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.
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.
maqsura
B.
iman
C.
qibla
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 Ages
B.
Dome of the Rock
C.
Rock of Muhammad
D.
Kaaba
Question #5
At the Cordoba maqsura, the architects experimented with ____.
A.
figural representations
B.
calligraphic inscriptions
C.
fortifications
D.
decorative, multilobed arches
Question #6
The structural foundation of the Great Mosque of Damascus used a ____ as its foundation.
A.
Roman bath
B.
Roman arch
C.
Roman precinct walls
D.
Roman forum
Question #7
Which of the following is built over the place from which Muhammad began his miraculous journey to heaven?
A.
Great Mosque, Kairouan
B.
Dome of Masjid-i Shah
C.
Great Mosque, Damascus
D.
Dome of the Rock
Question #8
The design of Islamic Korans has parallels in ____.
A.
Carolingian Gospel books
B.
medieval manuscripts of Britain and Ireland
C.
early Christian mosaics
D.
Ottonian bronze doors
Question #9
In the seventh century, the capital of Islam had been transferred from Mecca to Damascus by the ____.
A.
Umayyads
B.
Ottoman Turks
C.
Arabs
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.
Rome
B.
Visigoths
C.
Carolingians
D.
Byzantine Egypt
Question #11
An ancient Arab proverb proclaims, “Purity of writing, is purity of soul,” and describes which of the following?
A.
Story telling
B.
Painting
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.
Prophet Jeremiah
B.
Prophet Isaiah
C.
Archangel Gabriel
D.
Holy Spirit
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