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Islamic Art

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

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1.

In taking this portion of the Islamic Art Unit test, you are committing to not cheating. For this portion you are not to use ANY aides, help, others and the like. By clicking Yes, you are agreeing to this fact and committing to not cheating.

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

I LITERALLY CHEAT ALL THE TIME.

2.

Dome of the Rock is NOT which of the following.

a)

IN JERUSALEM

b)

CONSIDERED THE FIRST GREAT ISLAMIC BUILDING

c)

KNOWN AS "THE RED"

d)

COMMISSIONED BY CALIPH, ABD AL-MALIK

3.

The 'rock' inside the Dome of the Rock is the supposed site of all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

JACOB WRESTLED THE THE ANGEL

b)

ADAM'S GRAVE

c)

ABRAHAM NEARLY SACRIFICED ISAAC

d)

MUHAMMAD ASCENDED TO HEAVEN

4.

Check all that apply: The Mosaic work on/in the Dome of the Rock features...

a)

JEWELS

b)

INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE QURAN

c)

LIONS AND BULLS

d)

CROWNS AND CHALICES

e)

VEGETAL MOTIFS

5.

What do you think about QUIZIZZ as a testing format?

a)

Yuck - please give me paper

b)

Cool. This works.

c)

Better than Google Quizzes

d)

No opinion.

6.

What did Maqsud of Kashan design?

a)

THE ARDABIL CARPET

b)

THE DOME FOR THE DOME OF THE ROCK

c)

THE GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE

d)

THE MINARETS OF THE MOSQUE OF SELIM II

7.

List 3 ways that the Ardabil Carpet is like the inside of an Islamic dome.

(a)  

8.

Which DOES NOT apply the Ardabil Carpet?

a)

25 million knots

b)

One of a matching pair

c)

Probably woven by 10 men

d)

World's largest handmade carpet

9.

Who was Gayumar?

a)

First legendary King of Iran

b)

A well known Caliph

c)

Son of Genghis Khan

d)

A prophet and advisor for the Kings of Persia

10.

The Court of Gayumars is part of a Book of Kings, The Shahnama. What else can be found in a Shahnama?

a)

SELIM II's POETRY

b)

THE GROUND PLANS FOR THE GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA

c)

BAHRAM GUR FIGHTS THE KARG

d)

ISLAMIC PRAYERS

11.

Who is not pictured along with Gayumar in the Court of the Gayumars.

a)

GAYUMAR'S SON

b)

MEMBERS OF GAYUMAR'S COURT

c)

GAYUMAR'S GRANDSON

d)

GAYUMAR'S WIFE

12.

Check all that apply to the Baptistere de St Louis.

a)

CRAFTED BY MUHAMMAD IBN AL-ZAIN

b)

SIGNED BY MUHAMMAD IBN AL-ZAIN

c)

DECORATED WITH FISH, EELS, CRABS, CROCS AND RUNNING ANIMALS

d)

DECORATED WITH HUNTER, ENEMIES AND RULERS

e)

USED BY BRITISH ROYALTY FOR INFANT BAPTISMS

13.

What is 'inlay'.

a)

DECORATING AN OBJECT BY EMBEDDING PIECES OF A DIFFERENT MATERIAL IN IT, FLUSH WITH ITS SURFACE.

b)

USING A TOOL TO PUSH METAL OUT FROM THE BACK TO CREATE A RELIEF DESIGN ON THE FRONT.

c)

TO ETCH LINES INTO METAL EXPOSING THE BRIGHTER SURFACE BENEATH.

d)

TO REST WITHIN A CONFINED SPACE.

14.

THE GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE IS LOCATED IN...

a)

ALGERIA

b)

MALI

c)

SENEGAL

d)

SPAIN

15.

What is Adobe?

a)

SUN DRIED MUD

b)

PLASTER

c)

STUCCO

d)

CEMENT MADE WITH TALC

16.

If you could visit one of the structures below, which would you choose?

a)

THE KAABA

b)

THE DOME OF THE ROCK

c)

THE GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA

d)

THE GREAT MOST OF DJENNE

17.

The wooden beams of the Great Mosque of Djenne serve as all EXCEPT.

a)

DECORATION

b)

SCAFFOLDING

c)

STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS

d)

SYMBOLS OF FAITH

18.

What is added every year, at an annual festival, at the Great Mosque of Djenne?

(a)  

19.

Which does NOT apply to the Mosque of Selim II?

a)

LOCATED IN ERDINE WHICH WAS THE CAPITAL OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.

b)

ARCHITECT WAS AL-MUGHIRA

c)

FEATURES 4 PENCIL SHAPED 200+FT MINERETS

d)

FEATURES A 1:2 MATHEMATICAL RATIO

20.

