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AH2_STUDY GUIDE_ART OF ASIA AND OCEANIA

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a possible purpose of the Moai of Rapa Nui?
a)
Commemorate ancestors
b)
To Commemorate the peoples’ arrival on the island
c)
To protect the island from invading armies
d)
To convey the spirits of the dead to heaven
2.

What was the purpose of the Easter Island Heads?

a)

Good luck charms to bring good weather

b)

Sculptures representing their gods

c)

Scare off any invaders to the island

d)

Honor their ancestors who had passed away.

3.

In Maori culture, what were the Marae (big houses) used for?

a)

Gathering place for the community

b)

A place to bury their ancestors

c)

Used as a temple to worship their gods

d)

A kitchen for cooking food.

4.

What is Australian Aboriginal dreamtime?

a)

Dreamtime tells how the spirits and their ancestors created the world and everything in it.

b)

When you go to sleep

c)

When everyone in the tribe meditates and then shares their dreams

d)

Stories that are told of the battles won by the tribes.

5.
What were the Maoi made from?
a)
Volcanic rock
b)
Lava
c)
Mountain rock
d)
Mix of rock and clay
6.
Why is it called Easter Island?
a)
Columbus named it
b)
The Dutch "discovered" it on Easter
c)
Because there were many eggs
d)
Is where Easter originated
7.
Where is it located?
a)
Middle of Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Polynesia
d)
Close to the Caribbean
8.
How did they transport the statues around the island?
a)
Pulled with logs and ropes
b)
Carried by the natives
c)
Pulled by ropes making them "walk"
d)
The aliens transported them
9.
How many statues are in the island?
a)
About 600
b)
17
c)
30 representing their gods
d)
More than 1,600
10.

What were the subjects of the early prints?

a)

Kabuki actors, Geishas and Sumo wrestlers

b)

Lanscapes of rural Japan

c)

Birds and animals

d)

Historical scenes

11.

Name the artist.

a)

Kurosaki

b)

Ukiyoe

c)

Hiroshige

d)

Hokusai

12.

What do you call this type of art?

a)

Woodblock Print

b)

Sketching

c)

Sculpture

d)

Photography

13.
What is the title of this woodblock print?
a)
The Great Wave of Kanagawa
b)
The Great Tsunami
c)
The Mount Fuji
d)
The fishermen in the storm
14.

What are the subjects of ukiyo-e? Select four.

a)

Geisha

b)

Kabuki actors

c)

Natural world

d)

Buddhism

e)

Historical events

15.
This refers to a style of Japanese woodblock print and painting from the Edo period, which means "pictures of the floating world."
a)
Ukino-e
b)
Ukiyo-e
c)
Ukuno-e
d)
Ukeri-e
16.

Funerary clay figurines used during the Yamato period are called...

a)

Emaki

b)

Haniwa

c)

Xian Soldiers

d)

Dogu

17.

This is the earliest religion found in Japan.

a)

Zen Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Shinto

18.

What is the Buddha's real name?

a)

Ghengis Khan

b)

Ashoka

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Moksha

19.
What is the name of this sculpture from Sarnath, India during the period of "272-231 B.C.E."?
a)
Lion capital from column erected by
Emperor Ashoka
b)
4 face tigers of Ashoka
c)
Lioness of the Emperor Ashoka
d)
Guardian gate of Emperor of Ashoka
20.
Which century was the Great Stupa in Sanchi, India ?
a)
20th Century
b)
third century B.C.E. to first century C.E. 
c)
2000 B.C.E
d)
2000 - 3000 B.C.E
21.

What is the tree of enlightenment. Buddha to be sat under the tree in profound meditation until he achieved enlightenment.

a)

oak

b)

elm

c)

bohdi

d)

palm

e)

cypress

22.

What is Lion Capital of Sarnath made of

a)

Polished Sandstone

b)

Grey Schist

c)

Polshed Granite

d)

Red Sandstone

23.

What are three parts of Lion Capital

a)

Base, Pillar & Balcony

b)

Abacus, Axis & Head

c)

Base, Abacus&Capital

d)

Icon,Sphere & Base

24.

What are the 4 animals carved on Abacus of Lion Capital of Sarnath?

a)

Horse, Bull,Lion and Elephant

b)

Bull,Horse,Tiger, and Elephant

c)

Lion,Horse,Cow and Bull

d)

Horse, Fox,Platypus & Chicken

25.

What is the gate called

a)

Harmika

b)

Torana

c)

Chatri

d)

Yasti

26.

The gesture sculpted on an icon is called ?

a)

Sutra

b)

Lasksana

c)

Dharma

d)

Mudra

27.
When a Buddhist reaches "enlightenment" it is said they reach a certain state that is translated as "snuffing out" as in blowing out a lamp. What is this state called? 
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Nirvana
c)
bliss
d)
Mumbai
28.
Buddha was born as a ________.
a)
pauper
b)
prince
c)
king
d)
rich brat
29.

What is a Buddhist shrine that is shaped like a dome or mound?

a)

mosque

b)

stupa

c)

Kaaba

d)

shul

30.

What is the name of this artwork?

a)

Buddha

b)

The Great Sphinx

c)

The Great Stupa of Sanchi

d)

Shiva Nataranja

31.

What is the name of this building?

a)

The Great Stupa of Sanchi

b)

Shiva Nataranja

c)

The Great Sphinx

d)

Great Wall of China

32.

The term used to describe the walk around the Great Stupa in meditation is called what?

a)

Yoga

b)

Circumambulate

c)

Exercise

d)

Noble Eight-Fold Path

33.

What is this mudra's meaning?

a)

Teaching

b)

Fearlessness

c)

Meditation

d)

Wishes

34.

