Mexico City's Palace of Fine Arts [Questions]

What popular art movements was Adamo Boari, the original architect of the Palace of Fine
Arts, inspired by?
A. Neoclassicism and Romanticism
B. Abstract Expressionism and Fluxus
C. Art Deco and Post-Modernism
D. Art Nouveau and Neoclassicism

What happened after construction on the building was halted for the Mexican Revolution
and began again in 1929?
A. Adamo Boari continued his job as architect.
B. Frederico Mariscal took over as the architect.
C. Three new architects came in as a team.
D. No new architect could be found to continue.

Read the following sentences from the text.

"[Boari] also included a sculpture of an eagle eating a snake on the building's highest
dome. This image is on the Mexican flag. It symbolizes an Aztec legend. The Aztecs
were an ancient Indigenous civilization in central Mexico that developed complex
political and social systems...Mariscal also took inspiration from ancient
Mesoamerican architecture. This style refers to architectural traditions of Native
people of North, Central, and South America before the arrival of Europeans."
What can you conclude about the architecture of the Palace of Fine Arts based on this
information?
A. Its design has a continuous theme of imagery from Indigenous people, despite it being
designed by two different architects.
B. Its design has many different influences from around the world, mostly from Europe and
Asia.
C. The architecture of the building changed dramatically from one architect to the next with
no common themes.
D. The first architect of the building was inspired by Indigenous imagery, while the second
architect was not.

How would the author probably describe both Mariscal and Boari's approaches to designing
the Palace of Fine Arts?
A. as a blend of different styles from South America
B. as mostly using popular European styles of design
C. as a blend of popular European styles with Mexican themes
D. as trying to include as many different styles as possible at once

What is the main idea of this text?

A. Mexico City's Palace of Fine Arts was built by two architects and reflects many different
design styles, including Mesoamerican influences, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco.
B. The image of an eagle eating a snake is featured on the dome of the Mexico City Palace
of Fine Arts because it's an Aztec symbol that is on the Mexican flag.
C. Adamo Boari, the first architect for the Mexico City Palace of Fine Arts, was inspired by
Art Nouveau and Neoclassicism for his design.
D. Adamo Boari was the teacher of Federico Mariscal, an architect who took over the design
of Mexico City's Palace of Fine Arts after the Mexican Revolution.