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Asian Architecture

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

World's largest religious structure dedicated to Vishnu.

a)

Angkor Wat

b)

Angkor Thom

c)

Kasthamandap

d)

Swayambhu

2.

It means Angkor the Magnificent.

a)

Angkor Wat

b)

Angkor Thom

c)

Kasthamandap

d)

Swayambhu

3.

It was first a Hindu, then a Buddhist temple complex.

a)

Angkor Wat

b)

Angkor Thom

c)

Kasthamandap

d)

Swayambhu

4.

Pagoda Town.

a)

Angkor Wat

b)

Angkor Thom

c)

Kasthamandap

d)

Swayambhu

5.

Angkor Wat is a mausoleum to what king?

a)

Jayavarman VIII

b)

Jayavarman II

c)

Suryavarman II

d)

Jayavarman VII

6.

Angkor Thom is a mausoleum to what king?

a)

Jayavarman VIII

b)

Jayavarman II

c)

Suryavarman II

d)

Jayavarman VII

7.

Designed as a pyramid representing the structure of the universe.

a)

Angkor Wat

b)

Angkor Thom

c)

Kasthamandap

d)

Swayambhu

8.

Angkor Wat serves as a temple to what Hindu God?

a)

Brahma

b)

Vishnu

c)

Krishna

d)

Shiva

9.

Designed as a pyramid representing the structure of the universe.

a)

Angkor Wat

b)

Angkor Thom

c)

Kasthamandap

d)

Swayambhu

10.

Center of Cambodia classical art.

a)

Angkor Wat

b)

Angkor Thom

c)

Kasthamandap

d)

Swayambhu

11.

Large Town.

a)

Angkor Wat

b)

Angkor Thom

c)

Kasthamandap

d)

Swayambhu

12.

With a wall and moat, five gateways, 4-storey high for elephants to pass in procession.

a)

Angkor Wat

b)

Angkor Thom

c)

Kasthamandap

d)

Swayambhu

13.

What is considered as the home of the Hindu Gods?

a)

Olympus

b)

Mount Kili

c)

Mount Meru

d)

Mount Makiling

14.

It represents the five peaks of the mountain.

a)

Five Towers

b)

Five Bases

c)

Five Moats

d)

Five Suns

15.

Represents the oceans that surround the world.

a)

Towers

b)

Moats

c)

Gold

d)

Pyramid

16.

Central religious temple with 54 towers, each towers has a carved four faces of Buddha.

a)

Prang

b)

Gopura

c)

The Bayon

d)

Bakang

17.

The earliest surviving temple mountain at Angkor Wat. It is an architectural representation of Mount Meru, the home of the Hindu Gods.

a)

Prang

b)

Gopura

c)

The Bayon

d)

Bakang

18.

Tall finger like richly carved spire, common to Khmer religious architecture.

a)

Prang

b)

Gopura

c)

Buddha or Bodhisattva

d)

Linga

19.

A Buddhist temple.

a)

Prang

b)

Gopura

c)

Buddha or Bodhisattva

d)

Linga

20.

Statue.

a)

Prang

b)

Gopura

c)

Buddha or Bodhisattva

d)

Linga

21.

Tower.

a)

Prasat

b)

Gopura

c)

Buddha or Bodhisattva

d)

Linga

22.

Passage through the walls located at cardinal points; an entrance building.

a)

Prasat

b)

Gopura

c)

Dvarapalas

d)

Srah and Baray

23.

Guardian figures located at lintels and pediments.

a)

Prasat

b)

Gopura

c)

Dvarapalas

d)

Srah and Baray

24.

Reservoirs for religous/agricultural.

a)

Prasat

b)

Gopura

c)

Dvarapalas

d)

Srah and Baray

25.

Descendent of Tibetan tribes.

a)

Sherpa

b)

Hindu

c)

Thakali

d)

Bhotiyas

26.

Form the basis for Sherpa Architecture

a)

Vihara

b)

Chortens

c)

Helambu

d)

Dagoba

27.

