Which of the following statements about early Muslim literature is false?
A) The emphasis on philosophy and theology had a deadening effect on other sorts of literature.
B) Writers used the flowing cadences and style of the Qur'an as the model for both prose and poetry.
C) Poets enjoyed lavish court patronage under both the Umayyads and the Abbasids.
D) Writers were often employed to glorify conquests or to vilify political opponents of particular Caliphs or military leaders.
E) Love poems were extremely popular.
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Q26: An element common to the decline of
Q27: In the field of medicine,
A)Muslim doctors only
Q28: Arabic astronomers
A)knew the works of Indian and
Q29: The center of Islamic power under the
Q30: The Umayyad Empire
A)had its capital at Seville.
B)expelled
Q32: The international trade of the Abbasid Empire
Q33: The Muslim "renaissance man" who wrote on
Q34: The Nasrid kingdom was located around
A)Tunis.
B)Granada.
C)Seville.
D)Alexandria.
E)Cairo.
Q35: Which of the following statements is false?
A)Islamic
Q36: Al-Cid was a
A)Spanish Christian hero.
B)Muslim astronomer.
C)Muslim general.
D)Jewish
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