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  • 1. Which relic is enshrined in the Thuparama dagaba?
A) Right Collar Bone of Lord Buddha
B) Hair of Lord Buddha
C) Bowl of Lord Buddha
D) Tooth of Lord Buddha
  • 2. Who was the builder of the Thuparama stupa?
A) King Devanam Piya Tissa
B) King Dutugemunu
C) King Mahasena
D) King Vattagamani
  • 3. What is considered the first historical stupa built in Sri Lanka?
A) Jetavana
B) Mirisaveti
C) Ruvanvali Mahaseya
D) Thuparama
  • 4. What was the original shape of the Thuparama stupa?
A) Cube
B) Pyramid
C) Bubble shape
D) Heap of paddy
  • 5. What is the diameter at the base of the Thuparama stupa?
A) 59 feet 6 inches
B) 168 feet
C) 367 feet
D) 289 feet
  • 6. What does the name 'Thuparama' combine?
A) A garden and a stupa
B) A palace and a library
C) A temple and a market
D) A stupa and a residential complex
  • 7. During which king's reign did the building of colossal stupas begin?
A) King Dutugemunu
B) King Mahasena
C) King Devanam Piya Tissa
D) King Vattagamani
  • 8. What is the base diameter of the Mirisaveti stupa?
A) 289 feet
B) 59 feet 6 inches
C) 367 feet
D) 168 feet
  • 9. What is another name for the Ruvanvali Mahaseya?
A) Ratnamali Mahathupa
B) Kantaka Chaitya
C) Abhyayagiri
D) Jetavana
  • 10. What is the shape of the Ruvanvali Mahaseya?
A) Heap of paddy
B) Tiered
C) Bubbulakara
D) Square
  • 11. Who originally built the Abhyayagiri dagaba?
A) King Dutugemunu
B) King Devanam Piya Tissa
C) King Vattagamani
D) King Mahasena
  • 12. Who is credited with building the largest stupa, the Jetavana?
A) King Vattagamani
B) King Devanam Piya Tissa
C) King Dutugemunu
D) King Mahasena
  • 13. What is the base diameter of the Jetavana stupa?
A) 367 feet
B) 168 feet
C) 59 feet 6 inches
D) 289 feet
  • 14. What is the estimated original height of the Jetavana stupa?
A) 200 feet
B) 400 feet
C) 300 feet
D) 100 feet
  • 15. What is the unique structural feature of the Jetavana stupa?
A) A gold-plated dome
B) A foundation that goes to the bedrock
C) A hollow internal chamber
D) Walls made of wood
  • 16. Where were large stupas built besides the main capitals?
A) Kandy, Galle, and Jaffna
B) Mihintale, Magama, and Dighavapi
C) Colombo, Negombo, and Matara
D) Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, and Dambulla
  • 17. Whose designs did the Sri Lankan stupa builders follow?
A) Greece
B) Egypt
C) India
D) China
  • 18. What was the stupa crowned by?
A) A large bell
B) An umbrella
C) A golden statue
D) A glass sphere
  • 19. What is the Kantaka Chaitya known for?
A) Being the largest stupa
B) Fine stone carvings and terra cotta figures
C) Its massive size
D) Its underground tunnels
  • 20. What is a 'vahalkada'?
A) A decorative pillar
B) A circular wall
C) A golden pinnacle
D) A front piece of a stupa
  • 21. What is another common name for a stupa in Sri Lanka?
A) Mandapa
B) Dageba
C) Gopuram
D) Vihara
  • 22. Who introduced Buddhism to Sri Lanka?
A) Rev. Mahinda thero
B) Emperor Ashoka
C) Saman
D) King Devanampiya Tissa
  • 23. Which stupa is regarded as the first stupa of ancient Sri Lanka?
A) Thuparamaya
B) Jetavanaramaya
C) Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara
D) Kiri Vehera
  • 24. What is the name of the spire that surmounts the hemispherical dome of a stupa?
A) Vehera
B) Dageba
C) Kota
D) Cetiya
  • 25. What is enshrined in the Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara?
A) Right collarbone
B) Buddha's Hair Relic
C) Left collarbone
D) Tooth relic
  • 26. Which stupa was built to enshrine the Buddha's right collarbone relic?
A) Kiri Vehera
B) Thuparamaya
C) Mahiyangana
D) Jetavanaramaya
  • 27. What is the biggest of the colossal stupas in Sri Lanka?
