DenmarkDansk kulturliv 20 · Danish cultural life
Functionalism (funktionalismen) has shaped Danish architecture and design since the 1920s. What matters most in this style?
In the exam (Danish)
Funktionalismen har præget dansk arkitektur og design siden 1920'erne. Hvad er vigtigst i den stil?
- aThat buildings have a lot of decoration and goldAt bygninger har meget pynt og guld
- bThat things are practical and simpleAt ting er praktiske og enkleCorrect answer
- cThat new houses look like old castlesAt nye huse ligner gamle borge
Why?
Functionalism removed unnecessary decoration and put the practical first. One idea behind the style was more equality: good, simple homes and furniture for everyone.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Danish, as shown above.
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Questions from past citizenship tests (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim in Danish with the official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the study material “Læremateriale til Indfødsretsprøven” and on Danish values. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. Current-affairs questions and questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. We are not affiliated with SIRI.
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