Question 1

The colossal Buddha at Bamiyan was:

Accepted Answer

A)  stolen by the Persians. 
B)  destroyed by the Taliban. 
C)  moved to higher ground when the Aswan dam was built. 
D)  lost during the Nazi takeover in the 1930s. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  stolen by the Persians. 
B)  destroyed by the Taliban. 
C)  moved to higher ground when the Aswan dam was built. 
D)  lost during the Nazi takeover in the 1930s. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 2

The linga and yoni consist of:

Accepted Answer

A)  an upright stone with a concentric circle base. 
B)  concentric circles with trilithons. 
C)  an upright stone and a sacrificial pit. 
D)  a sacrificial pit and a trilithon. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  an upright stone with a concentric circle base. 
B)  concentric circles with trilithons. 
C)  an upright stone and a sacrificial pit. 
D)  a sacrificial pit and a trilithon. 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 3

The Vishnu Temple at Bhitargaon is unusual for incorporating:

Accepted Answer

A)  corbeled construction. 
B)  true-arch construction. 
C)  post-and-beam construction. 
D)  cyclopean stone construction. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  corbeled construction. 
B)  true-arch construction. 
C)  post-and-beam construction. 
D)  cyclopean stone construction. 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 4

The Great Stupa at Sanchi includes a:

Accepted Answer

A)  torana. 
B)  chatra. 
C)  harmica. 
D)  verdica. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  torana. 
B)  chatra. 
C)  harmica. 
D)  verdica. 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 5

The Brihadeshvara Temple complex at Tanjore includes:

Accepted Answer

A)  a great hall. 
B)  an entrance gateway, or gopura. 
C)  a main shrine, or garbhagriha. 
D)  a shrine of Chandeshvara. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  a great hall. 
B)  an entrance gateway, or gopura. 
C)  a main shrine, or garbhagriha. 
D)  a shrine of Chandeshvara. 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 6

Compare the design and organization of the Brihadeshvara Temple at Tanjore to that of the temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

Accepted Answer

The Brihadeshvara Temple at Tanjore and

Question 7

The architecture of Angkor Wat is a fusion of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Indian and Vietnamese traditions. 
B)  Indian religion and Khmer traditions. 
C)  Vietnamese and Khmer traditions. 
D)  Indian and Malaysian traditions. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  Indian and Vietnamese traditions. 
B)  Indian religion and Khmer traditions. 
C)  Vietnamese and Khmer traditions. 
D)  Indian and Malaysian traditions. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 8

Viharas were small Buddhist:

Accepted Answer

A)  temples. 
B)  monasteries. 
C)  schools. 
D)  cemeteries. 
E)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  temples. 
B)  monasteries. 
C)  schools. 
D)  cemeteries. 
E)  None of the answers is correct.

The colossal Buddha at Bamiyan was:

The linga and yoni consist of:

The Vishnu Temple at Bhitargaon is unusual for incorporating:

The Great Stupa at Sanchi includes a:

The Brihadeshvara Temple complex at Tanjore includes:

Compare the design and organization of the Brihadeshvara Temple at Tanjore to that of the temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

The architecture of Angkor Wat is a fusion of:

Viharas were small Buddhist:

The Beginnings of Architecture

The Greek World

The Traditional Architecture of China and Japan

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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Exam 3: The Architecture of Ancient India and Southeast Asia

The colossal Buddha at Bamiyan was:

The linga and yoni consist of:

The Vishnu Temple at Bhitargaon is unusual for incorporating:

The Great Stupa at Sanchi includes a:

The Brihadeshvara Temple complex at Tanjore includes:

Compare the design and organization of the Brihadeshvara Temple at Tanjore to that of the temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

The architecture of Angkor Wat is a fusion of:

Viharas were small Buddhist:

The Beginnings of Architecture

The Greek World

The Traditional Architecture of China and Japan

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

Filters