Question 1

The Delhi Sultanate was established in 1206 by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Iltutmish 
B)  Qutb al-Din Aybak 
C)  Akbar 
D)  Babur 
A)  Iltutmish 
B)  Qutb al-Din Aybak 
C)  Akbar 
D)  Babur B

Question 2

Why are these unique?

Accepted Answer

Walking Buddha and Meera Mukherjee Ashoka at Kalinga . This Buddha figure is unique to Thailand. It presents the distinctly Thai body type, sensuous, plastic, and seemingly without joints. The figure is meant to represent the perfection and beauty of the divine Buddha. The work by Mukherjee is an amalgamation of Western and Indian techniques and iconographic interpretations. The artist has created a work drawn from the history of India and has re-fashioned Ashoka into an idiom for non-violence. It has become a visual statement repudiating the violence Ashoka practiced before his conversion to Buddhism and non-violence. Her work becomes an affirmation of non-violence for contemporary India as well.

Question 3

India gained independence from the British in what year?

Accepted Answer

A)  1847 
B)  1647 
C)  1747 
D)  1947 
A)  1847 
B)  1647 
C)  1747 
D)  1947 D

Question 4

Explain the relationship Vietnam had with both India and China. How did this relationship affect Vietnamese art? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Vietnam had a complex relationship with

Question 5

Did the introduction of photography affect Indian painting?

Accepted Answer

Photography was introduced into India on

Question 6

Which of the following never supplanted India's rich traditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western building techniques 
B)  Western style of politics 
C)  Western style of painting 
D)  Western religion 
A)  Western building techniques 
B)  Western style of politics 
C)  Western style of painting 
D)  Western religion

Question 7

The Portuguese Jesuits presented the Royal Polyglot Bible to whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jahangir 
B)  Akbar 
C)  Bichitr 
D)  Muhammad 
A)  Jahangir 
B)  Akbar 
C)  Bichitr 
D)  Muhammad

Question 8

Humayun persuaded two Persian masters to move to his imperial court and teach which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the art of painting 
B)  the art of metalwork 
C)  the art of calligraphy 
D)  the art of weaving 
A)  the art of painting 
B)  the art of metalwork 
C)  the art of calligraphy 
D)  the art of weaving

Question 9

The Mughals of 17ᵗʰ century India presided over a cosmopolitan court. Which of the following supports this statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing a strong mural tradition echoing to the Ajanta cave style 
B)  importing European painters to the court 
C)  the blending of European and Persian painting styles 
D)  importing Chinese painters from the Ming Dynasty 
A)  establishing a strong mural tradition echoing to the Ajanta cave style 
B)  importing European painters to the court 
C)  the blending of European and Persian painting styles 
D)  importing Chinese painters from the Ming Dynasty

Question 10

How does the 16ᵗʰ century Vietnamese ceramic dish, two mynah birds on a flowering branch, reveal merged Chinese and Vietnamese heritages?

Accepted Answer

The dish is modeled after the blue-and-w

Question 11

Who did Bichitr include in a portrait of Jahangir?

Accepted Answer

A)  James I of England 
B)  Louis XIV of France 
C)  Peter the Great 
D)  George Washington 
A)  James I of England 
B)  Louis XIV of France 
C)  Peter the Great 
D)  George Washington

Question 12

What do these images express?

Accepted Answer

Bichitr, Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shay

Question 13

In the Vijayanagara sacred center, what was not included in the architectural complex?

Accepted Answer

A)  stupa 
B)  tower 
C)  gahbha griha (inner sanctuary) 
D)  pillared halls 
A)  stupa 
B)  tower 
C)  gahbha griha (inner sanctuary) 
D)  pillared halls

Question 14

Indian miniatures were designed for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  to be hung on walls 
B)  to be hidden in vaults 
C)  to be placed on flat surfaces, slightly curved surfaces 
D)  to be held in the hands 
A)  to be hung on walls 
B)  to be hidden in vaults 
C)  to be placed on flat surfaces, slightly curved surfaces 
D)  to be held in the hands

Question 15

How do these works function as cultural dialogs?

Accepted Answer

Krishna and Radha, in a Pavilion and Bas

Question 16

Describe the impact of Indian art and philosophy on Thailand. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The impact of Indian art and philosophy

Question 17

Describe the purpose and the symbolism of these structures.

Accepted Answer

Shwedagon Pagoda and Qutb Minar, Delhi .

Question 18

What makes this artist unique among the trained Mughal artists of the time?

Accepted Answer

Shah Tahmasp . The artist, Sah

Question 19

The indigenous Cham culture was native to ____?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Vietnam 
B)  Myanmar 
C)  central India 
D)  Cambodia 
A)  South Vietnam 
B)  Myanmar 
C)  central India 
D)  Cambodia

Question 20

Basawan chose the moment of maximum chaos and danger in executing the tale of Akbar and the wild elephant. Which of the following devices did Basawan utilize to detail the chaos and danger?

Accepted Answer

A)  vivid gestures 
B)  single ground line 
C)  low horizon line 
D)  muted colors 
A)  vivid gestures 
B)  single ground line 
C)  low horizon line 
D)  muted colors

Exam 32: South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980

The Delhi Sultanate was established in 1206 by ____.

Why are these unique?

India gained independence from the British in what year?

Explain the relationship Vietnam had with both India and China. How did this relationship affect Vietnamese art? Use examples to support your essay.

Did the introduction of photography affect Indian painting?

Which of the following never supplanted India's rich traditions?

The Portuguese Jesuits presented the Royal Polyglot Bible to whom?

Humayun persuaded two Persian masters to move to his imperial court and teach which of the following?

The Mughals of 17ᵗʰ century India presided over a cosmopolitan court. Which of the following supports this statement?

How does the 16ᵗʰ century Vietnamese ceramic dish, two mynah birds on a flowering branch, reveal merged Chinese and Vietnamese heritages?

Who did Bichitr include in a portrait of Jahangir?

What do these images express?

In the Vijayanagara sacred center, what was not included in the architectural complex?

Indian miniatures were designed for which of the following?

How do these works function as cultural dialogs?

Describe the impact of Indian art and philosophy on Thailand. Use examples to support your essay.

Describe the purpose and the symbolism of these structures.

What makes this artist unique among the trained Mughal artists of the time?

The indigenous Cham culture was native to ____?

Basawan chose the moment of maximum chaos and danger in executing the tale of Akbar and the wild elephant. Which of the following devices did Basawan utilize to detail the chaos and danger?

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