Asian Art: India, Nepal, and Tibet Quiz

Question 1

What building is pictured above?

Answer 1

Taj Mahal

Question 2

What medium was used primarily for Buddhist art in Nepal?

Answer 2

Metal

Question 3

What would you see if you looked in the pool in front of the building above?

Answer 3

A vision of Paradise as described in the Qur’an

Question 4

What is depicted in the image above?

Answer 4

A deity associated with truth and overcoming obstacles

Question 5

This metalwork sculpture is an example of _________.

Answer 5

Buddhist art in Nepal

Question 6

What is depicted in the image above?

Answer 6

An early Bon teacher of the 8th century from the Shangshung Kingdom

Question 7

What are two types of Buddhism?

Answer 7

Mahayana and Theravada

Question 8

What is bhakti?

Answer 8

A Hindu devotional movement

Question 9

What is a tangka?

Answer 9

A Tibetan scroll-like painting of a wrathful deity

Question 10

Why did the artist of the above image use such bold lines and colors on the trees?

Answer 10

To suggest spring and to heighten emotional tensions