Question 1

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What modern city encompasses the Ming dynasty Forbidden City?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suzhou 
B)  Shanghai 
C)  Beijing 
D)  Guangzhou 
A)  Suzhou 
B)  Shanghai 
C)  Beijing 
D)  Guangzhou

Question 2

Which of the following dynasties designed the core of the imperial palace in the Forbidden City?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qing 
B)  Song 
C)  Yuan 
D)  Ming 
A)  Qing 
B)  Song 
C)  Yuan 
D)  Ming

Question 3

In his painting Geumgangsan Mountains , the Korean Joseon dynasty artist Jeong Seon evoked an actual scene, and this pictorial approach is referred to as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  True mountain painting 
B)  True view painting 
C)  Special landscape painting 
D)  Window onto world painting 
A)  True mountain painting 
B)  True view painting 
C)  Special landscape painting 
D)  Window onto world painting

Question 4

A painting style that was freer and more expressive belonged to which of the following schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern School 
B)  Court School 
C)  Monastery School 
D)  Southern School 
A)  Northern School 
B)  Court School 
C)  Monastery School 
D)  Southern School

Question 5

Which of the following is the preferred medium for East Asian literati?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oil on paper 
B)  Oil on canvas 
C)  Watercolor pigments on silk 
D)  Ink on paper 
A)  Oil on paper 
B)  Oil on canvas 
C)  Watercolor pigments on silk 
D)  Ink on paper

Question 6

China is credited with the invention of which of the following pottery types?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clay 
B)  Earthenware 
C)  Terracotta 
D)  Porcelain 
A)  Clay 
B)  Earthenware 
C)  Terracotta 
D)  Porcelain

Question 7

During the Qing dynasty, what European group was invited to the imperial court?

Accepted Answer

A)  East India Company members 
B)  Jesuit missionaries 
C)  French bibliographers 
D)  Dutch archaeologists 
A)  East India Company members 
B)  Jesuit missionaries 
C)  French bibliographers 
D)  Dutch archaeologists

Question 8

What was considered the most prestigious artistic subject during the Ming dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Imperial court figures 
B)  Historical events 
C)  Landscape 
D)  Myths and legends 
A)  Imperial court figures 
B)  Historical events 
C)  Landscape 
D)  Myths and legends

Question 9

The phoenix may represent the yin, the principle characterizing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Active masculine energy 
B)  Passive feminine energy 
C)  Eternal change 
D)  Harmonious disorder 
A)  Active masculine energy 
B)  Passive feminine energy 
C)  Eternal change 
D)  Harmonious disorder

Question 10

Which of the following would define the style of artist Shen Zhou, who painted Lofty Mount Lu and indicated the size of the mountain by sketching a small figure at the bottom?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colorful and expressive style of the Eastern School 
B)  The precise and academic style of the Northern School 
C)  The linear and academic style of the Western School 
D)  The free and expressive style of the Southern School 
A)  The colorful and expressive style of the Eastern School 
B)  The precise and academic style of the Northern School 
C)  The linear and academic style of the Western School 
D)  The free and expressive style of the Southern School

Question 11

How does the painter focus attention on his human subjects in his painting Guan Yu Captures General Pang De ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Omits background 
B)  Adds color 
C)  Miniaturizes landscape 
D)  Adds labels to figures 
A)  Omits background 
B)  Adds color 
C)  Miniaturizes landscape 
D)  Adds labels to figures

Question 12

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What title has been given to these early examples of cobalt-blue porcelain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vases of the Eternal Dragon 
B)  Vases of Celestial Prosperity 
C)  Palace Vases 
D)  David Vases 
A)  Vases of the Eternal Dragon 
B)  Vases of Celestial Prosperity 
C)  Palace Vases 
D)  David Vases

Question 13

What is the color scheme of the Yuan Temple vases?

