Deck 33: South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980

Question 1

A confederacy of Deccan sultanates was responsible for ending the reign of which power in southern India?

A) Babur Empire
B) Delhi Sultanate
C) Vijayanagar Empire
D) Mughal Empire

Answer 1

C

Question 2

To which divine being is the Great Temple at Madurai dedicated?

A) Vishnu and his consort
B) Devi and Durga
C) Parvati and her consort
D) Shiva and his consort

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Who commissioned the Taj Mahal?

A) Darbar of Jahangir
B) Mumtaz Mahal
C) Shah Jahan
D) Chatar Muni

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Who established the Delhi sultanate in 1206?

A) Muhammad of Ghor
B) Qutb al-Din Aybak
C) Akbar the Great
D) Shah Tahmasp

Question 5

What does the Emerald Buddha represent for Thai kings?

A) Kinship with Buddha
B) Religious authority
C) Both religious and secular authority
D) Secular authority

Question 6

Where is the Taj Mahal?

A) Bombay
B) Madurai
C) New Delhi
D) Agra

Question 7

The architect of the Taj Mahal achieved a balance between verticality and horizontality by doing which of the following?

A) Including a reflective pool of water
B) Adhering to a strict system of proportions
C) Surrounding the structure with minarets
D) Arranging gardens along the pool of water

Question 8

Which of the following elements of the Lotus Mahal exemplifies the stylistic crosscurrents that typify Indian architecture in the second millennium?

A) Height of the stupa
B) Distinctive multilobed arches
C) Circular design of the enclosure
D) Buddha in his First Incarnation relief

Question 9

In Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion , which of the following was a setting for the lovers' tryst?

A) A crowded and open marketplace
B) The imperial audience chamber
C) The courtyard of the palace
D) A lush garden at night with lightning

Question 10

When did the British first arrive in India?

A) 17th century
B) 18th century
C) 16th century
D) 19th century

Question 11

Which of the following artworks most clearly represents the dual nature of the Buddha?

A) Walking Buddha
B) Meditating Buddha
C) Emerald Buddha
D) Ashoka at Kalinga

Question 12

What architectural component was NOT included in the architectural complex of Vijayanagara's sacred center?

A) Garbha griha
B) Pillared halls
C) Vimana
D) Stupa

Question 13

Which of the following was a preferred subject of paintings commissioned by the rulers of Punjab Hills states?

A) Stories of the love of Jahangir and Mumtaz Mahal
B) Stories of the Mughal conquest of India
C) Stories of the loves of Krishna, avatar of Vishnu
D) Stories of the holy and reverent life of Muhammad

Question 14

What explains the soaring height of the Qutb Minar (minaret) in Delhi?

A) It is a monument to Arabs in Delhi.
B) It is a monument to the victory of Islam in Delhi.
C) It is a monument to Persians in Delhi.
D) It is a monument to Iltutmish in Delhi.

Question 15

Which of the following describes the structural elements referred to as gopuras that are found in temple complexes in the far south of India?

A) Small fountains
B) Gateway towers
C) Enclosure walls
D) Carved pillars

Question 16

Emperor Humayun persuaded two Persian masters to move to his imperial court and teach which of the following?

A) The art of metalwork
B) The art of calligraphy
C) The art of painting
D) The art of weaving

Question 17

What is the subject of the rich decorative program of the Great Temple at Madurai?

A) Life and death of the Buddha
B) The path to enlightenment
C) Combined lives of Buddha and Shiva
D) Pantheon of Hindu deities and attendants

Question 18

Which of the following represents a difference between Rajput painting and Mughal and Persian painting?

A) Rajput artists were trained by Mughal court painters.
B) Rajput artists included a reference to Allah in their paintings.
C) Rajput artists inserted small self-portraits into the painting.
D) Most Rajput artists were satisfied remaining anonymous.

Question 19

Which of the following describes the architectural design used for early Islamic mausoleums In India?

A) Cruciform design
B) Dome-on-cube design
C) Circular design
D) Basilican design

Question 20

The Emerald Buddha from northern Thailand is probably made of what material?

A) Emerald
B) Green jade
C) Green pumice
D) Green plaster

Question 21

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What makes the artist who painted Shah Tamasp unique among the trained Mughal artists of the time?

A) The artist was British.
B) The artist was a woman.
C) The artist was Persian.
D) The artist was elderly.

Question 22

India gained independence from the British in what year?

A) 1847
B) 1947
C) 1747
D) 1647

Question 23

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The Lotus Mahal was a sacred center for which group?

A) Mughal
B) Thai
C) Burmese
D) Hindu

Question 24

How were Indian miniatures intended to be viewed?

