Art History 25 - Survey of Art History: Ancient Worlds to Gothic » Summer 2019 » Unit 10 Quiz The Islamic World

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Question #1
Islamic religious architecture is closely related to ____.
A.   Christian basilicas
B.   Roman temples
C.   Muslim prayer
D.   Indian tombs
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 location of Muhammad’s divine inspiration.
B.   It the site of Muhammad’s ascendancy into Paradise.
C.   It is the home of Muhammad.
D.   It is the Islamic world’s symbolic center.
Question #3
The ____ is the leader of collective worship who preaches from the minbar.
A.   maqsura
B.   qibla
C.   iman
D.   mihrab
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 Muhammad
B.   Dome of the Rock
C.   Rock of Ages
D.   Kaaba
Question #5
At the Cordoba maqsura, the architects experimented with ____.
A.   fortifications
B.   figural representations
C.   calligraphic inscriptions
D.   decorative, multilobed arches
Question #6
The structural foundation of the Great Mosque of Damascus used a ____ as its foundation.
A.   Roman precinct walls
B.   Roman forum
C.   Roman bath
D.   Roman arch
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.   medieval manuscripts of Britain and Ireland
B.   early Christian mosaics
C.   Carolingian Gospel books
D.   Ottonian bronze doors
Question #9
In the seventh century, the capital of Islam had been transferred from Mecca to Damascus by the ____.
A.   Arabs
B.   Umayyads
C.   Ottoman Turks
D.   Mamluks
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.   Carolingians
D.   Visigoths
Question #11
An ancient Arab proverb proclaims, “Purity of writing, is purity of soul,” and describes which of the following?
A.   Story telling
B.   Poetry
C.   Painting
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.   Prophet Isaiah
B.   Holy Spirit
C.   Prophet Jeremiah
D.   Archangel Gabriel

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