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Module 3: Arhcitecture in Asia and the Pacific Region

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Belief in Allah, Muhammad as a prophetm that the object of life is to live in a way that is pleasing to Allah so that one may gain paradise.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Chinesm

2.

Architecture in which Mosques are a distinct building type.

a)

Islamic Arhcitecture

b)

Buddhist Architecture

c)

Chinese Architecture

d)

Filipino Architecture

3.

Supports under a dome

a)

Pendentives

b)

Squinches

c)

Vault

d)

Buttress

4.

"Stalactite" decoration of Icicle-like elements hanging from the ceiling

a)

Muqqarnas

b)

Muqarnnas

c)

Muqarnas

d)

Muqarns

5.

Mulsim Building or place of public worship.

a)

Mosque

b)

Jami

c)

Idgah

d)

Madrasa

6.

General term for a Mosque

a)

Masjid

b)

Jabi

c)

Masjjid

d)

Jami

7.

The congressional or Friday mosque; used for the main weekly service; usually larger than a masjid and provided with a minbar

a)

Jamih

b)

Jadi

c)

Jami

d)

Jani

8.

"Place of Community Prayer"; A great praying area with nothing but a qibla wall and a mihrab.

a)

Idgha

b)

Idghah

c)

Idgah

d)

Idagha

9.

A teaching mosque.

a)

Madrassa

b)

Maddrasa

c)

Madrasa

d)

Maddrassa

10.

Tower attached to the mosque where the muezzin calls the Muslim people to prayer.

a)

Minnaret

b)

Minaret

c)

Minarette

d)

Mhinaret

11.

Large vaulted portal opening onto the central courtyard of a mosque.

a)

Iwhan

b)

Ihwan

c)

Iwan

d)

Iwann

12.

Pulpit from which the imam delivers his sermons.

a)

Minbar

b)

Minibar

c)

Mhinbar

d)

Minbhar

13.

Wall in a mosque in which the mihrab is set oriented to Mecca.

a)

Qibla

b)

Qhibla

c)

Qiba

d)

Qiblha

14.

Atrium of a mosque

a)

Sahn

b)

Meda

c)

Dikka

d)

Maqsura

15.

Reading Desk

a)

Sahn

b)

Meda

c)

Dikka

d)

Maqsura

16.

Fountain for washing before prayers

a)

Sahn

b)

Meda

c)

Dikka

d)

Maqsura

17.

Protective barrier of the mimbar.

a)

Sahn

b)

Meda

c)

Dikka

d)

Maqsura

18.

Islam's oldest Monument

a)

Dome of the Rock; Jerusalem

b)

Dome with a Rock; Jerusalem

c)

Dome the Rock; Jerusalem

d)

Dome of a Rock; Jerusalem

19.

Largest Mosque in the World

a)

Masjid al-Haram

b)

Masjid al-Harram

c)

Masjhid al-Haram

d)

Massjid al-Haram

20.

Small cubical stone building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca

a)

Kha'ba

b)

Ka'ba

c)

Ka'bha

d)

Ka'bah

21.

Islamic architecture of North Africa

a)

Moorish Architecture

b)

Islamic Architecture

c)

Mughal Architecture

d)

Indian Architecture

22.
a)

Palace of Alhambra; Madrid, Spain

b)

Palace of Alhambra; Granada, Spain

c)

Palace Fortress of Alhambra; Madrigal, Spain

d)

Palace Fortress of Alhambra; Granada, Spain

23.

Architecture with blended traditions from India and Islam

a)

Moorish Architecture

b)

Mughal Architecture

c)

Frugal Architecture

d)

Indian Architecture

24.
a)

Humayon's Tomb; New Delhi, India

b)

Humayon's Tomb; Agra, India

c)

Humayun's Tomb; New Delhi, India

d)

Humayon's Tomb; Agra, India

25.

"Crown Palace"; Built by Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Tatz Mahal

c)

Taj Majal

d)

Tahj Mahal

26.

Architecture characterized by Hindu and Buddhist monuments

a)

Moorish Architecture

b)

Indian Architecture

c)

Mughal Architecture

d)

Islamic Architecture

27.

Believing that if a person releases their attachment to desire and the self, they can attain Nirvana.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Nirvanism

d)

Islam

28.

A freestanding memorial pillar bearing carved inscriptions, religious emblems, or statue.

a)

Stambha

b)

Stamba

c)

Stahmba

d)

Stambah

29.

Buddhist memorial mound to enshrine a relic of Buddha.

a)

Stupa

b)

Stuhpa

c)

Stupah

d)

Stupha

30.

Belief in a Supreme Being and adherence to certain concepts such as Truth, dharma, karma, reincarnation, and belief in the authority of the Vedas.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Catholisism

d)

Islam

31.

