Question 1

Which sculptural style was prevalent in the Kamakura period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Idealism 
B)  Realism 
C)  Abstraction 
D)  Primitivism 
A)  Idealism 
B)  Realism 
C)  Abstraction 
D)  Primitivism

Question 2

Which of the following has NOT been suggested as an identification of the Kofun haniwa figures set up around burial mounds?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tomb guardians 
B)  Funeral procession 
C)  Dwellers in the realm 
D)  Family of the deceased 
A)  Tomb guardians 
B)  Funeral procession 
C)  Dwellers in the realm 
D)  Family of the deceased

Question 3

Which of the following describes the funeral practices of the Kofun period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Placing the dead in haniwa containers 
B)  Placing the dead atop sacred mountains 
C)  Placing the dead in palace-shaped sarcophagi 
D)  Placing the dead on stone biers 
A)  Placing the dead in haniwa containers 
B)  Placing the dead atop sacred mountains 
C)  Placing the dead in palace-shaped sarcophagi 
D)  Placing the dead on stone biers

Question 4

The Legends of Mount Shigi represents a type of narrative handscroll painting belonging to which of the following genres?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erotic court tales 
B)  Japanese travel journals 
C)  Histories of the Nara court 
D)  Pious Buddhist tales 
A)  Erotic court tales 
B)  Japanese travel journals 
C)  Histories of the Nara court 
D)  Pious Buddhist tales

Question 5

The Phoenix Hall, Byodoin, with its light exterior pillars, elevated wings, and reflective pond, is a physical metaphor for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kamakura imperial power 
B)  Buddha's palace in the Pure Land 
C)  Fujiwara clan 
D)  Buddha's Parinirvana 
A)  Kamakura imperial power 
B)  Buddha's palace in the Pure Land 
C)  Fujiwara clan 
D)  Buddha's Parinirvana

Question 6

What type of artwork served as an aid to meditation and visualization in Shingon Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Handscroll 
B)  Dotaku 
C)  Nembutsu 
D)  Mandara 
A)  Handscroll 
B)  Dotaku 
C)  Nembutsu 
D)  Mandara

Question 7

Which Nara period building saw Buddhist dignitaries from China and India attend its dedication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kondo, Horyuji 
B)  Daibutsuden, Todaiji 
C)  Honden, Ise Jungu 
D)  Kondo, Yakushiji 
A)  Kondo, Horyuji 
B)  Daibutsuden, Todaiji 
C)  Honden, Ise Jungu 
D)  Kondo, Yakushiji

Question 8

What device does the artist of the illustrations in the Tale of Genji handscrolls use to show the interior space of a building?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shows only the interior space, no exterior 
B)  Paints the room with no ceiling or roof 
C)  Paints interior in bright colors, exterior black ink lines only 
D)  Paints figures as if on a stage, with no ceiling or walls 
A)  Shows only the interior space, no exterior 
B)  Paints the room with no ceiling or roof 
C)  Paints interior in bright colors, exterior black ink lines only 
D)  Paints figures as if on a stage, with no ceiling or walls

Question 9

Which of the following is an artwork in the tradition of Shingon Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amida triad 
B)  Ise Jingu honden 
C)  Taizokai mandara 
D)  Ishiyama-gire 
A)  Amida triad 
B)  Ise Jingu honden 
C)  Taizokai mandara 
D)  Ishiyama-gire

Question 10

In what year do historians believe Buddhism arrived in Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  401 
B)  757 
C)  552 
D)  253 
A)  401 
B)  757 
C)  552 
D)  253

Exam 17: Japan Before 1333

Which sculptural style was prevalent in the Kamakura period?

Which of the following has NOT been suggested as an identification of the Kofun haniwa figures set up around burial mounds?

Which of the following describes the funeral practices of the Kofun period?

The Legends of Mount Shigi represents a type of narrative handscroll painting belonging to which of the following genres?

The Phoenix Hall, Byodoin, with its light exterior pillars, elevated wings, and reflective pond, is a physical metaphor for which of the following?

What type of artwork served as an aid to meditation and visualization in Shingon Buddhism?

Which Nara period building saw Buddhist dignitaries from China and India attend its dedication?

What device does the artist of the illustrations in the Tale of Genji handscrolls use to show the interior space of a building?

Which of the following is an artwork in the tradition of Shingon Buddhism?

In what year do historians believe Buddhism arrived in Japan?

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