A) 794 B) 894 C) 1868 D) 1185
A) 794 B) 1868 C) 1185 D) 1053
A) Discontinuation of imperial embassies to China B) Completion of the Phoenix Hall C) Transfer of the capital to Heian-kyō D) Establishment of the Kamakura shogunate
A) 1185 B) 1053 C) 894 D) 794
A) The capital was moved to Heian-kyō B) Shingon Buddhism was introduced into Japan C) The Kamakura shogunate was established D) Imperial embassies to China were officially discontinued
A) Shakyamuni B) Jōchō C) Amida D) Kūkai
A) Murō-ji B) Amida C) Shakyamuni D) Kōbō Daishi E) Fujiwara
A) 894 B) 806 C) 1053 D) 794
A) Zen Buddhism B) Vajrayana Buddhism C) Theravada Buddhism D) Pure Land Buddhism
A) Scroll paintings of Kyoto scenery B) Diagrams of the spiritual universe C) Wooden images of historic Buddhas D) Architectural blueprints for palaces
A) Lotus blossom B) Stupa C) Mandala D) Amida hall
A) In the center of the capital city B) Along the shores of artificial ponds C) Inside noble mansions in Kyoto D) In the mountains, far away from the Court and laity
A) Cypress-bark B) Earthen floors C) Lotus leaves D) Wood planks
A) Wood planks B) Stone slabs C) Cypress-bark D) Ceramic tiles
A) L-shaped wing corridors B) An artificial pond C) A separate worship area D) A tail corridor
A) Hō-ō-dō B) Heian-kyō C) Murō-ji D) Byōdō-in
A) In the center of the capital of Heian-kyō B) At the edge of a large artificial pond in Uji C) Inside the private mansions of the Kyoto nobility D) Deep in a stand of cypress trees on a mountain southeast of Nara
A) Kōbō Daishi B) Shakyamuni C) Amida D) Jōchō
A) Pure Land style B) Honpa-shiki (rolling-wave) style C) Yamato-e style D) Yosegi style
A) Smiling and benevolent B) Angry and fierce C) Austere and withdrawn D) Enthusiastic and joyful
A) Pure Land Buddhism B) Zen Buddhism C) Shingon Buddhism D) Vajrayana Buddhism
A) Intricate mandalas and mountain temples B) Imperial embassies to China C) Cypress-bark roof construction techniques D) Easy salvation through belief in Amida
A) The historic Buddha B) The civil dictator of Kyoto C) The priest who introduced Shingon D) The Buddha of the Western Paradise
A) Kamakura family B) Jōchō family C) Murō family D) Fujiwara family
A) Amida hall B) Shingon sanctuary C) Pagoda D) Stupa
A) Indian architectural stupas B) The mansions of the nobility C) Mountain temples with cypress-bark roofs D) Imperial palaces in China
A) Phoenix Hall B) Byōdō-in C) Murō-ji D) Western Paradise Hall
A) 1185 B) 894 C) 1053 D) 806
A) Deep in a stand of cypress trees near Nara B) In China C) In Uji, to the southeast of Kyoto D) In the center of Heian-kyō
A) A circular pagoda surrounded by an earthen floor B) A mountain sanctuary with a separate laity worship area C) A single square building with ceramic tile roofing D) A main rectangular structure flanked by two L-shaped wing corridors and a tail corridor
A) A mountain top topography B) An imperial embassy C) A stand of cypress trees D) A large artificial pond
A) A single golden image of Amida B) A bronze stupa C) A wooden image of Shakyamuni D) A diagram of spiritual mandalas
A) Kūkai B) Kōbō Daishi C) Fujiwara D) Jōchō
A) Yamato-e B) Yosegi C) Vajrayana D) Honpa-shiki
A) Raigō paintings of Kyoto scenery B) Small relief carvings of celestials C) Rolling-wave drapery folds D) Mandala diagrams of the universe
A) The Kyoto nobility devoted to aesthetic pursuits B) The historic Buddhas of early Shingon temples C) The imperial embassies sent to China D) The host that accompanied Amida when he descended to gather souls
A) Cypress-bark boats B) Chinese-style pagodas C) Wing corridors D) Lotus blossoms
A) Raigō paintings depicting the Descent of the Amida Buddha B) Images of Shakyamuni Buddha C) Portraits of the Fujiwara regents D) Mandalas of the spiritual universe
A) Vajrayana Shingon art B) Honpa-shiki rolling-wave style C) Yosegi multi-wood carving D) Yamato-e (Japanese-style painting)
A) The scenery around Kyoto B) The mountains of Nara C) The imperial capital of China D) The spiritual universe of mandalas
