Kaufmann Quiz: Chicago architecture
Can you get a perfect score on one of Chicago's greatest exports?
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Which Chicago architect popularized the phrase "form follows function"?
Stanley Tigerman
Louis Sullivan
George Costanza
Frank Lloyd Wright
Correct answer: Louis Sullivan
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What building is nicknamed the "Corncobs"?
Sears Tower
The O'Hare Hyatt
Marina City
Prudential Building
Correct answer: Marina City
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This female architect is behind both Aqua building and Vista Tower (now St. Regis Chicago)?
Dawn Clark Netsch
Jeanne Gang
Jennifer Fletcher
Anne Thompson
Correct answer: Jeanne Gang
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Which Chicago skyscraper is famous for its curved, reflective facade along the Chicago River?
Marina Towers
Leo Burnett Building
333 W. Wacker Drive
Hancock Tower
Correct answer: 333 W. Wacker Drive
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The Crain Communications Building, known for its diamond-shaped roof, was formerly known as what?
Wrigley Building
Smurfit-Stone
Aon Center
The Tribune Tower
Correct answer: Smurfit-Stone
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Which one of these writers does NOT write about architecture?
Blair Kamin
Ed Keegan
Lee Bey
Phil Rosenthal
Correct answer: Phil Rosenthal
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Which famous architect designed Chicago's Thompson Center?
Frank Lloyd Wright
Daniel Burnham
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Helmut Jahn
Correct answer: Helmut Jahn
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Which of these Chicago landmarks was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe?
The Rookery
860–880 Lake Shore Drive
Carbide and Carbon Building
Monadnock Building
Correct answer: 860-880 Lake Shore Drive
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What building at 600 W. Chicago Ave. once housed the world's largest mail-order catalog operation?
Sears Roebuck Warehouse
Marshall Field's
Carson Pirie Scott
Montgomery Ward Catalog House
Correct answer: Montgomery Ward Catalog House
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Which of these Chicago-area buildings was NOT designed by Frank Lloyd Wright?
Unity Temple
Emil Bach House
Robie House
Glessner House
Correct answer: Glessner House
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