Deck 9: Later Asian Art

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

How does Shiva Nataraja exemplify the bhakti movement?

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.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The City Palace at Udaipur exemplifies the fortified architecture of the __________.

A)Mughal Dynasty
B)Rajput court
C)Edo period
D)Ming Dynasty

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The metaphysical belief system that developed during the Song dynasty is called __________.

A)Daoism
B)Zen Buddhism
C)Neo-Confucianism
D)Hinduism

Question 5

In Neo-Confucianism,the li is the force in the universe that represents __________.

A)objects or matter
B)a principle or idea
C)the middle path
D)the Great Ultimate

Question 6

Which of the following structures is both a temple dedicated to Vishnu and a symbolic mountain?

A)Angkor Wat
B)the Taj Mahal
C)the Forbidden City
D)Byodo-in

Question 7

Which of the following features of the Taj Mahal embodies the Islamic notion of paradise?

A)the mosque
B)the cenotaphs
C)the iwan
D)the garden

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

Which of the following elements of the Guan ware vase corresponds to the beliefs of the School of the Mind?

A)graceful shape
B)irregular cracks
C)lustrous off-white glaze
D)controlled form

Question 11

During the Yuan dynasty,Chinese literati __________.

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

Question 12

Late twelfth-century Song dynasty paintings incorporated the concept of sudden enlightenment from __________.

A)Chan Buddhism
B)Hinduism
C)Daoism
D)Pure Land Buddhism

Question 13

The first Mughal emperor,who conquered an empire stretching from Afghanistan to Delhi,was named __________.

A)Suryavarman II
B)Shah Abbas
C)Jahangir
D)Babur

Question 14

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

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 15

Which of the following aspects of Rama,Sita,and Lakshmana at the Hermitage of Bharadvaja gives the scene a dreamlike quality?

A)the overlapping of flattened topographical features
B)the naturalistic details of the trees and their leaves
C)the arrangement of the Hindu sages in the composition
D)the realistic colors of the landscape and the figures

Question 16

Neo-Confucian beliefs were expressed in __________.

A)royal manuscripts
B)ukiyo-e prints
C)rock gardens
D)landscape paintings

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

What was the purpose of the painting Jahangir and Shah Abbas by Nadir al-Zaman?

A)to educate the elite of the Mughal court
B)to encourage trade with countries in East Asia
C)to show Jahangir's strength and superiority
D)to portray the power of the Persian empire

Question 19

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 __________.

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

Question 20

During the period between

A)Islam
B)Hinduism
C)650 and 1526,the most prominent religion in India became __________.
C)Buddhism
D)Confucianism

Question 21

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

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

Question 22

Japanese paper-covered sliding doors are called __________.

A)ukiyo-e
B)hanging scrolls
C)fusuma
D)shikharas

Question 23

A ceramic vessel made from kaolin is called __________.

A)Guan ware
B)ukiyo-e
C)porcelain
D)raku ware

Question 24

During which of the following periods was Zen Buddhism introduced to Japan?

A)Heian
B)Kamakura
C)Momoyama
D)Edo

Question 25

The Byodo-in temple complex was designed to evoke the __________.

A)symbolic mountain on the axis of the world
B)palace of Amida in the Western Paradise
C)the spiritual communion with nature
D)gardens of the Islamic concept of Paradise

Question 26

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

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

Question 27

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

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

Question 28

Toshusai Sharaku's Otani Oniji in the Role of Yakko Edobe exemplifies the style and iconography of __________.

A)ukiyo-e
B)fusuma
C)literati painting
D)yamato-e

Question 29

Which of the following aspects of the Forbidden City correspond to the Chinese beliefs about the harmony of the universe?

A)directional orientation and symmetrical arrangement
B)terra-cotta-tile roofs and red lacquered columns
C)thin columns and pair of phoenix images on the roof
D)dry landscape gardens and series of stone mandapas

Question 30

The Tale of Genji demonstrates the characteristics of the Japanese style called __________.

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

Question 31

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

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

Question 32

The technique that uses pasted colored papers is called __________.

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

Question 33

Kim Hongdo's Roof Tiling exemplifies the style and iconography of __________.

A)Japanese woodblock prints
B)Chinese ink painting
C)Korean genre painting
D)Indian illuminated manuscripts

Question 34

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

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

Question 35

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

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