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An AP Art History Quiz on Islamic Art and Architecture
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1
A pulpit from which sermons are given
Minbar
Jali
Minaret
Mihrab
2
a slender column used to call people to prayer is called a
Voussoirs
Minaret
Muezzin
Mihrab
3
Decoration using polygonal shapes and no gaps
Tesselations
Arabesque
Qibla
Kufic
4
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
5
An example of a hypostyle mosque is
The Alhambra
The Mosque of Selim II
The Great Mosque at Isfahan
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
6
The folio from the Qur'an is made on what material?
tile
parchment
paper
fabric
7
Bahrum Gur Fights the Karg is a manuscript from ______ and the Karg is a _______.
Iran/unicorn
Israel/horse
Iran/horse
Mongolia/unicorn
8
Which city did Muhammad travel to before ascending to Mecca?
Mecca
Constantinople
Medina
Jerusalem
9
What is the holiest shrine in Islam?
The prophet's house in Medina
Great Mosque in Damascus
Dome of the Rock
The Kaaba
10
What building has the oldest surviving Qur'an verses in architecture?
The Dome of the Rock
Mohammad's house in Medina
The Kaaba
The Great Mosque of Isfahan
11
Which of the following does not provide for circumambulation?
The Great Stuppa
The Kaaba
Borobudar
Ryoan-ji
12
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
Isaac/Ishmael was nearly sacrificed here
Adam was buried there
13
honey-comb like decoration often applied in Islamic buildings to domes, niches, and vaults
Muqarnas
Kufic
Calligraphy
Tesselations
14
True or False: The columns at The Dome of the Rock were taken from Roman monuments.
True
False
15
A central nich in a mosque which indicated the direction of Mecca
minaret
qibla
mausoleum
mirhab
16
What centrally planned mosque had a hospital, school, and library as part of the complex?
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Great Mosque of Isfahan
The Mosque of Selim II
The Dome of the Rock
17
The pyxis is used to hold
relics
cosmetics
holy water
jewelry
18
Which of the following has a similar function to the Alhambra?
Forbidden City
Forum if Trajan
Temple of Amen Re at Karnak
Ankor Wat
19
Sinan built which famous mosque?
The Mosque of Cordoba
The Mosque of Selim II
The Hagia Sophia
The Great Mosque of Isfahan
20
A wedge-shaped stone that forms the curved part of an arch
Iwan
Pyxis
Voussoirs
Muqarna
21
Which if the following artworks were made as a matching pair?
The Pyxis of al-Mugira
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
The Ardabil carpet
The Folio from a Qur'an
22
How was The Great Mosque of Cordoba altered by Christians after the reconquest of Spain?
The interior was reroofed using European vaulting techniques
The interior arches were taken down
Turned into a church, then a mosque
The mihrab was destroyed and replaced with an alter
23
The Qur'an (Koran) is read from which direction?
left to right
right to left
24
What was the original function of the basin called Baptisere de St. Louis
retelling mythological stories
baptisms
washing hands
coronation rituals
25
What famous building was made by the Nasrid Dynasty?
The Alhambra
The Taj Mahal
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Mosque of Selim
26
A flowing intricate, and symmetrical pattern deriving from floral motifs
Calligraphy
Kufic designs
Arabesque
Tesselations
27
What artworks are a good example of horror vacui?
The Alhambra & Pyxis of al-Mughira
Baptistere de St Louis & The Ardabil Carpet
Pyxis of al-Mughira & Baptistere de St Louis
The Ardabil Carpet & Pyxis of al-Mughira
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When making the hajj, Muslims circumambulate the Kaaba__times in a ______direction.
8/counterclockwise
7/clockwise
8/clockwise
7/counterclockwise