A hindu temple

a)

Mandir

b)

Mahndir

c)

Mhandir

d)

Mandhir

32.
a)

Shore Temple; Tamil Nadu, India

b)

Angkor Wat; Siem Reap Cambodia

c)

Angkor Wat; Tamil Nadu, India

d)

Shore temple; Siem Reap Cambodia

33.
a)

Shore Temple; Tamil Nadu, India

b)

Angkor Wat; Siem Reap Cambodia

c)

Angkor Wat; Tamil Nadu, India

d)

Shore temple; Siem Reap Cambodia

34.
a)

Burubudor; Central Java, Indonesia

b)

Borubudur; Central Java, Indonesia

c)

Borobudur; Central Java, Indonesia

d)

Borubudor; Central Java, Indonesia

35.

Palaces and temples are the chief building type.

a)

Chinese Architecture

b)

Islamic Architecture

c)

Buddhist Architecture

d)

Moorish Architecture

36.

A Ritual structure that serves as the symbolic center of imperial power.

a)

Mingtang

b)

Ta

c)

Pailou

d)

Zhonglou

37.

A chinese pagoda.

a)

Mingtang

b)

Ta

c)

Pailou

d)

Zhonglou

38.

China's Oldest surviving Ta.

a)

The Shongyue Temple Ta; Henan Province

b)

The Songyue Temple Ta; Henan Province

c)

The Songyueh Temple Ta; Henan Province

d)

The Songhyue Temple Ta; Henan Province

39.
a)

Fhogong Pagoda

b)

Foghong Pagoda

c)

Fogong Pagoda

d)

Fo-gong Pagoda

40.
a)

Palace of Heavenly Purity; Beijing, China

b)

Temple of Heavenly Purity; Beijing, China

c)

Palace of Heaven; Beijing, China

d)

Temple of Heaven; Beijing, China

41.

Fortified wall to protect China

a)

The Great wall of China

b)

The Great wall of Ba sing se

c)

The Great barrier of China

d)

The Great fortress of China

42.

Basic measure of construction in china.

a)

Jian

b)

Yuan

c)

Chian

d)

Gian

43.

Interlocking bracket system used in traditional Chinese construction to support roof beams.

a)

Dhugong

b)

Dougong

c)

Digong

d)

Duogong

44.

Characterized by a sysnthesis of seminal ideas from China and native conditions producing a distinct style.

a)

Japanese Architecture

b)

Native Chinese Architecture

c)

Filipino Architecture

d)

Moorish Architecture

45.

"Way of the Gods" The Natural physical and supernatural transcendent world are both part of a single unified creation; holding the ideal of a life that is in harmony and united with nature.

a)

Shintoism

b)

Nirvana

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

46.

Style of Shinto shrine embodying the original style of Japanese building.

a)

Shimmei-Zukuri

b)

Ise Jingu

c)

Shoin

d)

Chashitsu

47.

Outer Shrine of the Ise Jingu

a)

Deku

b)

Geku

c)

Waifu

d)

Naiku

48.

Inner Shrine of the Ise Jingu

a)

Deku

b)

Geku

c)

Waifu

d)

Naiku

49.
a)

Itsukushima Shrine; Hiroshima Prefecture

b)

Itsumokokoro Shrine; Nagasaki Prefecture

c)

Itsukushima Shrine; Nagasaki Prefecture

d)

Itsumokokoro Shrine; Hiroshima Prefecture

50.

Monumental free standing gateway on the approach to a Shintro Shrine.

a)

Tori

b)

Toriii

c)

Torii

d)

Toriiii

51.

Assembly hall for monks for reading sacred texts

a)

To

b)

Kondo

c)

Kodo

d)

Chumon

52.

Japanese pagoda enshrining Buddha relics.

a)

To

b)

Kondo

c)

Kodo

d)

Chumon

53.

Inner gateway to precint

a)

To

b)

Kondo

c)

Kodo

d)

Chumon

54.

Covered gallery surrounding the precint.

a)

Kairo

b)

Kondo

c)

Sorin

d)

Chumon

55.

Crowning spire on a japanese pagoda.

a)

Kairo

b)

Kondo

c)

Sorin

d)

Chumon

56.
a)

Horyuji Temple, Nara

b)

Horyujin Temple, Kara

c)

Horyujin Temple, Nara

d)

Horyuji Temple, Kara

57.

Venue for tea ceremony

a)

Chashitsum

b)

Chashiritsu

c)

Chashitsu

d)

Chashitsume

58.

A linear unit for regulating column spacing in traditional Japanese construction.

a)

Khen

b)

Ken

c)

Kehn

d)

Kenh