A) Hung on walls
B) Held in the hands
C) In frames
D) In large groups

Question 25

The British conceived of the Victoria Terminus as which of the following?

A) The official residence of the British governor
B) A cathedral to modernization
C) A cathedral for Christian worship
D) The home office of the East India Company

Question 26

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What was the name of this building at the time it was constructed?

A) Taj Mahal
B) Victoria Terminus
C) Emerald Temple
D) Victoria Pagoda

Question 27

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In what century was the Great Temple of Madurai constructed?

A) 19th century
B) 17th century
C) 15th century
D) 20th century

Question 28

The portrait of Jaswant Singh was created in which of the following media?

A) Wall mural
B) Oil on canvas
C) Daguerreotype
D) Watercolor on paper

Question 29

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Who is the subject of this painting?

A) Shah Jahan
B) Akbar
C) Jaswant Singh
D) Jahangir

Question 30

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In what modern city is the Qutb Minar located?

A) Agra
B) Madurai
C) Mumbai
D) Delhi

Question 31

The Portuguese Jesuits presented the Royal Polyglot Bible to which ruler?

A) Bichitr
B) Jahangir
C) Muhammad
D) Akbar

Question 32

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Which leader is portrayed in this miniature?

A) Bichitr
B) Jahangir
C) Akbar
D) Jaswant Singh

Question 33

Which of the following areas of 16th-century Indonesia was NOT predominantly Muslim?

A) East Timor
B) Bali
C) Java
D) Sumatra

Question 34

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Which modern country developed the walking-Buddha type statue, with its distinctive approach to human anatomy?

A) Vietnam
B) Thailand
C) India
D) Indonesia

Question 35

Which literary work inspired the production of hundreds of miniature paintings by Rajput artists in the 15th century?

A) Mahabharata
B) Gita Govinda
C) Ramayana
D) Bhagavata Purana

Question 36

Which of the following religions was growing as a political and religious force in 13th-century India?

A) Daoism
B) Buddhism
C) Christianity
D) Islam

Question 37

Which of the following pairings represents the two worlds of Jaswant Singh as seen in his portrait?

A) Sword and riding boots
B) Curled beard and turban
C) Necklace bib of emeralds and Order of the Star of India
D) Chair and bouquet

Question 38

In depicting the tale of Akbar and the wild elephant, which of the following devices did Basawan utilize to detail the chaos and danger?

A) Single ground line
B) Vivid gestures of figures
C) Low horizon line
D) Muted and hazy colors

Question 39

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Which Hindu god, shown with blue skin, appears in this miniature from the Punjab Hills?

A) Shiva
B) Ganesha
C) Brahma
D) Krishna

Question 40

Who did the Hindu painter Bichitr include in his portrait of Jahangir?

A) A portrait of Louis XIV of France
B) A portrait of Peter the Great
C) A portrait of James I of England
D) A portrait of George Washington

Question 41

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In which modern-day country was this dish produced?

A) Burma
B) Vietnam
C) Thailand
D) Cambodia

Question 42

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What was the intended function of the Taj Mahal?

A) Shrine
B) Mausoleum
C) Palace
D) Temple

Question 43

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What is the title of this figure?

A) Emerald Buddha
B) Ashoka at Kalinga
C) Akbarnama
D) Walking Buddha

Question 44

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Which artist painted this miniature of Shah Tahmasp?

A) Tagore
B) Hasan and Manohar
C) Anonymous
D) Banu

Question 45

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What is the name of this structure, which is said to hold several hairs of the Buddha that he gave to two Burmese brothers just after his enlightenment?

A) Emerald Temple
B) Pha That Luang
C) Schwedagon Pagoda
D) Wat Chai Wattanaram

Question 46

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What is the date of the original construction of the Pha That Luang in Laos?

A) 1966
B) 1750
C) 1566
D) 1665

Question 47

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What is the term for the inlaid decorative stonework of the Taj Mahal?

A) Mosaic
B) Intarsia
C) Pietra dura
D) Opus sectile

Question 48

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Which artist created Ashoka at Kalinga ?

A) Vivan Sundaram
B) Subhaprasanna Bhattacharjee
C) Meera Mukherjee
D) Surendran Nair

Question 49

What process allowed the manuscript painter to transfer the preliminary sketch onto the paper?

A) Inking
B) Calligraphy
C) Pouncing
D) Cartooning

Question 50

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What term do art historian use for the stupa towers of Thai temple complexes such as the one at Wat Chai Wattanaram?

A) Wat
B) Pagoda
C) Pagan
D) Prang