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Multiple Choice
1. Who established the native Chinese Ming dynasty?
a. Zhu Yuazhong
b. Qin Shi Huangdi
c. Kublai Khan
d. Governor-General Zhang
2. The inner compound of Beijing was known as the _____.
a. Fenxian Temple
b. Forbidden City
c. Foguang Si Pagoda
d. Cloud Crowned Peak
3. The throne room of the emperor, the _____, was the largest wood building in China.
a. Namdaemun
b. Garden of the Master
c. Hall of Supreme Harmony
d. Bamboo Hall
4. The _____ culture produced ceramic bowls even before the use of the potter’s wheel.
a. Song
b. Shang
c. Yuan
d. Yangshao
5. _____ artists created bronze vessels for ritual.
a. Shang
b. Yangshao
c. Tang
d. Song
6. What material was the army of the First Emperor of China made of?
a. Marble
b. Terracotta
c. Bronze
d. Wood
7. Buddhism, with its promise of hope, became a significant religion during _____.
a. Shang Dynasty
b. Song Dynasty
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c. Period of Disunity
d. Tang Dynasty
8. _____ is the religion that stresses nature and shuns the artificial.
a. Islam
b. Confucianism
c. Buddhism
d. Daoism
9. Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty established _____ as the state’s religion.
a. Confucianism
b. Buddhism
c. Daoism
d. Islam
10. Declared empress after her husband’s death, _____ was a great art patron during the Tang dynasty.
a. Lady Feng
b. Wu Zetian
c. Yan Liben
d. Emperor Xuan
11. The Tang dynasty marks the golden age of Chinese _____.
a. gardens
b. calligraphy
c. figure painting
d. pagodas
12. Numerous painted murals are housed in sanctuaries of the _____.
a. Lingering Garden
b. Foguang Si Pagoda
c. tomb of Governor-General Zhang
d. Mogao Grottoes
13. What type of painting reached its high point in the Song dynasty?
a. Landscape
b. Grisaille
c. Romantic
d. Modernist
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14. The Song artist _____ shunned city life believing that nature was the best teacher.
a. Guanyun
b. Fan Kuan
c. Ye Yushan
d. Wu Zhen
15. Under _____ painters were required to study poetry and calligraphy.
a. Wangshi Yuan
b. Wu Zhen
c. Huizong
d. Shitao
16. It is likely that the distinctive features of Chinese architecture occurred during the _____ dynasty.
a. Shang
b. Ming
c. Tang
d. Zhou
17. Built in the Northern Song period, the tallest wood building constructed is the _____.
a. Foguang Si Pagoda
b. Forbidden City
c. Hall of Supreme Harmony
d. Burial mound of the First Emperor
18. _____ was the founder of the Yuan dynasty.
a. Wuzong
b. Kublai Khan
c. First Emperor Qin
d. Wu Zetian
19. The _____ were scholar artists who emerged during the Song dynasty.
a. purlins
b. thirteen emperors
c. literati
d. jingdezhen
20. Ming gardens attempt to reproduce _____.
a. orderliness
b. European gardens
c. an architectural complex
d. the irregularities of nature
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21. _____ is a distinctive feature of the gardens of Liu Yuan.
