Windows on the World

Please answer all questions

1		Kublai Khan founded
			A)	modern China
			B)	the Yuan Dynasty
			C)	the Han Dynasty
			D)	the Tang Dynasty
			E)	the Qin Dynasty
2		The Dunhuang caves are noteworthy for
			A)	their colossal statues of Buddha
			B)	their statues of Amhitaba Buddha
			C)	their representations of paradise iconography
			D)	their representations of Buddha's biography
			E)	their narrative representations
3		Tiantai refers to
			A)	the belief that faith leads to salvation
			B)	the belief that good deeds lead to salvation
			C)	the attainment of nirvana
			D)	Buddha's Wheel of the Law
			E)	the Lotus Sutra
4		A pagoda is a
			A)	tiered stupa
			B)	religious sanctuary
			C)	Portuguese term
			D)	a Hindu tower
			E)	a type of Chinese arch
5		The Horyu-ji pagods is in
			A)	China
			B)	Japan
			C)	India
			D)	Korea
			E)	Tibet
6		Goju-no-to is a
			A)	monastery
			B)	shrine
			C)	temple
			D)	pagoda
			E)	a stupa
7		A kondo refers to
			A)	Horyu-ji's Golden Hall
			B)	Horyu-ji's monastery
			C)	the gateway at Nara
			D)	a pagoda
			E)	the Sanchi Stupa
8		The kondo is an example of
			A)	post-and-lintel construction
			B)	arcuated elevation
			C)	elephant-backed construction
			D)	cantilever construction
			E)	load-bearing construction
9		Which is not a Hindu god?
			A)	Vishnu
			B)	Brahma
			C)	Shiva
			D)	Ganesh
			E)	Lingam
10		Which is not a Hindu female god?
			A)	Ganga
			B)	Devi
			C)	Kali
			D)	Durga
			E)	Shiva
11		The Hindu gods are believed to reside
			A)	on Mt. Olympos
			B)	in the Ganges River
			C)	on Mt. Meru
			D)	on Nandi
			E)	on Asgaard
12		Which is true?
			A)	Buddhism is later than Hinduism
			B)	Hinduism predates Buddhism
			C)	Buddhism antedates Christianity
			D)	Buddhism predates Christianity
			E)	Buddhism predates the Old Kingdom of Egypt
13		The Hindu temples main cult image is
			A)	in the Shastra
			B)	in the garbha griha
			C)	in the puja
			D)	in the stupa
			E)	in the pagoda
14		Puja refers to
			A)	a Buddhist hand gesture
			B)	a Hindu hand gestures
			C)	both a and b
			D)	devotions perfermed in a Hindu temple
			E)	devotions performed in a Buddhist temple
15		A mandala is
			A)	the oval of light around the Buddha
			B)	a geometric image of the pantheon and the cosmos
			C)	a section of Mt. Meru
			D)	a temple ritual
			E)	an oval of light around Christ
16		Which is not a feature of the Vishnu Temple at Deogarh?
			A)	garbha griha
			B)	plinth
			C)	lesser shrine
			D)	portico
			E)	stairway
17		The relief of Vishnu Sleeping on Ananta represents
			A)	the Hindu panttheon
			B)	the romance between Vishnu and Lakshmi
			C)	the origin of the universe
			D)	Vishnu's dream of the end of the world
			E)	an apocalyptic dream
18		Which is not a feature of the temple of Shiva at Bhubaneshvar?
			A)	an amalaka
			B)	a mandapa
			C)	bhumi
			D)	chauris
			E)	a veranda
19		Hinduism and Buddhism merged in Cambodia
			A)	in the cult of the Devaraja
			B)	under the Khmer Rouge
			C)	in the 15th century
			D)	under the patronage of Ashoka
			E)	when Buddha traveled to Angkor Wat
20		The central temple at Angkor Wat symbolized
			A)	the axis pillar of the world
			B)	the early tree cults
			C)	Mt. Meru
			D)	nirvana
			E)	Siva
21		The relief sculptures at Angkor Wat are typically
			A)	erotic, spiritual, and repetitive
			B)	stylized and mystical
			C)	repetitive, stylized, and mystical
			D)	angular, stylized, and mystical
			E)	erotic, mystical, and angular
22		The Devaraja refers to
			A)	the ruler of Angkor Thom
			B)	the ruler of Angkor Wat
			C)	the god-king
			D)	the Apsarases
			E)	the pagoda at Horyu-ji