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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) New statues were added
B) They were destroyed by the Taliban
C) Restoration efforts began
D) They were painted
  • 3. How tall was the larger Bamiyan Buddha?
A) 38 meters
B) 75 meters
C) 45 meters
D) 55 meters
  • 4. What style of art do the Bamiyan Buddhas represent?
A) Persian art
B) Gandharan art
C) Chinese art
D) Mughal art
  • 5. What artistic influence is evident in the Bamiyan Buddhas?
A) Hellenistic influence
B) Oceanic influence
C) Islamic influence
D) African influence
  • 6. Which route was significant for the Bamiyan Buddhas?
A) Gold Route
B) Spice Route
C) Silk Road
D) Incense Route
  • 7. What cultural impact did the Bamiyan Buddhas have?
A) Only a local tourist attraction
B) Symbol of Afghanistan's Buddhist heritage
C) A symbol of war
D) An ancient palace
  • 8. Which group was responsible for the destruction of the Buddhas?
A) Al-Qaeda
B) Taliban
C) NATO forces
D) United Nations
  • 9. What kind of damage did the Bamiyan Buddhas suffer before 2001?
A) Earthquake destruction
B) Erosion and natural weathering
C) Fires
D) Civil war attacks
  • 10. Approximately when were the Buddhas of Bamiyan carved?
A) Around the 3rd century BCE
B) In the early 20th century
C) Possibly around the 6th century
D) During the 10th century
  • 11. When was the Western Buddha built?
A) Around 570 CE
B) Around 618 CE
C) In the early 9th century
D) During the 15th century
  • 12. What was the larger Buddha named?
A) Buddha of Kabul
B) Gandhara Light
C) Salsal
D) Shah Mama
  • 13. Which empire ruled Bamiyan when it was a Buddhist site on the Silk Road?
A) The Ghaznavids
B) The Hephthalites
C) The Kushans
D) The Byzantine Empire
  • 14. What natural material were the main bodies of the Buddhas hewn from?
A) Marble
B) Limestone
C) Sandstone cliffs
D) Granite
  • 15. Which emperor ordered artillery to be used against the Buddhas in the 17th century?
A) Timur
B) Genghis Khan
C) Mughal emperor Aurangzeb
D) Emperor Ashoka
  • 16. What were the upper parts of the Buddhas' faces made from?
A) Stone carvings
B) Clay models
C) Huge wooden masks
D) Metal sculptures
  • 17. When were the Buddhas inscribed as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) In 1987
B) In 2003
C) In 1999
D) In 2015
  • 18. What was the smaller Buddha called?
A) Eastern Light
B) Shah Mama
C) Queen Mother of Bamiyan
D) Salsal
  • 19. Which empire's influence is seen in the cave paintings around the Buddhas?
A) The Roman Empire
B) The Ottoman Empire
C) The Sasanian Empire
D) The Mongol Empire
  • 20. Who were the ruling principalities around Bamiyan when the Great Buddhas were carved?
A) The Roman Empire
B) The Mauryan Empire
C) The Hephthalites
D) The Han Dynasty
  • 21. What dynasty was ruling when Bamiyan became Buddhist again after 770 CE?
A) The Ottoman Empire
B) The Abbasid Caliphate under Al-Mahdi
C) The Qing Dynasty
D) The Byzantine Empire
  • 22. What happened to the color of the Buddhas over time?
A) They changed from white to black.
B) They became brighter and more vibrant.
C) Their color faded.
D) They turned into gold.
  • 23. What distinctive feature did the figures representing donors of the Bamiyan Buddhas have?
A) Belted jackets with a unique lapel folded on the right side
B) Sleeveless tunics with circular patterns
C) Long flowing robes with intricate embroidery
D) Tall pointed hats and long beards
  • 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) Single-layer tunics with belts
D) Double-lapel caftans
  • 25. How many caves were revealed after the destruction of the Buddhas?
A) 50 more caves
B) 30 more caves
C) 70 more caves
D) 20 more caves
  • 26. Which pigment was used in the murals showing Buddhas in vermilion robes?
