Islamic Art Quiz 1

Question 1

Dome of the Rock, Abd al-Malik, Architecture & mosaic, 692 CE (Umayyad), Jerusalem

Answer 1

Question 2

Qasr Amra, Walid II, Architecture & fresco, Mid-8th Century (Umayyad), Jordan

Answer 2

Question 3

Qasr Mshatta, Walid II, Architecture & stone carving in-relief, Mid-8th Century (Umayyad), Jordan

Answer 3

Question 4

Ukhaidir Palace, Isa ibn Musa, Quarry stone & mortar architecture, 778 (Abbasid), Iraq

Answer 4

Question 5

Dar al-Khilafa, al-Mu’tasim Bi’llah, Mudbrick architecture, 836 (Abbasid), Samarra, Iraq

Answer 5

Question 6

Great Mosque of Mutawakkil, al-Mutawakkil, Mudbrick architecture, c. 860 (Abbasid), Samarra, Iraq

Answer 6

Question 7

Great Mosque of Kairouan, Various Aghlabid rulers, Architecture, 836-875 (Aghlabid), Kairouan, Tunisia

Answer 7

Question 8

Great Mosque of Mahdia, al-Mahdi, Architecture, 916 (Fatimid), Mahdia, Tunisia

Answer 8

Question 9

Madinat al-Zahra, Abd al-Rahman III, Architecture, 936 (Umayyad), Córdoba, Spain

Answer 9

Question 10

Great Mosque of Córdoba, Various Umayyad caliphs, Architecture, Begun 786 and enlarged during 9th & 10th centuries (Umayyad), Córdoba, Spain

Answer 10

Question 11

Al-Hakim Mosque, Al-Hakim, Architecture, 1013 (Fatimid), Cairo, Egypt

Answer 11

Question 12

Amajur Qur’an, Amajur, Pigment and ink on parchment, 876 (Abbasid), Lebanon

Answer 12

Question 13

Blue Qur’an, Unknown, Gold leaf, silver, and ink on parchment dyed with indigo, c. 900-950, Kairouan, Tunisia

Answer 13

Question 14

Qur’an of Ibn Al-Bawwab, Ibn Al-Bawwab, Ink and gold pigment on paper, 1000-1001 (Abbasid), Baghdad, Iraq

Answer 14

Question 15

Bowl Emulating Chinese Stoneware, Unknown, Earthenware, 9th century (Abbasid), Iraq (likely Basra)

Answer 15

Question 16

Bowl with Splashed Decoration, Unknown, Splashware, 10th century, Iran (likely Nishapur)

Answer 16

Question 17

Brass Incense-Burner, Unknown, Cast brass, 8th-9th century (Abbasid), Egypt or Iran

Answer 17

Question 18

Ewer in the Form of a Bird, Sulayman, Cast brass inlaid with silver and copper, 796-797 (Abbasid), Unknown

Answer 18

Question 19

Animal Flask, Unknown, Glass with applied decoration, Late 7th-8th century (Umayyad), Likely Syria

Answer 19

Question 20

The Marwan Tiraz, Marwan II, Embroidered silk, Mid-7th or 8th century (Umayyad), Eastern Mediterranean or North Africa

Answer 20

Question 21

The Great Mosque of Damascus, Al-Walid I, Architecture and mosaic, 708-715 (Umayyad), Damascus, Syria

Answer 21