Art in Focus

Chapter 10: The Art of India, China, and Japan

Online Quizzes

1
By the Shang dynasty, Chinese artisans were creating
A)scroll paintings.
B)bronze vessels.
C)porcelain ware.
D)wood carvings.
2
Harappan and Aryan beliefs eventually blended to form
A)Buddhism.
B)Islam.
C)Hinduism.
D)Christianity.
3
Which of the following artists probably created the first multicolored woodblock prints?
A)Kiyonobu I
B)Hiroshige
C)Hokusai
D)Harunobu
4
The walkways around stupas symbolized the
A)path of life.
B)wheel of fortune.
C)sun.
D)moon.
5
In contrast to Chinese art, Western paintings make use of
A)silk.
B)rice paper.
C)multiple vanishing points.
D)a single vanishing point.
6
Which of the following groups invented paper?
A)Harappans
B)Chinese
C)Indians
D)Japanese
7
The first Japanese woodblock prints were
A)scroll paintings.
B)book illustrations.
C)codes of law.
D)murals.
8
Where did the Harappan civilization develop?
A)the Indus Valley
B)the Nile Valley
C)China
D)Japan
9
The Chinese began using a cobalt blue glaze on porcelain during the
A)Han dynasty.
B)Tang dynasty.
C)Sung dynasty.
D)Ming dynasty.
10
Which of the following is the native religion of Japan?
A)Buddhism
B)Zen Buddhism
C)Shinto
D)Hinduism
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