Question 1

Which of the following is true of a typical Beijing house in the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Entrance gates lacked any family crests and colorful decoration. 
B)  The walls in front of a house facing the street were low. 
C)  The construction restricted any subdivision of interior spaces. 
D)  Broad overhanging eaves sheltered verandas that limited internal space to the interior. 
E)  The entrance from the street was off axis. 
A)  Entrance gates lacked any family crests and colorful decoration. 
B)  The walls in front of a house facing the street were low. 
C)  The construction restricted any subdivision of interior spaces. 
D)  Broad overhanging eaves sheltered verandas that limited internal space to the interior. 
E)  The entrance from the street was off axis.

Question 2

Chinese religious traditions were based on animism, which refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  sacred animated movements. 
B)  a reverence for natural features such as trees, rocks, and hills. 
C)  the worship of sacred animals. 
D)  a reverence for all living things. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  sacred animated movements. 
B)  a reverence for natural features such as trees, rocks, and hills. 
C)  the worship of sacred animals. 
D)  a reverence for all living things. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 3

At the Imperial Villa in Kyoto, the distinction between interior and exterior space is:

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasized by strategically located gardens. 
B)  made obvious by color coding. 
C)  made enigmatic by the repetition of materials. 
D)  blurred through the use of moveable partitions. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  emphasized by strategically located gardens. 
B)  made obvious by color coding. 
C)  made enigmatic by the repetition of materials. 
D)  blurred through the use of moveable partitions. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 4

The plan of the Katsura Imperial Villa is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  compact. 
B)  concentric. 
C)  linear. 
D)  pinwheel-like. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  compact. 
B)  concentric. 
C)  linear. 
D)  pinwheel-like. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 5

The Daoist title I Ching translates to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Book of Changes. 
B)  First Book. 
C)  Book of Things Chinese. 
D)  Book of Personal Insight. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  Book of Changes. 
B)  First Book. 
C)  Book of Things Chinese. 
D)  Book of Personal Insight. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 6

The schematic plan for an ancient Chinese city typically incorporated:

Accepted Answer

A)  a river for providing drinking water. 
B)  a grid that divided the city into blocks. 
C)  a pyramidal shrine in the center. 
D)  a sacred mountain at the edge of the city. 
E)  a cluster of markets in the city center. 
A)  a river for providing drinking water. 
B)  a grid that divided the city into blocks. 
C)  a pyramidal shrine in the center. 
D)  a sacred mountain at the edge of the city. 
E)  a cluster of markets in the city center.

Question 7

In Beijing's Forbidden City, the emperor received visitors in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Imperial Garden. 
B)  Hall of Supreme Harmony. 
C)  Hall of Mental Cultivation. 
D)  State Meeting Hall. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  Imperial Garden. 
B)  Hall of Supreme Harmony. 
C)  Hall of Mental Cultivation. 
D)  State Meeting Hall. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 8

The Kao Gong Ji is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  philosophy of life. 
B)  palette of colors. 
C)  system of bracket sets. 
D)  treatise on city planning. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  philosophy of life. 
B)  palette of colors. 
C)  system of bracket sets. 
D)  treatise on city planning. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Which of the following is true of a typical Beijing house in the fifteenth century?

Chinese religious traditions were based on animism, which refers to:

At the Imperial Villa in Kyoto, the distinction between interior and exterior space is:

The plan of the Katsura Imperial Villa is best described as:

The Daoist title I Ching translates to:

The schematic plan for an ancient Chinese city typically incorporated:

In Beijing's Forbidden City, the emperor received visitors in the:

The Kao Gong Ji is a:

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Exam 4: The Traditional Architecture of China and Japan

Which of the following is true of a typical Beijing house in the fifteenth century?

Chinese religious traditions were based on animism, which refers to:

At the Imperial Villa in Kyoto, the distinction between interior and exterior space is:

The plan of the Katsura Imperial Villa is best described as:

The Daoist title I Ching translates to:

The schematic plan for an ancient Chinese city typically incorporated:

In Beijing's Forbidden City, the emperor received visitors in the:

The Kao Gong Ji is a:

The Beginnings of Architecture

The Greek World

The Architecture of Ancient India and Southeast Asia

The Roman World

Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture

Islamic Architecture

Early Medieval and Romanesque Architecture

Gothic Architecture

Indigenous Architecture in the Americas and Africa

Renaissance Architecture

Baroque Architecture

Neo-Classicism, Romanticism, and the Rococo

Eclecticism, Industrialization, and Newness

The Twentieth Century and Modernism

Modernism in the Mid- and Late Twentieth Century and Beyond

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