ARTH305-FinalExam-Answers

How were Chola bronzes made?

Choose one answer.

	a. Piece-mold method of casting
	b. Sand casting
	c. Lost wax casting
	d. Centrifugal casting
	e. None of the above

Question 2

The architecture of Fatehpur Sikri was a synthesis of the _________ tradition(s).

Choose one answer.

	a. Hindu Indian
	b. Muslim Indian
	c. Timurid Iranian and Central Asian
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 3

The buildings of Fatehpur Sikri are made from what kind of stone?

Choose one answer.

	a. Granite
	b. Red sandstone
	c. Marble
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 4

The Hindu temples at Mahabalipuram were constructed during the reign of the ____________.

Choose one answer.

	a. Guptas
	b. Pallavas
	c. Mughals
	d. Cholas
	e. None of the above

Question 5

The Taj Mahal is made from what type of stone?

Choose one answer.

	a. Sandstone
	b. Granite
	c. Marble
	d. Limestone
	e. None of the above

Question 6

This image depicts which Hindu temple?

Choose one answer.

	a. Kailasanatha
	b. Khajuraho
	c. Brihadisvara
	d. Ajanta
	e. Mahabalipuram

Question 7

This image is from which Indian site?

Choose one answer.

	a. Fatehpur Sikri
	b. Khajuraho
	c. Sarnath
	d. Gandhara
	e. Sanchi

Question 8

This image is of which Hindu site?

Choose one answer.

	a. Ellora
	b. Mahabalipuram
	c. Tamil Nadu
	d. Ajanta
	e. None of the above

Question 9

This image presents an example of a Buddhist sculpture made in what region during the Kushan dynasty?

Choose one answer.

	a. Mathura
	b. Gandhara
	c. Sarnath
	d. Kondavane
	e. None of the Above

Question 10

Under what empire did the “ideal form” of the Buddha, which would be the model for future generations, appear throughout Southeast and East Asia?

Choose one answer.

	a. Pala Empire
	b. Mauryan Empire
	c. Kushan Empire
	d. Gupta Empire
	e. Chalukya Empire

Question 11

Under which empire did the first iconic depictions of the Buddha appear?

Choose one answer.

	a. Gupta
	b. Mauryan
	c. Pallava
	d. Kushan
	e. Harsha

Question 12

What are Buddhist worship halls, made of brick or excavated from stone, called?

Choose one answer.

	a. Stupas
	b. Chaitya grihas
	c. Viharas
	d. Gorupas
	e. None of the above

Question 13

What are jataka tales?

Choose one answer.

	a. Stories about the lives of the Buddha’s disciples
	b. Stories about the lives of bodhisattvas
	c. Stories about the life of and previous lives of the Buddha
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 14

What are the Khajuraho temples most well-known for?

Choose one answer.

	a. They are most well-known as examples of Dravidian temple architecture.
	b. They are most well-known for their erotic carvings on the temple’s exterior.
	c. They are most well-known for their tall pyramidal towers.
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 15

What is a gopura?

Choose one answer.

	a. A monumental tower at the entrance to a Hindu temple
	b. The most sacred area of a Hindu temple
	c. The name of a pool in a Hindu temple used for ritual washing
	d. The area surrounding a Hindu temple
	e. The inner courtyard of a Hindu temple

Question 16

What is the name of the largest mosque in India?

Choose one answer.

	a. Jama Masjid
	b. Badshahi Mosque
	c. Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid
	d. Moti Masjid
	e. None of the above

Question 17

What kind of Buddhist figure does this image depict?

Choose one answer.

	a. Bodhisattva
	b. Aspara
	c. Buddha
	d. Demon king
	e. Arhat

Question 18

Which Hindu god is often depicted dancing on a dwarf in Chola bronze statues?

Choose one answer.

	a. Ganesha
	b. Vishnu
	c. Hanuman
	d. Krishna
	e. Shiva

Question 19

Which of the following descriptions characterize(s) miniatures created at the atelier of Jahangir?

Choose one answer.

	a. They were usually created by a single painter.
	b. Many were plant and animal studies.
	c. Most were part of lavishly finished albums.
	d. Many contained realistic portraiture and Europeanized subjects.
	e. All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is/are (a) basic component(s) of a Hindu temple?

