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Sri Lankan, Afghan, Nepalese, and Tibetan Architecture

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Sinhalese architecture?

a)

Has Buddhist influences

b)

Mostly religious buildings

c)

Inspired by Persian designs

d)

Sustainable and environmentally friendly

2.

A decorative circular frontispiece near the entrance of a Sri Lankan stupa.

a)

Cave temple

b)

Vatadage

c)

Dagoba

d)

Royal Palace

3.

The world’s tallest stupa with a height of 122 meters built by King Mahasena.

a)

Polonnaruwa Vatadage

b)

Ritigala Ruins

c)

Anuradhapura

d)

Jetavanaramaya

4.

It shows the sophisticated knowledge of symmetry and geometry in its planning.

a)

Meditation houses

b)

Stupa

c)

Royal Palace

d)

Cave temple

5.

The location of Sri Lanka’s largest and best preserved cave temple.

a)

Anuradhapura

b)

Ritigala

c)

Polonnaruwa

d)

Dambulla

6.

Afghanistan is located in the major network of ancient trade routes of the           .

a)

Indus River

b)

Khyber River

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Nile River

7.

The name for modern-day Persia.

a)

Iran

b)

Istanbul

c)

Iraq

d)

Afghanistan

8.

Built in the 15th century, the structure appears to be floating and the exterior is made of blue hues of highly detailed mosaic tiles.

a)

Shrine of Hazrat Ali

b)

Friday Mosque

c)

Minaret of Jam

d)

Ahmad Shah Durrani Mausoleum

9.

The following are the primary influences of Afghan architecture except          .

a)

Buddhist

b)

Islam

c)

Zoroastrian

d)

Zen

10.

The location of the two 6th-century monumental statues carved into the side of a cliff.

a)

Kandahar

b)

Bamiyan

c)

Ghor

d)

Herat

11.

It means “mountain peak” in Sanskrit.

a)

Pagoda

b)

Shikhara

c)

Stupa

d)

Dagoba

12.

It is a temple that has multiple tiers of roofs arranged in ascending order from top to bottom.

a)

Stupa

b)

Shikhara

c)

Pagoda

d)

Vatadage

13.

It represents the five elements of Buddhism.

a)

Shikhara

b)

Pagoda

c)

Royal Palace

d)

Stupa

14.

It has 21 perfectly shaped pinnacles and has three floors, each floor said to be dedicated to three different deities.

a)

Krishna Mandir

b)

Boudhanath Stupa

c)

Blue Mosque

d)

Kathmandu Durbar Square

15.

The location of the Boudhanath Stupa.

a)

Balkh

b)

Ghor

c)

Anuradhapura

d)

Kathmandu

16.

It is the highest country in the world, lying at the heart of the Himalayas.

a)

Nepal

b)

Tibet

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Sri Lanka

17.

The cleanest place and most honorable position in Tibetan architecture.

a)

Altar

b)

Garden

c)

Fortress

d)

Cave

18.

A perfect combination of forest, waterscape, temple, and palace.

a)

Potala Palace

b)

Palubuk Temple

c)

Norbulingka

d)

Krishna Mandir

19.

The most important architectural space of Tibetan Buddhism.

a)

Palubuk Temple

b)

Potala Palace

c)

Krishna Mandir

d)

Norbulingka

20.

The location of the Palubuk Temple.

a)

Kathmandu

b)

Bamiyan

c)

Ghor

d)

Lhasa