ISLAMIC

Question 1

Architectural character of Islamic architecture

Answer 1

I. BALANCE & SYMMETRY
II. CONCEPT OF PERFECT CREATION
III. FORMAL LANDSCAPE
IV. CENTERED UPON GOD
V. USE OF STRIATED MASONRY

Question 2

Islam is originated in

Answer 2

Saudi Arabia

Question 3

Niche towards mecca

A. Iwan/Ivan
B. Sahn
C. Mihrab

Answer 3

C. Mihrab

Question 4

Islamic architecture is dated in

Answer 4

622-1600 AD

Question 5

Pulpit in a mosque, placed next to mihrab

A. Mimbar
B. Minaret
C. Mashrabya

Answer 5

A. Mimbar

Question 6

(Persia) Open-fronted vault facing on to a court

A. Harem
B. Iwan/ivan
C. Chatti

Answer 6

B. Iwan/ivan

Question 7

Gateway

A. Mihrab
B. Maqsura
C. Bab

Answer 7

C. Bab

Question 8

Arcaded Courtyard

A. Sahn
B. Imam
C. Haram

Answer 8

A. Sahn

Question 9

Tower from which call to prayer is made

A. Muqarnas
B. Mashrabya
C. Minaret

Answer 9

C. Minaret

Question 10

women’s private quarters of a house or palace

A. Selamlik
B. Harem
C. Dikka

Answer 10

B. Harem

Question 11

axis oriented towards Mecca

A. Kibla/kible
B. Kiosk
C. Fawara

Answer 11

A. Kibla/kible

Question 12

men’s or guest’s private quarter

A. Harem
B. Muezzin
C. Selamlik

Answer 12

C. Selamlik

Question 13

Special processional area reserved for the retinue of the caliph

A. Mashrabya
B. Maqsura
C. Muqarnas

Answer 13

B. Maqsura

Question 14

covered prayer hall

A. Minaret
B. Harem
C. Haram

Answer 14

C. Haram

Question 15

The man who leads prayers in a mosque

A. Imam
B. Muezzin
C. Kiosk

Answer 15

A. Imam

Question 16

Caller in Islam

A. Imam
B. Muezzin
C. Hajj

Answer 16

B. Muezzin

Question 17

Used in isolation as a Little ornamental pavilion, emphasizing roof or providing a focus in a pleasure garden

A. Kibla/kible
B. Muqarnas
C. Kiosk

Answer 17

C. Kiosk

Question 18

Projecting window enclosed with carved wood lattice work

A. Mashrabya
B. Muqarnas
C. Maqsura

Answer 18

A. Mashrabya

Question 19

Reading Desk

A. Dikka
B. Fawara
C. Hajj

Answer 19

A. Dikka

Question 20

Stalactile vault, Persian architectural

A. Mashrabya
B. Muqarnas
C. Maqsura

Answer 20

B. Muqarnas

Question 21

Fountain in Muslim mosque

A. Fawara
B. Hajj
C. Kiosk

Answer 21

A. Fawara

Question 22

A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims

A. Kaaba
B. Imam
C. Hajj

Answer 22

C. Hajj

Question 23

A black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine

A. Qibla
B. Kaaba
C. Medina

Answer 23

B. Kaaba

Question 24

Wall on side of mosque, faces Mecca; Muslim face it when they pray

A. Qibla
B. Masjid
C. Aniconic ornamentation

Answer 24

A. Qibla

Question 25

Prophet Muhammad’s house A. Medina B. Masjid C. Mecca

Answer 25

A. Medina

Question 26

Mosque

Answer 26

Masjid

Question 27

Persian type with gigantic arch A. Iwan masjid B. Muqarnas vaults C. Selamlik

Answer 27

A. Iwan masjid

Question 28

Ornamentation of non-living things

Answer 28

Aniconic ornamentation

Question 29

3 types of Islamic ornamentation

Answer 29

CALLIGRAPHY – Kufic script ISLIMI / ARABESQUE – repeated over & over GEOMETRY – Repetition, balance

Question 30

Materials used

Answer 30

Gypsum stucco Glass/wood Glazed brick or tile

Question 31

muslim centre/place of worship A. Madrasah B. Hammam C. Mosque

Answer 31

C. Mosque

Question 32

Religious Islamic School A. Casbah/citadel B. Madrasah C. Hammam

Answer 32

B. Madrasah

Question 33

A structural design for a hot bathhouse A. Chattri B. Hammam C. Caravanserai

Answer 33

C. Hammam

Question 34

A roadside inn for travellers A. Mosque B. Casbah/citadel C. Caravanserai

Answer 34

C. Caravanserai

Question 35

A fortress A. Casbah/citadel B. Caravanserai C. Hammam

Answer 35

A. Casbah/citadel

Question 36

A tomb or a monument

Answer 36

Mausoleum

Question 37

Elevated, dome-shaped pavilions used as an element in Indian architecture A.madrasah B. Chattri C. Casbah

Answer 37

B. Chattri

Question 38

8 Parts of mosque

Answer 38

1. Minaret 2. Dome 3. Keel arches 4. Stair step crenellation 5. Sahn 6. Muqarnas 7. Mashrabiya 8. Dikka

Question 39

Rounded design with a tapered apex A. Ogee arch B. Pointed Arches C. Horseshoe arch