Choose one answer.

	a. A garbha gihra or womb chamber
	b. Four gateways
	c. A prayer hall
	d. A north-south axis
	e. All of the above

Question 21

Which of the following descriptions characterize(s) Dravidian Hindu temples?

Choose one answer.

	a. They are pyramidal in shape.
	b. They are square in plan.
	c. They contain tanks or wells of water.
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 22

Which of the following is a way in which the Buddha was depicted in early Buddhist art?

Choose one answer.

	a. As a prayer wheel
	b. As a pair of foot prints
	c. As an empty seat
	d. As a character in a jataka tale
	e. All of the above

Question 23

Which of the following statements about the Taj Mahal is NOT true?

Choose one answer.

	a. It represents the Islamic garden of paradise.
	b. It is decorated throughout with verses from the Koran.
	c. It is decorated with murals that depict Shah Jahan.
	d. It contains the cenotaph of Mumtaz Muhal and Shah Jahan.
	e. All of the above

Question 24

Which of the following is found at Fatehpur Sikri?

Choose one answer.

	a. Tomb of Salim Christi
	b. Red Fort
	c. Taj Mahal
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Mathuran Buddhist sculptures during the Kushan Dynasty?

Choose one answer.

	a. The sculptures emphasized organic, fleshy human forms.
	b. The sculptures were made of sandstone.
	c. The sculptures were influenced by Greco-Roman sculpture.
	d. The figures are often depicted semi-nude.
	e. The figures were made in workshops in and around the city of Mathura.

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Islamic art?

Choose one answer.

	a. Frequent use of geometric patterns
	b. Frequent use of figural representation
	c. High regard for calligraphy
	d. Frequent use of vegetal patterns
	e. Frequent use of arabesques

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT depicted on the gates of the Great Stupa at Sanchi?

Choose one answer.

	a. Jataka tales
	b. Iconic representations of the Buddha
	c. Fertility figures
	d. Lions
	e. Elephants

Question 28

_______________ is famous for its rock cut Buddhist caves, which contain ancient murals of the jakata tales.

Choose one answer.

	a. Khajuraho
	b. Bhimbetka
	c. Elephanta
	d. Ajanta
	e. Mahabalipuram

Question 29

Which of the following statements about stupas is true?

Choose one answer.

	a. They are said to contain the relics of the Buddha.
	b. Buddhists worship inside them.
	c. They are usually pyramidal in shape.
	d. They are all made from stone.
	e. None of the above

Question 30

Which of the following statements about the Kailasanatha Temple is/are true?

Choose one answer.

	a. It was carved from a single piece of stone.
	b. It is a Dravidian Temple.
	c. It is dedicated to Shiva.
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 31

Which of the following statements about the monolithic temples at Mahabalipuram is/are true?

Choose one answer.

	a. They are also called Rathas.
	b. They are made from single blocks of stone.
	c. They were commissioned by the Pallava Dynasty.
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 32

Which of the following statements about the Nagara Hindu temples is/are true?

Choose one answer.

	a. They have curvilinear towers.
	b. They are pyramidal in shape.
	c. They were built mainly in the north of India.
	d. Many were built by the Cholas.
	e. All of the above

Question 33

Who built the Taj Mahal?

Choose one answer.

	a. Chandra Gupta I
	b. Shah Jahan
	c. Rajaraja Chola I
	d. Akbar
	e. None of the above

Question 34

Who commissioned large pillars topped with lions throughout Northern India after his conversion to Buddhism?

Choose one answer.

	a. Siddhartha Gautama
	b. Chandra Gupta I
	c. Kanishka I
	d. Ashoka
	e. None of the above

Question 35

Who commissioned the Brihadisvara Temple?

Choose one answer.

	a. Ashoka
	b. Shah Jahan
	c. Chandra Gupta I
	d. Rajaraja Chola I
	e. None of the above

Question 36

Who founded the city of Fatehpur Sikri, which served as his Mughal Empire’s capital from 1571-1585?

