Classroom quiz

Classroom quiz

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Five questions, four choices each, twenty seconds per question. Choose with keys 1 to 4 or with a click, then press Enter for the next question.

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1. Question 1 of 5

   Why did calligraphy become 'the noblest of the arts' for Muslims?

   Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

   1. 1It is the easiest art
   2. 2It is tied to writing the Qur'an
   3. 3Kings ordered it
   4. 4It came from China

2. Question 2 of 5

   What is the arabesque?

   Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

   1. 1A style of script
   2. 2A musical instrument
   3. 3A continuous plant ornament that fills a surface
   4. 4A stone dome

3. Question 3 of 5

   What is the mihrab in a mosque?

   Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

   1. 1The preacher's pulpit
   2. 2The ablution basin
   3. 3The minaret
   4. 4A niche in the wall marking the direction of prayer

4. Question 4 of 5

   Where is the Dome of the Rock and when was it built?

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   1. 1In Jerusalem, in the seventh century
   2. 2In Mecca, in the tenth century
   3. 3In Istanbul, in the sixteenth century
   4. 4In Cordoba, in the eighth century

5. Question 5 of 5

   Who was the architect of the Suleymaniye Mosque?

   Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

   1. 1Ibn Muqla
   2. 2Ziryab
   3. 3Sinan
   4. 4Al-Khwarizmi