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  • 1. In which country are the Bamiyan Buddhas located?
A) Afghanistan
B) Nepal
C) China
D) India
  • 2. What happened to the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001?
A) New statues were added
B) They were painted
C) They were destroyed by the Taliban
D) Restoration efforts began
  • 3. How tall was the larger Bamiyan Buddha?
A) 55 meters
B) 38 meters
C) 45 meters
D) 75 meters
  • 4. What style of art do the Bamiyan Buddhas represent?
A) Mughal art
B) Chinese art
C) Gandharan art
D) Persian art
  • 5. What artistic influence is evident in the Bamiyan Buddhas?
A) Islamic influence
B) African influence
C) Oceanic influence
D) Hellenistic influence
  • 6. Which route was significant for the Bamiyan Buddhas?
A) Spice Route
B) Silk Road
C) Incense Route
D) Gold Route
  • 7. What cultural impact did the Bamiyan Buddhas have?
A) Symbol of Afghanistan's Buddhist heritage
B) Only a local tourist attraction
C) A symbol of war
D) An ancient palace
  • 8. Which group was responsible for the destruction of the Buddhas?
A) Taliban
B) NATO forces
C) United Nations
D) Al-Qaeda
  • 9. What kind of damage did the Bamiyan Buddhas suffer before 2001?
A) Earthquake destruction
B) Civil war attacks
C) Fires
D) Erosion and natural weathering
  • 10. Approximately when were the Buddhas of Bamiyan carved?
A) During the 10th century
B) In the early 20th century
C) Possibly around the 6th century
D) Around the 3rd century BCE
  • 11. When was the Western Buddha built?
A) In the early 9th century
B) Around 570 CE
C) During the 15th century
D) Around 618 CE
  • 12. What was the larger Buddha named?
A) Gandhara Light
B) Shah Mama
C) Salsal
D) Buddha of Kabul
  • 13. Which empire ruled Bamiyan when it was a Buddhist site on the Silk Road?
A) The Kushans
B) The Byzantine Empire
C) The Ghaznavids
D) The Hephthalites
  • 14. What natural material were the main bodies of the Buddhas hewn from?
A) Marble
B) Granite
C) Limestone
D) Sandstone cliffs
  • 15. Which emperor ordered artillery to be used against the Buddhas in the 17th century?
A) Mughal emperor Aurangzeb
B) Genghis Khan
C) Timur
D) Emperor Ashoka
  • 16. What were the upper parts of the Buddhas' faces made from?
A) Clay models
B) Stone carvings
C) Metal sculptures
D) Huge wooden masks
  • 17. When were the Buddhas inscribed as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) In 2003
B) In 1999
C) In 2015
D) In 1987
  • 18. What was the smaller Buddha called?
A) Salsal
B) Eastern Light
C) Queen Mother of Bamiyan
D) Shah Mama
  • 19. Which empire's influence is seen in the cave paintings around the Buddhas?
A) The Mongol Empire
B) The Ottoman Empire
C) The Sasanian Empire
D) The Roman Empire
  • 20. Who were the ruling principalities around Bamiyan when the Great Buddhas were carved?
A) The Mauryan Empire
B) The Han Dynasty
C) The Roman Empire
D) The Hephthalites
  • 21. What dynasty was ruling when Bamiyan became Buddhist again after 770 CE?
A) The Ottoman Empire
B) The Abbasid Caliphate under Al-Mahdi
C) The Byzantine Empire
D) The Qing Dynasty
  • 22. What happened to the color of the Buddhas over time?
A) They turned into gold.
B) They became brighter and more vibrant.
C) Their color faded.
D) They changed from white to black.
  • 23. What distinctive feature did the figures representing donors of the Bamiyan Buddhas have?
A) Long flowing robes with intricate embroidery
B) Belted jackets with a unique lapel folded on the right side
C) Tall pointed hats and long beards
D) Sleeveless tunics with circular patterns
  • 24. What type of attire do the male devotees in later mural paintings wear?
A) Long robes with sashes
B) Double-lapel caftans
C) Short jackets with no lapels
D) Single-layer tunics with belts
  • 25. How many caves were revealed after the destruction of the Buddhas?
A) 20 more caves
B) 30 more caves
C) 50 more caves
D) 70 more caves
  • 26. Which pigment was used in the murals showing Buddhas in vermilion robes?
A) Ultramarine blue
B) Cobalt green
C) Cadmium yellow
D) Vermilion (red mercury sulfide)
  • 27. On what date was the town of Bamyan captured by the Taliban?
A) 25 December 1997
B) 1 January 1999
C) 15 August 2000
D) 13 September 1998
  • 28. Who prevented Abdul Wahed from proceeding with his plan to destroy the Buddhas?
A) Abdul Wahed himself
B) Michael Semple
C) Hezbe Wahdat
D) Mullah Omar
  • 29. What part of the larger Buddha was targeted by rockets?