Choose one answer.

	a. Akbar
	b. Shah Jahan
	c. Salim Cristi
	d. Babur
	e. None of the above

Question 37

Who was the first Mughal emperor to establish a royal atelier for the creation of miniatures?

Choose one answer.

	a. Shah Jahan
	b. Babur
	c. Akbar
	d. Jahangir
	e. None of the above

Question 38

This image is of which Buddhist monument?

Choose one answer.

	a. The main image hall at Horyū-ji
	b. The chaitya hall at Karle
	c. The stupa at Bodhgaya
	d. The Great Stupa at Sanchi
	e. The chaitya hall at Bharhut

Question 39

What have archaeologists found at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro that indicate(s) that these cities were part of an advanced civilization?

Choose one answer.

	a. A network of planned mud-brick cities
	b. Seals possibly decorated with a form of writing
	c. Evidence of trade with Mesopotamia
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 40

The rulers of what dynasty initiated the building of Buddhist caves at Yungang?

Choose one answer.

	a. The Northern Wei Dynasty
	b. The Sui Dynasty
	c. The Northern Liang Dynasty
	d. The Tang Dynasty
	e. None of the above

Question 41

These warriors were found near the tomb of _______________.

Choose one answer.

	a. The First Emperor of China
	b. Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty
	c. Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty
	d. The Qianlong Emperor
	e. Emperor Huizong of the Song dynasty

Question 42

This image depicts two Buddhas from what Buddhist cave site?

Choose one answer.

	a. Dunhunag
	b. Ellora
	c. Longmen
	d. Ajanta
	e. Yungang

Question 43

This image is an example of what popular format in Chinese and Japanese painting?

Choose one answer.

	a. Album leaf
	b. Hanging scroll
	c. Mural
	d. Handscoll
	e. Fan

Question 44

What are most of the vessels in the tomb of Lady Dai made of?

Choose one answer.

	a. Bronze
	b. Jade
	c. Lacquer
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 45

Which influential Yuan dynasty painter, although a prince and descendent of the Song Dynasty, chose to serve as an official under the Mongols?

Choose one answer.

	a. Zhao Mengfu
	b. Dong Qichang
	c. Qian Xuan
	d. Ni Zan
	e. None of the above

Question 46

What is the mausoleum of the First Emperor of China best known for?

Choose one answer.

	a. The constellations that decorate the main tomb chamber
	b. Its life-size terracotta figures
	c. Its elaborate underground system of corridors
	d. Its large number of jades
	e. Its large number of bronzes

Question 47

What is the name of the glaze that decorated most earthenware mingqi during the Tang Dynasty?

Choose one answer.

	a. Jian
	b. Qingbai
	c. Ge
	d. Sancai
	e. None of the above

Question 48

______________ are kilns that were famous for their porcelain production during the Ming dynasty.

Choose one answer.

	a. Jingdezhen
	b. Changsha
	c. Ganzhou
	d. Zibo
	e. Longquanwu

Question 49

The tomb of ______ was excavated in the 1970s. His tomb is representative of a new pattern in tomb construction during the Warring States Period when the tomb began to modeled on the earthly residence of deceased.

Choose one answer.

	a. Wang Mang
	b. Marquis Yi of Zeng
	c. Count Yu
	d. Han Wudi
	e. Duke of Zhou

Question 50

What is the name of the Silk Road site where Buddhist caves with fabulous murals were constructed?

Choose one answer.

	a. Chang’an
	b. Dunhuang
	c. Juyuan
	d. Yungang
	e. Longmen

Question 51

In the 1980s, excavations at _______________ demonstrated the existence of a strong regional culture contemporary to the Shang that featured sophisticated religious practices and advanced bronze-casting technology.

Choose one answer.

	a. Anyang
	b. Sanxingdui
	c. Changsha
	d. Xi’an
	e. Luoyang

Question 52

Which Jesuit missionary also served as a painter and architect at the court of the Qianlong Emperor?

Choose one answer.

	a. Philippe Couplet
	b. Giuseppe Castiglione
	c. Sabatino de Ursis
	d. Matteo Ricci
	e. Alvaro Semedo

Question 53

Which Ming dynasty painter arbitrarily theorized that all past painters could be divided into two lineages: the literati style of the Southern School or the professional artisans of the Northern School?

