Updated on 24/08/2023
Ch.4 Landscape of the Soul
1. Who is the writer of ‘Landscape of the Soul’?
(A) William Saroyan
(B) William Douglas
(C) Nathalie Trouveroy
(D) Nathalie Hathway
Answer
(C) Nathalie Trouveroy
2. In which century did Wu Daozi live?
(A) 7th
(B) 8th
(C) 9th
(D) 10th
Answer
(B) 8th
3. What was his last painting?
(A) a mountain
(B) a landscape
(C) a river
(D) a lake
Answer
(B) a landscape
4. Who lived in the cave, according to the artist?
(A) a magician
(B) a spirit
(C) a master
(D) a king
Answer
(B) a spirit
5. Why had the Emperor commissioned Wu Daozi’s painting?
(A) to decorate a tree
(B) to decorate a statue
(C) to decorate a palace wall
(D) to decorate a painting
Answer
(C) to decorate a palace wall
6. What was the name of the blacksmith?
(A) Quinten Metsys
(B) Quinten Hawass
(C) Quinten Decock
(D) Quinten Master
Answer
(A) Quinten Metsys
7. What does ‘shanshui’ literally mean?
(A) mountain river
(B) mountain hills
(C) mountain water
(D) mountain valley
Answer
(C) mountain water
8. What is the mountain?
(A) Yang
(B) Chang
(C) Sang
(D) Hang
Answer
(A) Yang
9. Where is Rock Garden?
(A) in Dehradun
(B) in Jabbalpur
(C) in Rewari
(D) in Chandigarh
Answer
(D) in Chandigarh
10. Who mooted the concept of ‘art brut’?
(A) Indian painter Jean Dubuffet
(B) French painter Jean Dubuffet
(C) British painter Jean Dubuffet
(D) Canadian painter Jean Dubuffet
Answer
(B) French painter Jean Dubuffet
11. What is the third element compared with?
(A) singing
(B) dancing
(C) exercise
(D) yogic practice of pranayama
Answer
(D) yogic practice of pranayama
12. What two forms of art did the author contrast in 'Landscape of the Soul'?
(A) Indian and Chinese
(B) Chinese and European
(C) Indian and European
(D) Indian and British
Answer
(B) Chinese and European
13. What is the essential third element?
(A) Right void
(B) Middle void
(C) Left void
(D) Angle void
Answer
(B) Middle void
14. Who was the Chinese Emperor during the Eighth Century ?
(A) Sain Emperor Xuanzong
(B) Tang Emperor Xuanzong
(C) British Emperor Xuanzong
(D) Salim Emperor Xuanzong
Answer
(B) Tang Emperor Xuanzong
15. Where had the master hidden the masterpiece for the Emperor to see?
(A) behind a screen
(B) behind a tree
(C) behind a cardboard
(D) behind a soldier