Deck 34: China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

Question 1

The phoenix may represent the yin, the principle characterizing which of the following?

A) Active masculine energy
B) Passive feminine energy
C) Eternal change
D) Harmonious disorder

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What was considered the most prestigious artistic subject during the Ming dynasty?

A) Imperial court figures
B) Historical events
C) Landscape
D) Myths and legends

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The professional painter for the Ming court served to promote the ideology of the dynasty by creating which of the following painting types?

A) Paintings of foreign envoys
B) Landscape paintings with poems
C) Imperial family portraits
D) Flower paintings with calligraphy

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Ming architecture of Beijing was built in the traditional Chinese construction technique, referred to as which system?

A) Trabeated system
B) Arcuated system
C) Bracketing system
D) Timber-framing system

Question 5

The last native Chinese dynasty was which of the following?

A) Joseon
B) Qing
C) Ming
D) Yuan

Question 6

A painting style that was freer and more expressive belonged to which of the following schools?

A) Northern School
B) Court School
C) Monastery School
D) Southern School

Question 7

Marco Polo's travels in China took place during which dynasty?

A) Ming
B) Qing
C) Yuan
D) Song

Question 8

With which of the following groups of people did Zhu Yuanzhong, who established the Ming dynasty, share kinship?

A) Mongols
B) Huns
C) Native Chinese
D) Manchurians

Question 9

China is credited with the invention of which of the following pottery types?

A) Clay
B) Earthenware
C) Terracotta
D) Porcelain

Question 10

In his painting Geumgangsan Mountains , the Korean Joseon dynasty artist Jeong Seon evoked an actual scene, and this pictorial approach is referred to as what?

A) True mountain painting
B) True view painting
C) Special landscape painting
D) Window onto world painting

Question 11

Which of the following would define the style of artist Shen Zhou, who painted Lofty Mount Lu and indicated the size of the mountain by sketching a small figure at the bottom?

A) The colorful and expressive style of the Eastern School
B) The precise and academic style of the Northern School
C) The linear and academic style of the Western School
D) The free and expressive style of the Southern School

Question 12

Which of the following dynasties designed the core of the imperial palace in the Forbidden City?

A) Qing
B) Song
C) Yuan
D) Ming

Question 13

Which of the following is the best description of literati painting?

A) Follows the most current trends in painting style
B) More polished version of the court style
C) Personal statement in pictures and words
D) Intended to appeal to a wide audience

Question 14

What is the color scheme of the Yuan Temple vases?

A) All red
B) Celadon green
C) Blue and white
D) Red, green, black, and white

Question 15

Who was responsible for codifying the distinction among painters between a scholar-amateur and an academic-professional?

A) Dai Jin
B) Dong Qichang
C) Shitao
D) Jeong Seon

Question 16

Which of the following artists chose to work for the Yuan administration in the Mongol court?

A) Guan Daosheng
B) Wu Zhen
C) Huang Gongwang
D) Zhao Mengfu

Question 17

Which of the following buildings was the focus of the north-south axis of the Forbidden City?

A) Pavilion of Bright Melodies
B) Hall of Preserved Elegance
C) Noon Gate
D) Hall of Supreme Harmony

Question 18

Which of the following garden designs does NOT conform to the Chinese aesthetic?

A) Uncultivated irregularities
B) Geometric layout of flowers
C) Contrived visual surprises
D) Reflecting pools with trees

Question 19

Why did many of the Chinese loyal to the former emperor refuse to serve the new emperor during the Yuan period?

A) There was not enough prestige attached to the new positions.
B) They were fearful of reprisals from the Yuan if they served the new emperor.
C) The new overlords were foreigners and usurpers.
D) Public service was no longer a satisfying occupation.

Question 20

Which of the following generals overcame the Chinese attempt to control northeastern Korea during the Ming dynasty?

A) General Guan Yu
B) General Yi Seong-gye
C) General Sun Tzu
D) General Kim Jong-il

Question 21

A dragon may represent the yang, the principle characterizing which of the following?

A) Eternal change
B) Harmonious disorder
C) Active masculine energy
D) Passive feminine energy

Question 22

During which Chinese dynasty were paintings of bamboo favored?

A) Qing
B) Ming
C) Song
D) Yuan

Question 23

What form of clay do Chinese potters use to make porcelain objects?

A) Stoneware
B) Kaolin
C) Earthenware
D) Fire clay

Question 24

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In what dynasty was this painting by Huang Gongwang produced?

A) Joseon
B) Ming
C) Yuan
D) Qing

Question 25

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What was the occupation of the artist of Auspicious Objects ?

A) Hunter
B) Court painter
C) Philosopher
D) Missionary

Question 26

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What was the original length of the sculptural tableau of figures comprising Rent Collection Courtyard ?