A) Ultramarine blue
B) Vermilion (red mercury sulfide)
C) Cadmium yellow
D) Cobalt green
  • 27. On what date was the town of Bamyan captured by the Taliban?
A) 25 December 1997
B) 1 January 1999
C) 13 September 1998
D) 15 August 2000
  • 28. Who prevented Abdul Wahed from proceeding with his plan to destroy the Buddhas?
A) Hezbe Wahdat
B) Michael Semple
C) Abdul Wahed himself
D) Mullah Omar
  • 29. What part of the larger Buddha was targeted by rockets?
A) The feet
B) The hands
C) The head
D) The groin
  • 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) A military base
B) An agricultural project
C) A tourism circuit
D) A religious school
  • 32. On what date did the Taliban announce their decision to destroy statues depicting humans in Afghanistan?
A) 2 March 2001
B) 6 March 2001
C) 1 March 2001
D) 13 March 2001
  • 33. Who proposed the restoration of the statues' heads, leading to their destruction?
A) Abdul Wali
B) An Afghan head council member
C) A Swedish monuments expert
D) The Taliban ambassador-at-large
  • 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) Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf
B) Saudi Arabian king
C) Emir of the United Arab Emirates
D) Indian Prime Minister
  • 36. Who was Afghanistan's chief archaeologist in the 1970s and condemned the destruction of the Buddhas?
A) Abdul Salam Zaeef
B) Kōichirō Matsuura
C) Pervez Musharraf
D) Zemaryalai Tarzi
  • 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) Bamiyan
C) Solsol
D) Mohammadi
  • 39. Who announced the possibility of restoring the smaller Bamiyan Buddha using an organic silicon compound?
A) Habiba Sarabi
B) Erwin Emmerling
C) Abdullah Hamadi
D) Bert Praxenthaler
  • 40. What restoration process is being used to restore the Bamiyan Buddhas?
A) Anastylosis
B) Digital reconstruction
C) 3D light projection
D) Replica construction
  • 41. Who estimated that roughly half of the pieces of the Bamiyan Buddhas can be put back together?
A) Liang Hong
B) Bert Praxenthaler
C) Erwin Emmerling
D) Zhang Xinyu
  • 42. What was the cost of the projector used for the 3D light projection at Bamiyan?
A) $200,000
B) $50,000
C) $300,000
D) $120,000
  • 43. How many local people attended the unveiling of the holographic statues at Bamiyan?
A) About 150
B) Less than 50
C) Exactly 100
D) Over 500
  • 44. Who initiated the carving of a 37-meter Buddha in Sichuan, China?
A) Zhang Xinyu
B) Erwin Emmerling
C) Mahinda Rajapaksha
D) Liang Simian
  • 45. Where is the Arkady Fiedler Museum of Tolerance located?
A) Sri Lanka
B) Poland
C) China
D) India
  • 46. Which pop singer's music video was shot by the ruins of the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) Madonna
B) Beyoncé
C) Taylor Swift
D) Aryana Sayeed
  • 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) Yaar-e Bamyani
D) Ruins of Love
  • 48. In which year is the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II set during its mission involving the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) 2001
B) 1986
C) 1992
D) 1979
  • 49. Which Indian film depicts the destruction of the Buddhas and an archaeological team's attempts to salvage remains?
A) Ram Setu
B) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
C) Swades
D) Lagaan
  • 50. What fictional treasure is discovered by an archaeological team in the film Ram Setu?
A) The Holy Grail
B) King Solomon's Mines
C) A treasure belonging to Raja Dahir
D) Atlantis' Crown
  • 51. Which colossal statue, described in the writings of Xuanzang but not actually discovered, is mentioned in the film Ram Setu?
A) Vishnu's Statue
B) A colossal reclining Buddha
C) Shiva's Trident
D) The Great Sphinx
  • 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 476
B) AD 622
C) AD 507
D) AD 1453
  • 53. What traditional game is played in the area around the ruins of the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
A) Buzkashi
B) Cricket
C) Tennis
D) Soccer
  • 54. What form of poetry did Empress Michiko compose upon her return to Japan after visiting the Buddhas?
A) Haiku
B) Sonnet
C) Limerick
D) Waka
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