Hōryū-ji - Quiz
Hōryū ji
  • 1. How many main areas make up the current Hōryū-ji temple complex?
A) Four
B) One
C) Three
D) Two
  • 2. What is the name of the western area of Hōryū-ji?
A) Sai-in
B) Tō-in
C) Yumedono
D) Wakakusa-garan
  • 3. Which structure is located in the Tō-in area?
A) Tamamushi Shrine
B) Yumedono Hall
C) Five-story pagoda
D) Kondō
  • 4. How far east of the Sai-in area does the Tō-in area sit?
A) 32.45 meters
B) 122 meters
C) 18.5 meters
D) 15.2 meters
  • 5. Which ancient kingdom particularly influenced the architecture of Hōryū-ji?
A) Gaya
B) Goguryeo
C) Baekje
D) Silla
  • 6. What unique feature of the five-story pagoda is noted as being distinct to Hōryū-ji?
A) The gold plating on the roof
B) A height exceeding 100 meters
C) An accessible interior staircase
D) Extremely small proportions of the fifth story
  • 7. Which term is used to describe the Hōryū-ji style compared to other Asuka period works?
A) Modern
B) Conservative
C) Avant-garde
D) Minimalist
  • 8. What is the height of the five-story pagoda?
A) 32.45 meters
B) 15.2 meters
C) 122 meters
D) 18.5 meters
  • 9. When was the wood for the pagoda's central pillar estimated to have been felled?
A) 1954
B) 594
C) 1949
D) 670
  • 10. What is enshrined at the base of the pagoda's central pillar?
A) A relic of the Buddha
B) A golden statue of Shaka
C) Imperial seals
D) Ancient manuscripts
  • 11. Which of the following is true about the five-story pagoda's interior?
A) It holds the Shaka Triad
B) It is open to the public during festivals
C) There is no access to the interior
D) It contains a library of scrolls
  • 12. How large is the footprint of the Kondō?
A) 15.2 meters by 32.45 meters
B) 32.45 meters by 122 meters
C) 18.5 meters by 15.2 meters
D) 122 meters by 18.5 meters
  • 13. Which period saw the addition of a double roof to the first story of the Kondō?
A) Asuka period
B) Kamakura period
C) Heian period
D) Nara period
  • 14. What caused severe damage to the Kondō in 1949?
A) Warfare
B) A fire
C) A typhoon
D) An earthquake
  • 15. Approximately what percentage of original seventh-century materials remains in the Kondō?
A) Fifty percent
B) Fifteen to twenty percent
C) Five to ten percent
D) Eighty percent
  • 16. What was the significance of the year 670 in relation to Hōryū-ji?
A) The fire that burned the former Wakakusa-garan
B) The opening of the temple to the public
C) The year the Kondō was destroyed
D) The year the pagoda was completed
  • 17. What statues are held within the Kondō?
A) Shaka Triad, Yakushi, and Amida Nyorai
B) Tamamushi Shrine figures
C) Four sculpted guardians
D) Only the Shaka Triad
  • 18. When were the wall paintings currently shown in the Kondō created?
A) 1967
B) 594
C) 1949
D) 1954
  • 19. Who is credited with founding Hōryū-ji in 607?
A) Emperor Meiji
B) A Buddhist monk named Hossō
C) Prince Shōtoku
D) The Tokugawa Shogunate
  • 20. What is the full name of Hōryū-ji?
A) Ikaruga-no-miya
B) Wakakusa-garan
C) Hōryū Gakumonji
D) Shōryō-e
  • 21. What event caused the destruction of the original temple buildings in 670?
A) Earthquake
B) Lightning
C) An accidental kitchen fire
D) Warfare
  • 22. Which building at Hōryū-ji is recognized as the world's oldest wooden building?
A) Kondō
B) Ikaruga-no-miya
C) The five-story pagoda
D) Tō-in
  • 23. What date is observed as fire prevention day for cultural properties in Japan?
A) December 31
B) August 6
C) March 15
D) January 26
  • 24. Hōryū-ji was registered as Japan's first UNESCO World Heritage Site in which year?
A) 1934
B) 1949
C) 1993
D) 1985
  • 25. What was the original name of the first temple commissioned by Prince Shōtoku?
A) Kōfuku-ji
B) Hōryū Gakumonji
C) Wakakusadera
D) Ikaruga-garan
  • 26. What memorial service for Prince Shōtoku became an annual event in the early 12th century?
A) Shōryō-e
B) Hossō-kai
C) Ikaruga-no-matsuri
D) Wakakusa-shiki
  • 27. During the Meiji period, with which Buddhist sect was Hōryū-ji affiliated after Kōfuku-ji shut down?
A) Shingon Buddhism
B) Zen Buddhism
C) Hossō sect
D) Tendai Buddhism
  • 28. Why was Hōryū-ji spared from bombing during the Second World War?
A) The site was already demolished
B) The site was hidden in the hills
C) United States policy regarding cultural sites
D) The temple declared neutrality
  • 29. How many National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties are home to Hōryū-ji according to its website?
A) Exactly 100
B) Over 180
C) Over 1,000
D) Over 500
  • 30. In what year was the present-day Yumedono built?
A) 639
B) 739
C) 698
D) 750
  • 31. What is another name for the Yumedono Kannon?
