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  • 1. Which empire was responsible for the first widespread evidence of Buddhist art?
A) Maurya Empire
B) Kushan Empire
C) Gupta Empire
D) Mughal Empire
  • 2. Which ruler's reign saw the early spread of Buddhist art?
A) Ashoka the Great
B) Demetrius I
C) Alexander the Great
D) Chandragupta Maurya
  • 3. Which stupas were constructed and first decorated during the Maurya Era?
A) Taxila and Ai-Khanoum
B) Sanchi and Bharhut
C) Mathura and Gandhara
D) Ajanta and Ellora
  • 4. Which of these is a common Buddhist symbol mentioned in the text?
A) Lion capital
B) Dharmachakra
C) Trident
D) Swastika
  • 5. Which mythological being is mentioned as a yaksha in early Buddhist art?
A) Kubera
B) Naga
C) Garuda
D) Indra
  • 6. How was the Buddha depicted in early Buddhist art?
A) In realistic human form
B) As a celestial Deva
C) As an Asura
D) Through symbols
  • 7. What does the riderless horse on the Bharhut stupa represent?
A) The Buddha's birth
B) The Buddha's enlightenment
C) The Buddha's entry to Nirvana
D) The Buddha's departure from his kingdom
  • 8. According to the text, why did orthodox Buddhists avoid representing the Buddha in human form?
A) Fear of persecution
B) Out of respect and philosophical reasons regarding enlightenment
C) Religious prohibition by Mauryan kings
D) Lack of artistic skill
  • 9. What is considered the clearest example of Hellenistic art in South Asia?
A) Coins of the Greco-Bactrian kings
B) Stupa architecture
C) Wall paintings
D) Terracotta figurines
  • 10. Who was a Greco-Bactrian king mentioned in the text?
A) Aristotle
B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta
D) Demetrius I
  • 11. Where is an example of a city built on the Greek model found?
A) Bharhut
B) Pataliputra
C) Sanchi
D) Ai-Khanoum
  • 12. What was found at the site of Ai-Khanoum?
A) Buddhist sutras
B) Vedic texts
C) Aristotelician papyrus prints
D) Roman statues
  • 13. Which Hellenistic decorative motifs were used in architectural styles in India?
A) Snake coils and shields
B) Fruit garlands and scrolls
C) Lotus blossoms and wheels
D) Geometric patterns and stars
  • 14. What theme is depicted on stone palettes used for aromatic oils?
A) A royal procession
B) The life of the Buddha
C) A Nereid riding a Ketos
D) A Bodhi tree
  • 15. In what century did the Hellenistic Pataliputra capital appear?
A) 3rd century BC
B) 2nd century BC
C) 4th century BC
D) 1st century BC
  • 16. What is the cultural syncretism known as Greco-Buddhist art also called?
A) Hellenistic art
B) Gandhara art
C) Kushan art
D) Maurya art
  • 17. When were the first surviving devotional images of the Buddha created?
A) 1st-3rd centuries AD
B) 1st-3rd centuries BC
C) 3rd-5th centuries AD
D) 2nd-3rd centuries BC
  • 18. Greco-Buddhist art ended the early period of what in Buddhism?
A) Polytheism
B) Aniconism
C) Iconography
D) Monasticism
  • 19. Who first identified Western influences on Gandharan art at the end of the 19th century?
A) Emperor Ashoka
B) Alfred C. A. Foucher
C) Alexander the Great
D) King Menander I
  • 20. What title was given to the Greek king Menander I?
A) Soter
B) Basileus
C) Arhat
D) Dharmaraja
  • 21. What is another name some scholars use for Gandhara art?
A) Mauryan-Greek art
B) Central Asian art
C) Romano-Indian art
D) Buddhist-Scythian art
  • 22. Which emperor was responsible for spreading Mahayana Buddhism and Buddhist art along the Silk Road?
A) Alexander the Great
B) Menander I
C) Ashoka
D) Kanishka
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