Islamic geometric patterns - Quiz
A) Squares and circles B) Trapezoids and crescents C) Ovals and diamonds D) Triangles and rectangles
A) Graduated, mirrored and inverted B) Scattered, cropped and faded C) Repeated, overlapped and interlaced D) Stacked, separated and aligned
A) 10-pointed star B) 6-pointed star C) 5-pointed star D) 8-pointed star
A) Three intersecting circles B) Two squares, one rotated 45 degrees C) Two equilateral triangles overlapping D) Four diamonds joined at the center
A) Helix B) Ellipse C) Polygon D) Parabola
A) Decagons and dodecagons B) Pentagons and octagons C) Scalene and isosceles triangles D) Hexagons and heptagons
A) Projections and inversions B) Reflections and rotations C) Asymmetry and distortion D) Translations and scaling only
A) They represent strict numerical sequences B) They mimic biological cell structures C) They can extend indefinitely to suggest infinity D) They form closed finite loops
A) Calligraphy pen and ink B) Ruler and compass C) Protractor and set square D) Computer software and a plotter
A) An unnamed Spanish historian B) Mohammed Ali C) Roman Verostko D) Ernest Hanbury Hankin
A) Industrial machine weaving B) Renaissance perspective painting C) Classical Greek architecture D) Modern algorithmic art
A) Power and divine authority B) Unity and diversity in nature C) Perfection and closed borders D) Infinity and eternal time
A) Sikandra, India B) Istanbul, Turkey C) Yazd, Persia D) Granada, Spain
A) Six B) Four C) Twelve D) Eight
A) Square B) Equilateral triangle C) Regular octagon D) Regular hexagon
A) Twelve-pointed star surrounded by triangles B) Six-pointed star surrounded by six smaller irregular hexagons C) Eight-pointed star surrounded by squares D) Five-pointed star surrounded by pentagons
A) In black ink B) In blue C) In white D) In gold leaf
A) A red geometric border of bricks B) An intersecting tracery in blue around tiles of other colours C) A golden lattice of carved wood D) A plaster molding of floral motifs
A) The Mohammed Ali Research Center B) The Topkapı Scroll C) The Sikandra Tomb D) The Alhambra Palace
A) Mohammed Ali B) Ernest Hanbury Hankin C) An unnamed Spanish mathematician D) Roman Verostko
A) A mosaic made exclusively of circular ceramic tiles B) A design created entirely from freehand curved brushstrokes C) A pattern formed with the help of construction lines consisting of polygons in contact D) A repeating script of Arabic calligraphy
A) They must be reasonably symmetrical B) They must remain entirely empty C) They must form perfect circles D) They must be completely filled with gold
A) Pentagons B) Hexagons C) Squares D) Triangles
A) Akbar's tomb, Sikandra B) The Topkapı Scroll C) The Alhambra palace D) The Yazd mosque
A) 1480–1520 B) 1605–1613 C) 1800–1810 D) 1400–1450
A) Their talent for mixing chemical blue pigments B) Their ability to weave silk carpets without a loom C) Their speed in carving stone arches D) Their skill in discovering suitable combinations of polygons
A) Exactly one half B) Exactly one third C) Exactly one quarter D) The entire star
A) Exactly one quarter B) Exactly three quarters C) Exactly one half D) The entire star
A) Mughal India in the early 17th century B) Timurid dynasty Iran in the late-15th century or beginning of the 16th century C) Safavid Persia in the 18th century D) Nasrid Granada in the 14th century
A) 6 B) 5 C) 114 D) 17
A) Diagrams of textile weaving and carpet knots B) Coloured designs for girih tilings and muqarnas quarter or semidomes C) Monochrome blueprints for stone arches and minarets D) Sketches of floral wallpaper groups
A) Yazd, Persia B) Istanbul, Turkey C) Sikandra, India D) Granada, Spain
A) The mathematical properties of its decorative tile and stucco patterns B) The agricultural yield of its gardens C) The hydraulic system of its fountains D) The acoustic engineering of its throne room
A) They found only 5 wallpaper groups there B) They found most or all of the 17 wallpaper groups there C) They found zero repeating symmetry groups there D) They proved wallpaper groups were not used there
A) Mathematical proof B) Direct historical documentation C) Scientific certainty D) Dubious grounds
A) 15th to 20th centuries B) 10th to 12th centuries C) 14th to 19th centuries D) 12th to 16th centuries
A) 8 B) 12 C) 17 D) 5
A) p4gm and p1mm B) p6mm and p2mm C) p4mm and c2mm D) cmmm and pmg2
A) p4gm and p31m B) p4mm and c2mm C) p6mm and p2mm D) pmm and pmg