A) Shaka Kannon
B) Guze Kannon
C) Kudara Kannon
D) Asuka Kannon
  • 32. Which museum holds over 300 objects donated by Hōryū-ji in 1878?
A) Tokyo National Museum
B) British Museum
C) Louvre Museum
D) Kyoto National Museum
  • 33. What is the height of the Kudara Kannon statue?
A) 250 cm
B) 150 cm
C) 300 cm
D) 209 cm
  • 34. What is the primary material used to make the Kudara Kannon?
A) Hinoki cypress
B) Camphor
C) Gold
D) Bronze
  • 35. Unlike the Shaka Triad, the Kudara Kannon is intended to be viewed from which perspective?
A) From behind
B) From the front
C) At an angle
D) From directly above
  • 36. What name was the Kudara Kannon given in the 1698 record?
A) Amida Nyorai
B) Guze Kannon
C) Shaka Triad
D) Kokūzō Bosatsu
  • 37. Which material is used for the base of the Kudara Kannon and its water bottle?
A) Japanese hinoki cypress
B) Camphor
C) Cedar
D) Pine
  • 38. Which dynasty influences might be present in the flower ornaments of the Kudara Kannon's crown?
A) Northern Qi
B) Qin
C) Tang
D) Han
  • 39. What happened to the lacquer originally used on the Kudara Kannon?
A) It was stolen
B) It was replaced in the Edo period
C) It has severely degraded
D) It was polished by monks
  • 40. How many walls in the kondō comprise the murals of Hōryū-ji?
A) Thirty
B) Forty
C) Fifty
D) Sixty
  • 41. How many large walls are included in the Hōryū-ji murals?
A) Twelve
B) Thirty-eight
C) Eight
D) Four
  • 42. How many mid-sized walls are part of the kondō murals?
A) Fifty
B) Ten
C) Eight
D) Four
  • 43. How many small walls are featured in the murals of the kondō?
A) Fifty
B) Four
C) Twenty
D) Thirty-eight
  • 44. What has replaced the sections of the murals that were damaged in the 1949 fire?
A) Original paintings from another temple
B) Modern abstract paintings
C) Reproductions
D) Blank wood panels
  • 45. What do the paintings on the large walls of the Hōryū-ji murals generally represent?
A) The history of the temple
B) The life of Prince Shotoku
C) The Pure Land
D) The daily life of monks
  • 46. The artistic style of the mural robes is similar to murals found in which location?
A) Korean tombs
B) Kyoto Temples
C) Ajanta Caves
D) Nara Palace
  • 47. Besides the Ajanta Caves, which other location shares artistic similarities with the Hōryū-ji murals?
A) Dunhuang
B) Tokyo
C) Osaka
D) Rome
  • 48. What specific influences led scholars to date the murals to the end of the 7th century?
A) Early Tang influences
B) Heian period influences
C) Edo period influences
D) European artistic influences
  • 49. Which figure is mentioned as being ruled out as a creator of the murals?
A) Kobo Daishi
B) Ennin
C) Saicho
D) Tori
  • 50. Who else is mentioned as a 7th-century figure ruled out as the creator of the murals?
A) Donchō
B) Kukai
C) Ganjin
D) Shotoku
  • 51. In what year is the Shaka Triad dated?
A) 693
B) 623
C) 670
D) 577
  • 52. What is the primary characteristic of the Tori style?
A) Extreme realism
B) Over-sized proportions
C) Two-dimensionality
D) Use of gold leaf exclusively
  • 53. What statues stand at the corners of the Shaka Triad?
A) Yakushi Nyorai
B) Apsara
C) Bodhisattvas
D) Shitennō
  • 54. Where is the Tamamushi Shrine currently stored?
A) Great Treasure Repository
B) The main altar of Hōryū-ji
C) Dream Hall
D) Naniwa temple
  • 55. What is the height of the Tamamushi Shrine?
A) 197 centimeters
B) 624 centimeters
C) 226 centimeters
D) 500 centimeters
  • 56. Which sutra is depicted on the right side of the Tamamushi Shrine dais?
A) Nirvana Sutra
B) Shaka Sutra
C) Golden Light Sutra
D) Lotus Sutra
  • 57. What story is depicted on the left side of the Tamamushi Shrine dais?
A) Seated monks making offerings
B) Feeding a hungry tigress
C) The building of a sacred pagoda
D) Indra catching a falling Buddha
  • 58. What material is the Yumedono Kannon made of?
A) Clay
B) Stone
C) Cast bronze
D) Gilded wood
  • 59. Who demanded that the Yumedono Kannon be unwrapped?
A) Ernest Fenollosa
B) Tori Busshi
C) Prince Shotoku
D) The Emperor of Japan
  • 60. What is the height of the Yumedono Kannon?
A) 197 centimeters
B) 577 centimeters
C) 623 centimeters
D) 226 centimeters
  • 61. In what year did a carpenter and sculptor arrive from Baekje?
A) 623
B) 624
C) 693
D) 577
  • 62. Where were the experts from Baekje stationed?
A) Naniwa
B) Hōryū-ji
C) Dream Hall
D) Kyoto
  • 63. How many temples were recorded in the Nihon Shoki in the year 624?
A) 500
B) 197
C) 226
D) 46
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