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Islam came into being during the early part of the ____ century C.E. |
| | A) | 1st |
| | B) | 3rd |
| | C) | 5th |
| | D) | 7th |
| | E) | 9th |
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The widespread influence of Persian architectural style can been found in |
| | A) | India's Taj Mahal. |
| | B) | France's Chartres Cathedral. |
| | C) | Benin's palace of King Ovonramwen. |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | none of the above |
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What is the name of the holy book of Islam? |
| | A) | the Qur'an |
| | B) | ijele |
| | C) | the hijira |
| | D) | the Alhambra |
| | E) | Haft Manzar |
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4 | |
Muhammad's emigration from Mecca to Medina is known as the |
| | A) | qibla. |
| | B) | Qur'an. |
| | C) | hijra. |
| | D) | ijele. |
| | E) | nkisi. |
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Muslims are followers of Muhammad's teachings, and their name means |
| | A) | "Islamic people." |
| | B) | "in the shadow of the great one." |
| | C) | "always faithful." |
| | D) | "those who submit." |
| | E) | "the chosen ones." |
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As a result of Islamic doctrine forbidding images of animate beings in religious contexts, ___________ became an important device for Islamic artists. |
| | A) | decorative script |
| | B) | geometric patterns |
| | C) | stylized plant forms |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | none of the above |
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The most famous Nubian kingdom was ________, which lasted over 1400 years. |
| | A) | Lower Congo |
| | B) | Nok |
| | C) | Kush |
| | D) | Mali |
| | E) | Benin |
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____________, used to mark the entry to a reception hall in royal palaces, was adapted by Persian architects in the design of mosques. |
| | A) | An apse |
| | B) | A minaret |
| | C) | A qibla. |
| | D) | A muqarnas. |
| | E) | An iwan. |
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_________ appear at funerals of important Igbo men of Nigeria. |
| | A) | Nowo |
| | B) | Minkisi |
| | C) | Iwan |
| | D) | Ijele |
| | E) | Minkondi |
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Because of its connection with the act of prayer, ___________ became the most highly regarded art in the Islamic world. |
| | A) | sculpture |
| | B) | calligraphy |
| | C) | architecture |
| | D) | painting |
| | E) | textiles |
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11 | |
Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Black Pavilion demonstrates that |
| | A) | illustrations of people are allowed in secular books in the Islamic |
| | B) | culture. |
| | C) | the artist Shaykhazada disobeyed Islamic law by portraying people. |
| | D) | not all Persian art of the 16th century is Islamic. |
| | E) | Islamic law permits the depiction of people in religious murals. |
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Cultural exchange between Islam and Byzantium is exemplified by the ___________ in the Great Mosque at Córdoba, Spain. |
| | A) | mosaics |
| | B) | textiles |
| | C) | iwan |
| | D) | pointed arches |
| | E) | muqarnas |
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13 | |
A ram's head was used as a symbol of a sun god in the cultures of both Egypt and |
| | A) | Kush. |
| | B) | Persia. |
| | C) | Mecca. |
| | D) | Islam. |
| | E) | Nok. |
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14 | |
Much of the art work from Africa is lost to us because |
| | A) | it was stolen and lost by Spanish pirates. |
| | B) | no records were kept of its whereabouts. |
| | C) | Islamic armies destroyed it. |
| | D) | it was made of perishable material such as wood. |
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Which of the following cultures survives today? |
| | A) | Nubian |
| | B) | Nok |
| | C) | Etruscan |
| | D) | Benin |
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The people of Congo use containers called ________ to hold materials that aid in rituals for harnessing the powers of the dead. |
| | A) | nowo |
| | B) | minkisi |
| | C) | muqarnas |
| | D) | ijele |
| | E) | iwan |
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17 | |
The minaret of the Kairouan Mosque in Tunisia was modeled on |
| | A) | a gatehouse in Mecca. |
| | B) | a Roman lighthouse. |
| | C) | a Byzantine church. |
| | D) | a towering palm trunk. |
| | E) | a passage from the Qur'an. |
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Minkisi that are shaped like fierce hunters, believed by the people of the Congo to seek out and punish wrongdoers, are called |
| | A) | nowo. |
| | B) | masjid. |
| | C) | muqarnas. |
| | D) | nkisi. |
| | E) | minkondi. |
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One important aspect of __________ that gets "lost in the translation" when viewed in a museum, is that they are created for use in ceremonies involving groups of people in motion. |
| | A) | Islamic mosaics |
| | B) | Persian textiles |
| | C) | African masks |
| | D) | illustrations from the Qur'an |
| | E) | none of the above |
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20 | |
The Berbers were originally from |
| | A) | Arabia. |
| | B) | Persia. |
| | C) | Byzantium. |
| | D) | Africa. |
| | E) | India. |
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