A) 10 yards
B) 100 feet
C) 500 feet
D) 100 yards

Question 27

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What modern city encompasses the Ming dynasty Forbidden City?

A) Suzhou
B) Shanghai
C) Beijing
D) Guangzhou

Question 28

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Which Korean artist painted Geumgangsan ?

A) Shitao
B) Lang Shining
C) Song Su-Nam
D) Jeong Seon

Question 29

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What is the symbolic meaning of the images of the spotted deer and pine trees around the rim of this bowl?

A) Material wealth
B) Long life
C) Good luck
D) Peace and serenity

Question 30

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During what dynasty did Shitao paint Reminiscences of Nanjing ?

A) Song
B) Qing
C) Ming
D) Joseon

Question 31

Which of the following is true of Guan Yu, a famed general of the Wei dynasty and the fictional hero of the novel The Romance of the Three Kingdoms ?

A) He initiated his own dynasty.
B) He assassinated his emperor.
C) He was loyal to his emperor.
D) He colluded with the Mongols.

Question 32

Which of the following artists attached an explanatory inscription to his scroll indicating the sequence of its creation?

A) Wu Zhen
B) Xu Bing
C) Huang Gongwang
D) Su Dongpo

Question 33

Which of the following is the preferred medium for East Asian literati?

A) Oil on paper
B) Oil on canvas
C) Watercolor pigments on silk
D) Ink on paper

Question 34

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In what year did Shitao create Reminiscences of Nanjing ?

A) 1807
B) 1707
C) 1650
D) 1850

Question 35

During the Qing dynasty, what European group was invited to the imperial court?

A) East India Company members
B) Jesuit missionaries
C) French bibliographers
D) Dutch archaeologists

Question 36

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What material covers this Ming period table?

A) Wood
B) Ivory
C) Lacquer
D) Turquoise

Question 37

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How were the various colors-red, green, black, brown, yellow, and blue-applied to this Qing dynasty plate?

A) Underglaze color wash
B) Overglaze enamel
C) Overglaze tempera
D) Underglaze appliqué

Question 38

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Where in Suzhou is this rock formation, known as the Guanyun (Cloud Crowned) Peak?

A) Lion Grove Garden
B) The Master of Nets Garden
C) Lingering Garden
D) Humble Administrator Garden

Question 39

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How does the artist Guan Daosheng achieve the effect of mist in her painting Bamboo Groves in Mist and Rain ?

A) By showing groups of bamboo in the background
B) By restricting the ink tones to a narrow range
C) By using many thick, even black lines
D) By adding a wash of grey watercolor over the ink

Question 40

What materials were used to construct the Joseon dynasty Namdaemun?

A) Wood and brick
B) Brick and stone
C) Wood and stone
D) Wood and steel

Question 41

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What is the title of this Ming Dynasty hanging scroll?

A) Poet on a Mountaintop
B) Lofty Mount Zu
C) Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains
D) Riding the Clouds

Question 42

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Which Yuan painter created Stalks of Bamboo by a Rock ?

A) Huang Gongwang
B) Wu Shen
C) Guan Daosheng
D) Zhao Mengfu

Question 43

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Who was the artist of this Ming dynasty hanging scroll?

A) Shen Zhou
B) Shang Xi
C) Wen Shu
D) Dong Qichang

Question 44

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What is the function of the red seal impressions seen on many Chinese paintings?

A) Provide title and date of the original work
B) Serve as captions and labels for the image
C) Outline the literary works that inspired the image
D) Identify all artists and owners

Question 45

Which Ming court painter specialized in the depiction of historical exemplars, as did Yan Liben's much earlier Thirteen Emperors (Tang dynasty)?

A) Shen Zhou
B) Shang Xi
C) Dong Qichang
D) Wen Shu

Question 46

What public building project sponsored by the Joseon dynasty was built in Seoul in 1398?

A) Gyeonbok Palace
B) Naeso-sa Temple
C) Woljeong Pagoda
D) Namdaemun

Question 47

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What title has been given to these early examples of cobalt-blue porcelain?

A) Vases of the Eternal Dragon
B) Vases of Celestial Prosperity
C) Palace Vases
D) David Vases

Question 48

How does the painter focus attention on his human subjects in his painting Guan Yu Captures General Pang De ?

A) Omits background
B) Adds color
C) Miniaturizes landscape
D) Adds labels to figures

Question 49

What was the preferred subject of the Ming dynasty painter Wen Shu?

A) Water
B) Flowers
C) Landscape
D) Historical events

Question 50

What is the format of Shitao's series of paintings titled Reminiscences of Nanjing ?

A) Handscroll
B) Album leaf
C) Fan
D) Hanging scroll