Asian Art: China and Korea Quiz

Question 1

What is literati?

Answer 1

Refers to the scholarly class

Question 2

What basic Chinese elements are displayed in the image above?

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

Who is the artist of the image above?

Answer 3

Sin Yunbok

Question 4

What is silhak?

Answer 4

A truly Korean style that emphasizes the study of things Korean

Question 5

What is going on in the image above?

Answer 5

Korean gentleman are enjoying themselves in the countryside with a group of female entertainers

Question 6

In literati painting, painting is not done to capture likeness, it is done for ______________.

Answer 6

The artist

Question 7

What do the peacocks and the birds symbolize in the silk painting above?

Answer 7

The homage of court officials to the emperor

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the style in which the artist painted the image above?

Answer 8

Resembles more archaic paintings for a previous great dynasty and era

Question 9

What does the image above depict?

Answer 9

The lake region in the artist’s home area

Question 10

Who painted the image above?

Answer 10

Zhao Mengfu