MODULE 5 (Architecture in the Asia Pacific) QUIZ 6.

The Taj Mahal is best seen as an example of the architecture of what

empire?
1. Which civilization in ancient In Ancient Indian Architecture, the holiest part
a. Persian
of a temple that housed the representation of a deity.
b. Gupta
a. Nagara
c. Ottoman
b. Garbhagriha
d. Mughal
c. Mandapa
7. Many builders of the Taj Mahal, including its principal architects came from
d. Vesara
where?
2. Under the Maurya empire, what form did sculptors master and incorporate
a. Italy
into the decorations of stupas and temples?
b. China
a. Human Body
c. Persia
b. Geometric Shapes
d. Japan
c. Buddhist Symbols
8. Who was Mumtaz Mahal?
d. Animal Body
a. The main architect of the Taj Mahal
3. During the reign of King Ashoka, what construction method was primarily
b. The wife of the emperor who commissioned the Taj Mahal
used to build caves and pillars?
c. The emperor who commissioned the Taj Mahal
a. Stone grinding
d. The architect who designed the dome of the Taj Mahal
b. Ivory grinding
9. Which religious philosophy was the first to have a major impact on Chinese
c. Wood carving
architecture?
d. Rock cutting
a. Communism
4. Early in the Mauryan period, _____ was polished so much that it would
b. Buddhism
shine like a mirror.
c. Taoism
a. Wood
d. Confucianism
b. Stone
10. In Chinese Architecture, what is “dougong”?
c. Brick
a. A support column
d. Rock
b. A load – bearing wall
5. Which of these is NOT one of the defining aesthetic characteristics of the Taj
c. A design pattern or alternating colors that emphasized different
Mahal?
visual elements
a. Ornate and intricate details
d. A system of brackets that dispersed ceiling weight onto the
b. Austere walls and surfaces
columns
c. Islamic arches and domes
11. What was the primary building material of Ancient China?
d. Symmetry
a. Clay or mud-brick
 b. Stone 17. What is the concept of negative space in a traditional Japanese home?
c. Wood a. The amount of room that an object occupied.
d. Silk b. The amount of time it takes one culture to emulate another.
12. Chinese Taoist-influenced structures traditionally emphasized: c. The amount of time that went into planning the zen garden.
a. Horizontality d. The attention paid to the space around the object as well as the
b. Verticality object itself.
c. Concentric circles 18. In Japanese Architecture, how is a kaidan tansu different from a regular
d. Asymmetry tansu?
13. Pagodas are the descendants of what ancient Indian building type? a. The kaidan tansu was in the shape of and had the function of a
a. Shrine staircase
b. Stupa b. A kaidan tansu was made of rice paper while a regular one was
c. Temple made of wood
d. Sorin c. They are two names for the exact same object
14. What architectural component is NOT common to Japanese pagodas? d. The kaidan tansu was not portable and thus was much bigger and
a. Beams counterbalanced by columns sturdier
b. Tiered concrete construction 19. Why did many pieces of Japanese furniture have handles on the sides?
c. Central pillar a. So it can have multiple functions
d. Sorin b. So it could have some decoration
15. Japanese pagodas are different from Chinese ones in which ways? c. So it could be moved quickly in case of fire
a. They are primarily built out of wood, have larger roof overhangs d. So the furniture appeared as simple as possible
and are seen as secondary structures 20. What is the purpose of the shoji screen in a traditional Japanese home?
b. They are taller, have smaller roof overhangs and are used as a. Prayer
temples b. Storage
c. They are primarily constructed from stone, have larger roof c. Seating and sleeping
overhangs and are used as temples d. Opening (and closing) rooms from each other and the outside
d. They are shorter, have larger roof overhangs and are seen as
secondary structures
16. What do the five levels of Japanese pagodas represent?
a. Rock, sea, smoke, weather and sky
b. Hardness, moistness, heat, mobility and stillness
c. Earth, water, fire, wind and space
d. Lotus flowers, grave, deities, bodhisattvas, enlightenment