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