Question 1

What were the interests and beliefs of the Progressive Artists' Group in India? When was the group founded?

Accepted Answer

The Group was founded in 1947, the same year India gained its independence. The group was Marxist leaning, and rejected the colonial styles that dominated during the period of British rule. Progressives also embraced 20^th-century European modernism, including primitivism, expressionism, cubism, and surrealism.

Question 2

What new language (a blending of Hindi, Arabic, and Persian) was created by the scholars of Akbar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Basque 
B)  Urdu 
C)  Sanskrit 
D)  Gaelic 
A)  Basque 
B)  Urdu 
C)  Sanskrit 
D)  Gaelic B

Question 3

What is the name given to the period of Japanese history during which Hirohito was emperor and World War II occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  Showa 
B)  Taisho 
C)  Meiji 
D)  Edo 
A)  Showa 
B)  Taisho 
C)  Meiji 
D)  Edo A

Question 4

The eight virtues of moral behavior to which a samurai must adhere are called the ______ code.

Accepted Answer

A)  bushido 
B)  ronin 
C)  Noh 
D)  shogun 
A)  bushido 
B)  ronin 
C)  Noh 
D)  shogun

Question 5

Describe the history of religious tolerance in India from the Mughal Empire's foundation in 1526 to its end.

Accepted Answer

Akbar, one of the early Mughal rulers, w

Question 6

What led to the First Opium War in China (1839-1842)?

Accepted Answer

In the early 19^th century, the British ins

Question 7

How did the subject matter of Mughal painting differ from earlier Hindu and Buddhist art?

Accepted Answer

A)  It depicted familial portraits. 
B)  It depicted religious subjects only. 
C)  It depicted predominantly secular subjects. 
D)  It included aphorisms written in Kufic. 
A)  It depicted familial portraits. 
B)  It depicted religious subjects only. 
C)  It depicted predominantly secular subjects. 
D)  It included aphorisms written in Kufic.

Question 8

The 20th-century Chinese artist Wu Hufan uses the style and scroll format of the traditional landscape to depict what scene or event?

Accepted Answer

A)  the productivity of Chinese workers 
B)  Mao's ascension to power as leader of the Communist party 
C)  the first McDonald's restaurant in China 
D)  the detonation of China's first atomic bomb 
A)  the productivity of Chinese workers 
B)  Mao's ascension to power as leader of the Communist party 
C)  the first McDonald's restaurant in China 
D)  the detonation of China's first atomic bomb

Question 9

A _______ is a member of a Hindu people claiming descent from the warrior caste during the Indian Heroic Age.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gupta 
B)  Rajput 
C)  Sultan 
D)  Sikh 
A)  Gupta 
B)  Rajput 
C)  Sultan 
D)  Sikh

Question 10

Who was the de facto ruler of much of India in the 1600s and 1700s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Republic of Pakistan 
B)  the Indian Republic 
C)  the Mughal Empire 
D)  the British East India Trading Company 
A)  the Republic of Pakistan 
B)  the Indian Republic 
C)  the Mughal Empire 
D)  the British East India Trading Company

Question 11

During the Ming period, by what name was the Chinese short story known?

Accepted Answer

A)  ci 
B)  huaben 
C)  mopheh 
D)  bamboo words 
A)  ci 
B)  huaben 
C)  mopheh 
D)  bamboo words

Question 12

What Chinese decorative art was exported to the West by traders and missionaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  gilded statuettes 
B)  painted parchment 
C)  decorated porcelain 
D)  embroidered silk 
A)  gilded statuettes 
B)  painted parchment 
C)  decorated porcelain 
D)  embroidered silk

Question 13

Where did the calligraphy of the Mughal Empire originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arabia 
B)  Persia 
C)  China 
D)  Greece 
A)  Arabia 
B)  Persia 
C)  China 
D)  Greece

Question 14

Who was the greatest poet (1644-1694) of the Edo period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Basho 
B)  Murasaki 
C)  Shen Zhou 
D)  Kurosawa 
A)  Basho 
B)  Murasaki 
C)  Shen Zhou 
D)  Kurosawa

Question 15

Who was a prominent Japanese novelist during the 1600s, whose work often dealt with erotic themes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kurosawa 
B)  Hirohito 
C)  Saikaku 
D)  Shiraga 
A)  Kurosawa 
B)  Hirohito 
C)  Saikaku 
D)  Shiraga

Question 16

The Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore, who also ______________, won the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Accepted Answer

A)  wrote India's first national anthem 
B)  conducted research in the Himalayas 
C)  opposed the independence movement 
D)  worked as a journalist for a British newspaper 
A)  wrote India's first national anthem 
B)  conducted research in the Himalayas 
C)  opposed the independence movement 
D)  worked as a journalist for a British newspaper

Question 17

Who was the first leader of the Chinese Communist Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chiang Kai-shek 
B)  Lao-tzu 
C)  Mao Zedong 
D)  Wang Mang 
A)  Chiang Kai-shek 
B)  Lao-tzu 
C)  Mao Zedong 
D)  Wang Mang

Question 18

How did the subject matter of the Noh theater compare with the new dramas of kabuki?

Accepted Answer

A "Noh play" is a form of Japanese theat

Question 19

What was the purpose of art produced under the Chinese Communist Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  to glorify China's diverse cultural history 
B)  to underscore the teachings of Confucius 
C)  to establish Mao's divine right to the Chinese monarchy 
D)  to praise the party and the virtues of hard work 
A)  to glorify China's diverse cultural history 
B)  to underscore the teachings of Confucius 
C)  to establish Mao's divine right to the Chinese monarchy 
D)  to praise the party and the virtues of hard work

Question 20

The Qing dynasty artist Shitao, who was also a Buddhist monk, experimented with new approaches in which type of art?

Accepted Answer

A)  landscape painting 
B)  underglazes 
C)  overglazes 
D)  wood cuts 
A)  landscape painting 
B)  underglazes 
C)  overglazes 
D)  wood cuts

Exam 17: South Asia China and Japan From Medieval to Modern Times

What were the interests and beliefs of the Progressive Artists' Group in India? When was the group founded?

What new language (a blending of Hindi, Arabic, and Persian) was created by the scholars of Akbar?

What is the name given to the period of Japanese history during which Hirohito was emperor and World War II occurred?

The eight virtues of moral behavior to which a samurai must adhere are called the ______ code.

Describe the history of religious tolerance in India from the Mughal Empire's foundation in 1526 to its end.

What led to the First Opium War in China (1839-1842)?

How did the subject matter of Mughal painting differ from earlier Hindu and Buddhist art?

The 20th-century Chinese artist Wu Hufan uses the style and scroll format of the traditional landscape to depict what scene or event?

A _______ is a member of a Hindu people claiming descent from the warrior caste during the Indian Heroic Age.

Who was the de facto ruler of much of India in the 1600s and 1700s?

During the Ming period, by what name was the Chinese short story known?

What Chinese decorative art was exported to the West by traders and missionaries?

Where did the calligraphy of the Mughal Empire originate?

Who was the greatest poet (1644-1694) of the Edo period?

Who was a prominent Japanese novelist during the 1600s, whose work often dealt with erotic themes?

The Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore, who also ______________, won the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Who was the first leader of the Chinese Communist Party?

How did the subject matter of the Noh theater compare with the new dramas of kabuki?

What was the purpose of art produced under the Chinese Communist Party?

The Qing dynasty artist Shitao, who was also a Buddhist monk, experimented with new approaches in which type of art?

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