Question 1

During the Heian period,Japanese culture was influenced by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) China and India 
B) India and Korea 
C) Cambodia and India 
D) China and Korea

Question 2

Ming Dynasty porcelain,such as Two Flasks,is characterized by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) inlaid designs 
B) underglaze painting 
C) gilding 
D) block printing

Question 3

During the Yuan dynasty,Chinese literati __________.

Accepted Answer

A) took government positions 
B) created art for public display 
C) used their talents for the arts 
D) educated the Mongol court

Question 4

The series of three halls in a typical Hindu temple are known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the shikhara 
B) iwans 
C) the bhakti 
D) mandapas

Question 5

Woodblock prints depicting "pictures of the floating world" are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) fusuma 
B) ukiyo-e 
C) shikharas 
D) yamato-e

Question 6

The Japanese construction method in which a large wooden sculpture is made from smaller carved blocks is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) kana 
B) fusuma 
C) joined-block 
D) collage

Question 7

The technique that uses pasted colored papers is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) gilding 
B) collage 
C) block printing 
D) fusuma

Question 8

Fan Kuan's Travelers Among Mountains and Streams demonstrates the Neo-Confucian interest in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) concept of sudden enlightenment 
B) fleeting pleasures of life 
C) eternal essence of nature 
D) portrayal of actors and courtesans

Question 9

How does Shiva Nataraja exemplify the bhakti movement?

Accepted Answer

A) Shiva displays his benevolent power to the believer. 
B) Shiva appears self-absorbed and introspective. 
C) Shiva emphasizes his heroic feats and important rituals. 
D) Shiva wears clothing that identifies his worldly life.

Question 10

Zhao Mengfu's Sheep and Goat exemplifies the style of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Japanese ukiyo-e prints 
B) Mughal court painting 
C) Korean genre scenes 
D) Chinese literati painting

Question 11

Kao Ninga's Monk Sewing embodies the spirit of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Zen Buddhism 
B) Pure Land Buddhism 
C) Neo-Confucianism 
D) Hinduism

Question 12

Which of the following artistic traditions developed rapidly due to the rise of Hinduism in India?

Accepted Answer

A) manuscript illumination 
B) landscape painting 
C) temple architecture 
D) glazed ceramics

Question 13

Unlike other literati of the Yuan dynasty,Zhao Mengfu __________.

Accepted Answer

A) was a high official in the Yuan government 
B) combined poetry,calligraphy,and painting 
C) alienated himself from the Mongol court 
D) produced many artworks for public display

Question 14

In Kano Tokinobu's Appreciation of Painting,the drunken poet Li Bo symbolizes the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) union of the li with the Great Ultimate 
B) fleeting pleasures of earthly life 
C) ritual drinking of tea,or chanoyu 
D) ideal of an unencumbered life

Question 15

At the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple,the decoration at the top of the temple that leads the eye to the point where earthly and cosmic worlds are thought to join is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the axis-mundi 
B) a finial 
C) the shikhara 
D) a mandapa

Exam 9: Later Asian Art