History of Design: Bauhaus to Deconstructivism is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 Design CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Who founded the Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany in 1919?
Walter Gropius
Marcel Breuer
Piet Mondrian
Le Corbusier
Answer: Walter Gropius — The Bauhaus school was founded by architect Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany in 1919, aiming to unite fine art, craft and technology into a single design education.
Easy
2. Which philosophy, rejecting unnecessary ornament in favour of purpose-led design, is a stylistic characteristic of Bauhaus design?
Form follows function
Less is a bore
Whiplash curves
Eclecticism
Answer: Form follows function — "Form follows function" is a Bauhaus stylistic characteristic, rejecting unnecessary ornament in favour of a form determined by practical purpose.
Medium
3. Name the Bauhaus-associated chair, designed by Marcel Breuer using bent tubular steel and stretched fabric or leather.
Answer: the Wassily Chair — Marcel Breuer's Wassily Chair, constructed from bent tubular steel and stretched fabric or leather, exemplifies Bauhaus principles of industrial material use and minimal, mass-producible design.
