Question 1

The accomplishments of the Korean Unified Sillan Kingdom are contemporaneous with which Chinese dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern Song 
B)  Liao 
C)  Tang 
D)  Six Dynasties 
A)  Southern Song 
B)  Liao 
C)  Tang 
D)  Six Dynasties

Question 2

Which style of 12th-century Korean pottery was recognized worldwide and highly sought after?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cizhou ware 
B)  Celadon ware 
C)  Stoneware 
D)  Majiayao ware 
A)  Cizhou ware 
B)  Celadon ware 
C)  Stoneware 
D)  Majiayao ware

Question 3

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What technique was used to decorate this vase?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stamping 
B)  Rubbing 
C)  Sgraffito 
D)  Lalitsana 
A)  Stamping 
B)  Rubbing 
C)  Sgraffito 
D)  Lalitsana

Question 4

One of the most important goals of the Chinese artist was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  To highlight man's complete domination of the natural world 
B)  To impose a mathematical structure on the chaos of nature 
C)  To demonstrate his own individual and distinctive style 
D)  To serve as an instrument through which nature could reveal itself 
A)  To highlight man's complete domination of the natural world 
B)  To impose a mathematical structure on the chaos of nature 
C)  To demonstrate his own individual and distinctive style 
D)  To serve as an instrument through which nature could reveal itself

Question 5

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This meditating Bodhisattva was made at the time of the introduction of Buddhism to which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  Cambodia 
C)  Indonesia 
D)  Korea 
A)  Japan 
B)  Cambodia 
C)  Indonesia 
D)  Korea

Question 6

Which of the following would explain the artist's decision to depict an exemplar moral and political virtue in Yan Liben's The Thirteen Emperors ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Daoist ideal of retreat from society to attain wisdom in nature 
B)  The system of laws and belief set forth by the Chinese first emperor 
C)  The ideal of good government as seen in Gandharan India 
D)  The Confucian ideal of learning from the past to create an ordered society 
A)  The Daoist ideal of retreat from society to attain wisdom in nature 
B)  The system of laws and belief set forth by the Chinese first emperor 
C)  The ideal of good government as seen in Gandharan India 
D)  The Confucian ideal of learning from the past to create an ordered society

Question 7

What is the function of the silk textile found in the tomb of the Marquise of Dai?

Accepted Answer

A)  Painted mural 
B)  Embroidered robe 
C)  Vertical scroll 
D)  Funeral banner 
A)  Painted mural 
B)  Embroidered robe 
C)  Vertical scroll 
D)  Funeral banner

Question 8

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During which dynasty were the tomb of Princess Yongtai and its paintings created?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qin 
B)  Six Dynasties 
C)  Tang 
D)  Southern Song 
A)  Qin 
B)  Six Dynasties 
C)  Tang 
D)  Southern Song

Question 9

Ethnically, the Koreans are related to which of the following peoples?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aryans 
B)  Gandharans 
C)  Siberians and Mongolians 
D)  Chinese 
A)  Aryans 
B)  Gandharans 
C)  Siberians and Mongolians 
D)  Chinese

Question 10

Which complex in China was the site of hundreds of rock-cut shrines and sculptures during the Northern Wei and the Tang dynasties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mount Wutai 
B)  Dunhuang 
C)  Hebei Province 
D)  Longmen Caves 
A)  Mount Wutai 
B)  Dunhuang 
C)  Hebei Province 
D)  Longmen Caves

Question 11

In the Vairocana Buddha, the Tang sculptors have repressed and replaced surface detail with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Austere formalism 
B)  Sensuous fleshiness 
C)  Monumental simplicity 
D)  Clinging drapery 
A)  Austere formalism 
B)  Sensuous fleshiness 
C)  Monumental simplicity 
D)  Clinging drapery

Question 12

A broad range of subject matter, such as musicians on camel or Semitic traders, can be found in the ceramic figural tradition of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shang dynasty 
B)  Tang dynasty 
C)  Zhou dynasty 
D)  Six Dynasties 
A)  Shang dynasty 
B)  Tang dynasty 
C)  Zhou dynasty 
D)  Six Dynasties

Question 13

Which of the following statements best describes Shang bronze vessel work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only certain vessel forms received animal and abstract surface decoration. 
B)  Designs and decoration are fully integrated to suit each vessel form. 
C)  Each single design would be applied to only one vessel form. 
D)  Vessel form had little relation to the intended function of the object. 
A)  Only certain vessel forms received animal and abstract surface decoration. 
B)  Designs and decoration are fully integrated to suit each vessel form. 
C)  Each single design would be applied to only one vessel form. 
D)  Vessel form had little relation to the intended function of the object.