Choose one answer.

	a. Dong Qichang
	b. Wen Zhengming
	c. Shen Zhou
	d. Xia Chang
	e. Lu Zhi

Question 54

Which Ming dynasty painter is credited with forming the Wu School and known for his brushstrokes, which were said to be in the tradition of Yuan Dynasty masters?

Choose one answer.

	a. Lin Liang
	b. Zhu Yunming
	c. Dong Qichang
	d. Lu Zhi
	e. Shen Zhou

Question 55

Which Qing dynasty emperor was a patron of the arts and an avid collector of contemporary and historical art works?

Choose one answer.

	a. Kangxi Emperor
	b. Qianlong Emperor
	c. Yongzheng Emperor
	d. Jiaqing Emperor
	e. None of the above

Question 56

What site is shown in this image?

Choose one answer.

	a. Fatehpur Sikri
	b. Tang Dynasty Chang’an
	c. The Forbidden City
	d. The Imperial City of Heian
	e. None of the above

Question 57

What Song emperor is famous for his patronage of the arts?

Choose one answer.

	a. Huizong
	b. Taizong
	c. Yingzong
	d. Shenzong
	e. None of the above

Question 58

What Southern Song painter was known for his “one corner” approach to painting?

Choose one answer.

	a. Ma Lin
	b. Xia Gui
	c. Ma Yuan
	d. Mi Fu
	e. Zhao Mengfu

Question 59

What type of tomb was Prince Liu Sheng buried in?

Choose one answer.

	a. Rock cut cave
	b. Vertical pit tomb
	c. Horizontal tomb chamber with sloping passageway
	d. Catacomb
	e. None of the above

Question 60

What was Prince Liu Sheng’s burial suit made of?

Choose one answer.

	a. Lacquer
	b. Bronze
	c. Ivory
	d. Jade
	e. None of the above

Question 61

What was the name of the Shang Dynasty queen whose tomb was discovered by archaeologists in the 1970s?

Choose one answer.

	a. Yang Guifei
	b. Lady Dai
	c. Fu Hao
	d. Mawangdui
	e. Xiwangmu

Question 62

What were ancient Chinese bronzes used for?

Choose one answer.

	a. They were used to cook everyday food.
	b. They were used to serve food and wine at musical performances.
	c. They were used at seasonal communal festivals.
	d. They were used in ancestral sacrifices.
	e. All of the above

Question 63

Which Buddhist cave site features 300 carved statues commissioned by Empress Wu?

Choose one answer.

	a. Dunhuang
	b. Yungang
	c. Longmen
	d. Juyan
	e. Chang’an

Question 64

Which of the following are depicted on the Wu Liang Shrine?

Choose one answer.

	a. Chinese rulers
	b. Sages
	c. The Queen Mother of the West and the King Father of the East
	d. Historical and mythological stories
	e. All of the above

Question 65

Which of the following is a difference between Shang and Western Zhou bronzes?

Choose one answer.

	a. The inscriptions are longer and more prominent on Western Zhou bronzes.
	b. The taotie is more prominent on Western Zhou bronzes.
	c. Western Zhou bronzes have only been found in tombs.
	d. Some Western Zhou vessels have inlaid decoration.
	e. None of the above

Question 66

Which of the following is a traditional Chinese painting format?

Choose one answer.

	a. Handscroll
	b. Fan
	c. Hanging scrolls
	d. Album leaves
	e. All of the above

Question 67

Which of the following statements best characterize(s) developments in mortuary art and architecture that emerged during the Warring States Period?

Choose one answer.

	a. Tombs begin to mimic the residences of the living.
	b. Lacquerware becomes more common in tombs.
	c. Bronzes are more secularized and ornate.
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 68

Which of the following statements about mingqi is NOT true?

Choose one answer.

	a. Most of them were mass-produced.
	b. They were placed in tombs.
	c. They are meant to represent real things.
	d. They were to be used by the deceased.
	e. All of the above

Question 69

Which of the following statements about Chinese scholar officials is NOT true?

