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The Silk Road created trade links between |
| | A) | east and west China |
| | B) | the Far East and western Europe |
| | C) | Harappa and Mohenjo Daro |
| | D) | India and Nubia |
| | E) | Greece and Carthage |
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Indus Valley glyptic art refers to |
| | A) | columns |
| | B) | sculptures |
| | C) | square seals |
| | D) | cylinder seals |
| | E) | prana |
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Which has not been found at Mohenjo Daro? |
| | A) | streets in a grid pattern |
| | B) | ruins of a citadel |
| | C) | evidence of writing |
| | D) | temple architecture |
| | E) | urbanization |
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Prana refers to |
| | A) | the quality of having living breath |
| | B) | the quality of three-dimensional space |
| | C) | the quality of stylization |
| | D) | the quality of speed |
| | E) | the convention of power art |
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Which is not a Vedic god? |
| | A) | Agni |
| | B) | Uma |
| | C) | Uni |
| | D) | Soma |
| | E) | Yama |
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Around 1600-1500 B.C., the Indus Valley was invaded by |
| | A) | Aryans |
| | B) | Alexander the Great |
| | C) | Buddhists |
| | D) | Hindus |
| | E) | Persians |
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Siddhartha refers to |
| | A) | the hero of the Upanishads |
| | B) | Ashoka |
| | C) | Buddha |
| | D) | the husband of Maya |
| | E) | Brahma |
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The Wheel of the Law was set in motion |
| | A) | when Buddha attained enlightenment under the pipal tree |
| | B) | when Buddha preached his First Sermon in the Deer Park |
| | C) | when Buddha chose the Middle Way |
| | D) | when Buddha was born |
| | E) | when Buddha died |
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Buddha was born |
| | A) | in the Lumbini Grove in India |
| | B) | in the Deer Park at Sarnath |
| | C) | under a pipal tree |
| | D) | in the Lumbini Grove in Nepal |
| | E) | in the fourth century B.C. |
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Buddha came from |
| | A) | a royal family |
| | B) | humble origins |
| | C) | a family of farmers |
| | D) | a family of architects |
| | E) | a family of religious leaders |
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The Upanishads are |
| | A) | an epic poem from the Indus Valley |
| | B) | Vedic hymns |
| | C) | Vedic legends |
| | D) | Vedic philosophical texts |
| | E) | Vedic art theories |
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A bodhisattva is a |
| | A) | lesser Buddha |
| | B) | Vedic angel |
| | C) | future Buddha |
| | D) | messenger from the Vedic gods |
| | E) | former Buddha |
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In art, a bodhisattva can be identified by |
| | A) | his princely dress |
| | B) | his wings and halo |
| | C) | his small stature |
| | D) | his conventional pose and gestures |
| | E) | his large size |
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The Maurya Dynasty was founded by |
| | A) | Ashoka in 273 B.C. |
| | B) | Siddhartha in 530 B.C. |
| | C) | Chandragupta in 321 B.C. |
| | D) | Alexander in 315 B.C. |
| | E) | Buddha in 523 B.C. |
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Ashoka's stone pillars are believed to have been derived from |
| | A) | Mesopotamian stelae |
| | B) | Neolithic menhirs |
| | C) | Minoan maypoles |
| | D) | tree worship |
| | E) | Trajan's Column |
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Which best describes the style of the animals on Ashoka's pillars? |
| | A) | they are organic with stylized features |
| | B) | they have open space and are shown in motion |
| | C) | they are seated comfortably on the pillar |
| | D) | they are part of a post and lintel elevation system |
| | E) | they stand on a square abacus |
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17 | |
Buddhism is presently most widely followed in |
| | A) | India, Sri Lanka, Japan, China, and Korea |
| | B) | India, Southeast Asia, Japan, China, and Sri Lanka |
| | C) | Sri Lanka, Japan, China, India, and Korea |
| | D) | Sri Lanka, Japan, Korea, China, and Southeast Asia |
| | E) | Sri Lanka, Japan, India, Laos, and Vietnam |
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The last great miracle of Buddha's life, the Mahaparinirvana, refers to |
| | A) | Buddha's apotheosis |
| | B) | Buddha's ascension to heaven |
| | C) | Buddha's ashes shining like pearls |
| | D) | Buddha's attainment of nirvana |
| | E) | a glow of light around his grave |
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Which of the following are characteristics of the yakshi from the east torana at Sanchi? |
| | A) | prana, tribhanga, naturalism |
| | B) | prana, naturalism, stylization |
| | C) | tribhanga, stylization, frontality |
| | D) | frontality, prana, tribhanga |
| | E) | stylization, prana, tribhanga |
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The term aniconic means |
| | A) | a religious image |
| | B) | a secular image |
| | C) | an associated image |
| | D) | an abstract image |
| | E) | a narrative image |
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Which of the following is true? |
| | A) | The Mathura style was influenced by Greco-Roman forms |
| | B) | The Gandhara style was influenced by Greco-Roman forms |
| | C) | There is no Greco-Roman influence in Mathura or Gandhara |
| | D) | Both Mathura and Gandhara show Greco-Roman influence |
| | E) | The Mathura was influenced by Alexander the Great |
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