Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2020 » Unit 10 Quiz Islamic World

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Question #1
Islamic religious architecture is closely related to ____.
A.   Roman temples
B.   Muslim prayer
C.   Indian tombs
D.   Christian basilicas
Question #2
Critical of the polytheistic religion of his fellow Arabs, Muhammad had all the idols destroyed, but he preserved the Kaaba. Which of the following supports the reason for this preservation?
A.   It is the Islamic world’s symbolic center.
B.   It the site of Muhammad’s ascendancy into Paradise.
C.   It is the home of Muhammad.
D.   It is the location of Muhammad’s divine inspiration.
Question #3
The ____ is the leader of collective worship who preaches from the minbar.
A.   mihrab
B.   maqsura
C.   iman
D.   qibla
Question #4
The coming of a new religion to Jerusalem, a city sacred to both Jews and Christians, is marked by a monument known as the ____.
A.   Kaaba
B.   Rock of Muhammad
C.   Rock of Ages
D.   Dome of the Rock
Question #5
At the Cordoba maqsura, the architects experimented with ____.
A.   fortifications
B.   decorative, multilobed arches
C.   figural representations
D.   calligraphic inscriptions
Question #6
The structural foundation of the Great Mosque of Damascus used a ____ as its foundation.
A.   Roman precinct walls
B.   Roman arch
C.   Roman forum
D.   Roman bath
Question #7
Which of the following is built over the place from which Muhammad began his miraculous journey to heaven?
A.   Dome of Masjid-i Shah
B.   Great Mosque, Damascus
C.   Great Mosque, Kairouan
D.   Dome of the Rock
Question #8
The design of Islamic Korans has parallels in ____.
A.   Carolingian Gospel books
B.   early Christian mosaics
C.   medieval manuscripts of Britain and Ireland
D.   Ottonian bronze doors
Question #9
In the seventh century, the capital of Islam had been transferred from Mecca to Damascus by the ____.
A.   Ottoman Turks
B.   Umayyads
C.   Mamluks
D.   Arabs
Question #10
The Great Mosque at Córdoba has a hypostyle prayer hall with horseshoe-shaped arches adapted from which of the following?
A.   Byzantine Egypt
B.   Rome
C.   Visigoths
D.   Carolingians
Question #11
An ancient Arab proverb proclaims, “Purity of writing, is purity of soul,” and describes which of the following?
A.   Calligraphy
B.   Poetry
C.   Painting
D.   Story telling
Question #12
The sacred book of Islam is the Koran, or recitations. The recitations or instructions were given to Muhammad by the ____.
A.   Archangel Gabriel
B.   Prophet Isaiah
C.   Holy Spirit
D.   Prophet Jeremiah

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