Question 1

Hiragana script became the primary script for court poetry during the Heian period.Originally,this script served the needs of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women of the court 
B)  Court officials 
C)  Courtesans 
D)  Samurai 
A)  Women of the court 
B)  Court officials 
C)  Courtesans 
D)  Samurai

Question 2

How does the Tale of Genji differ from its Chinese prototypes such as Gu Kaizhi's Admonitions scroll?

Accepted Answer

A)  It focuses on lessons in exemplary behaviors. 
B)  It focuses on imperial court etiquette as it relates to the empress. 
C)  It focuses on emotionally charged personal relationships. 
D)  It focuses on diplomatic relations between China and Japan. 
A)  It focuses on lessons in exemplary behaviors. 
B)  It focuses on imperial court etiquette as it relates to the empress. 
C)  It focuses on emotionally charged personal relationships. 
D)  It focuses on diplomatic relations between China and Japan.

Question 3

The standard form for the central mound of tumuli during the Kofun period is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Keyhole 
B)  Beehive 
C)  Wedge shaped 
D)  Triangular 
A)  Keyhole 
B)  Beehive 
C)  Wedge shaped 
D)  Triangular

Question 4

Jomon culture was the first distinctly Japanese culture.Which of the following did it develop first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bronze-casting 
B)  Yamato-e painting 
C)  Agriculture 
D)  Ceramic technology 
A)  Bronze-casting 
B)  Yamato-e painting 
C)  Agriculture 
D)  Ceramic technology

Question 5

The tumuli of the Kofun recall the earlier burial mounds of the Jomon and their funeral practices.Which of the following could describe this Jomon practice?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The central figure from the Shaka triad is the historical Buddha;he is presented in a trans-historical guise.Which of the following phrases supports this statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presented as having achieved a higher state of being 
B)  Presented as a portrait in the Western sense of the term 
C)  Presented as a deity in the Shinto tradition 
D)  Presented as a metaphor for imperial power 
A)  Presented as having achieved a higher state of being 
B)  Presented as a portrait in the Western sense of the term 
C)  Presented as a deity in the Shinto tradition 
D)  Presented as a metaphor for imperial power

Question 7

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

Question 8

How did the rebuilding of Nara represent an opportunity for experimentation in Japanese art?

Accepted Answer

A leading figure to emerge and actively

Question 9

The Ise Shrine is ritually rebuilt every ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 years 
B)  century 
C)  millennia 
D)  20 years 
A)  50 years 
B)  century 
C)  millennia 
D)  20 years

Question 10

Although the Kofun tombs contained many grave objects,including bronze mirrors from China,it is thought,based on the tomb's form and many of the grave goods that the tombs show a closer relationship with which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  Korea 
C)  China 
D)  Tibet 
A)  India 
B)  Korea 
C)  China 
D)  Tibet

Question 11

In 552 CE,the ruler of a Korean kingdom sent a gift to Japan that was to have a profound influence on the culture and the art of the country.Which of the following was that gift?

Accepted Answer

A)  A copy of the Upanishads 
B)  A gilt-bronze figure of the Buddha 
C)  A figure of the dancing Shiva 
D)  A producing silkworm 
A)  A copy of the Upanishads 
B)  A gilt-bronze figure of the Buddha 
C)  A figure of the dancing Shiva 
D)  A producing silkworm

Question 12

"Buddhist architecture in Japan adhered closely to mainland standards." Why is this statement significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because the Japanese used only mainland architects 
B)  Because mainland temple architecture was too experimental for the Japanese 
C)  Because Japanese temples greatly assisted in the reconstruction of mainland temples 
D)  Because the mainland would export only ready-made temple packages 
A)  Because the Japanese used only mainland architects 
B)  Because mainland temple architecture was too experimental for the Japanese 
C)  Because Japanese temples greatly assisted in the reconstruction of mainland temples 
D)  Because the mainland would export only ready-made temple packages

Hiragana script became the primary script for court poetry during the Heian period.Originally,this script served the needs of which of the following?

How does the Tale of Genji differ from its Chinese prototypes such as Gu Kaizhi's Admonitions scroll?

The standard form for the central mound of tumuli during the Kofun period is which of the following?

Jomon culture was the first distinctly Japanese culture.Which of the following did it develop first?

The tumuli of the Kofun recall the earlier burial mounds of the Jomon and their funeral practices.Which of the following could describe this Jomon practice?

The central figure from the Shaka triad is the historical Buddha;he is presented in a trans-historical guise.Which of the following phrases supports this statement?

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

How did the rebuilding of Nara represent an opportunity for experimentation in Japanese art?

The Ise Shrine is ritually rebuilt every ____.

Although the Kofun tombs contained many grave objects,including bronze mirrors from China,it is thought,based on the tomb's form and many of the grave goods that the tombs show a closer relationship with which country?

In 552 CE,the ruler of a Korean kingdom sent a gift to Japan that was to have a profound influence on the culture and the art of the country.Which of the following was that gift?

"Buddhist architecture in Japan adhered closely to mainland standards." Why is this statement significant?

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Exam 17: Japan Before 1333

Hiragana script became the primary script for court poetry during the Heian period.Originally,this script served the needs of which of the following?

How does the Tale of Genji differ from its Chinese prototypes such as Gu Kaizhi's Admonitions scroll?

The standard form for the central mound of tumuli during the Kofun period is which of the following?

Jomon culture was the first distinctly Japanese culture.Which of the following did it develop first?

The tumuli of the Kofun recall the earlier burial mounds of the Jomon and their funeral practices.Which of the following could describe this Jomon practice?

The central figure from the Shaka triad is the historical Buddha;he is presented in a trans-historical guise.Which of the following phrases supports this statement?

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

How did the rebuilding of Nara represent an opportunity for experimentation in Japanese art?

The Ise Shrine is ritually rebuilt every ____.

Although the Kofun tombs contained many grave objects,including bronze mirrors from China,it is thought,based on the tomb's form and many of the grave goods that the tombs show a closer relationship with which country?

In 552 CE,the ruler of a Korean kingdom sent a gift to Japan that was to have a profound influence on the culture and the art of the country.Which of the following was that gift?

"Buddhist architecture in Japan adhered closely to mainland standards." Why is this statement significant?

Art in the Stone Age

Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

Egypt Under the Pharaohs

The Prehistoric Aegean

Ancient Greece

The Etruscans

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

Byzantium

The Islamic World

Early Medieval Europe

Romanesque Europe

Gothic Europe

Late Medieval Italy

South and Southeast Asia Before 1200

China and Korea to 1279

Native Arts of the Americas Before 1300

Africa Before 1800

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