Choose one answer.

	a. They created paintings that used nonrepresentational brushwork.
	b. Some amassed large collections of artworks.
	c. They created artworks that were highly polished and representational.
	d. In addition to painting, many also wrote poetry.
	e. None of the above

Question 70

Which of the following is NOT one of the three principal groups of painters during the Qing dynasty?

Choose one answer.

	a. Traditionalists who wanted to revitalize the Chinese painting tradition
	b. Individualists whose personal art often expressed political protest
	c. Courtiers, officials, and professional artists who served the Manchu court
	d. Amateurs who pursued art for art’s sake, but also sometimes sold their works

Question 71

Which of the following statements about the Forbidden City is/are true?

Choose one answer.

	a. It was built during the Qing dynasty.
	b. All of the building’s roof tiles are red.
	c. It is where the emperor resided during the summer months.
	d. Its important buildings run north-south.
	e. All of the above

Question 72

Which of the following statements about the Nanjing Masters of the Qing dynasty is true?

Choose one answer.

	a. They served the Manchus.
	b. They were inspired by the Yuan dynasty painter, Zhao Mengfu.
	c. Many used shading and perspective and different Western painting techniques introduced to China by the Jesuits in their compositions.
	d. They favored minimalist compositions.
	e. None of the above

Question 73

Which of the following painters’ works sometimes used an archaic blue and green style and are thought to symbolize a desire to return to Chinese rule?

Choose one answer.

	a. Wu Zhen
	b. Qian Xuan
	c. Zhao Mengfu
	d. Ni Zan
	e. Shen Zhou

Question 74

Which of the following types of enamel was popular on Chinese porcelain during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor?

Choose one answer.

	a. Doucai
	b. Famille verte
	c. Famille rose
	d. Wucai
	e. None of the above

Question 75

Who of the following was a famous Northern Song dynasty painter?

Choose one answer.

	a. Fan Kuan
	b. Mi Fu
	c. Guo Xi
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 76

Who painted “Night Shining White”?

Choose one answer.

	a. Wang Wei
	b. Wu Daozi
	c. Han Gan
	d. Zhao Mengfu
	e. Li Bo

Question 77

How were most bronzes made in ancient China?

Choose one answer.

	a. Piece-mold method of casting
	b. Sand casting
	c. Lost wax casting
	d. Centrifugal casting
	e. None of the above

Question 78

Vessels like this were important during which Chinese dynasty?

Choose one answer.

	a. Song dynasty
	b. Han dynasty
	c. Tang dynasty
	d. Qing dynasty
	e. Shang dynasty

Question 79

By 1800, which of the following modes of art flourished in Japan?

Choose one answer.

	a. Ukiyo-e
	b. Rinpa
	c. Literati painting
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 80

The plan of Nijō castle is based on what style of architecture?

Choose one answer.

	a. Fusuma
	b. Shinden
	c. Buke
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 81

The Tale of Genji scrolls are representative of what style of painting?

Choose one answer.

	a. Onna-e
	b. Otoko-e
	c. Kara-e
	d. Rinpa
	e. None of the above

Question 82

This image depicts a handscroll that illustrates scenes from which literary work?

Choose one answer.

	a. The Tale of Heike
	b. The Tale of Genji
	c. Legends of the Kitano Shrine
	d. The Tale of Heiji
	e. Legends of the Kumano Shrine

Question 83

This image depicts a Japanese bronze bell from which period?

Choose one answer.

	a. Jomon Period
	b. Kofun Period
	c. Heian Period
	d. Nara Period
	e. Yayoi Period

Question 84

This image depicts what Buddhist temple?

Choose one answer.

	a. Bayon
	b. Byōdō-in
	c. Hōryūj-i
	d. Tōdai-ji
	e. Borobudur

Question 85

What are raigo paintings?

Choose one answer.

	a. Handscrolls that depict the world of the Heian court
	b. Hanging scrolls used to help a dying individual enter the Western Paradise
	c. Handscrolls that depict battles and historical events that became popular after the rise of the warrior class
	d. Hanging scrolls or handscrolls that depict events relating to the founding of a temple
	e. None of the above

Question 86

What are the most commonly depicted themes in Japan’s Edo Period prints?

