The reign of the Han emperor Wudi is marked by the beginning of a system of [removed]     a. national defense. [removed]     b. irrigation, improved fertilizers, and other agricultural innovations. [removed]     c. choosing public officials by merit rather than rank. [removed]     d. organized state religion including priests and temples. 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 [.

1. The reign of the Han emperor Wudi is marked by the beginning
of a system of
[removed]
a. national defense.
[removed]
b. irrigation, improved fertilizers, and other agricultural
innovations.
[removed]
c. choosing public officials by merit rather than rank.
[removed]
d. organized state religion including priests and temples.
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

2. 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.

3. [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]

4. 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.

5. 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]

6. 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

7. [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.