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Islamic Glass

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Islamic luxury glass was the most sophisticated in Eurasia, exported to both _________ and _________ .

a)

Egypt

b)

China

c)

Syria

d)

Europe

2.

Which country is the center of luxury glass production?

a)

China

b)

Egypt

c)

Syria

d)

Persia

3.

It is often impossible to distinguish between the various centers of production except by scientific analysis of the material.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Glassmaking and glass-trading is the specialty of the ________ .

a)

Mongol minority

b)

Persian minority

c)

Jewish minority

d)

Chinese minority

5.

Which is the steps in manipulating the surface of the glass?

a)

incising into the glass on a wheel

b)

decoration with threads of glass of a different color

c)

the Byzantine visual vocabulary was combined with Mongol facial types

d)

cutting away the background to leave a design in relief

6.

Why the very massive Hedwig glasses are considered Islamic?

a)

Because it is made in Palestine.

b)

Because it is made by Muslim craftsmen in Norman Sicily.

c)

Because it is made in Egypt.

d)

Because it is made by Muslim craftsmen in Syria.

7.

From the 12th century, the glass industry in ________ and _______ declined, and the main production of luxury glass shifted to ________ and _________.

a)

Palestine, Iran, China, Baghdad

b)

Italy, Europe, China, Egypt

c)

Persia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Syria

d)

Iraq, Baghdad, Syria, Palestine

8.

Which one is the finest work?

a)

Plate

b)

Glass

c)

Manuscript

d)

Mosque lamp

9.

Lustre painting involves the application of metallic pigments during the glass-making process.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which are the techniques used by artisans when making a glass?

a)

Decoration with threads of glass of a different color

b)

Worked into the main surface

c)

Manipulated by combing and other effects

d)

Metallic pigments application

11.

Why Aleppo ceased to be a major city of glass production?

a)

Invasion of the Syrian

b)

Invasion of the Mongol

c)

Change of the ruler

d)

People prefer to buy painting over glass