Choose one answer.

	a. Minor gods and nature spirits
	b. Courtesans, noh actors, and bunraku puppeteers
	c. Buddhas and bodhisattvas
	d. Kabuki actors, courtesans, and famous landscapes
	e. None of the above

Question 87

What art form is most closely identified with Zen Buddhism?

Choose one answer.

	a. Ink monochrome paintings
	b. Blue and green landscapes
	c. Bird and flower paintings
	d. Gold leaf folding screens
	e. All of the above

Question 88

What is the name of the alcove in a Japanese room where a work of art is displayed?

Choose one answer.

	a. Shoin
	b. Shinden
	c. Tokonoma
	d. Fusuma
	e. Byobu

Question 89

Which Edo school revived indigenous traditions, including the decoration of paintings, textiles, ceramics, and lacquerwares with vibrant colors applied in a highly decorative and patterned manner?

Choose one answer.

	a. Kano
	b. Kara-e
	c. Rinpa
	d. Ukiyo-e
	e. Nihonga

Question 90

What is the oldest wooden building still standing in the world?

Choose one answer.

	a. The pagoda at Hōryū-ji
	b. The main hall at Tōdai-ji
	c. The Yumedono Hall at Hōryūji
	d. The pagoda at Kōfuku-ji
	e. None of the above

Question 91

What is yamato-e?

Choose one answer.

	a. A style of painting based on Chinese precedents
	b. A style of painting favored by Zen monks
	c. A style of painting associated with the warrior class
	d. A style of painting favoring Japanese traditions
	e. None of the above

Question 92

What is/are dotaku?

Choose one answer.

	a. Bronze bells
	b. A special kind of ceramic used in the tea ceremony
	c. Bronze mirrors
	d. A highly elaborate form of decoration found on folding screens, lacquerware, and other objects
	e. None of the above

Question 93

Which Japanese artist designed the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido”?

Choose one answer.

	a. Ando Hiroshige
	b. Harunobu Suzuki
	c. Kitagawa Utamaro
	d. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
	e. Katsushika Hokusai

Question 94

Which Japanese artist is famous for compositions that depict irises with gold leaf backgrounds on folding screens?

Choose one answer.

	a. Ogata Kōrin
	b. Kano Eitoku
	c. Hon’ami Koetsu
	d. Tawaraya Sotatsu
	e. None of the above

Question 95

Which Japanese artist is known for bijinga, woodblock prints that depict beautiful women?

Choose one answer.

	a. Katsushika Hokusai
	b. Ando Hiroshige
	c. Kitagawa Utamaro
	d. Harunobu Suzuki
	e. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Question 96

What maligned social class played an important role in Japan’s Edo Period of art?

Choose one answer.

	a. Warriors
	b. Courtiers
	c. Merchants
	d. Farmers
	e. All of the above

Question 97

Which powerful family dominated court politics and the cultural milieu during the Heian Period in Japan?

Choose one answer.

	a. Fujiwara
	b. Genji
	c. Heike
	d. Ashikaga
	e. None of the above

Question 98

What was the Phoenix Hall of the Byōdō-in built to represent?

Choose one answer.

	a. The Eastern Paradise of Yakushi Nyorai
	b. Mount Sumeru
	c. The immortal island of Horai
	d. The Western Paradise of Amida
	e. None of the above

Question 99

Where does Japan’s Kofun Period get its name?

Choose one answer.

	a. From the low-fired ceramics made during the period
	b. From a region lying on the outskirts of Kyoto
	c. From the name of an archaeologist who discovered the first tombs dated to this period
	d. From the mounded tombs built for the elite at this time
	e. None of the above

Question 100

Which of the following is/are characteristic of Japan’s Asuka Period architecture at Hōryūj-i?

Choose one answer.

	a. Slight curvature of columnar elements
	b. “Cloud-pattern" bracket arms with cloud-shaped holes supporting roofs
	c. Swastika pattern railings
	d. Thin block plates beneath the brackets at the tops of columns
	e. All of the above

Question 101

Which of the following statements about the Taima Mandala is NOT true?

Choose one answer.

	a. It depicts Amida Buddha in a landscape of rolling hills.
	b. It represents the myriad Buddhas as geometric relationships.
	c. This type of mandala was only made during the Kamakura Period.
	d. It is used by practitioners of Zen Buddhism.
	e. All of the above

Question 102

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Zen painting?

