Final Exam - Art 105

Where is the Taj Mahal?

Agra

Fan Kuan's Travelers Among Mountains and Streams is which of the following?

Hanging scroll

The Great Wall of China was constructed as a defense mechanism against the nomadic peoples of the north, in particular the _________________.

Huns

How does the Tale of Genji differ from its Chinese prototypes, such as Gu Kaizhi's Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies (fig. 18-6) scroll?

It focuses on emotionally charged personal relationships.

Which of the following dynasties designed the core of the imperial palace in the Forbidden City?

Ming

The earliest African sculpture in the round is from which of the following groups?

Nok

The Serpent Mound can be found in which of the following places?

Ohio

Which of the following describes the Japanese tradition of Katsushika Hokusai's The Great Wave Off Kanagawa?

The wave is more traditionally flat and in the foreground.

The sculptor who created the Shaka Triad for the Horyuji Kondo was _________________.

Tori Busshi

What architectural feature has been found in nearly all Mesoamerican cultures?

a ball court

The presence of Portuguese heads on the Benin waist pendant of the Queen Mother (iy'oba) indicates which of the following?

a diplomatic relationship between Benin and Portugal

In Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion, which of the following describes the setting of the lovers' tryst?

a lush garden at night with lightning flashes

The small seal discovered at Mohenjo-daro (in present-day Pakistan) uses which figure to communicate the Indian practice of meditation?

a three-faced figure wearing a horned headdress seated in a yogic posture

Ukiyo-e allowed many print designers to flourish and led to ever greater ________________ in printmaking.

both a and c (affordability and experimentation)

The Namdaemun in Seoul, South Korea was designed as a:

gateway

Kongo nkisi n'kondi figures are believed to do which of the following?

heal the sick or inflict harm

Which of the following describes gopuras, a very popular structural motif found in temple complexes in the far south of India?

immense gateway towers

The Silla Crown found in the Cheonmachong tomb near Gyeongju, Korea has upright structures of gold and jade that may symbolize _________________.

life and supernatural power

Which of the following is commonly suggested as the reasoning for Teotihuacan's layout?

related to astronomical phenomena

Which has been a proposed identity of the giant Olmec heads?

rulers

In addition to his work on the Great Wall, the Qin ruler Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, is remembered in art history for which of the following?

the army of life-sized terracotta tomb figures

In Mende culture, a broad, high forehead signifies which of the following?

wisdom