WorksheetsMaya Lin: Thinking with Her Hands
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What reward did Maya Lin earn and who did she earn it from?
The Architect Excellence from Barack Obama
The Art Excellence Award from Barack Obama
The Excellent Architect Award from Michelle Obama.
The Excellence Art Award from Michelle Obama
What encouraged Maya create art?
Books that she read
Her work with building things
Her work with animals
Her email from Michelle Obama
Why was the color of the stone she used so important?
So that it could support the weight of the entire Memorial
It was imported from her country of origin
It needed to match the other stones surrounding other Memorials
It was a special memorial
How old is Maya?
57
59
62
52
What does Maya want to be known for?
Her enthusiasm
Her work as an artist
Her work as an architect
Her country of origin
As a child what career did Maya want?
A veterinarian
A vegetarian
An architect
An artist
Why did the author mention Maya's mother and how she had a remarkable history?
She was smuggled out a Shanghai, got her PHD and was a talented teacher and author and mother.
She was smuggled out of Shanghai, took care of her kids and was a teacher.
She created a film about her life.
She wrote poems that were nationally recognized.
In 1993 Maya was asked to construct a sculpture for the University of Michigan's new aerospace engineering building. What was the name of this project?
Space Field
Wave Field
Grass Field
Aero Field
Which University did Maya attend?
Princeton
Harvard
Stanford
Yale
In 1998, Maya was asked to design:
A model of a Japanese house overlooking the water
A chapel
A library
A sculpture of Dunes and Driftwood
