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Buddhist Architecture - Quiz II

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which school of art does Chaitya hall at Karle fall under?

a)

Sunga School of Art

b)

Kushana School of Art

c)

Gandhara School of Art

d)

Satvahana School of At

2.

Main feature on the frontage of the chaitya hall at Karli

a)

2 lion columns

b)

1 torana

c)

2 obelisk

d)

1 aryaka

3.

The chaitya hall at Karli followed the (a)   sect of Buddhism.

4.

The deviations seen in the lion columns at Karli with respect to the Asokan column at Sarnath.

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5.

The front face of the vestibule to the hall, was formed by a rock cut screen having a ............................................................ below and a ..............................................................above.

(a)  

6.

On the triforium between the upper and lower openings on the front façade of the vestibule was a (a)  

7.

The greater part of the inner wall of the vestibule is occupied by the towering (a)  

8.

Number of entrance doorways to the chaitya hall

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

4

9.

The pathway or accessway into the chaitya hall differed for the priest/higher socialites and the ordinary people. How?

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10.

The dimensions of the chaitya hall at Karli

a)

124'long, 64' wide, 45'high

b)

120'long, 46.5'wide, 43'high

c)

124'long, 46.5'wide, 45'high

d)

120'long, 64'wide, 44'high

11.

The principal elements in the interiors of the chaitya hall are ................................... , .......................................... and ........................................ .

(a)  

12.

Number of pillars forming the colonnades in the chaitya hall at Karli.

a)

35

b)

36

c)

37

d)

38

13.

Mention the parts of the pillar present in the chaitya hall.

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14.

The sculptured frieze on the side facing the nave included the following

a)

2 kneeling horses bearing both a male and female rider wearing resplendent head dresses and a wealth of jewellery.

b)

2 kneeling elephants bearing both a male and female rider wearing resplendent head dresses and a wealth of jewellery.

c)

2 kneeling lions bearing both a male and female rider wearing resplendent head dresses and a wealth of jewellery.

d)

2 kneeling bulls bearing both a male and female rider wearing resplendent head dresses and a wealth of jewellery.

15.

The roof of the chaitya hall was (a)  

16.

The exterior surface of the Amaravati stupa was made up of ...................................

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17.

The base of the dome at Amravati stupa was ............. feet in diameter.

a)

160

b)

161

c)

162

d)

163

18.

The entire monument of Amaravati Stupa has a diameter of ......................... ft.

a)

190

b)

191

c)

192

d)

193

19.

The height of the Amravati Stupa was

a)

80' - 90'

b)

90' - 100'

c)

100' - 110'

d)

110' - 120'

20.

The Medhi of Amravati stupa was at a height of .................. feet.

a)

22

b)

20

c)

18

d)

16

21.

The Vedika at Amravati stupa had a height of ............ feet.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

13

d)

11

22.

The circumambulatory passage on the ground had a width of ........ feet.

a)

15

b)

14

c)

13

d)

11

23.

The five slender pillars present above the gateways at the cardinal positions were known as

a)

Torana

b)

Aryaka

c)

Obelisk

d)

Pagoda

24.

Explain the structural offset at the base of the done on the four cardinal points.

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25.

The Amravati Stupa was located in

a)

Telangana

b)

Andhra

c)

Karnataka

d)

Maharastra