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1. Which building is famous for having survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871?

A The Robie House B The Water Tower C The Rookery D The Montauk Building

2. Who designed Chicago’s first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Company Building?

A Ludwig Mies van der Rohe B William Le Baron Jenney C Daniel Burnham D Louis Sullivan

3. Architect Daniel Burnham is famous for what?

A Designing the Art Institute of Chicago B Designing the first skyscraper C Developing the bungalow-style house D Writing the Plan of Chicago

4. The iconic Marina City, two corncoblike towers on the Chicago River, were designed by whom?

A Ludwig Mies van der Rohe B Stanley Tigerman C Jeanne Gang D Bertrand Goldberg

5. For how many years did the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower hold the title of world’s tallest skyscraper?

A 1 B It is still the tallest skyscraper. C 10 D 22

6. For which architectural style is Frank Lloyd Wright known?

A Beaux Arts B International Style C Prairie School D Art Deco

7. Which Chicago museum’s building was built for the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893?

A The Chicago History Museum B The Field Museum C The Adler Planetarium D The Museum of Science and Industry

8. Which large building in downtown Chicago has statues of eight leaders of industry in front of it?

A The Merchandise Mart B The John Hancock Center C The Chicago Board of Trade D Trump Tower

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