The Mosque of Selim II was built to be more magnificent that what structure?

a)

The Great Mosque of Cordoba

b)

The Pantheon

c)

Hagia Sophia

d)

Aula Palatina

21.

Who was Bahram Gur?

a)

KING OF SASANIAN EMPIRE

b)

CHINESE HUNTER AND SCRIBE

c)

GENGHIS KHAN'S FATHER

d)

MUHAMMAD'S UNCLE

22.

Click all that DO NOT apply to Bahram Gur fights the Karg.

a)

IS INK AND WATERCOLOR ON VELLUM

b)

IS FROM THE ILKHANID SHAHNAMA

c)

SHOWS BAHRAM GUR'S COMPASSION UPON THE KARG

d)

SHOWS BAHRAM GUR DRESSED IN CLOTH EMBROIDERED WITH CHINESE MOTIFS

23.

What complex once housed up to 40,000 people?

a)

THE GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE

b)

THE GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA

c)

THE DOME OF THE ROCK

d)

ALHAMBRA

24.

If you were to visit Alhambra, which would you NOT see?

a)

KUFIC CALLIGRAPHY ON THE WALLS

b)

THE COURT OF THE LIONS

c)

THIN COLUMNS AND MULTI-LOBED ARCHES

d)

STUCCOED WALLS AND CEILINGS

25.

What are 'Muqarnas'?

a)

NICHES IN THE QIBLA WALL

b)

PULPITS

c)

CARVED STUCCO FORMS

d)

COLORED 'RED' STONES

26.

What is a 'pyxis'?

a)

AN IVORY CONTAINER

b)

A CYLINDRICAL BOX WITH A HEMISPHERICAL LID

c)

A LAMP USED IN A MOSQUE

d)

CERAMICS WITH KUFIC CALLIGRAPHY

27.

What were pyxis meant to hold?

(a)  

28.

Which is NOT shown on the Pyxis of Al-Mughira?

a)

WRESTLERS

b)

FALCONERS

c)

DATE PICKERS

d)

LIONS AND BULLS

29.

Why is figural iconography allowed on the Pyxis of Al-Mughira?

a)

BECAUSE IT IS SECULAR

b)

BECAUSE IT WAS MEANT FOR USE IN A MOSQUE

c)

BECAUSE IT DOES NOT INCLUDE IMAGERY OF MOHAMMED HIMSELF

d)

BECAUSE IT WAS CRAFTED BEFORE THE BIRTH OF MOHAMMED.

30.

Which does NOT apply to the Pyxis of Al-Mughira?

a)

INSCRIPTION

b)

HORROR VACUI

c)

GIVEN A GIFT FOR THE SON OF A CALIPH

d)

FOUND IN AN ELABORATE TOMB

31.

Which structure is your favorite so far?

a)

GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE

b)

STONEHENGE

c)

FORUM OF TRAJAN

d)

COLOSSEUM

32.

Which is NOT true of the Great Mosque of Cordoba?

a)

BUILT ON THE SITE OF A CHURCH

b)

CONTAINS A HYPOSTYLE PRAYER HALL

c)

FEATURES HORSESHOE SHAPED ARCHES

d)

MANY OF ITS COLUMNS WERE SPOLIA FROM ANCIENT ROMAN STRUCTURES

e)

FEATURES A CENTRAL COURTYARD WITH 4 IWAN

33.

What is an 'iwan'?

a)

THE DIRECTION TOWARD WHICH TO PRAY

b)

A VAULTED SPACE ON THE SIDE OF THE COURTYARD

c)

A LEADER IN A MUSLIM COMMUNITY

d)

A PILGRIMAGE

34.

What do Muslim pilgrims do when they get to the Kaaba?

a)

CIRCUMAMBULATE IT

b)

CLIMB UP THE STAIRS ON THE OUTSIDE OF IT

c)

GO INSIDE OF IT AND PRAY

d)

PRESENT GIFTS TO IT

35.

Check ALL that apply to the KAABA.

a)

LOCATED IN MEDINA

b)

BUILT BY IBRAHIM AND ISMAIL

c)

WAS ONCE USED TO STORE IDOLS

d)

IS A FOCAL POINT OF THE HAJJ

36.

Where did the black stone, on the corner of the Kaaba, supposedly come from?

a)

GIVEN TO IBRAHIM BY THE ANGEL GABRIEL

b)

FOUND IN THE WATER BY ISAAC

c)

FELL FROM THE SKY

d)

GIVEN TO MUHAMMAD BY HIS MOTHER

37.

Which is NOT a pillar of Islam?

a)

FAITH IN JESUS AS THE SON OF GOD

b)

PRAY 5 TIMES A DAY

c)

GIVING TO THE POOR

d)

FASTING DURING RAMADAN

38.

