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.   Muslim prayer
B.   Roman temples
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 the site of Muhammad’s ascendancy into Paradise.
B.   It is the Islamic world’s symbolic center.
C.   It is the location of Muhammad’s divine inspiration.
D.   It is the home of Muhammad.
Question #3
The ____ is the leader of collective worship who preaches from the minbar.
A.   mihrab
B.   maqsura
C.   qibla
D.   iman
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.   Dome of the Rock
C.   Rock of Ages
D.   Rock of Muhammad
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 forum
C.   Roman arch
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.   Great Mosque, Damascus
B.   Dome of the Rock
C.   Dome of Masjid-i Shah
D.   Great Mosque, Kairouan
Question #8
The design of Islamic Korans has parallels in ____.
A.   Carolingian Gospel books
B.   Ottonian bronze doors
C.   early Christian mosaics
D.   medieval manuscripts of Britain and Ireland
Question #9
In the seventh century, the capital of Islam had been transferred from Mecca to Damascus by the ____.
A.   Arabs
B.   Ottoman Turks
C.   Mamluks
D.   Umayyads
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.   Visigoths
C.   Rome
D.   Carolingians
Question #11
An ancient Arab proverb proclaims, “Purity of writing, is purity of soul,” and describes which of the following?
A.   Story telling
B.   Calligraphy
C.   Painting
D.   Poetry
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.   Holy Spirit
C.   Prophet Isaiah
D.   Prophet Jeremiah

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