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An AP Art History Quiz on Islamic Art and Architecture
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1
When making the hajj, Muslims circumambulate the Kaaba__times in a ______direction.
7/clockwise
8/clockwise
8/counterclockwise
7/counterclockwise
2
Sinan built which famous mosque?
The Mosque of Selim II
The Great Mosque of Isfahan
The Mosque of Cordoba
The Hagia Sophia
3
A pulpit from which sermons are given
Minbar
Minaret
Mihrab
Jali
4
True or False: The columns at The Dome of the Rock were taken from Roman monuments.
True
False
5
Which of the following is not true of the rock inside the Dome of the Rock?
Moses received the ten commandments here
Adam was buried there
Mohammed rose to Heaven here
Isaac/Ishmael was nearly sacrificed here
6
What was the original function of the basin called Baptisere de St. Louis
washing hands
coronation rituals
retelling mythological stories
baptisms
7
a slender column used to call people to prayer is called a
Minaret
Mihrab
Voussoirs
Muezzin
8
An example of a hypostyle mosque is
The Great Mosque at Isfahan
The Alhambra
The Mosque of Selim II
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
9
What is the holiest shrine in Islam?
The Kaaba
The prophet's house in Medina
Great Mosque in Damascus
Dome of the Rock
10
The Qur'an (Koran) is read from which direction?
right to left
left to right
11
A central nich in a mosque which indicated the direction of Mecca
mausoleum
minaret
qibla
mirhab
12
What centrally planned mosque had a hospital, school, and library as part of the complex?
The Mosque of Selim II
The Dome of the Rock
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Great Mosque of Isfahan
13
Decoration using polygonal shapes and no gaps
Arabesque
Qibla
Kufic
Tesselations
14
How was The Great Mosque of Cordoba altered by Christians after the reconquest of Spain?
The interior was reroofed using European vaulting techniques
Turned into a church, then a mosque
The mihrab was destroyed and replaced with an alter
The interior arches were taken down
15
What building has the oldest surviving Qur'an verses in architecture?
The Dome of the Rock
The Great Mosque of Isfahan
Mohammad's house in Medina
The Kaaba
16
Which of the following has a similar function to the Alhambra?
Forum if Trajan
Ankor Wat
Temple of Amen Re at Karnak
Forbidden City
17
Bahrum Gur Fights the Karg is a manuscript from ______ and the Karg is a _______.
Israel/horse
Iran/unicorn
Iran/horse
Mongolia/unicorn
18
The pyxis is used to hold
cosmetics
relics
jewelry
holy water
19
A wedge-shaped stone that forms the curved part of an arch
Voussoirs
Muqarna
Pyxis
Iwan
20
What famous building was made by the Nasrid Dynasty?
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Mosque of Selim
The Alhambra
The Taj Mahal
21
The folio from the Qur'an is made on what material?
fabric
parchment
tile
paper
22
Which if the following artworks were made as a matching pair?
The Ardabil carpet
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
The Pyxis of al-Mugira
The Folio from a Qur'an
23
Which city did Muhammad travel to before ascending to Mecca?
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Medina
Mecca
24
What is the purpose of the qibla wall?
Help Muslims face Damascus
Help Muslims face Medina
Help Muslims to face Mecca
Help Muslims face Jerusalem
25
A flowing intricate, and symmetrical pattern deriving from floral motifs
Tesselations
Arabesque
Kufic designs
Calligraphy