ISS 310 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Shoin-Zukuri garden style?
a) reduced garden size
b) modest design
c) emphasis on efficiency
d) use of large features such as fountains and statues
e) None of the above - ANS d) use of large features such as fountains and statues
What was the function of the Japanese Imperial city (as borrowed from Chinese culture)?
a) it held the capital
b) public dwellings were inside
c) leaders lived within the city
d) A and C only
e) All of the above - ANS d) A and C only
Which of the following are examples of Japanese urban planning strategies?
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,a) Imperial city
b) Ethnic city
c) Modern city
d) B and C only
e) All of the above - ANS e) All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the garden "Tenryu-ji" of the Muromachi
period?
a) included features of both pond gardens and dry gardens
b) had central open spaces where landscape could be viewed
c) use of the strolling garden
d) inclusion of a tea garden - ANS d) inclusion of a tea garden
T/F: A dry garden, which contains no water, uses objects such as sand and gravel to represent
water features. - ANS True
T/F: Beliefs of Shinto, the largest of Japanese religions, disagree with Buddhist beliefs, causing a
separation in Japanese culture. - ANS False
T/F: Shinden style of the Heian period emphasizes asymmetry to mimic the lack of symmetry in
the natural landscape. - ANS True
T/F: The ethnographer Binford believes that interpretations of another culture often reveal
more about the culture of the person conducting the study (or doing the interpretation) than
about the culture being studied. - ANS True
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, T/F: According to Dr. Burley, science should have unlimited rights in studying First Nation People.
- ANS False
T/F: All First Nation People had geomantic origins. - ANS False
T/F: The concept of a ruler or single leader is foreign to many First Nation People. - ANS True
In studying First Nation People, Europeans tend to:
a) ignore architecture and artifacts
b) always look for the spiritual/mystical aspects
c) have a bias towards architecture and artifacts
d) A and B
e) B and C - ANS e) B and C
In the Mandan (Numangaki) culture:
a) there were no recreation lands
b) agricultural lands were worked by men
c) earth mounds were used as patio spaces
d) had no fences or wattles
e) All of the above - ANS c) earth mounds were used as patio spaces
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Shoin-Zukuri garden style?
a) reduced garden size
b) modest design
c) emphasis on efficiency
d) use of large features such as fountains and statues
e) None of the above - ANS d) use of large features such as fountains and statues
What was the function of the Japanese Imperial city (as borrowed from Chinese culture)?
a) it held the capital
b) public dwellings were inside
c) leaders lived within the city
d) A and C only
e) All of the above - ANS d) A and C only
Which of the following are examples of Japanese urban planning strategies?
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,a) Imperial city
b) Ethnic city
c) Modern city
d) B and C only
e) All of the above - ANS e) All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the garden "Tenryu-ji" of the Muromachi
period?
a) included features of both pond gardens and dry gardens
b) had central open spaces where landscape could be viewed
c) use of the strolling garden
d) inclusion of a tea garden - ANS d) inclusion of a tea garden
T/F: A dry garden, which contains no water, uses objects such as sand and gravel to represent
water features. - ANS True
T/F: Beliefs of Shinto, the largest of Japanese religions, disagree with Buddhist beliefs, causing a
separation in Japanese culture. - ANS False
T/F: Shinden style of the Heian period emphasizes asymmetry to mimic the lack of symmetry in
the natural landscape. - ANS True
T/F: The ethnographer Binford believes that interpretations of another culture often reveal
more about the culture of the person conducting the study (or doing the interpretation) than
about the culture being studied. - ANS True
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, T/F: According to Dr. Burley, science should have unlimited rights in studying First Nation People.
- ANS False
T/F: All First Nation People had geomantic origins. - ANS False
T/F: The concept of a ruler or single leader is foreign to many First Nation People. - ANS True
In studying First Nation People, Europeans tend to:
a) ignore architecture and artifacts
b) always look for the spiritual/mystical aspects
c) have a bias towards architecture and artifacts
d) A and B
e) B and C - ANS e) B and C
In the Mandan (Numangaki) culture:
a) there were no recreation lands
b) agricultural lands were worked by men
c) earth mounds were used as patio spaces
d) had no fences or wattles
e) All of the above - ANS c) earth mounds were used as patio spaces
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