Richard Buckminster Fuller Quiz

What was the name of the modular home designed by Richard Buckminster Fuller?

• Dymaxion car

• World game

• Dymaxion house

• Geodesic dome

What was the Dymaxion car known for?

• Extraordinarily sharp turns

• High speed

• Fuel efficiency

• Luxurious interior

What were the Dymaxion deployment units used for during World War two?

• Medical facilities

• Storing ammunition

• Transporting troops

• Shelter radar crews

What did the geodesic dome efficiently distribute within the structure?

• Stress

• Heat

• Water

• Electricity

How many geodesic domes are there around the world today?

• 300,000

• 400,000

• 200,000

• 100,000

What phrase did Richard Buckminster Fuller coin to describe the integral nature of Earth's living system?

• Earth's Ecosystem

• Global Village

• Planet Earth

• Spaceship Earth

What did Fuller emphasize in his philosophy?

• Isolationism

• Competition

• Individualism

• Systems thinking approach

What did Fuller believe humanity's survival is contingent upon?

• How it manages spaceship earth

• Technological advancements

• Economic growth

• Military power

What did Fuller believe would help alleviate a lot of the problems seen in the world today?

• Creating abundance while doing little to no harm to the environment

• Exploiting natural resources

• Increasing consumption

• Expanding industrialization

What approach shaped Fuller's way of thinking?

• Creative thinking

• Analytical thinking

• Linear thinking

• Systems thinking