Humanities — Elvis The Writer

Q2. Buddhism spread rapidly throughout China after the close of the Han dynasty because
[removed]    a. the Mongol rulers strongly encouraged the foreign religion.
[removed]    b. native religions were ruthlessly suppressed.
[removed]    c. traditional Chinese religions emphasized belief in an afterlife.
[removed]    d. political upheaval encouraged a religion of peace and resignation.

Q3. The era in Japanese history from 300 B.C. to 300 A..D. is known as the _______________________ period.
[removed]    a. Yayoi
[removed]    b. Han
[removed]    c. Heian
[removed]    d. Nara

Q4. During its reign, the Tang dynasty is noted for having facilitated an enormous improvement in the status of
[removed]    a. women.
[removed]    b. slaves.
[removed]    c. foreigners.
[removed]    d. children.

Q5. The ______________ was by far the favorite subject for Song Chinese painters.
[removed]    a. nude female
[removed]    b. landscape
[removed]    c. emperor
[removed]    d. military battlefield

Q6. Which statement about Confucianism is correct?
[removed]    a. The word Confucianism was first used by Romans.
[removed]    b. It is based on the ideal of inner balance.
[removed]    c. It is based on the ideal of outer beauty.
[removed]    d. Its ideal society is one in which rank is based on birth, not on merit.

Q7. Chinese architecture has been described as
[removed]    a. human-centered.
[removed]    b. ostentatious.
[removed]    c. religiously motivated.
[removed]    d. simple and easily constructed.

Q8. Under the Tang Dynasty, a fundamental institution of the Chinese government was the
[removed]    a. degree of corruption.
[removed]    b. competitive examination for bureaucratic office-holding.
[removed]    c. equal rights for women.
[removed]    d. declaration of rights of man and the citizen.

Q9. The combination of animals represented on the kponiugo, or fire-spitting mask, represents the
[removed]    a. dangers of the jungle.
[removed]    b. qualities of a brave warrior.
[removed]    c. possessions of the tribe.
[removed]    d. chaos of primordial times.

Q10. The Efe/Gelede festival is closely concerned with
[removed]    a. male power and dominance.
[removed]    b. male initiation rites.
[removed]    c. female power and fertility.
[removed]    d. all of the above.

Q11. One basic difference between Western art and African art is that African art is not
[removed]    a. visually appealing.
[removed]    b. colorful.
[removed]    c. classified into “fine arts” and crafts.
[removed]    d. poetic.

Q12. Africans are not as interested in the identity of artists as Westerners are because they
[removed]    a. consider the social functions of art as preeminent.
[removed]    b. think of art as a product of an individual mind, not of a culture.
[removed]    c. are more interested in ethnography than in social function.
[removed]    d. tend to preserve works of art for long period of time.

Q13. A Yoruba priest foretells the future and interprets the secret body of poems called “odu” using
[removed]    a. a Mambunda mask.
[removed]    b. an Ifa divination tray.
[removed]    c. a crystal ball.
[removed]    d. consecrated bones.

Q14. The two parts, or sections, that are most important in African music are
[removed]    a. brass and vocals.
[removed]    b. drums and vocals.
[removed]    c. drums and brass.
[removed]    d. brass and strings.

Q15. Equestrian figures are especially prominent in
[removed]    a. East Africa.
[removed]    b. the Western Sudan.
[removed]    c. the Congo.
[removed]    d. South Africa

Q16. The constant element in African art and life could be defined as a tension between
[removed]    a. good and evil.
[removed]    b. order and disorder.
[removed]    c. man and woman.
[removed]    d. nature and society.

Q17. Which religion was the least influential in the history of India?
[removed]    a. Buddhism
[removed]    b. Hinduism
[removed]    c. Islam
[removed]    d. Christianity

Q18. The ______________ is one of the best-known literary works from India.
[removed]    a. Analects of Confucius
[removed]    b. Quran
[removed]    c. Epic of Sundiata
[removed]    d. Bhagavad Gita

Q19. In Buddha’s “Sermon in the Deer Park,” the Lord (Buddha) tells the five monks to avoid craving and desire by following
[removed]    a. the desires of the senses.
[removed]    b. Western philosophy.
[removed]    c. the Middle Way.
[removed]    d. the path to truth and righteousness as explicated in the Bible.

Q20. The ______________ initiated what is generally considered to be the classical age of Indian culture.
[removed]    a. Mauryans
[removed]    b. Aryans
[removed]    c. Guptas
[removed]    d. Persians

Q21. In the middle of the fifth century the Gupta empire was invaded by the
[removed]    a. Goths.
[removed]    b. Aryans.
[removed]    c. Vandal.
[removed]    d. Huns.

Q22. The first people who brought the entire Indian subcontinent under their political control were the
[removed]    a. Aryans.
[removed]    b. Mauryans.
[removed]    c. Greeks.
[removed]    d. Guptas.

Q23. The Aryans were peoples of
[removed]    a. central Asia.
[removed]    b. Spain and France.
[removed]    c. Tibet and China.
[removed]    d. Nepal and Tibet.

Q24. Classical Indian music contains
[removed]    a. ragas and talas.
[removed]    b. melody and harmony.
[removed]    c. short, simple scales.
[removed]    d. no rhythm to speak of.

Q25. Images of the Buddha depict him in a state of
[removed]    a. harmony and bliss.
[removed]    b. suffering and pain.
[removed]    c. intense emotion.
[removed]    d. restless and active striving.