Best example of the pagoda style in the Katmandu Valley built in the Malla period.

a)

Baudhanath

b)

Harmika

c)

Kasthamandap

d)

Swayambhu

28.

Also called as Sublime Trees in Tibet, it means 'Self-sprung' and is considered as one of Nepal's examples of stupa or Chaitya style.

a)

Baudhanath

b)

Harmika

c)

Kasthamandap

d)

Swayambhu

29.

Its massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal and the world.

a)

Boudhanath

b)

Harmika

c)

Kasthamandap

d)

Swayambhu

30.

Square base painted with pairs of mystic "all seeing eyes."

a)

Boudhanath

b)

Harmika

c)

Kasthamandap

d)

Swayambhu

31.

Super structure is a tall curvilinear or pyramidal tower.

a)

Badami Chalukya Style

b)

Nagara Style

c)

Shikhara style

d)

Dravida Style

32.

Surface is broken up vertically into five or nine sections with a bell-shaped part at the top.

a)

Badami Chalukya Style

b)

Nagara Style

c)

Shikhara style

d)

Dravida Style

33.

Finest specimen of a Shikhara style.

a)

Vishnu Temple

b)

Shiva Temple

c)

Brahma Temple

d)

Krishna Temple

34.

This building was built by whom?

a)

Siddhi Narasigh Malla

b)

Jayasimha Malla

c)

Mahendrasimha Malla

d)

Jaya Prakash Malla

35.

How many golden pinnacles are on this building?

a)

10

b)

21

c)

20

d)

25

36.

What God enshrines the first floor?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Lokeshwor

c)

Krishna

d)

Shiva

37.

What God enshrines the second floor?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Lokeshwor

c)

Krishna

d)

Shiva

38.

What God enshrines the third floor?

a)

Vishnu

b)

Lokeshwor

c)

Krishna

d)

Shiva

39.

It is a reflection of Buddhist Devotion and Nat worship.

a)

Burmese Architecture

b)

Cambodian Architecture

c)

Indonesian Architecture

d)

Thai Architecture

40.

Stupa, massive brick dome construction upon a plinth of 3-5 diminishing terraces.

a)

Thein

b)

Zedi

c)

Paya

d)

Kyaung

41.

Pagoda of several stories, each roof curves upward.

a)

Thein

b)

Zedi

c)

Paya

d)

Kyaung

42.

Monasteries.

a)

Thein

b)

Zedi

c)

Paya

d)

Kyaung

43.

Ordination halls.

a)

Thein

b)

Zedi

c)

Paya

d)

Kyaung

44.

Libraries housing sacred Buddhist texts; resembles simple temple designs.

a)

Thein

b)

Pitakat-taik

c)

Paya

d)

Kyaung

45.

Supreme attainment of Burmese Classical architecture.

a)

Ananda Temple

b)

Shwedagod Pagoda

c)

Shwedagon Zedi Daw

d)

Golden Pagoda

46.

Also called as the "Westminster Abbey of Burma".

a)

Ananda Temple

b)

Shwedagod Pagoda

c)

Shwedagon Zedi Daw

d)

Golden Pagoda

47.

Rangoon (16th-17th) - Most sacred Buddhist pagoda with relics of the past four Buddhas.

a)

Ananda Temple

b)

Shwedagod Pagoda

c)

Shwedagon Zedi Daw

d)

Golden Pagoda

48.

The Great Dagon Pagoda.

a)

Ananda Temple

b)

Shwedagod Pagoda

c)

Shwedagon Zedi Daw

d)

Golden Pagoda

49.

Follows the traditional Burmese palace design.

a)

Ananda Temple

b)

Shwedagod Pagoda

c)

Shwedagon Zedi Daw

d)

Golden Pagoda

50.

King Mindon's Capital. Also the location of the Golden Pagoda.

a)

Mandalay

b)

Naypyidaw

c)

Yangon

d)

Bago