A) The hands
B) The head
C) The groin
D) The feet
  • 30. In what month and year did Mullah Omar decree in favor of preserving the Buddhas?
A) January 2000
B) July 1999
C) March 1998
D) December 2001
  • 31. What did Mullah Omar plan to establish in relation to the Buddhas?
A) An agricultural project
B) A military base
C) A tourism circuit
D) A religious school
  • 32. On what date did the Taliban announce their decision to destroy statues depicting humans in Afghanistan?
A) 2 March 2001
B) 13 March 2001
C) 1 March 2001
D) 6 March 2001
  • 33. Who proposed the restoration of the statues' heads, leading to their destruction?
A) Abdul Wali
B) An Afghan head council member
C) The Taliban ambassador-at-large
D) A Swedish monuments expert
  • 34. What reason did Sayed Rahmatullah Hashemi give for the decision to destroy the statues?
A) They were damaged beyond repair.
B) To strengthen ties with al-Qaeda.
C) Money was offered only for statue restoration, not for feeding children.
D) The statues were causing religious unrest.
  • 35. Who sent a delegation led by Pakistan's interior minister Moinuddin Haider to Kabul?
A) Saudi Arabian king
B) Indian Prime Minister
C) Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf
D) Emir of the United Arab Emirates
  • 36. Who was Afghanistan's chief archaeologist in the 1970s and condemned the destruction of the Buddhas?
A) Kōichirō Matsuura
B) Zemaryalai Tarzi
C) Pervez Musharraf
D) Abdul Salam Zaeef
  • 37. Which organization constructed scaffolding within the niche in 2009 for conservation and stabilization?
A) UNESCO
B) ICOMOS
C) Afghanistan Institute in Bubendorf
D) ETH Zurich
  • 38. What was the local name for the larger Buddha?
A) Solsol
B) Bamiyan
C) Karzai
D) Mohammadi
  • 39. Who announced the possibility of restoring the smaller Bamiyan Buddha using an organic silicon compound?
A) Erwin Emmerling
B) Bert Praxenthaler
C) Habiba Sarabi
D) Abdullah Hamadi
  • 40. What restoration process is being used to restore the Bamiyan Buddhas?
A) Replica construction
B) Digital reconstruction
C) 3D light projection
D) Anastylosis
  • 41. Who estimated that roughly half of the pieces of the Bamiyan Buddhas can be put back together?
A) Bert Praxenthaler
B) Zhang Xinyu
C) Liang Hong
D) Erwin Emmerling
  • 42. What was the cost of the projector used for the 3D light projection at Bamiyan?
A) $200,000
B) $50,000
C) $120,000
D) $300,000
  • 43. How many local people attended the unveiling of the holographic statues at Bamiyan?
A) Exactly 100
B) About 150
C) Less than 50
D) Over 500
  • 44. Who initiated the carving of a 37-meter Buddha in Sichuan, China?
A) Zhang Xinyu
B) Mahinda Rajapaksha
C) Erwin Emmerling
D) Liang Simian
  • 45. Where is the Arkady Fiedler Museum of Tolerance located?
A) India
B) Poland
C) China
D) Sri Lanka
  • 46. Which pop singer's music video was shot by the ruins of the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) Taylor Swift
B) Madonna
C) Aryana Sayeed
D) Beyoncé
  • 47. What is the name of the 2015 song by Aryana Sayeed that had its music video shot at the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) Ruins of Love
B) Bamyan Blues
C) Echoes of Bamiyan
D) Yaar-e Bamyani
  • 48. In which year is the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II set during its mission involving the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) 2001
B) 1992
C) 1986
D) 1979
  • 49. Which Indian film depicts the destruction of the Buddhas and an archaeological team's attempts to salvage remains?
A) Swades
B) Lagaan
C) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
D) Ram Setu
  • 50. What fictional treasure is discovered by an archaeological team in the film Ram Setu?
A) Atlantis' Crown
B) King Solomon's Mines
C) The Holy Grail
D) A treasure belonging to Raja Dahir
  • 51. Which colossal statue, described in the writings of Xuanzang but not actually discovered, is mentioned in the film Ram Setu?
A) A colossal reclining Buddha
B) Vishnu's Statue
C) Shiva's Trident
D) The Great Sphinx
  • 52. In which chapter of John Boyne's novel 'A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom' is the imaginary account of the Buddhas written?
A) AD 507
B) AD 476
C) AD 622
D) AD 1453
  • 53. What traditional game is played in the area around the ruins of the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) Soccer
B) Cricket
C) Tennis
D) Buzkashi
  • 54. What form of poetry did Empress Michiko compose upon her return to Japan after visiting the Buddhas?
A) Haiku
B) Limerick
C) Sonnet
D) Waka
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