a. Fantastic rockwork
b. Large bridges
c. Winding streams
d. Labyrinth-like rows of bushes
22. What did the artist Shitao claim was the root of all representation?
a. A beautiful model
b. A single brushstroke
c. Artistic talent
d. A geometric shape
23. The _____ style that was inspired by Communism broke radically from traditional Chinese styles.
a. Silla
b. Song
c. social realism
d. jindezhen
24. The Silla crown is distinctive in the use of _____.
a. flowers
b. precious gems
c. military motifs
d. cut sheet gold
25. Yan Liben’s The Thirteen Emperors displays rulers as exemplars of moral and political virtue to conform with the
_____.
a. Daoist ideal
b. Confucian ideal of learning from the past
c. ideal set forth by the First Emperor
d. ideal of good government as seen in Gandharan India
26. Which of the following motifs found on the David vases might suggest the donor’s high status?
a. Phoenix/dragon motif
b. Holly leaves
c. Laurel flowers
d. Mushrooms
27. Namdaemun in Seoul was designed as a _____.
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a. garden
b. temple
c. gateway
d. palace
SLIDE IDENTIFICATION
28. (Figure 18-20)
a. Wu Shu
b. Wu Shen
c. Shen Zhou
d. Shitao
29. (Figure 18-21)
a. Ming
b. Qing
c. People’s Republic
d. Yuan
30. (Figure 18-17)
a. Yuan
b. Qing
c. Song
d. Ming
31. (Figure 18-20)
a. Song
b. Yuan
c. Qing
d. Ming
32. (Figure 18-21)
a. Rent Collection Courtyard
b. Do Not Get Sick
c. I Will Serve
d. Retribution of the People
33. (Figure 18-16)
a. Vases of the Eternal Dragon
b. Vases of Celestial Prosperity
c. David Vases
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d. Palace Vases
34. (Figure 18-15)
a. Yuan
b. Period of Disunity
c. Qing
d. Ming
35. (Figure 18-2)
a. Shang
b. Qin
c. Han
d. Tang
36. (Figure 18-8)
a. Shakyamuni
b. Guanyin
c. Amitabha
d. Harihara
37. (Figure 18-14)
a. Southern Song
b. Han
c. Northern Song
d. Tang
38. (Figure 18-6)
a. Northern Song
b. Tang
c. Qin
d. Period of Disunity
39. (Figure 18-13)
a. Sanchi Stupa
b. Sokkuram Pagoda
c. Foguang Si Pagoda
d. Dunhuang Pagoda
40. (Figure 18-6)
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a. Lady Feng and the Bear
b. Shi Huangdi and the Fairy
c. Princess Yongtai and Her Ladies
d. Emperor Huizong and the Cranes
41. (Figure 18-4)
a. Mural
b. Robe
c. Funeral banner
d. Vertical scroll
42. (Figure 18-7)
a. Dunhuang
b. Sokkuram
c. Mount Wutai
d. Longmen Caves
Subjective Short Answer
43. How was the layout of the Forbidden City suited to imperial court ritual?
44. What event marks the division of the Zhou dynasty?
45. How did the First Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, consolidate his power? What were his achievements?
46. What is significant about the method of construction of the warriors made for the First Emperor’s tomb?
47. Describe the contents of the tomb of the First Emperor.
48. What changes occurred under the Song emperors?
49. Describe the connection between painting and calligraphy.
50. How was paint used in the decoration of Chinese buildings?
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51. What did Marco Polo admire about China under the reign of Kublai Khan?
52. How do Ming gardens differ from those found in other civilizations?
53. How is porcelain created?
54. Why is Dong Qichang called the first modernist painter?
55. Describe the significance of elaborate gateways in East Asian architecture.
SLIDE QUESTIONS
56. What is represented? What do the various images symbolize?
57. How is this unique among the different figures found in the general’s tomb? What meaning does it convey?
58. How is the Buddha depicted?
59. What was the message of this? Why was it successful?
60. What are the hallmarks of this artist’s style?
61. What characteristics classify this as the Southern School?
62. What are the characteristics of this artist’s style?
63. How does this garden reflect Ming landscape?
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64. Why was it significant that when this work was first exhibited it was anonymous?
65. How does this object define the visual vocabulary of its period?
Essay
66. Providing examples, compare and contrast the different approaches to landscape painting.
67. Describe the distinctive qualities of Chinese architecture. Please consider the construction methods as well as manner
of decoration.
68. China’s rulers were often buried in elaborate tombs. Providing examples, describe the objects that accompanied the
rulers in the afterworld. What was their purpose?
69. Describe the overall aesthetic aims of Chinese gardens? How is this achieved? What became distinctive features for
some artists?
70. Discuss the development of painting in China, noting the materials and techniques used. What philosophical systems
distinguish Chinese painting? How does painting describe these systems? Use examples to support your essay.
71. Compare and contrast the Vairocana Buddha, Longmen Caves, with the Paradise of Amitabha, Dunhuang Caves. How
does each reflect the Indian prototype? How has each been modified to reflect the Chinese aesthetic?
72. Compare and contrast the Han period, Period of Disunity, and Tang period. What are the similarities in design
elements, and how do these elements satisfy the political and social relationships of each period? Use examples to support
your essay.
73. Contrast Qing visual arts with the visual arts of the People’s Republic of China. How are they different? What were
the political motivations, if any, for the “tone” of the differences? How did each period use the visual arts? Use examples
to support your essay.
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74. Compare and contrast the Ming dynasty with the Manchu. How are they different? Include in your essay the impact
the Manchu invasion had on China. Also consider the political and social implications and the ramifications for the visual
arts. Use examples to support your essay.
75. Evaluate the architecture of the Forbidden City. What is the emperor’s role in its design? Use examples to support
your essay.
UNKNOWN IMAGES
76. Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date. Give the reasons for your attributions,
using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class.
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