Week 10 Quiz

A Thai Buddhist temple consists of two main areas. Which part of the temple complex is the religious area dedicated to the buddha?

• Sangha-wat

• Phuttha-wat

• Wat Phra

• Phra Rabien

What makes a Thai prang (stupa) different from an Indian stupa?

• A prang has a platform that allows for ritual circumambulation

• A prang is wider and has horizontal emphasis

• A prang is thinner and has vertical emphasis

• A prang has a round base

The temple dedicated to Hindu god Vishnu and served as a tomb for King Suryavarman II.

• Phnom Khrom

• Wat Phnom

• Angkor Thom

• Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat’s third and highest platform supports five enormous towers, one on each of the four corners and one in the center; this arrangement is called ___ .

• Centralization

• Quincunx

• Symmetry

• Corbelling

In Khmer architecture, an arch is constructed by ___.

• Using post and lintel construction technique

• Using mortar to ensure greater stability

• Offsetting successive courses of stone comprising two opposing walls so that they project towards the archway's center until the two courses close the gap

• Utilizing a keystone and placing successive courses of stone on the sides to form the archway