A) 2500–1500 BCE B) 1500–300 BCE C) c. 300 – 710 AD D) 5000–2500 BCE
A) Flat bottoms B) Triangular bottoms C) Pointed bottoms D) Round bottoms
A) Stone B) Bamboo C) Bone D) Wood
A) Cooking tools B) Hunting weapons C) Musical instruments D) Fertility objects
A) 1500–300 BCE B) 300 BCE – 300 AD C) 5000–2500 BCE D) 2500–1500 BCE
A) Useful tools B) Bronze bells C) Fishing nets D) Copper weapons
A) Ceramic weapons B) Pots for boiling water only C) Ritual drinking horns D) Pots for storage
A) Completely absent B) More realistic C) More abstract D) Simpler
A) c. 300 – 710 AD B) 1500–300 BCE C) 5000–2500 BCE D) 2500–1500 BCE
A) Volcanic eruptions occurred B) The weather grew colder C) Forest fires spread D) Enemies invaded
A) Wetland rice B) Tropical fruit C) Fish D) Large land mammals
A) Each household had its own stock B) Pottery production had stopped C) All pottery was shared communally D) Vessels were extremely rare and valuable
A) Bronze bell B) Earthen figure C) Stone weapon D) Clay tomb
A) Tokyo B) Hokkaido C) Okinawa D) Kyushu
A) Sympathetic magic B) Lighting fires C) Weighing grain D) Cooking food
A) Androgynous B) Female C) Male D) Animal-only
A) Yayoi B) Shibuya C) Ginza D) Shinjuku
A) About 1500 BCE B) About 710 AD C) About 5000 BCE D) About 300 BCE
A) Corn plantation B) Wetland rice cultivation C) Olive growing D) Terraced wheat farming
A) Copper weapons B) Bronze mirrors C) Stone weapons D) Iron weapons
A) Dogū B) Kofun C) Dōtaku D) Haniwa
A) Jōmon period B) Edo period C) Kofun period D) Yayoi period
A) 2500–1500 BCE B) c. 300 – 710 AD C) 1500–300 BCE D) 5000–2500 BCE
A) Its wooden architecture B) Its cave paintings C) Its tomb culture D) Its gold jewelry
A) Clay sculptures erected outside tombs B) Small humanoid figurines with goggle eyes C) Bronze bells used in rituals D) Ceramic pots for boiling water
A) Stone dōtaku B) Iron swords C) Bronze mirrors D) Bamboo baskets
A) Emperor Jōmon B) Emperor Nintoku C) Emperor Yayoi D) Emperor Haniwa
A) 46 B) 4 C) 10 D) 100
A) Keyhole B) Triangle C) Square D) Circle
A) The World War B) The Genpei War C) The Boshin War D) The Ōnin War
A) 1868–1912 B) 1467–1477 C) 7th and 8th centuries D) 10,500–300 BCE
A) Secular arts B) Buddhist sculpture C) Religious arts D) Temple architecture
A) A quill B) A brush C) A stylus D) A pen
A) Dogū B) Origami C) Ukiyo-e D) Maki-e
A) Origami B) Ukiyo-e C) Maki-e D) Dogū
A) As mountain hermits B) As sedentary factory workers C) As nomadic hunter-gatherers D) As seafaring merchants
A) Maki-e B) Bonsai C) Ukiyo-e D) Dogū
A) Diamond rings B) Crystal jewels C) Gold necklaces D) Platinum earrings
A) Buddhist temple architecture B) Ukiyo-e woodblock prints C) Dogū clay figurines D) Jōmon cord-marked pottery
A) Japanese export porcelain B) Japanese glass blowing C) Japanese bronze casting D) Japanese neon lighting
A) Nara B) The Asuka Valley C) Kyoto D) Tokyo
A) 784 B) 800 C) 645 D) 542
A) 645 B) 542 C) 784 D) 552
A) The reclining Buddha form B) The standing Buddha form C) The semi-seated Maitreya form D) The seated meditation form
A) Tang B) Silla C) Goguryeo D) Baekje
A) An unnamed Baekje emissary B) Tori Busshi C) Crown Prince Shōtoku D) Emperor Shōmu
A) 41 B) 16 C) 52 D) 100
A) Kaidanin B) Hokke-dō C) Kondō D) Gojū-no-tō
A) Daibutsuden B) Gojū-no-tō C) Shōsōin D) Kondō
A) Crown Prince Shōtoku B) Tori Busshi C) An anonymous Baekje artist D) A Gandharan master
A) 623 B) 650 C) 752 D) 552
A) Oil paints on canvas B) Mineral pigments mixed with lacquer C) Dry lacquer mixed with clay D) Watercolors on silk
A) Chūgū-ji B) Hōryū-ji C) Tōdai-ji D) Kōryū-ji
A) Daibutsuden B) Hokke-dō C) Kaidanin D) Kondō
A) 650 B) 623 C) 784 D) 752
A) The Miroku Bosatsu B) The Rushana Buddha C) The Shaka Trinity D) The Fukukenjaku Kannon
A) Dry lacquer B) Unglazed clay C) Cast bronze D) Carved wood
A) Roman B) Chinese C) Persian D) Indian
A) Tang Dynasty B) Southern Song C) Ming Dynasty D) Northern Wei
A) Korea B) Vietnam C) Tibet D) India |