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.   Christian basilicas
C.   Indian tombs
D.   Muslim prayer
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 is the location of Muhammad’s divine inspiration.
C.   It is the home of Muhammad.
D.   It the site of Muhammad’s ascendancy into Paradise.
Question #3
The ____ is the leader of collective worship who preaches from the minbar.
A.   iman
B.   qibla
C.   mihrab
D.   maqsura
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.   Rock of Ages
B.   Kaaba
C.   Rock of Muhammad
D.   Dome of the Rock
Question #5
At the Cordoba maqsura, the architects experimented with ____.
A.   fortifications
B.   figural representations
C.   decorative, multilobed arches
D.   calligraphic inscriptions
Question #6
The structural foundation of the Great Mosque of Damascus used a ____ as its foundation.
A.   Roman bath
B.   Roman arch
C.   Roman forum
D.   Roman precinct walls
Question #7
Which of the following is built over the place from which Muhammad began his miraculous journey to heaven?
A.   Dome of the Rock
B.   Dome of Masjid-i Shah
C.   Great Mosque, Kairouan
D.   Great Mosque, Damascus
Question #8
The design of Islamic Korans has parallels in ____.
A.   medieval manuscripts of Britain and Ireland
B.   early Christian mosaics
C.   Ottonian bronze doors
D.   Carolingian Gospel books
Question #9
In the seventh century, the capital of Islam had been transferred from Mecca to Damascus by the ____.
A.   Mamluks
B.   Ottoman Turks
C.   Umayyads
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.   Visigoths
B.   Carolingians
C.   Rome
D.   Byzantine Egypt
Question #11
An ancient Arab proverb proclaims, “Purity of writing, is purity of soul,” and describes which of the following?
A.   Painting
B.   Story telling
C.   Poetry
D.   Calligraphy
Question #12
The sacred book of Islam is the Koran, or recitations. The recitations or instructions were given to Muhammad by the ____.
A.   Holy Spirit
B.   Prophet Isaiah
C.   Prophet Jeremiah
D.   Archangel Gabriel

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