Multiple Choice Quiz

After you have finished studying the chapter, test yourself by answering the sample quiz questions. The correct answers will be revealed after you have finished the quiz. If you have answered any question incorrectly, return to the chapter to review the pertinent material.

1		In medieval India the Vedic gods were
			A)	completely ignored by Hindu believers.
			B)	worshiped as avatars of the Absolute Spirit.
			C)	replaced by pantheistic Hinduism.
			D)	represented only in female form.
2		The most popular religious books of medieval Hinduism were the
			A)	Treasury of Well-Turned Verse.
			B)	Vedas.
			C)	Puranas.
			D)	Diamond Sutras.
3		Tala and raga are terms associated with
			A)	Hindu architecture.
			B)	Chinese poetry.
			C)	Indian music.
			D)	Chinese painting.
4		The first novel in world literature was written in medieval
			A)	France.
			B)	China.
			C)	India.
			D)	Japan.
5		It is NOT true of Chinese scroll painting that
			A)	landscape was the favorite genre.
			B)	such scrolls were often made of silk.
			C)	objects are presented from multiple vantage points.
			D)	handscrolls are "read" from left to right.
6		In Japan, Paradise and "salvation" were anticipated by followers of
			A)	the Pure Land Sect.
			B)	the samurai.
			C)	No-- theater.
			D)	Hinayana Buddhism.