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Why is the Japanese Kofun period given that name?
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07/19 07. Korea and Japan: Court, Buddhist, and Indigenous Traditions Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
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True or false
1 point
Haniwa were hollow clay funerary sculptures placed around Japanese Kofun-period tombs.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Written response
1 point
In what year did the Japanese court establish Heijō-kyō at Nara as its first permanent capital?
04
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1 point
What does the Shaka Triad at Hōryūji depict?
- A
A central kami between two shrine attendants
- B
A central Vairocana Buddha between two guardian kings
- C
Shakyamuni Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas
- D
A central ruler flanked by two court musicians
05
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1 point
The hollow clay funerary sculptures placed around Japanese Kofun-period tombs are called .
06
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Select all the developments that the Nara government used to help consolidate a centralized state.
- A
Writing and law codes
- B
Taxation and provincial administration
- C
A policy of abandoning Buddhist institutions
- D
Buddhist institutions
07
True or false
1 point
The arrival of Buddhism completely replaced indigenous Japanese practices centered on kami.
- A
True
- B
False
08
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1 point
Which gesture does the central Buddha at Seokguram display?
- A
The meditation gesture
- B
The earth-touching gesture
- C
The teaching gesture
- D
The gift-giving gesture
09
Fill in the blank
1 point
The high-fired gray stoneware tradition introduced to Japan from the Korean peninsula during the Kofun period is known as .
10
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Select all the statements that accurately describe material effects in Nara-period Buddhist sculpture.
- A
Bronze produced durable, radiant images.
- B
Dry lacquer allowed relatively light, hollow sculptures.
- C
Stone was the principal material for all Nara-period Buddhist sculpture.
- D
Clay permitted detailed modeling and painted effects.
11
Open ended
1 point
Compare how ancient Korean and Japanese artists and patrons adapted continental cultural models. Discuss at least two similarities, two differences, and three specific examples from the material.
12
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1 point
What was a major historical role of Baekje in the development of early Japanese art?
- A
It isolated Japan from continental religious and artistic traditions.
- B
It helped transmit Buddhism, sculptural techniques, writing, and architectural knowledge to Japan.
- C
It introduced Shinto practices to the Korean peninsula.
- D
It created the Heian capital and Japanese kana.
13
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1 point
A researcher finds hollow clay figures of animals, warriors, and attendants positioned around a monumental Japanese burial mound. Which interpretation best identifies these objects and their primary function?
- A
They were Buddhist icons installed in temple halls.
- B
They were funerary markers placed around elite burial mounds.
- C
They were writing tablets used by Japanese administrators.
- D
They were architectural models used to plan palace compounds.
14
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A visitor observes that the central Buddha in Seokguram touches the ground with one hand. What meaning does this gesture communicate?
- A
The Buddha's first sermon to the monastic community
- B
The Buddha's rejection of all visual representation
- C
The Buddha's call for the earth to witness his enlightenment
- D
The Buddha's entry into a royal palace after renouncing asceticism
15
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1 point
A Japanese potter in the Kofun period adopts high-fired gray stoneware technology transmitted from the Gaya region. Which Japanese ceramic tradition results from this adaptation?
- A
Sue ware
- B
Jōmon pottery
- C
Haniwa
- D
Dry lacquer
16
True or false
1 point
True or false: After Buddhism arrived in Japan, indigenous traditions centered on kami disappeared completely.
- A
True
- B
False
17
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1 point
Why was the colossal Great Buddha of Vairocana at Nara's Tōdaiji politically significant as well as religiously important?
- A
It demonstrated that Japanese sculpture had abandoned religious purposes.
- B
It served mainly as a private image for aristocratic household worship.
- C
It marked the restoration of the Kofun burial tradition.
- D
It linked centralized state resources and imperial authority with the Buddhist cosmos.
18
Written response
1 point
What term names the Japanese phonetic writing systems that developed from the adaptation of Chinese characters and enabled court poetry, letters, diaries, and fiction?
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Written response
1 point
What term describes the combination or mutual adaptation of Buddhism and Shinto in Japanese religious art and sacred spaces?
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Written response
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A Buddhist ritual plan arranges multiple deities and their relationships within a diagram so that an invisible cosmic order becomes visually understandable. What is this diagram called?