Ch18 Arts Of Islam And Of Africa Verified Test Bank

Living with Art, 12e (Getlein)

Chapter 18 Arts of Islam and of Africa

1) When did Islam come into being?

A) 1st century C.E.

B) 3rd century C.E.

C) 5th century C.E.

D) 7th century C.E.

2) From what source did early Islamic architects draw inspiration for their mosque designs?

A) India's Taj Mahal

B) Muhammad's residence in Medina

C) San Vitale

D) The Alhambra Palace

3) What structure, built during the 14th century under the Nasrid dynasty, was a city fortress that contained gardens, palaces, mosques, baths, and quarters for artisans?

A) The Taj Majal

B) Friday Mosque

C) The Congregational Mosque at Kairouan

D) The Alhambra

4) Muhammad's emigration from Mecca to Medina is known as the ________.

A) qibla

B) hijra

C) ijele

D) nkisi

5) What characteristic of Islamic art was a result of Islamic doctrine forbidding idolatry? 

A) Images of animate beings in religious contexts

B) Geometric patterns

C) Blue glazed tile mosaic

D) Masquerade costumes 

6) What symbol, featured at the center of the Nubian gold ornament from the pyramid of Queen Amanishakheto, represents the solar deity Amun?

A) Lion's mouth

B) Pyramid

C) Rams' head

D) Geometric iwan

7) What African resources flowed through the Nubian kingdom, into Egypt and further lands?

A) Ivory

B) Silk

C) Tea

D) Gold

E) Incense 

8) What Persian architectural feature is a large vaulted chamber with a pointed-arch opening, first used as an entrance to royal reception halls in Persian palaces, and later adapted to mosque designs?

A) A minaret

B) A qibla

C) A muqarnas

D) An iwan

9) ________ appear at funerals of important Igbo men of Nigeria, welcoming his spirit to the other world and easing his transition from one stage of being to the next.

A) Nowo

B) Minkisi

C) Ijele

D) Minkondi

10) Viewed as an act of prayer, ________ became the most highly regarded art in the Islamic world.

A) sculpture

B) calligraphy

C) painting

D) textiles

11) What characteristic of Islamic art can be understood from the work, Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Black Pavilion?

A) Illustrations of people are allowed in secular books in Islamic culture.

B) The artist Shaykhazada disobeyed Islamic law by portraying people.

C) Islamic law permits the depiction of people in religious murals.

D) Art from Islamic culture is abstract and nonfigurative.

12) What feature in the Great Mosque at Córdoba, Spain demonstrates the cultural exchange between Islam and Byzantium?

A) Mosaics

B) Textiles

C) Calligraphy

D) Pointed arches

13) What African country was especially receptive to Christianity, and is the location of the unique Church of St. George?

A) Ethiopia

B) Benin

C) Mali

D) Egypt

14) Why has much of African artwork been lost to history?

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.

15) In what city was the House of Wisdom built?

A) Isfahan

B) Baghdad 

C) Mecca

D) Alexandria

16) The people of Kongo use containers called ________ to hold materials that aid in rituals for harnessing the powers of the dead.

A) nowo

B) minkisi

C) ijele

D) iwan

17) From what feature of the Congregational Mosque at Kairouan does a crier call the faithful to prayer five times a day?

A) Qibla

B) Minaret

C) Mihrab

D) Courtyard

18) What feature is used in art from Benin royal altars to support the concept of sacred kingship, as in the altar dedicated to King Ovonramwen?

A) Hierarchical scale

B) Asymmetry

C) Geometric patterns

D) Gold leafing

19) What purpose does a crown serve to Yoruba rulers, such as the one shown on Ariwajoye I?

A) A representation of the link between the living king and his godly ancestors

B) Visual testimony to the king's fearsome prowess

C) A symbol of the water goddess Nowo

D) A representation of the Yoruba ideal of beauty and modesty

20) What is a primary purpose of the African masquerade?

A) To bring the spirits themselves into the community

B) To establish local cultural values

C) To relate historical tales to outsiders

D) To worship the sun god, Amun

21) The smooth surfaces and D-shaped eyes are characteristic of works from what culture?

A) Berber

B) Nok

C) Yoruba

D) Nubian

22) How can the Dogon sculpture of the seated couple best be described?

A) Ornamented and intricate

B) Abstract and symbolic

C) Cut from volcanic rock

D) Naturalistic

23) Discuss the similarities and differences between Egyptian and other African cultures in history and art.

24) Explain the role of calligraphy as an important form of art in Islamic cultures. Why did the art become so prominent? 

25) Describe the emergence of photography in Africa. How did images of Africa taken by African photographers differ from those of their European counterparts?

26) Compare and contrast the mosaics found in mosques with those in a Byzantine church, explaining the cultural and doctrinal reasons for the differences.

27) Discuss the use and significance of proportion and scale in Benin sculpture.

28) Explain the symbolism of Yoruba or Dogon sculpture, referring to specific aspects of a work or works to illustrate your statements.

29) Consider the Congregational Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia. Discuss briefly its design, its religious functions, and the origins of its forms.

30) Consider the Seated Couple sculpture of the Dogon culture. Discuss what this work reveals about gender roles and the status of the family within the culture in which it was created.

31) With reference to the Temne nowo masquerade, discuss the purpose of masks in African cultures, highlighting spiritual and communal uses. How have outsiders to African culture misinterpreted the meanings of African masks?

32) Discuss how the Islamic architecture was colored by the culture of Persia, giving examples of architecture in the text.

33) Discuss the art in Africa as an agent to engage spiritual powers, giving examples of specific art forms that allow this interaction.