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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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.

Question 8

Viharas were small Buddhist:

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 3: The Architecture of Ancient India and Southeast Asia