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Antoní Gaudí

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Pope Benedict XVI came the Sagrada Familia, he "consecrated the Sagrada Familia as a Basilica". What does basilica mean?

a)

Sacred place forever

b)

Sacred place for the next 10 years

c)

Large snake that lives in pipes

d)

Can be changed

2.

In which city is the Sagrada Familia located?

a)

Barcelona

b)

Madrid

c)

Europe

d)

Spain

3.

Antoní Gaudí was known as who's architect?

a)

God's

b)

Spain's

c)

Barcelona's

d)

His own

4.

How many years has the Sagrada Familia been under construction?

a)

30

b)

60

c)

90

d)

100

e)

130

5.

In the video, the speakers keep referring to "facades". What are they referring to?

a)

Walls to the church

b)

Doors to the church

c)

Pillars in the church

d)

Towers on the church

6.

Which fascade was built by Gaudí?

a)

Nativity Facade

b)

Passion Facade

c)

Glory Facade

d)

All of the facades were built by Gaudí.

7.

What was Gaudí's purpose for the church.

a)

To be a place to worship

b)

To be a place where you would learn the Bible through the carvings in the facades

c)

To be a place to hang out

d)

To be a place where you marvel the architecture

8.

Why did Gaudí intentionally design the inside of the Sagrade Familia to look like a forest?

a)

That is where he felt closest to God.

b)

He was a tree-hugger.

c)

He wanted to build the first forest for Spain.

d)

He didn't mean design it like a forest.

9.

What do the architects building the Sagrada Familia use now a days to continue building?

a)

Models

b)

Imagination

c)

Instinct

d)

Mark-ups

10.

Gaudí spent more time than anyone else working on Sagrada Familia.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Why was Gaudí known as God's architect?

a)

He was hand picked.

b)

He wasn't.

c)

For his devotion to God.

d)

For being the first person to build a church this big in Spain.

12.

How old was Antoní Guadí when he started building La Sagrada Familia?

a)

31

b)

18

c)

26

d)

38

13.

Where did Gaudí spend most of his nights when he was older?

a)

Inside La Sagrada Familia

b)

His home

c)

Nursing home

d)

Bars

14.

What happened in 1926?

a)

Gaudí died

b)

Gaudí discovered a new type of art

c)

Gaudí traveled to England

d)

Gaudí desgined a new building

15.

How did Gaudí die?

a)

Pushed in front of a tram.

b)

Heartattack

c)

Malnutrition

d)

A construction accident.

16.

What happened in 1936?

a)

Spanish Civil War started

b)

La Sagrada Familia was finished

c)

The Pope came back

d)

Gaudí died

17.

What happened in 1936 to La Sagrada Familia?

a)

It was attacked by anarchists.

b)

La Sagrada Familia was finished.

c)

Gaudí died.

d)

Gaudí started building a different church.

18.

What is the video referencing when it says "This is the structural DNA of Gaudí's church."?

a)

The broken model pieces

b)

Cement

c)

Stain glass

d)

Pillars inside the church

19.

After the Spanish Civil Way, how did workers and engineers continue to build La Sagrada Familia using the broken model pieces?

a)

Reverse engineering

b)

Hammers and nails

c)

Creativity

d)

Disney Imagineers

20.

"Gaudí was a century ahead of his time..." meaning that at the start of building in 1882, his ideas were more complex than those in 1992. Who's computer software are the new engineers having to use to help create and finish Gaudí's vision?

a)

NASA

b)

Hinson's

c)

Gaudí's

d)

Adobe

21.

When finished, La Sagrada Familia will be the ____________________ church on Earth.

a)

Tallest

b)

Second tallest

c)

Third tallest

d)

Fifth tallest

22.

Have they finished construction of La Sagrada Familia?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

23.

After the video: An architect...

a)

draws pictures of faces

b)

makes things out of wood

c)

designs buildings

24.

After the video: Is La Sagrada Familia something that interests you? Would you ever go see it in person?

a)

Definitely!

b)

Definitely NOT!

c)

Maybe.

d)

Only if I had to.