Deck 5: The Islamic World

Question 1

The congregational mosque is also known as the ____ mosque.

A) Grandiose
B) Special
C) Saturday
D) Friday

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What are you unlikely to find in the decoration of a mosque?

A) calligraphy
B) narrative scenes
C) abstract patterns
D) floral motifs

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In the 961,Caliph al-Hakam II undertook major renovations of the Great Mosque at Córdoba,including a mosaic pattern for the maqsura.Which of the following cities provided the mosaicists?

A) Jerusalem
B) Damascus
C) Constantinople
D) Baghdad

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Great Mosque at Córdoba has a hypostyle prayer hall with horseshoe shaped arches adapted from ____.

A) Byzantine Egypt
B) the Visigoths
C) the Carolingians
D) Rome

Question 5

The area in a mosque reserved for the ruler or his representatives is called the:

A) masjid
B) qibla
C) muqarna
D) maqsura

Question 6

The ____ was constructed following the introduction of Islam to Jerusalem.

A) Temple of Jerusalem
B) Dome of the Rock
C) Sacred Temple
D) Mosque of Muhammad

Question 7

What is the only thing Muslims require for prayer?

A) minaret
B) minbar
C) imam
D) qibla

Question 8

Which of the following is built over the spot from which Muhammad is believed to have ascended to heaven?

A) Great Mosque, Isfahan
B) Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
C) Great Mosque, Córdoba
D) Great Mosque, Kairouan

Question 9

Muslims are called to pray from the ____.

A) maqsura
B) mihrab
C) minaret
D) kufic

Question 10

The vault in the Hall of the Two Sisters at the Alhambra uses ____.

A) madrasas
B) iwans
C) masjids
D) muqarnas

Question 11

Who successfully opposed the Muslim advance into France in the 8ᵗʰ century?

A) the Spanish
B) the English
C) the Germans
D) the Franks

Question 12

The orientation of all mosques,no matter period or country,must be oriented toward which city?

A) Medina
B) Mecca
C) Damascus
D) Jerusalem

Question 13

The 165 foot tall Malwiya minaret is in ____.

A) Mshatta, Jordan
B) Samarra, Iraq
C) Kairouan, Tunisia
D) Córdoba, Spain

Question 14

A mihrab is a/an ____.

A) niche in a qibla wall
B) entryway to a mosque
C) floor mosaic
D) Persian carpet

Question 15

Where would a minbar most likely be found?

A) as part of a column
B) supporting a dome
C) guarding the harem
D) inside a mosque

Question 16

The earliest preserved Korans date to the ____ century.

A) ninth
B) tenth
C) eleventh
D) twelfth

Question 17

The vault in the Hall of the Two Sisters at the Alhambra symbolizes ____.

A) the dome of heaven
B) Paradise
C) the fusion of Islamic and Byzantine motifs
D) Allah's blessing on the Nasrids

Question 18

Which European country contains many examples of Islamic architecture?

A) Spain
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) France

Question 19

The mihrab may reference the place where the Prophet Muhammad ____.

A) stood when leading communal worship
B) received divine inspiration
C) ascended into Paradise
D) knelt when praying

Question 20

Where is the Courtyard of the Lions?

A) the Alhambra
B) Isfahan
C) the Selimiye Cami
D) Jerusalem

Question 21

Describe the Alhambra.

Question 22

Briefly describe the 11ᵗʰ-century plan of the Great Mosque at Isfahan.How is this design unique?

Question 23

The Court of the Lions is located in which of the following cities?

A) Damascus
B) Cairo
C) Baghdad
D) Granada

Question 24

Describe muqarnas.What was their function?

Question 25

How does this image illustrate the typical characteristics of Islamic design?

Question 26

Briefly describe the design of the Ardabil funerary carpet of Shaykh Safi al-Din.How is this design significant?

Question 27

How are these images alike?

Question 28

How does the Great Mosque of Kairouan owe much to Greco-Roman and early Christian architecture?

Question 29

In basic design,the Dome of the Rock is a domed octagon and resembles which of the following churches?

A) Hagia Sophia, Constantinople
B) Church of the Dormition, Daphni
C) Old Saint Peter's, Rome
D) Santa Costanza, Rome

Question 30

Identify the parts of a great mosque.

Question 31

How does this building reflect its era?

Question 32

How does this plan conform to Islamic tradition?

Question 33

How do each of these images illustrate intercultural influences?

Question 34

How do these images reflect Islamic design?

Question 35

Describe the ornamental program of a great mosque.

Question 36

What distinguishes Iranian mosques?

A) hypostyle hall and a courtyard
B) maqsura and decorative mosaics
C) four iwans and a dome before the mihrab
D) minaret and columns before the qibla

Question 37

In what type of art will you find narrative images with human figures?

A) mosaic tilework
B) mosque lamps
C) secular books
D) prayer rugs

Question 38

Maqsud of Kashan is thought to be the designer of which of the following?

A) Carpet from Shaykh Safi al-Din
B) Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
C) Koran page
D) Mihrab from the Madrassa Imami, Isfahan

Question 39

Where and why does calligraphy appear in Islamic art and architecture?

Question 40

Compare these two images.How do they respond to their functions and reflect their respective periods?

Question 41

Discuss the development of the mosque,and identify its significant architectural traits.How does it relate to the worship of the faith? How does it reflect the political change initiated by Islam? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 42

Explain how calligraphy functioned as an art form,both as the written word and pure decoration and pattern.How does it express the nature of Islam as a religion? How does it express the political and artistic needs of Islam? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 43

Compare and contrast these two works and their contexts.

Question 44

Compare and contrast the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem with the Great Mosque at Isfahan.What are the differences? How do you account for them?

Question 45

Compare the role religious ritual played in the design of the Islamic hypostyle mosque and the Early Christian basilica.Use examples to support your essay.

Question 46

Discuss the effects the religious beliefs and practices of Islam had on the art of the Mediterranean and the Middle East.Use examples to support your essay.

Question 47

Compare and contrast the luxury arts of Islam with those covered previously in this class.How do they respond to their respective cultures? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 48

Discuss the diversity found within Islamic architecture.Address regional and chronological differences.Use examples to support your essay.