Question 14

Which Bronze Age dynasty did the 1928 excavations at Anyang reveal as a warlike and stratified society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Xia dynasty 
B)  Zhou dynasty 
C)  Shang dynasty 
D)  Han dynasty 
A)  Xia dynasty 
B)  Zhou dynasty 
C)  Shang dynasty 
D)  Han dynasty

Question 15

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What is the title of this scene?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shi Huangdi and the Fairy 
B)  Princess Yongtai and Her Ladies 
C)  Emperor Huizong and the Cranes 
D)  Lady Feng and the Bear 
A)  Shi Huangdi and the Fairy 
B)  Princess Yongtai and Her Ladies 
C)  Emperor Huizong and the Cranes 
D)  Lady Feng and the Bear

Question 16

Which of the following would have been included in the reorganized curriculum for court artists set up by Emperor Huizong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Study of the tactical methods of the Mongols 
B)  Study of the classical Chinese art of earlier periods 
C)  Study of the calligraphic art of Nara, Japan 
D)  Study of the governing methods of the first emperor 
A)  Study of the tactical methods of the Mongols 
B)  Study of the classical Chinese art of earlier periods 
C)  Study of the calligraphic art of Nara, Japan 
D)  Study of the governing methods of the first emperor

Question 17

The Chinese interest in landscape painting was most strongly influenced by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Confucius's dictum that an appreciation of nature was the basis for human society 
B)  Buddhist concern with dharma and cosmic principles 
C)  The Buddhist concept of nirvana and how that paradise is depicted in art 
D)  Daoist emphasis on harmony with nature and poetic themes 
A)  Confucius's dictum that an appreciation of nature was the basis for human society 
B)  Buddhist concern with dharma and cosmic principles 
C)  The Buddhist concept of nirvana and how that paradise is depicted in art 
D)  Daoist emphasis on harmony with nature and poetic themes

Question 18

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What material makes up this Chinese bi disk with dragon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ceramic 
B)  Bronze 
C)  Jade 
D)  Sandstone 
A)  Ceramic 
B)  Bronze 
C)  Jade 
D)  Sandstone

Question 19

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Zhou Jichang uses color in this painting for symbolic purposes, in accordance with the writings of which individual?

Accepted Answer

A)  Huizong 
B)  Confucius 
C)  Buddha 
D)  Xie 
A)  Huizong 
B)  Confucius 
C)  Buddha 
D)  Xie

Question 20

Which of the following Chinese works is closest in function to an Indian stupa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sui altarpiece 
B)  Nanchan Temple 
C)  Fogong Si Pagoda 
D)  Tomb of Yongtai 
A)  Sui altarpiece 
B)  Nanchan Temple 
C)  Fogong Si Pagoda 
D)  Tomb of Yongtai

Exam 16: China and Korea to 1279

The accomplishments of the Korean Unified Sillan Kingdom are contemporaneous with which Chinese dynasty?

Which style of 12th-century Korean pottery was recognized worldwide and highly sought after?

​ What technique was used to decorate this vase?

One of the most important goals of the Chinese artist was which of the following?

​ This meditating Bodhisattva was made at the time of the introduction of Buddhism to which country?

Which of the following would explain the artist's decision to depict an exemplar moral and political virtue in Yan Liben's The Thirteen Emperors ?

What is the function of the silk textile found in the tomb of the Marquise of Dai?

​ During which dynasty were the tomb of Princess Yongtai and its paintings created?

Ethnically, the Koreans are related to which of the following peoples?

Which complex in China was the site of hundreds of rock-cut shrines and sculptures during the Northern Wei and the Tang dynasties?

In the Vairocana Buddha, the Tang sculptors have repressed and replaced surface detail with which of the following?

A broad range of subject matter, such as musicians on camel or Semitic traders, can be found in the ceramic figural tradition of which of the following?

Which of the following statements best describes Shang bronze vessel work?

Which Bronze Age dynasty did the 1928 excavations at Anyang reveal as a warlike and stratified society?

​ What is the title of this scene?

Which of the following would have been included in the reorganized curriculum for court artists set up by Emperor Huizong?

The Chinese interest in landscape painting was most strongly influenced by which of the following?

​ What material makes up this Chinese bi disk with dragon?

​ Zhou Jichang uses color in this painting for symbolic purposes, in accordance with the writings of which individual?

Which of the following Chinese works is closest in function to an Indian stupa?

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What technique was used to decorate this vase?

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What material makes up this Chinese bi disk with dragon?

Zhou Jichang uses color in this painting for symbolic purposes, in accordance with the writings of which individual?