History 3 Quiz
History 3 Quiz
History 3 Quiz
Quiz no. MT - 01
Date: July 3, 2013
PART 1
IDENTIFICATIO
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(10 pts)
Note: Use only Black Ink for your Final
Answers.
Wrong Spelling means Wrong Answer.
______1. This is the former name of Sri Lanka which
is a large island in the Indian Ocean located
off the southern tip of the Indian peninsula.
______2. This is a usual stupa form of the Tibetans
and consist of a small bulbous dome on a
many-tiered plinth with a square harmika
with a mast supporting an umbrella-like
feature surmounted by a flame finial.
______3. These are monumental pillars standing free
without any structural function usually with
circular or octagonal shafts and has a capital
that was bell-shaped and crowned with
animal form which are common in ancient
Indian Architecture.
______4. In ancient Sri Lanka architecture, this is an
immense rock hill city constructed by
King Kassapa 1, who is a Sinhalese king.
______5. The title for the chief abbot of the
monasteries of Tibet and became also the
ruler of the country.
______6. In ancient Sri Lanka architecture, this is a
circular relic house made of stone and
bricks, and considered as the most
outstanding structure built in this period.
______7. This has been the capital of India for a
thousand years, and gained the title as
“The Rome of India”.
______8. In ancient Indian architecture, these are
religious domical mounds usually made of
solid brickwork containing the sacred relic
and fenced with stone enclosing railings
with four(4) ceremonial gateways located at
the cardinal points of the compass.
______9. In the religion of Buddhism, this means as
“The Enlighten One”.
______10. In Ancient Hindu temples, these are
gigantic “Gateway Towers” along the
enclosing walls of the courtyards and
replaces the spire-shape roof as the
dominating feature of the ancient Hindu
temple.
PART 2
ENUMERATION
(20 pts)
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Answers.
Wrong Spelling means Wrong Answer.
Erasures means Wrong Answer.
1 to 3 – Enumerate the Three (3) Divisions of the
Historical Period of Sri Lanka.
(In any given order)
4 to 6 – Enumerate the Trinity or Trimurti of Hindu
religion. (In any given order)
7 to 9 – Enumerate the Three (3) main religion that
prevailed in ancient Nepal architecture.
(In any given order)
10 to 13 – Enumerate the Four(4) Major Religions
that prevailed in Ancient Tibet.
(In any given order)
14 to 20 – Enumerate at least seven (7) architectural
character of the monasteries of the
ancient Tibetan architecture.
(In any given order)
PART 3
ILLUSTRATIONS
(20 pts)
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Answers.
A. Illustrate an example of a typical Jain column that
is highly decorated and crowned with bracket capital,
carrying the raking struts and a second corbelled
capital supporting the roof beams, which is a very
typical feature in Jain temples along its large portico
halls.
B. Illustrate an example of a “MAKARA” commonly seen
in Nepalese adornment and which is a form of
rainwater spouts.
C. Illustrate an example of your Answer in Part 1 No.3
(Show in Perspective view only)
D. Illustrate an example of your Answer in Part 1 No.8
(Show in Perspective view only)
E. Illustrate the spire shaped roof or “SIKHARA” of the
ancient Hinduism temple, which is formed of horizontal
courses of stone. (Show in Perspective view only)