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  • 1. In which country are the Bamiyan Buddhas located?
A) India
B) Afghanistan
C) Nepal
D) China
  • 2. What happened to the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001?
A) Restoration efforts began
B) They were painted
C) New statues were added
D) They were destroyed by the Taliban
  • 3. How tall was the larger Bamiyan Buddha?
A) 38 meters
B) 75 meters
C) 55 meters
D) 45 meters
  • 4. What style of art do the Bamiyan Buddhas represent?
A) Gandharan art
B) Mughal art
C) Chinese art
D) Persian art
  • 5. What artistic influence is evident in the Bamiyan Buddhas?
A) African influence
B) Hellenistic influence
C) Oceanic influence
D) Islamic influence
  • 6. Which route was significant for the Bamiyan Buddhas?
A) Gold Route
B) Spice Route
C) Incense Route
D) Silk Road
  • 7. What cultural impact did the Bamiyan Buddhas have?
A) Symbol of Afghanistan's Buddhist heritage
B) Only a local tourist attraction
C) An ancient palace
D) A symbol of war
  • 8. Which group was responsible for the destruction of the Buddhas?
A) United Nations
B) Taliban
C) NATO forces
D) Al-Qaeda
  • 9. What kind of damage did the Bamiyan Buddhas suffer before 2001?
A) Civil war attacks
B) Earthquake destruction
C) Fires
D) Erosion and natural weathering
  • 10. Approximately when were the Buddhas of Bamiyan carved?
A) Possibly around the 6th century
B) Around the 3rd century BCE
C) During the 10th century
D) In the early 20th century
  • 11. When was the Western Buddha built?
A) Around 570 CE
B) During the 15th century
C) Around 618 CE
D) In the early 9th century
  • 12. What was the larger Buddha named?
A) Shah Mama
B) Buddha of Kabul
C) Salsal
D) Gandhara Light
  • 13. Which empire ruled Bamiyan when it was a Buddhist site on the Silk Road?
A) The Kushans
B) The Ghaznavids
C) The Hephthalites
D) The Byzantine Empire
  • 14. What natural material were the main bodies of the Buddhas hewn from?
A) Sandstone cliffs
B) Granite
C) Limestone
D) Marble
  • 15. Which emperor ordered artillery to be used against the Buddhas in the 17th century?
A) Emperor Ashoka
B) Mughal emperor Aurangzeb
C) Timur
D) Genghis Khan
  • 16. What were the upper parts of the Buddhas' faces made from?
A) Stone carvings
B) Huge wooden masks
C) Clay models
D) Metal sculptures
  • 17. When were the Buddhas inscribed as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) In 2015
B) In 1999
C) In 2003
D) In 1987
  • 18. What was the smaller Buddha called?
A) Shah Mama
B) Salsal
C) Queen Mother of Bamiyan
D) Eastern Light
  • 19. Which empire's influence is seen in the cave paintings around the Buddhas?
A) The Ottoman Empire
B) The Sasanian Empire
C) The Roman Empire
D) The Mongol Empire
  • 20. Who were the ruling principalities around Bamiyan when the Great Buddhas were carved?
A) The Hephthalites
B) The Mauryan Empire
C) The Han Dynasty
D) The Roman Empire
  • 21. What dynasty was ruling when Bamiyan became Buddhist again after 770 CE?
A) The Qing Dynasty
B) The Byzantine Empire
C) The Abbasid Caliphate under Al-Mahdi
D) The Ottoman Empire
  • 22. What happened to the color of the Buddhas over time?
A) They became brighter and more vibrant.
B) They turned into gold.
C) Their color faded.
D) They changed from white to black.
  • 23. What distinctive feature did the figures representing donors of the Bamiyan Buddhas have?
A) Sleeveless tunics with circular patterns
B) Tall pointed hats and long beards
C) Long flowing robes with intricate embroidery
D) Belted jackets with a unique lapel folded on the right side
  • 24. What type of attire do the male devotees in later mural paintings wear?
A) Short jackets with no lapels
B) Long robes with sashes
C) Double-lapel caftans
D) Single-layer tunics with belts
  • 25. How many caves were revealed after the destruction of the Buddhas?
A) 30 more caves
B) 20 more caves
C) 50 more caves
D) 70 more caves
  • 26. Which pigment was used in the murals showing Buddhas in vermilion robes?
A) Cadmium yellow
B) Ultramarine blue
C) Cobalt green
D) Vermilion (red mercury sulfide)
  • 27. On what date was the town of Bamyan captured by the Taliban?
A) 13 September 1998
B) 15 August 2000
C) 25 December 1997
D) 1 January 1999
  • 28. Who prevented Abdul Wahed from proceeding with his plan to destroy the Buddhas?
A) Abdul Wahed himself
B) Mullah Omar
C) Hezbe Wahdat
D) Michael Semple
  • 29. What part of the larger Buddha was targeted by rockets?