The 'Kiswa' pictured is made of...

a)

SILK

b)

COTTON

c)

CALF SKIN

d)

SOLID GOLD

39.

What 'event' is pictured here?

a)

FESTIVAL OF THE FAITH

b)

THE HAJJ

c)

RAMADAN

d)

GATHERING OF CALIPHS

40.

Where is this 'Iwan'?

a)

MOSQUE OF SELIM II

b)

GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA

c)

GREAT MOSQUE OF ISFAHAN

d)

GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE

41.

Why is one 'iwan' larger than the others?

a)

BECAUSE IT IS MEANT ONLY FOR THE CALIPH

b)

BECAUSE IT IS THE QIBLA IWAN

c)

BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT FIRST

d)

BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT LAST

42.

What do the circles stacked as gold triangles, in this manuscript, indicate?

a)

THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED A SACRED TEXT

b)

THE END OF VERSES

c)

THAT THIS SHOULD BE READ ALOUD

d)

VOWELS

43.

This manuscript contains all EXCEPT...

a)

KUFIC WRITING

b)

VEGETAL AND GEOMETRIC MOTIF

c)

A PASSAGE FROM THE QURAN

d)

FIGURAL ICONOGRAPHY

44.

Where is this structure located?

a)

ALHAMBRA, SPAIN

b)

ERDINE, TURKEY

c)

CORDOBA SPAIN

d)

ROME, ITALY

45.

This image from the Great Mosque of Cordoba features all EXCEPT...

a)

THE HYPOSTYLE HALL

b)

SPOLIA

c)

MULTI-TIERED ARCHES

d)

MULTI-LOBED ARCHES

46.

This item is made of...

a)

WOOD

b)

JADE

c)

BASALT

d)

IVORY

47.

Its inscription wishes "favor and happiness" to whom?

a)

WHOEVER HOLDS IT

b)

THE GIVER OF THE GIFT

c)

THE RECEIVER OF THE GIFT

d)

EVERYONE

48.

Where is this fountain?

a)

IN THE COURT OF THE LIONS

b)

IN THE COURTYARD OF THE GREAT MOSQUE OF ISFAHAN

c)

OUTSIDE OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK

d)

SAN VITALE

49.

Where is this?

a)

CORDOBA

b)

DJENNE

c)

GRANDA

d)

ERDINE

50.

Who is this?

a)

GAYUMARS

b)

GENGHIS KHAN

c)

BAHRAM GUR

d)

MUHAMMED

51.

Shahnama texts usually include all EXCEPT...

a)

MYTHS

b)

HISTORY

c)

PROVERBS

d)

LEGENDS

52.

What is this?

a)

MOSQUE OF SELIM II

b)

GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA

c)

DOME OF THE ROCK

d)

HAGIA SOPHIA

53.

This is a close up of what structure?

a)

COURT OF THE LIONS

b)

GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA

c)

GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE

d)

THE PYXIS OF AL-MUGHIRA

54.

The wooden supports are called...

a)

PROTOMES

b)

TORONS

c)

BUTTRESSES

d)

ADOBES

55.

What was NOT used in the creation of this basin?

a)

BRASS

b)

GOLD

c)

GEMS

d)

SILVER

56.

Where is this bassin now?

a)

THE LOUVRE

b)

THE SMITHSONIAN

c)

IN THE DOME OF THE ROCK

d)

LOST

57.

What is this a detail image of?

a)

FOLIO OF THE QURAN

b)

FOLIO OF ILKHANID SHAHNAMA

c)

FOLIO OF SHAH TAHMASP'S SHAHNAMA

d)

NOT ANY OF OUR IMAGE SET

58.

What was the 'official court attire' for Gayumar's court?

a)

SILK

b)

WOVEN TUNICS

c)

PEPLOS

d)

LEOPARD SKINS

59.

What is the title of this?

a)

ARDABIL CARPET

b)

SUNBURST CARPET

c)

THE CARPET OF KASHAN

d)

THE CARPET OF MANY KNOTS

60.

This is the inside of what structure?

a)

DOME OF THE ROCK

b)

ALHAMBRA

c)

MOSQUE OF SELIM II

d)

GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA

61.

This structure was built in a city important to whom...

a)

JEWS

b)

CHRISTIANS

c)

JEWS AND CHRISTIANS

62.

What grade do you think you earned on this test?

a)

An A for Awesome Me!

b)

A B for Better Study a Bit More!

c)

A C for Come On!, I studied but I don't test well!

d)

A D for, Don't know why I didn't study harder.

e)

An F for Forgot to Study, Feeling Frightfully Forlorn