1) The architectural style that best defines the Catalan capital’s undeniable aesthetic appeal a) Modernisme b) Surrealisme c) Art nouveau d) Bauhaus 2) Modernisme was a cultural movement which appeared a) at the end of the 18th century b) at the end of the 19th century c) in the first half of the 20th century 3) The turn of the 20th century was a time of change and great affluence so... a) many people moved to the countryside b) many people moved to the cities to find jobs in factories 4) Therefore, cities like Barcelona needed to expand and new neighbourhoods were built, for ex.   a) Poble Sec b) Poble Nou c) Eixample 5) Eixample in Catalan means a) wave b) shrinking c) widening 6) This building from 1888 by Lluís Domènech i Montaner is considered to mark the beinning of the Modernisme movement a) Las Arenas bull ring b) Castell dels Tres Dragons c) Venetian Towers in Plaça espanya 7) At the turn of the 19th C the Eixample was the neighbourhood where the bourgeoisie wanted to have their houses built a) True b) False 8) Because of the luxurious houses built in some parts of Eixample those were nicknamed as  a) the golden apple b) the gold rush c) the golden block 9) Catalan Modernisme is characterised by a) straight pure lines that emulate astronomy b) a preference to the use of steel to replicate factories and machines c) asymmetrical shapes and those that replicate the natural world; curved lines are preferred to straight lines 10) Catalan Modernisme can only be found in Barcelona a) True b) False 11) Three architects were the "golden boys" of Modernisme: a) Puig i Cadafalch, Domènec i Muntaner & Antoni Gaudí b) Pablo Picasso, Domènec i Muntaner & Antoni Gaudí c) Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró & Antoni Gaudí 12) Who designed the Palau de la Música Catalana?  a) Puig i Cadafalch b) Domènec i Muntaner c) Antoni Gaudí 13) Who designed Casa Vicens?  a) Antoni Gaudí b) Domènec i Muntaner c) Puig i Cadafalch 14) Who designed Casa Ametller? a) Antoni Gaudí b) Domènec i Muntaner c) Puig i Cadafalch

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