Deck 17: South and Southeast Asia

Question 1

Which of the following rulers marked his reign with the first official sponsorship of Buddhism?

A) Kanishka
B) Chandragupta
C) Ashoka
D) Shuunga

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Who was the first Maurya ruler to erect monumental stone artworks in India?

A) Kanishka
B) Chandragupta
C) Jahangir
D) Ashoka

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What could account for the similarity in design of the stamp seals of the Indus Valley Civilization and contemporaneous sites in Mesopotamia?

A) exchange of artists
B) Mesopotamians moved to the Indus Valley
C) Indus Valley peoples invaded and conquered Mesopotamia
D) active trade between the peoples

Answer 3

D

Question 4

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

A) the imperial audience chamber
B) an open market place
C) a lush garden at night with lightning flashes
D) the courtyard of the palace

Question 5

Where is the Taj Mahal?

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

Question 6

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

A) a strict system of proportions
B) a pool of water
C) minarets
D) a dome

Question 7

Angkor Wat was constructed to associate Suryavarman II with his personal god ____.

A) Buddha
B) Vishnu
C) Shiva
D) Devi

Question 8

The mother of Buddha is called ____.

A) Queen Maya
B) Devi
C) Durga
D) Parvati

Question 9

Which of the following devices did Basawan utilize to detail the chaos and danger during the elephant rampage in the Akbarnama?

A) vivid gestures
B) single ground line
C) low horizon line
D) muted colors

Question 10

How is the story about the wild elephant from the Akbarnama an allegory about Akbar's early years as ruler?

A) It indicated his ability to tame even wild elephants
B) It indicated his ability to take charge of an unruly state
C) It was in praise of his graciousness in victory
D) It was an allusion indicating he would never accept defeat

Question 11

Which of the following would NOT describe a stupa?

A) cardinal points are marked by toranas
B) was a tomb
C) was a type of mandala, cosmic diagram
D) must have a harmika, fenced railing atop the stupa dome

Question 12

Where did the Buddha give his First Sermon?

A) Sarnath
B) Karle
C) Sanchi
D) Ajanta

Question 13

One explanation for the sexually explicit images at Khajuraho relates them to which of the following?

A) fertility and the propagation of life
B) Greco-Roman influences
C) Buddhist practices
D) Khmer influences

Question 14

The pillars of Ashoka form which of the following?

A) the path to enlightenment
B) the cosmic mountain
C) the axis of the universe
D) the Wheel of the Law

Question 15

The Great Temple at Madurai is dedicated to ____.

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

Question 16

Which of the following is a Buddhist monastery?

A) Khajuraho
B) Deogarh
C) Mamallapuram
D) Sanchi

Question 17

To date,what has NOT been discovered in the Indus Valley?

A) palace or temple architecture
B) public bathing facilities
C) private housing
D) market place

Question 18

Which of the following was an important Indus Valley site?

A) Ajanta
B) Sanchi
C) Mohenjo-daro
D) Sarnath

Question 19

The small seal discovered at Mohenjo-daro uses which figure to support the Indian practice of meditation?

A) figure is Shiva as Lord of the Beasts
B) figure is in a suggested yogic posture
C) figure is Shiva as Lord of the Creation
D) figure is Buddha in his First Incarnation

Question 20

Which of the following describes gopuras,a very popular structural motif found in temple complexes in the far south of India?

A) small fountains
B) small structures immediately next to the courtyard fountain
C) gateway towers
D) enclosure walls

Question 21

How does this structure express its architectural value?

Question 22

How does the Taj Mahal resemble an Iranian garden pavilion and why is that significant?

Question 23

How does this image reflect Indian motifs for religious architecture?

Question 24

What is a stupa,and how does it reflect Buddhist belief?

Question 25

How does this image reflect the particular religious beliefs it illustrates?

Question 26

What are the Ajanta caves,and why are they important?

Question 27

How did Akbar and the Elephant Hawai from the Akbarnama become a metaphor for Akbar's rule?

Question 28

Compare and contrast Hinduism and Buddhism.

Question 29

Describe the Great Temple at Madurai.

Question 30

How does the Vishvanatha Temple at Khajuraho symbolize the birthplace of Shiva?

Question 31

What is the function of this building?

Question 32

How does this work represent the political acumen of the sitter?

Question 33

How does the Rajput painting style differ from the Mughal painting style?

Question 34

How does this work define the visual vocabulary of its period?

Question 35

How do these works function as cultural dialogs?

Question 36

How does this image represent the divine nature of the god?

Question 37

Describe the function and basic layout of a Hindu temple.

Question 38

How does this image reflect the essence of Shiva?

Question 39

What do these images express?

Question 40

How does the Taj Mahal symbolize the Islamic Paradise?

Question 41

In what ways are Buddhist teachings related to Hindu ideas? How do they relate to the meaning of human existence,and how were those concepts manifested in the visual arts? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 42

Discuss the representation of the human figure in Hindu architecture.How does it reflect Hindu teachings? How does figural representation change from region to region? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 43

How does the Akbarnama (History of Akbar)represent Mughal India? How does it represent allegory and allusion? Consider the visual devices the artists employed.Also consider the political implications of this work.Use specific example or examples to support your essay.

Question 44

Evaluate the style and iconography of Hindu painting.How is it specific to the religious philosophies it represents? How is the iconography used to emphasize the religious doctrines and political environments? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 45

Discuss the iconography of Buddhism.What outside influences might have shaped the figural presentation of the Buddha? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 46

Describe the architecture of the Taj Mahal at Agra.How does it function within the complex? How does it reflect Mughal architecture? How does it represent Islamic iconography?

Question 47

Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date.Give the reasons for your attributions,using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class.

Question 48

Select one monument,painting,and sculpture from the Buddhist,Hindu,and Mughal traditions of India.Describe your selections.How are they alike? How are they different? What outside factors,if any,contributed to their uniqueness? How are they representative of their respective cultural groups? Consider political and social implications as well as religious differences in your essay.

Question 49

Compare and contrast the Great Stupa at Sanchi to the gopura and Great Temple at Madurai.How are they different? Why is that difference significant?

Question 50

How is the representation of Shiva as Mahadeva unique? How did this representation change to conform to the aspects of the god? How are those aspects presented as a visual statement?

Question 51

Compare and contrast Mughal painting and Buddhist painting.How are they different? How are they similar? How are they specific to the religious philosophies they represent? How is the iconography used to emphasize the religious doctrines and political environments? Use examples to support your essay.