Watch the film, Lost Treasures of Tibet
QUESTION 1
Why is it so important to the villagers that the murals be completed?
a. They want the tourists to come and see them.
b. They look really bad with the cracks.
c. They don’t really care if they ever get restored.
d. Once they are complete, the gods will be whole again.
8 points
QUESTION 2
What is the spiritual significance of “sand painting?”
a. They represent impermanence.
b. What’s a sand painting?
c. They cannot cause damage to the monasteries if they are sand.
d. They represent the gods.
8 points
QUESTION 3
What can the spiritually enlightened see in the “hidden caves?”
a. Figures carved into the walls.
b. Writing
c. Doves
d. Chickens
8 points
QUESTION 4
The film talks about a conflict between the villagers and the conservation team. How did they come to a compromise?
a. They would paint some of the sections with watercolors.
b. They would be painted with completely different scenes.
c. They did not come to a resolution.
d. The walls were totally replastered and painted again.
8 points
QUESTION 5
Who are the Nawar?
a. No idea.
b. Artists that moved around the region.
c. Artists that traveled from the United States.
d. Artists who came from Italy.
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