A) p4mm B) c2mm C) p4gm D) p6mm
A) The Topkapı compass method B) The 'Hasba' (measure) method C) The Verostko algorithmic method D) The Hankin polygon grid method
A) n-fold rosettes B) Concentric circles C) Octagon grids D) Intersecting squares
A) Figurative images B) Geometric shapes C) Calligraphy D) Plant forms
A) Zellij B) Girih C) Kilim D) Jali
A) Jali B) Girih C) Muqarnas D) Zellij
A) Keith Critchlow B) Paul Steinhardt C) David Wade D) M. C. Escher E) Peter J. Lu
A) Figurative worship B) Aniconism C) Naturalism D) Calligraphy
A) Imitation B) Preservation C) Isolation D) Transformation
A) Windows onto the infinite B) Strict moral criteria C) Figurative representations D) Objects of worship
A) David Wade B) Doris Behrens-Abouseif C) Keith Critchlow D) Paul Steinhardt
A) Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia B) Barsian Mosque, Persia C) Ibn Tulun Mosque, Cairo D) Al-Juyushi Mosque, Egypt
A) 1220 B) 1086 C) 1067 D) 836
A) Sultan Hassan complex B) Abbasid palace C) Hasan Sadaqah mausoleum D) Al-Juyushi Mosque
A) Egypt B) Persia C) Central Asia D) Spanish Al-Andalus
A) Tower of Kharaqan B) Barsian Mosque C) Alâeddin Mosque D) Jameh Mosque of Isfahan
A) Shakaba B) Zellij C) Kilim D) Muqarnas
A) Baghdad B) Cairo C) Isfahan D) Aleppo
A) A lozenge containing a square B) An abstract 6-point star C) A 16-point geometric rosette D) A small 8-petalled flower
A) Roman classical architecture B) Ancient Egyptian architecture C) Gothic European architecture D) Persian Islamic architecture
A) Pressed cardboard B) Cast iron C) Solid marble slabs D) Cut brickwork
A) Polished granite tilework B) Mosaic faience tilework C) Terrazzo flooring tiles D) Plain ceramic subway tilework
A) Abbasid golden age B) Safavid period C) Umayyad dynasty period D) Ottoman Tanzimat period
A) As carved stone pillars B) As painted canvas rolls C) As woven tapestries D) As lattice frames
A) No, only in sacred buildings B) Yes C) No, only in secular buildings D) No, only in military fortifications
A) A set of freehand animal sketches B) A partially hidden geometric grid C) A completely visible organic flower vine D) A random splash of ink
A) Linear gradient B) Rotational symmetries C) Random distortion D) Translational asymmetry
A) Asymmetrical B) Biomorphic C) Abstractly random D) Geometric
A) Thin metal wires B) Painted brush strokes C) Plaster ridges D) Straps
A) No B) Yes, completely C) Only in woodwork D) Only in brickwork
A) The 'epistemological quest' B) The military conquest strategy C) The political leadership hierarchy D) The economic trade system
A) Flatwoven carpets B) Embossed leather book covers C) Pierced stone screens D) Metal dishes
A) Sinan the Architect B) Laurie Baker C) Hamilton Gibb D) Eva Baer
A) Specific regions B) The season of the year C) Individual weavers' ages D) The price of the carpet
A) Numerical codes B) Map coordinates C) Trademarks D) Symbolic
A) 1200 B) 1797 C) 1950 D) 1883
A) Stucco B) Iron C) Wood D) Lead
A) Amsterdam B) Sheki C) Tunisia D) Raqqa
A) Turkey B) Yemen C) Azerbaijan D) Spain
A) Tunisia B) Sana'a C) Damascus D) Raqqa
A) Azerbaijan B) Spain C) Tunisia D) Syria
A) Stucco paste B) Colored wax C) Liquid gold D) Enamel paints
A) The Netherlands B) Turkey C) Egypt D) Morocco
A) Roger Penrose B) Allah C) M. C. Escher D) The Prince of Wales
A) 70 B) 5 C) 283 D) 124
A) London B) New York C) Isfahan D) Istanbul
A) Venetian merchants B) Islamic physicists C) British tile-makers D) Dutch artists
A) Carol Bier B) Roger Penrose C) Ahmad Rafsanjani D) M. C. Escher
A) Paul Steinhardt B) Peter J. Lu C) Craig S. Kaplan D) Jay Bonner
A) Eric Broug B) Allah C) Venetian merchant D) Zellij craftsman
A) Roger Penrose B) Craig S. Kaplan C) M. C. Escher D) Hacali Necefoğlu
A) Eric Broug B) Jay Bonner C) Carol Bier D) Reza Sarhangi
A) Glazed terracotta tilework B) Quasi-periodic tilings C) Auxetic rubber sheets D) Vegetal forms
A) Peter J. Lu B) Ahmad Rafsanjani C) Craig S. Kaplan D) Paul Steinhardt
A) Jay Bonner B) Roger Penrose C) Carol Bier D) M. C. Escher
A) 2007 B) 2013 C) 1973 D) 2016
A) Darb-e Imam shrine B) Metropolitan Museum of Art C) Victoria and Albert Museum D) Alhambra
A) Paul Steinhardt B) Peter J. Lu C) Ahmad Rafsanjani D) Craig S. Kaplan
A) Perforated rubber sheets B) Woven silk and brass C) Glazed terracotta tiles D) Rosewood and ebony
A) 5 B) 70 C) 283 D) 124
A) Perforated rubber B) Woven silk C) Ivory D) Stucco |
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