What were Mudras originally used for?

a)

As sign language

b)

For Dance

c)

They werent used in the past

d)

They were used only on important occasions

35.

What are the uses of this Hand Mudra?

a)

To give blessings

b)

To speak

36.

In Hindu Mythology, Lord Shiva is considered to be the God of

a)

Happiness

b)

Creation

c)

Destruction

d)

Preservation

37.

The dancing posture of Lord Shiva is represented as

a)

Nataraj

b)

Trinetra

c)

Bholenath

d)

Shankara

38.

Lord Shiva is also called as ________.

a)

Govinda

b)

Nataraja

c)

Kartikeya

d)

Vighnaharta

39.

Number of entrance doorways to the chaitya hall

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

4

40.

The commemoration of Buddha's burial place

a)

Chaitya

b)

Stambha / Lath

c)

Stupa

d)

Vedika

41.

An Indian Assembly Hall, shrine, and sanctuary

a)

Chaitya

b)

Stambha / Lath

c)

Stupa

d)

Vedika

42.

A mound which is a sacred spot that has a relic on top

a)

Chaitya

b)

Stambha / Lath

c)

Stupa

d)

Vedika

43.

Stupa gateway / entrance

a)

Chattra

b)

Torana

c)

Vedika

d)

Chattri

44.

Assembly or prayer halls that were rock-cut into the mountains

a)

Chaitya

b)

Stambha / Lath

c)

Stupa

d)

Vedika

45.

Angkor Wat is the world's largest:

a)

stone structure.

b)

imperial capital.

c)

religious monument.

d)

empire.

46.
 In which Indian city is the Taj Mahal located?
a)
Ludhiana
b)
Thane
c)
Nashik
d)
Agra
47.
Which Mughal Emperor built the Taj Mahal?
a)
Jahangir
b)
 Shah Jahan
c)
Akbar
d)
Babur
48.
Of what material is the outside of the Taj Mahal mainly made?
a)
 Ivory
b)
White marble
c)
Gray stone
d)
Gold painted stone
49.
 The Taj Mahal is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World?
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Why did Emperor Jahan construct the Taj Mahal? 
a)
To keep the memory of his wife alive. 
b)
 To show how skilled he was as a builder.
c)
 To prove how rich his empire was. 
51.

What the Taj Mahal is ?

a)

A tomb

b)

A palace for governments

52.

What was the Forbidden City?

a)

A palace for the emperor

b)

A tomb for soldiers

c)

A temple to Confucius

d)

A prison

53.

What was the main function of the inner court?

a)

It was where the emperor met with his ministers

b)

It was where official ceremonies were held

c)

It was where the emperor and his family lived

d)

It was where the army camped

54.

What sort of fortifications did the palace have?

a)

A 26 feet high wall all the way around it

b)

Tall towers at each corner

c)

A moat of water surrounding it

d)

All of the above

55.

What color were the roofs of most of the buildings in the Forbidden City? Yellow Red Blue White Green

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

White

e)

Green

56.

The main colors are yellow and red.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

57.

Chinese calligraphy is a form of calligraphy that is read ___________.

a)

Horizontal

b)

Backwards

c)

Vertically

d)

Diagonally

58.

A kind of traditional display where a piece of art is mounted vertically against a wall.

a)

Hanging Garden

b)

Hanging Scroll

c)

Chandelier

d)

Hanging Plants

59.

This consist of more than 8,000 life-sized statues together with the emperor for they believed that doing to would protect him in the afterlife.

a)

Terracotta Army

b)

Pieta

c)

The Oblation

d)

People Power Monument

60.

Daoism / Taoism is about

a)

the emperor

b)

harmony with nature

c)

respecting ones elders

d)

service to others

61.

This philosophical belief stated Filial Piety as one of its core beliefs

a)

Legalism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism

62.

Philosophy promoting Respect and Duty

a)

Confucianism

b)

Taoism

c)

Legalism

d)

Democracy

63.

How many soldiers did the army consist of?

a)

4,000

b)

8,000

c)

10,000

d)

18,000

64.

The Terracotta Army was part of a...

a)

tomb

b)

palace

c)

museum

d)

defence line

65.

True or False:

All Terracotta Warriors were identical

a)

True

b)

False

66.

What does this Terracotta soldier need for it to be completed?

a)

A battle axe and painted

b)

A bow and arrow

c)

A bow and arrow and painted

d)

A battle axe

67.

True or False:

The Terracotta Army was not disturbed over the past 2000 years.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

What is Terracotta?

a)

A easily carved, long lasting wood

b)

A hard baked clay

c)

A special type of paper mache

d)

A exclusive crafting rock only found in China

69.

What was the reason for the army being built?

a)

To scare off the enemy

b)

To protect and serve the king in the afterlife

c)

To protect and serve the emperor in the afterlife

d)

To impress the emperor

70.

Who discovered the army?

a)

Soldiers that conquered the land

b)

Farmers digging a well

c)

Chinese family that inherited the land

d)

It has been known and protected since the ancient times

71.

Were the weapons that the soldiers were buried with real or fake?

a)

Fake

b)

Real

72.

What clay figures were found in the pits. (Read the question again)

a)

Soldiers, Horses

b)

Soldiers, Horses, Dogs

c)

Soldiers

d)

Soldiers, Horses, Chariots

73.

True or False:

Mass production was used to build the army.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

True or False: The soldiers of the Terracotta Army all looked the same.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Who founded the belief system of Confucianism?

a)

Lao Tzu

b)

Winnie the Pooh

c)

Confucius

d)

Qin Dynasty

76.

There is a big emphasis on _______________ in Daoist beliefs.

a)

balance

b)

zen

c)

meditation

d)

yoga

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