A) Kiri Vehera
B) Mahiyangana
C) Jetavanaramaya
D) Thuparamaya
  • 28. Which item was NOT used in the lime plaster mixture for stupas?
A) White of egg
B) Sugar syrup
C) Concrete
D) Saliva of white ants
  • 29. Where was the inscription found that mentions the stupa at Tiriyaya?
A) In the Mahavamsa
B) In the Pali Tipitaka
C) In the royal palace
D) At the site itself
  • 30. What is the name for the berms or terraces at the base of a stupa?
A) Koth Kerella
B) Gharbaya
C) Hatharas Kotuwa
D) Pesavalalu
  • 31. How many berms are typically at the base of a stupa?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Three
D) Two
  • 32. What is the name of the hemispherical dome of a stupa?
A) Vahalkada
B) Gharbaya
C) Kotha
D) Devatha Kotuwa
  • 33. What is the name of the tee cube part of the stupa?
A) Devatha Kotuwa
B) Koth Kerella
C) Gharbaya
D) Hatharas Kotuwa
  • 34. Which part of the stupa is the cylindrical neck?
A) Hatharas Kotuwa
B) Gharbaya
C) Devatha Kotuwa
D) Koth Kerella
  • 35. What is the conical spire of a stupa called?
A) Pesavalalu
B) Kotha
C) Hatharas Kotuwa
D) Koth Kerella
  • 36. What is the name of the crystal or gemstone placed at the top of the spire?
A) Silumina
B) Vahalkada
C) Chudamanikya
D) Dhathu
  • 37. What is another name for the 'Kotha' in Sinhala?
A) Vahalkada
B) Gharbaya
C) Chudamanikya
D) Silumina
  • 38. What is the decorative frontispiece of a stupa called?
A) Vahalkada
B) Vatadage
C) Pesavalalu
D) Chethiyagara
  • 39. What is a circular relic chamber or shrine house also called?
A) Vahalkada
B) Chethiyagara or Vatadage
C) Gharbaya
D) Pesavalalu
  • 40. Which text mentions six types of stupas based on shape?
A) Mahavamsa
B) Vijayantha Potha
C) Manju Sri Vasthu Vidya Shastra
D) Dipavamsa
  • 41. Which stupa type is shaped like a heap of paddy?
A) Bubbulakara
B) Ghantakara
C) Padmakara
D) Dhanyakara
  • 42. Which stupa type is shaped like a bell?
A) Dhanyakara
B) Bubbulakara
C) Palandawakara
D) Ghantakara
  • 43. Which stupa type is shaped like a pot?
A) Dhanyakara
B) Ghatakara
C) Padmakara
D) Ghantakara
  • 44. Which stupa type is shaped like a lotus?
A) Ghantakara
B) Padmakara
C) Amlakara
D) Dhanyakara
  • 45. Which shape refers to the Nelli fruit (Phyllanthus emblica L.)?
A) Amlakara
B) Dhanyakara
C) Padmakara
D) Ghatakara
  • 46. Which book mentions the Palandawakara type of stupa?
A) Tripitaka
B) Manju Sri Vasthu Vidya Shastra
C) Mahavamsa
D) Vijayantha Potha
  • 47. What is the shape of a Palandawakara stupa?
A) Lotus
B) Pot
C) Bell
D) Onion
  • 48. The Nadigamvila stupa is an example of which shape?
A) Palandawakara
B) Bubbulakara
C) Dhanyakara
D) Ghantakara
  • 49. Where is a notable example of a vatadage found outside of Anuradhapura?
A) Bandarawela
B) Kataragama
C) Kotmale
D) Polonnaruwa
  • 50. What material was originally used for the pillars in circular shrines?
A) Metal
B) Brick
C) Wood
D) Marble
  • 51. Which stupa in Polonnaruwa was built by King Parakramabahu the Great?
A) Rankoth Wehera
B) Thuparamaya
C) Lankarama
D) Kiri Vehera
  • 52. In what year was the Kotmale Mahaweli Maha Seya completed?
A) 2024
B) 2021
C) 2020
D) 2016
  • 53. Which stupa was completed in 2021?
A) Sri Sathbudu Maha Stupa
B) Sri Yashodara Maha Seya
C) Sandahiru Seya
D) Kotmale Mahaweli Maha Seya
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