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1. A characteristic feature of the prayer hall at the mosque, or Mezquita, at Córdoba is the _____.
a.
horseshoe-shaped arches
b.
tiled columns
c.
elaborate carpets
d.
fountain of the lions
ANSWER:
a
2. The _____ is the hall in the mosque reserved for the ruler.
a.
qibla
b.
maqsura
c.
minaret
d.
iswan
ANSWER:
b
3. Islam arose in _____ in the seventh century.
a.
Jerusalem
b.
Turkey
c.
Arabia
d.
Egypt
ANSWER:
c
4. The _____ was the first great Islamic building.
a.
Malwiya minaret
b.
Friday Mosque
c.
Court of the Lions
d.
Dome of the Rock
ANSWER:
d
5. What are you unlikely to find in the decoration of a mosque?
a.
Calligraphy
b.
Narrative scenes
c.
Abstract patterns
d.
Floral motifs
ANSWER:
b
6. Muslims are called to pray from the _____.
a.
maqsura
b.
mihrab
c.
minaret
d.
kufic
ANSWER:
c
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7. The Umayyad caliph, _____, was the patron of the Dome of the Rock.
a.
Abd al-Malik
b.
Abd al-Rahman III
c.
Shah Tahmasp
d.
Ibn Zamrak
ANSWER:
a
8. In what type of art will you find narrative images with human figures?
a.
Mosaic tilework
b.
Mosque lamps
c.
Secular books
d.
Prayer rugs
ANSWER:
c
9. When Muhammad returned to Mecca he preserved the _____ as the center of the Islamic world.
a.
maqsura
b.
kaaba
c.
iwan
d.
minaret
ANSWER:
b
10. Islam’s sacred book is the _____.
a.
Gospel book
b.
Torah
c.
Koran
d.
Old Testament
ANSWER:
c
11. Islam does not consider Muhammad to be divine but rather as the _____.
a.
successor of Jesus
b.
messiah
c.
Trinity
d.
Final Prophet
ANSWER:
d
12. Following Muhammad’s practice, Islamic leaders, or _____, were secular and religious leaders.
a.
caliphs
b.
patriarchs
c.
bishops
d.
priests
ANSWER:
a
13. The most important buildings in the Islamic world were _____.
a.
palaces
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b.
mosques
c.
law courts
d.
theaters
ANSWER:
b
14. A mosque’s _____ resembled Muhammad’s house in Medina.
a.
iwan
b.
mihrab
c.
hypostyle hall
d.
madrasa
ANSWER:
c
15. The _____ may honor where Muhammad stood while leading worship.
a.
qibla
b.
minaret
c.
iwan
d.
mihrab
ANSWER:
d
16. The minaret of the Kairouan mosque resembles _____.
a.
a Roman lighthouse
b.
a ziggurat
c.
a Greek temple
d.
an apadana
ANSWER:
a
17. The distinctive feature of the Malwiya minaret is its _____.
a.
bulbous dome
b.
stepped spiral ramp
c.
calligraphy decoration
d.
tile
ANSWER:
b
18. What was the purpose of the Malwiya minaret?
a.
It resembled ancient ziggurats.
b.
It was a sacred burial place.
c.
It announced the presence of Islam in the Tigris Valley.
d.
The whole city could pray inside of it.
ANSWER:
c
19. _____ founded the Spanish Umayyad dynasty after fleeing from the Abbasid massacre of his clan.
a.
Ibn Zamrak
b.
Muhammad V
c.
Genghis Khan
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d.
Abd al-Rahman I
ANSWER:
d
20. _____ was the capital of the Spanish Umayyad dynasty.
a.
Córdoba
b.
Mshatta
c.
Samarra
d.
Kairouan
ANSWER:
a
21. An experimentation with _____ contributed to the intricacy of the dome in the Mezquita at Córdoba.
a.
calligraphy
b.
multilobed arches
c.
tile techniques
d.
murals
ANSWER:
b
22. The _____ is a huge place fortress constructed by the Nasrids in Granada.
a.
Dome of the Rock
b.
Kaaba
c.
Alhambra
d.
Friday Mosque
ANSWER:
c
23. The muqarnas dome in the Palace of the Lions symbolized _____.
a.
the Five Pillars
b.
Mecca
c.
Muhammad’s birthplace
d.
the dome of Heaven
ANSWER:
d
24. The Friday Mosque is the earliest example of a _____ mosque.
a.
four-iwan
b.
muqarna
c.