Accepted Answer

A)  All red 
B)  Celadon green 
C)  Blue and white 
D)  Red, green, black, and white 
A)  All red 
B)  Celadon green 
C)  Blue and white 
D)  Red, green, black, and white

Question 14

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Where in Suzhou is this rock formation, known as the Guanyun (Cloud Crowned) Peak?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lion Grove Garden 
B)  The Master of Nets Garden 
C)  Lingering Garden 
D)  Humble Administrator Garden 
A)  Lion Grove Garden 
B)  The Master of Nets Garden 
C)  Lingering Garden 
D)  Humble Administrator Garden

Question 15

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In what dynasty was this painting by Huang Gongwang produced?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseon 
B)  Ming 
C)  Yuan 
D)  Qing 
A)  Joseon 
B)  Ming 
C)  Yuan 
D)  Qing

Question 16

Marco Polo's travels in China took place during which dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ming 
B)  Qing 
C)  Yuan 
D)  Song 
A)  Ming 
B)  Qing 
C)  Yuan 
D)  Song

Question 17

The last native Chinese dynasty was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseon 
B)  Qing 
C)  Ming 
D)  Yuan 
A)  Joseon 
B)  Qing 
C)  Ming 
D)  Yuan

Question 18

What is the format of Shitao's series of paintings titled Reminiscences of Nanjing ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Handscroll 
B)  Album leaf 
C)  Fan 
D)  Hanging scroll 
A)  Handscroll 
B)  Album leaf 
C)  Fan 
D)  Hanging scroll

Question 19

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How were the various colors-red, green, black, brown, yellow, and blue-applied to this Qing dynasty plate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Underglaze color wash 
B)  Overglaze enamel 
C)  Overglaze tempera 
D)  Underglaze appliqué 
A)  Underglaze color wash 
B)  Overglaze enamel 
C)  Overglaze tempera 
D)  Underglaze appliqué

Question 20

Which of the following artists attached an explanatory inscription to his scroll indicating the sequence of its creation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wu Zhen 
B)  Xu Bing 
C)  Huang Gongwang 
D)  Su Dongpo 
A)  Wu Zhen 
B)  Xu Bing 
C)  Huang Gongwang 
D)  Su Dongpo

Exam 34: China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

​ What modern city encompasses the Ming dynasty Forbidden City?

Which of the following dynasties designed the core of the imperial palace in the Forbidden City?

In his painting Geumgangsan Mountains , the Korean Joseon dynasty artist Jeong Seon evoked an actual scene, and this pictorial approach is referred to as what?

A painting style that was freer and more expressive belonged to which of the following schools?

Which of the following is the preferred medium for East Asian literati?

China is credited with the invention of which of the following pottery types?

During the Qing dynasty, what European group was invited to the imperial court?

What was considered the most prestigious artistic subject during the Ming dynasty?

The phoenix may represent the yin, the principle characterizing which of the following?

Which of the following would define the style of artist Shen Zhou, who painted Lofty Mount Lu and indicated the size of the mountain by sketching a small figure at the bottom?

How does the painter focus attention on his human subjects in his painting Guan Yu Captures General Pang De ?

​ What title has been given to these early examples of cobalt-blue porcelain?

What is the color scheme of the Yuan Temple vases?

​ Where in Suzhou is this rock formation, known as the Guanyun (Cloud Crowned) Peak?

​ In what dynasty was this painting by Huang Gongwang produced?

Marco Polo's travels in China took place during which dynasty?

The last native Chinese dynasty was which of the following?

What is the format of Shitao's series of paintings titled Reminiscences of Nanjing ?

​ How were the various colors-red, green, black, brown, yellow, and blue-applied to this Qing dynasty plate?

Which of the following artists attached an explanatory inscription to his scroll indicating the sequence of its creation?

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What modern city encompasses the Ming dynasty Forbidden City?

What title has been given to these early examples of cobalt-blue porcelain?

Where in Suzhou is this rock formation, known as the Guanyun (Cloud Crowned) Peak?

In what dynasty was this painting by Huang Gongwang produced?

How were the various colors-red, green, black, brown, yellow, and blue-applied to this Qing dynasty plate?