Question 1

Koan is a well-known Zen teaching tool designed to:

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A)   demonstrate morality through narrative.
B)   strengthen the long muscles of the body.
C)   bring sleep.
D)   "short-circuit" logical thought patterns.
E)   develop vision in the dark.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Consider the yakshi of the east gate of the Great Stupa. Identify the type of being portrayed in this sculpture and describe the structure it adorned. Explain briefly the way in which this type of representation is incorporated and accepted in its setting.

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The Great Stupa is a solid earthen mound...

Question 3

In the Japanese Asuka period, perhaps the most important art was:

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A)   calligraphic writing.
B)   poetry.
C)   scroll painting.
D)   temples and shrines.
E)   sculpture.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Zen priest-painters used a painting technique called haboku, "splashed ink," as a metaphor to express:

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A)   sudden enlightenment.
B)   man's complete control of nature.
C)   the violence of death.
D)   the dualism of existence.
E)   happy accidents.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 5

In the Bodhisattva Guide of Souls hanging scroll fragment:

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A)   the bodhisattva is a Chinese fantasy of an Indian prince.
B)   an old man rides into the Western Paradise.
C)   the Western Paradise is depicted as a tree.
D)   a fire threatens the homes of the poor.
E)   the falling flowers represent a loss of divinity.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The spread of Buddhism followed a path from:

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A)   China to India and eventually to Japan.
B)   Japan to Korea and on to India.
C)   India to China and then to Japan.
D)   India to Pakistan and on to the West.
E)   Japan to China, ending in India.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

One of the enduring strengths of Japanese culture is the ability to:

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A)   absorb and transform new ideas while keeping older traditions vital.
B)   radically switch belief systems.
C)   guard against any outside cultural influence.
D)   abandon traditions and mimic other cultures.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

The yakshi:

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A)   are female forms.
B)   are voluptuous.
C)   are considered auspicious.
D)   predate the Buddhist faith.
E)   All of these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

A distinctive aspect of an illustration from the hand scroll The Tale of Genji is:

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A)   the portrayal of extreme emotion in the figures.
B)   the use of a nearly empty background where figures float in space.
C)   the removal of the roof to show an interior space.
D)   the raw, untrained hand of the scholar-painter.
E)   an absence of figures.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Consider the yakshi of the east gate of the Great Stupa. Identify the type of being portrayed in this sculpture and describe the structure it adorned. Explain briefly the way in which this type of representation is incorporated and accepted in its setting.

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Koan is a well-known Zen teaching tool designed to:

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Zen priest-painters used a painting technique called haboku, "splashed ink," as a metaphor to express:

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A distinctive aspect of an illustration from the hand scroll The Tale of Genji is:

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The spread of Buddhism followed a path from:

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In the Japanese Asuka period, perhaps the most important art was:

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Consider the yakshi of the east gate of the Great Stupa. Identify the type of being portrayed in this sculpture and describe the structure it adorned. Explain briefly the way in which this type of representation is incorporated and accepted in its setting.

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