Choose one answer.

	a. It often depicts Zen patriarchs and teachers.
	b. Personal expression is always more important than a particular painting style.
	c. It draws upon secular Chinese themes infused with scholarly symbolism.
	d. It sometimes includes landscapes.
	e. It sometimes includes literary figures.

Question 103

Which of the following statements about the garden at Ryōan-ji is/are true?

Choose one answer.

	a. It is an example of a dry rock garden.
	b. It is associated with Zen Buddhism.
	c. It is attributed to Soami.
	d. It probably originally used the concept of shakkei or “borrowed scenery” in its design.
	e. All of the above

Question 104

Which of the following Japanese artists was one of the first to design multicolor prints?

Choose one answer.

	a. Katsushika Hokusai
	b. Ando Hiroshige
	c. Kitagawa Utamaro
	d. Suzuki Harunobu
	e. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Question 105

Which of the following was NOT an important cultural development during the Heian Period in Japan?

Choose one answer.

	a. Development of waka poetry
	b. Growth of strong ties with China
	c. Growing popularity of Pure Land Buddhism
	d. Development of yamato-e
	e. A flourishing of indigeous arts and culture

Question 106

Which of the following was NOT an important cultural development during the Kamakura Period in Japan?

Choose one answer.

	a. The active proselytization of Buddhism among commoners
	b. The active patronage of Amida and Esoteric Buddhism by the warrior elite
	c. The blossoming of an age of realism in the arts
	d. A return to court styles favored by the Fujiwara
	e. A strong role of the warrior class in arts and culture

Question 107

Which of the following words describe the Zen aesthetic of rusticity, melancholy, loneliness, naturalness, and age?

Choose one answer.

	a. Chaonoyu
	b. Raku
	c. Wabi-sabi
	d. Sumi-e
	e. Onne-e

Question 108

Which shogun gave the order to build the Nijō castle?

Choose one answer.

	a. Oda Nobunaga
	b. Tokugawa Ieyasu
	c. Toyotomi Hideyoshi
	d. Emperor Go-Mizunō
	e. None of the above

Question 109

Who designed the Taian tearoom?

Choose one answer.

	a. Toyotomi Hideyoshi
	b. Sen no Rikyu
	c. Ogata Kōrin
	d. Oda Nobunaga
	e. Kano Masanobu

Question 110

Who designed “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”?

Choose one answer.

	a. Ando Hiroshige
	b. Katsushika Hokusai
	c. Kitagawa Utamaro
	d. Harunobu Suzuki
	e. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Question 111

Who is credited with expanding the Kano school’s repertoire by including bold brushstrokes and bright colors in compositions?

Choose one answer.

	a. Kano Masanobu
	b. Kano Eitoku
	c. Kano Motonobu
	d. Kano Sanraku
	e. none of the above

Question 112

Who is well known for his series of sliding doors and folding screens decorated with large animals, figures, and natures scenes with backgrounds of gold foil?

Choose one answer.

	a. Kano Eitoku
	b. Ando Hiroshige
	c. Sen no Rikyu
	d. Kano Masanobu
	e. Kitagawa Utamaro

Question 113

Who of the following is involved in the process of making a print?

Choose one answer.

	a. Designer
	b. Engraver
	c. Printer
	d. Publisher
	e. All of the above

Question 114

Why is the Daibutsu statue of Tōdai-ji so famous?

Choose one answer.

	a. It is the oldest surviving Buddhist statue in Japan.
	b. It was made by the sculptor Tori Busshi.
	c. It is the largest bronze statue in the world.
	d. All of the above
	e. None of the above

Question 115

___________ are anthropomorphic clay figurines created during Japan’s Jomon Period.

Choose one answer.

	a. Rinpa
	b. Dogu
	c. Raku
	d. Dotaku
	e. None of the above

Question 116

Which Buddhist temple is depicted in this image?

Choose one answer.

	a. Ryōan-ji
	b. Borobudur
	c. Hōryūj-i
	d. Tōdai-ji
	e. Pagan