A) The hands
B) The groin
C) The head
D) The feet
  • 30. In what month and year did Mullah Omar decree in favor of preserving the Buddhas?
A) December 2001
B) March 1998
C) January 2000
D) July 1999
  • 31. What did Mullah Omar plan to establish in relation to the Buddhas?
A) An agricultural project
B) A religious school
C) A military base
D) A tourism circuit
  • 32. On what date did the Taliban announce their decision to destroy statues depicting humans in Afghanistan?
A) 6 March 2001
B) 13 March 2001
C) 1 March 2001
D) 2 March 2001
  • 33. Who proposed the restoration of the statues' heads, leading to their destruction?
A) Abdul Wali
B) A Swedish monuments expert
C) The Taliban ambassador-at-large
D) An Afghan head council member
  • 34. What reason did Sayed Rahmatullah Hashemi give for the decision to destroy the statues?
A) Money was offered only for statue restoration, not for feeding children.
B) The statues were causing religious unrest.
C) They were damaged beyond repair.
D) To strengthen ties with al-Qaeda.
  • 35. Who sent a delegation led by Pakistan's interior minister Moinuddin Haider to Kabul?
A) Indian Prime Minister
B) Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf
C) Saudi Arabian king
D) Emir of the United Arab Emirates
  • 36. Who was Afghanistan's chief archaeologist in the 1970s and condemned the destruction of the Buddhas?
A) Kōichirō Matsuura
B) Zemaryalai Tarzi
C) Abdul Salam Zaeef
D) Pervez Musharraf
  • 37. Which organization constructed scaffolding within the niche in 2009 for conservation and stabilization?
A) ICOMOS
B) Afghanistan Institute in Bubendorf
C) UNESCO
D) ETH Zurich
  • 38. What was the local name for the larger Buddha?
A) Karzai
B) Solsol
C) Bamiyan
D) Mohammadi
  • 39. Who announced the possibility of restoring the smaller Bamiyan Buddha using an organic silicon compound?
A) Bert Praxenthaler
B) Habiba Sarabi
C) Erwin Emmerling
D) Abdullah Hamadi
  • 40. What restoration process is being used to restore the Bamiyan Buddhas?
A) Replica construction
B) Digital reconstruction
C) Anastylosis
D) 3D light projection
  • 41. Who estimated that roughly half of the pieces of the Bamiyan Buddhas can be put back together?
A) Bert Praxenthaler
B) Zhang Xinyu
C) Liang Hong
D) Erwin Emmerling
  • 42. What was the cost of the projector used for the 3D light projection at Bamiyan?
A) $200,000
B) $120,000
C) $50,000
D) $300,000
  • 43. How many local people attended the unveiling of the holographic statues at Bamiyan?
A) Exactly 100
B) Over 500
C) Less than 50
D) About 150
  • 44. Who initiated the carving of a 37-meter Buddha in Sichuan, China?
A) Zhang Xinyu
B) Erwin Emmerling
C) Liang Simian
D) Mahinda Rajapaksha
  • 45. Where is the Arkady Fiedler Museum of Tolerance located?
A) India
B) Sri Lanka
C) Poland
D) China
  • 46. Which pop singer's music video was shot by the ruins of the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) Madonna
B) Beyoncé
C) Aryana Sayeed
D) Taylor Swift
  • 47. What is the name of the 2015 song by Aryana Sayeed that had its music video shot at the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) Bamyan Blues
B) Echoes of Bamiyan
C) Ruins of Love
D) Yaar-e Bamyani
  • 48. In which year is the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II set during its mission involving the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) 1986
B) 2001
C) 1979
D) 1992
  • 49. Which Indian film depicts the destruction of the Buddhas and an archaeological team's attempts to salvage remains?
A) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
B) Lagaan
C) Swades
D) Ram Setu
  • 50. What fictional treasure is discovered by an archaeological team in the film Ram Setu?
A) A treasure belonging to Raja Dahir
B) The Holy Grail
C) Atlantis' Crown
D) King Solomon's Mines
  • 51. Which colossal statue, described in the writings of Xuanzang but not actually discovered, is mentioned in the film Ram Setu?
A) The Great Sphinx
B) Vishnu's Statue
C) Shiva's Trident
D) A colossal reclining Buddha
  • 52. In which chapter of John Boyne's novel 'A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom' is the imaginary account of the Buddhas written?
A) AD 622
B) AD 1453
C) AD 507
D) AD 476
  • 53. What traditional game is played in the area around the ruins of the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) Soccer
B) Tennis
C) Buzkashi
D) Cricket
  • 54. What form of poetry did Empress Michiko compose upon her return to Japan after visiting the Buddhas?
A) Limerick
B) Sonnet
C) Waka
D) Haiku
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