design school in Germany.
d) was the name of a Dutch architecture style in the 1930s.
11. What were the visual characteristics of art and design produced by the Dutch art
group known as De Stijl (p. 392)?
a) They eliminated all colors except primaries and black and white.
b) There were no straight lines in their work.
c) They made only political art.
d) They made conceptual works only.
12. The Arts and Crafts Movement (pp. 384-388) was started in England by:
a) Louis Comfort Tiffany.
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b) William Morris.
c) Henri Toulouse-Lautrec.
d) A. W. N. Pugin.
13. Le Corbusier was an architect and designer who prioritized:
a) the handmade and organic.
b) the manufactured and modular.
c) custom designs for wealthy patrons.
d) a & b
14. Constructivism was a ___________ design movement that “dreamed of uniting art
and everyday life through mass-production and industry.”
a) German
b) United States
c) Russian
d) English
15. In 1919, in Weimar, Germany, ________ founded the influential design school
Bauhaus.
a) Le Corbusier
b) Walter Gropius
c) Alexander Rodchenko
d) Frank Lloyd Wright
16. To Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus school, ___________ was the
ultimate creative activity.
a) painting
b) drawing
c) design
d) sculpture
17. The first fins to appear on an automobile were on the 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood. Its
designer, Harley Earl, was inspired by:
a) designs he had seen coming out of the Bauhaus school.
b) Frank Lloyd Wright.
c) the design of the P-38 “Lightning” fighter plane he had seen during WW2.
d) art nouveau design.
18. The designer of Does It Make Sense?, April Greiman, is a pioneer in the field of:
a) automobile design.
b) the use of traditional media in advertising.
c) postmodern architecture.
d) digital technology in advertising.
19. Design as a profession can be traced back to the beginnings of the industrial age,
20. Artists working in the post-revolutionary Soviet state were called _________.
21. The Burlington Zephyr sparked American interest in a design style called _______.
22. Name two designers who were a major influence in American “organic design.”
Essay Questions
23. Chris Strach’s Apple logo represents stylistic pluralism. What are some other
examples of stylistic pluralism? How have they been subtly changed to fit needs while
24. Marcel Breuer’s Armchair, model B3 is considered a masterpiece of design. Though
built in 1925, it maintains a modern appearance. The 1939 Chrysler Airflow, by contrast,
25. Art Moderne (Art Deco) had a totally separate evolution from streamlining, yet some
objects share similar visual characteristics. What are the similarities and where do they
end?