CHAPTER FOUR: A Multitude of Perspectives
1 What does one need to study in order to understand more completely the art of non-Western societies?
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2 What function do Rama and Sita have?
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3 What is the name of the book which contains the spiritual writings of Mohammed?
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4 Which religion did not evolve in Africa and Asia?
a Hinduism c Christianity
b Buddhism d Islam
5 Which god is not a Hindu god?
a Brahma c Vishnu
b Allah d Siva
6 Which religion forbids the use of religious images of any kind?
a Islam c Christianity
b Buddhism d Hinduism
7 Which two religions dominated the art of India for over 2,500 years?
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8 What is a stupa?
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9 Name three distinct Buddhist motifs that were developed to show Buddha’s sacred nature.
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10 What is the name of the earliest Indian culture?
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11 Which era is regarded as the golden age of Buddhist Indian art?
a Gandhara era c Gupta era
b Indus Valley civilization d Mughal period
12 Which kingdom in southeastern India produced large freestanding temples cut from live rock?
a Pallava c Maurya
b Gupta d Bactria
13 What type of building is the Taj Mahal?
a city hall c library
b temple d mausoleum
14 What could be found in stupas?
a relics of Buddha’s body c storage containers with staple goods
b relics of Mohammed’s body d weapons
15 What is central to Chinese beliefs?
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16 With which two periods does the bronze age in China correspond?
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17 What did the Chinese believe about jade?
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18 What was found in underground vaults near Xian in 1974?
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19 During which two dynasties did the Chinese culture and art reach a golden age?
a Shang dynasty c Song dynasty
b Tang dynasty d Zhou dynasty
20 What became fashionable during the Ming dynasty?
a bronze statues c jade sculptures
b wooden plates d collecting older works of art
21 What did the large tomb figures in the form of a horse symbolize?
a wealth and loyalty to the emperor c power of nature
b love of animals d means of travel to the life after death
22 What are the three inherent characteristics of Japanese art?
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23 What is assumed to be the earliest Japanese culture?
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23 What began to happen when the statue of Buddha was sent to the Japanese court from Korea in 552?
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24 What is the name of the city of Heian today?
a Yokohama c Arita
b Nagasaki d Kyoto
25 What did Zen Buddhism not promote?
a spiritual exercise c meditation
b luxurious living quarters d simple monastic lifestyle
26 What is the name of the unique style of genre painting that evolved in the Edo period?
a ukiyo-e c yamato-e
b sumi-e d cha-no-yu
27 Who introduced non-Japanese painting techniques, notably oil painting, to Japan?
a Korean artists c Persian artists
b Chinese artists d Jesuits
28 Name the stupa which is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
What is the modern name of the country in which it is located?
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29 What building type began flourishing in Indonesia and Malaysia with the establishment of Islam?
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30 Name the building complex in Bangkok, Thailand, that reflects cross-cultural influence. When was it built?
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31 What is a wat?
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32 Which two countries mainly influenced the Southeast Asian region?
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TRUE OR FALSE
33 T F Portuguese, Dutch, and British settlers arrived in
Southeast Asia in the fourteenth century.
34 T F Buddhism reached its greatest political height with the Shailendra
kingdom in ninth-century Java.
35 T F Adopting Hindu and Buddhist faiths, rulers developed a form of
government known as the “cult of the peasant-king.”
36 What is a totem?
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37 What characteristic of wood do Polynesian objects of worship stress?
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38 Where in Oceania can one find stone carvings?
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39 Which two media do Australian Aborigines use for their paintings?
a wood c stone
b bark d limestone
40 Which is the commonly used sculptural material of highland and Oceanic peoples?
a stone c bones
b clay d wood
41 Which animal is considered a common motif in Oceanic art?
a alligator c tiger
b elephant d monkey
42 Which two purposes do masks serve?
a decorate ceremonial huts c serve as images of ancestors
b threaten unwelcome visitors d used as objects of worship
43 What is the major architectural form in Islam?
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44 What is a minaret? What is its function?
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45 What is regarded as the highest achievement of Islamic craftsmanship and design?
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46 What did the Monguls introduce to Persia with their invasion during the thirteenth century?
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47 What did Turkish potters add to the traditional blue-and-white Ming ceramics?
a floral pattern c blue, red, green, turquoise, and
black colors
b lobed rim d base materials
48 What is the qibla?
a prayer tower c column row
b mosque wall facing Mecca d decorations inside a mosque
49 Which two facts are true because the Arab culture was originally seminomadic? (Circle two
choices.)
a Except for clothes and food, they left c They produced no everything behind whenever moving. monumental architecture.
b They prohibited the production of any
art object. d They produced no monumental
paintings.
50 How is Islamic art best categorized?
a figurative art c emotional, expressive art
b realistic art d art of ornamentation
51 What are ancestor or cult figures and where are they kept?
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52 Which two art forms do the nomadic cultures south of the Sahara create?
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53 What are masks used for?
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54 What does the art of the aristocratic kingdoms of Nigeria reflect?
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TRUE OR FALSE
55 T F Contemporary African art was “discovered” by Westerners near the end
of the last century.
56 T F Now most scholars agree that Ife sculpture represents outside influence.
57 T F Fetish figures are designed to hold ingredients that are endowed with
mystical powers.
58 T F The art of the African continent reflects its diversity and complexity.
59 Which was one of the most powerful symbols in Andean art?
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60 What development is unique to the Aztec era?
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61 T F Aztecs sculptors produced bas-relief calendar stones that illustrated the
days of the week as well as Aztec history.
62 T F In pre-Columbian architecture, there was no knowledge of the true arch.
63 T F Civilizations in the Americas began flourishing only after the arrival of
Columbus.
64 T F Ceramics were an insignificant product of all American cultures.
65 T F Fabrics of cotton, wool, feathers, or strips of hide and fur were produced
throughout ancient America.
66 List the five crafts materials that were important traditions in Native American groups.
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67 What made the pueblos defendable, much like a fort?
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68 What was the function of the majority of Native American pottery?
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69 Which Native American tribe is considered the finest of all American silversmiths?
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TRUE OR FALSE
70 T F Contemporary Native American artists work exclusively in modern styles
and media.
71 T F All Native Americans practiced a form of nature worship.
73 T F Native American pottery was only used as decoration.
74 T F Totem poles stood behind houses as signs of prestige and to showcase
the family’s totems.
75 T F Pottery traditions of Native American peoples are exceptional for their
fine craftsmanship and design.