Answer 39

B. Pointed arches

Question 40

Similar to pointed arch but its point is composed of two s-shaped lines, culminating in a more sinuous silhouette A. Ogee arch B. Horseshoe C. Multifoil arch

Answer 40

A. Ogee Arch

Question 41

Also known as a keyhole arch, is associated with Moorish architecture. Its crown can be either rounded or pointed, this type of structure is defined by the dramatic widening and narrowing of its sides A. Pointed arches B. Multifoil arch C. Horseshoe arch

Answer 41

C. Horseshoe arch

Question 42

Is a characteristic of Moorish architecture. It features multiple foils or leaves, resulting in a scalloped shape A. Multifoil arch B. Ogee C. Horseshoe

Answer 42

A. Multifoil arch

Question 43

Supported by columns and beams [Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain] A. Pillared hypostyle B. Central plan C. Four iwan style

Answer 43

A. Pillared hypostyle

Question 44

Barrel Vaults; mainly used in Iran [Masjid Al Jami in Isfahan, Iran] A. Central plan B. Pillared hypostyle C. Four iwan style

Answer 44

C. Four iwan style

Question 45

Large domed space uninterrupted by structural supports; Introduced by the Ottomons [The Selimiye Mosque in Edrine, Turkey] A. Central plan B. Four iwan style C. Pillared hypostyle

Answer 45

A. Central plan

Question 46

Built by Umayyad caliph ABD AL-MALIK IBN MARWAN

Answer 46

Dome of the rock 700 AD

Question 47

The Dome’s structure and ornamentation are rooted in the Byzantine architectural tradition

Answer 47

Dome of the rock 700 AD

Question 48

One of the earliest Islamic shrines

Answer 48

Dome of the Rock | 700AD

Question 49

It has an octagonal base topped by a gilded wooden central dome and double ambulatory

Answer 49

Dome of the Rock | 700AD

Question 50

Christians and Muslims in the middle Ages believed the ________ to be the Temple of Solomon (Templum Domini

Answer 50

Dome of the Rock | 700AD

Question 51

The restoration of the dome of the rock is ordered by ______

Answer 51

Ottoman sultan süleyman I

Question 52

This church was built on the traditional site of Jesus’ Crucifixion and burial.

Answer 52

Dome of Jerusalem Sanctuary

Question 53

This church was restored by Modestus (the abbot of the monastery of Theodosius, 616–626), destroyed by the caliph al-Ḥākim Bī-Amr Allāh about 1009, and restored by the Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachus.

Answer 53

Dome of Jerusalem Sanctuary

Question 54

This church/ shrine has double shell, each shell having 32 converging wooden ribs and the whole rests on a cornice atop a masonry drum

Answer 54

Dome of Jerusalem Sanctuary

Question 55

Exterior: sheathed with boards and finished with lead and gold leaf

Answer 55

Dome of Jerusalem Sanctuary

Question 56

Thish church/shrine used polychromy, which is seen in many later Islamic buildings

Answer 56

Dome of Jerusalem Sanctuary

Question 57

Shrine that encloses the tomb

Answer 57

EDICULE

Question 58

This evolved from House of Prophet at Medina, Christian churches, and perhaps the audience halls (apadanas) of Persian King

Answer 58

Mosque

Question 59

Mosque founded by Abd al’Rahman I

Answer 59

GREAT MOSQUE at DAMASCUS | 700AD

Question 60

Oldest extant mosque and illustrates the process through which the form developed

Answer 60

GREAT MOSQUE at DAMASCUS | 700AD

Question 61

This mosque’s outline was determined by the shape of the Roman shrine, a walled irregular rectangle

Answer 61

GREAT MOSQUE at DAMASCUS | 700AD

Question 62

Enlarged 3 times in 833 and Its Sahn contains a domed fountain pavilion for ritual ablutions

Answer 62

GREAT MOSQUE at DAMASCUS | 700AD

Question 63

It evolved to have a much more complex solumnar hall form than that at Samarra

Answer 63

GREAT MOSQUE – CORDOBA | 800AD

Question 64

Mosque of Ahmed I Constantinople, Turkey

Answer 64

CONVERSION OF HAGIA SOFIA INTO A MOSQUE | 1600 AD

Question 65

Court of the Lions, the Queen’s Chamber Islamic palace in Spain

Answer 65

THE ALHAMBRA | 1350-1390AD

Question 66

An outstanding example of Moorish architecture and decorative arts

Answer 66

THE ALHAMBRA | 1350-1390AD

Question 67

is a type of mosque which is the main mosque of a certain area that hosts the special Friday noon prayers known as jumu'ah

Answer 67

FRIDAY MOSQUE

Question 68

are most popular in Iran and Central Asia

Answer 68

IWAN MOSQUES

Question 69

Built on a spot where Muslims believe the prophet Mohamed was carried in heaven

Question 70

The holiest city in the Islamic faith,

Answer 70

Mecca/makkah

Question 71

Mosque that holds the holiest Islamic structure, the Kaaba.

Answer 71

Masjid al-Haram

Question 72

5 pillars of Islamic architecture

Answer 72

faith prayer fasting pilgrimage to mecca alms