Byzantine
d.
minaret
ANSWER:
a
25. The most difficult tilework technique is called _____.
a.
calligraphy
b.
mosaic tilework
c.
kufic
d.
muqarnic
ANSWER:
b
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a.
Great Mosque, Kairouan
c.
Palace at Granada
d
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a.
Spain
Iran
c.
Turkey
d.
Iraq
ANSWER:
a
SLIDE IDENTIFICATION
a.
Istanbul
b.
Samarra
c.
Baghdad
d.
Damascus
ANSWER:
b
SLIDE IDENTIFICATION
a.
Córdoba
b.
Tunisia
c.
Cairo
d.
Granada
d
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a.
Tile
26. _____ became a leading center for the production of luxurious books under the patronage of Timurid.
a.
Isfahan
b.
Samarra
c.
Herat
d.
Mshatta
ANSWER:
c
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b.
Brick
c.
Stucco
d.
Wood
ANSWER:
a
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32. (Figure 5–11)
a.
Kairouan
b.
Damascus
c.
Isfahan
d.
Córdoba
ANSWER:
c
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33. (Figure 5–7)
a.
Great Mosque, Kairouan
b.
Great Mosque, Damascus
c.
Great Mosque, Isfahan
d.
Great Mosque, Córdoba
ANSWER:
d
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34. (Figure 5-13)
a.
Koran page
b.
Book of Maqsud of Kashan
c.
Biography of Abd al-Malik
d.
Book of Muhammad
ANSWER:
a
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35. (Figure 5-10)
a.
Hall of the Lions
b.
Prayer Hall at Córdoba
c.
Hall of the Hidden Garden
d.
Hall of the Abencerrajes
ANSWER:
d
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36. (Figure 5-15)
a.
Abd al-Malik
b.
Muhammad V
c.
Ibn Zamrak
d.
Maqsud of Kashan
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45. What are muqarnas, and what visual effect do they produce?
ANSWER:
d
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37. (Figure 5-8)
a.
Dome in front of the minaret
b.
Dome in front of the muqarna
c.
Dome in front of the mihrab
d.
Dome in front of the iwan
ANSWER:
c
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38. (Figure 5-13)
a.
Kufic script
b.
Abbasid script
c.
Seljuk script
d.
Nasrid script
ANSWER:
a
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39. (Figure 5-7)
a.
Peripteral mosque
b.
Pseudoperipteral mosque
c.
Hypostyle mosque
d.
Peristyle mosque
ANSWER:
c
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Dome of the Rock (5-3, 5-4)
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Great Mosque, Kairouan (5–5)
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Prayer hall of the Mezquita, Córdoba (5–7)
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Friday Mosque (5–11)
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Mihrab, Madrasa Imami (5-12)
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46. Describe the significance of tilework in Islamic decoration. When was its Golden Age?
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47. How was calligraphy used in Islamic art?
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48. Describe the method for producing early Korans.
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49. What explains the absence of figures in Islamic art?
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50. Describe Shah Tahmasp’s relationship to carpet weaving.
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51. What is the Shahnama?
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58. How does the decoration of this correspond to medieval manuscripts?
ANSWER:
Koran page with beginning of surah (5-13)
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59. What is depicted in this image? Why is its imagery unique?
ANSWER:
Sultan-Muhammad, Court of Gayunars (5-16)
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60. What elements are symbolic or conveyed a certain meaning?
ANSWER:
Maqsud of Kashan, carpet from the funerary mosque of Shayk Safi al-Din (5-15)
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61. Discuss the development of the mosque, and identify its significant architectural traits. How does it relate to the
worship of the faith?
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62. Explain how calligraphy functioned as an art form, both as the written word and pure decoration and pattern. How
does it express the nature of Islam as a religion?
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63. Discuss the diversity found within Islamic architecture. Address regional and chronological differences.
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64. Describe the content or subject matter of Islamic art. What decorative forms were the most common? Which art form
permitted narrative or figurative art?
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65. Islamic leaders not only commissioned mosques and artworks of religious significance, but also grand palaces.
Describe the significant features of the palaces in the text.
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66. Who were the major patrons of Islamic art and architecture? What statement was made through the artworks they
commissioned? What types of structures or objects did they commission?
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67. Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date. Give the reasons for your attributions,
using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class.
Suggested images, not in the text:
ANSWER:
1. Another Koran page
2. Another mosque from Persia
3. Another tile mihrab showing a Kufic inscription
4. Another textile, possibly another carpet
5. Another palace, possibly another view from the Alhambra
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