Art History - Chapter 33
The People's Republic of China was established in ____?
1949
Marco Polo's travels in China during the Yuan dynasty resulted from which of the following?
increased trade between Europe and China
During the Ming dynasty, which of the following was considered the most prestigious painting style?
landscape painting
Which of the following is a contemporary Korean artist?
Su-nam
The Ming bureaucracy allowed China to be overrun by this group of invaders who then established the Qing dynasty. Which of the following invaders is that group?
Manchus
The Qing dynasty was overthrown in which year?
1911
The last Chinese native dynasty was which of the following?
Ming
Who codified the distinction between a scholar-amateur and an academic-professional?
Dong Qichang
What is another name commonly used for the former Imperial Palace Compound?
Forbidden city
Which of the following generals repelled the Chinese attempt to control northeastern Korea during the Ming dynasty?
General Yi Seong-gye
Which of the following buildings was the focus of the north-south axis of the Forbidden City?
Hall of Supreme Harmony
Which of the following artists attached an explanatory inscription to his scroll indicating the sequence of its creation?
Huang Gongwang
The professional painter for the Ming court served to promote the ideology of the dynasty. Which of the following painting types would support that role?
Imperial family portraits
Zhu Yuanzhong established the Ming dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor. From which of the following groups of people did Zhu Yuanzhong share kinship?
Native Chinese
A painting style that was a freer, more expressive style describes which of the following schools?
Southern school
Many of the Chinese loyal to the former emperor refused to serve the new emperor during the Yuan period. Which of the following could be a reason for this rejection?
The new overlords were foreigners therefore unacceptable
During which Chinese dynasty were paintings of bamboo favored?
Yuan
A dragon may represent the yang, the principle characterized by which of the following?
active masculine energy
The Noon Gate in the Forbidden City has five portals. Only the emperor can walk through the center portal. The next two portals immediately to the left and right of the center portal are reserved for the imperial family and high officials. The final two portals provide passage for everyone else. Which of the following rituals does this gateway describe?
an imperial court ritual
The Ming architecture of Beijing follows the traditional Chinese construction technique. Which of the following identifies that traditional construction technique?
bracketing system
Chinese garden design is akin to ____.
composing a poem
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is based on the wars fought during the Period of Disunity. Guan Yu, a famed general of the Wei dynasty, becomes a fictional hero in the novel, which was very popular during the Ming period. Which of the following attributes would support the popularity of this novel during the Ming dynasty?
he was loyal to his emperor
The Korean artist Jeong Seon was a great admirer of the Chinese Southern School of painting. Which of the following would describe the work of Jeong Seon?
expressive
Chinese gardens encourage the viewer to wander and ponder. The viewer was to look with a meditative eye at the arrangements of natural and artificial elements. Which of the following elements would appear in Chinese garden design?
fantastic rockwork
Which of the following garden designs would not conform to the Chinese aesthetic?
geometric design of flowers
Which of the following artists served the Yuan administration?
Zhao Mengfu
Which of the following is the preferred medium for East Asian literati?
ink on paper
During the Qing dynasty, what European group was invited to the imperial court?
Jesuit missionaries
Which of the following dynasties designed the core of the imperial palace in the Forbidden City?
Ming
Which of the following might suggest the donor's high status from the Yuan Temple vase?
Phoenix/dragon motif
China is credited with the invention of which of the following?
Porcelain
The phoenix may represent the yin, the principle characterized by which of the following?
passive feminine energy
Which of the following is a characteristic of literati painting?
personal conversation in pictures and words
The artist Shen Zhou painted Lofty Mount Lu as a tribute to his teacher. He indicated the size of the mountain by sketching a small figure at the bottom. Which of the following would define his style?
the free and expressive style of the Southern School
In his painting Geumgangsan Mountains, the Korean Joseon dynasty artist Jeong Seon evoked an actual scene. Which of the following describes this type of painting?
true view painting