- 1. Who was the Abbasid caliph when Baghdad became the centre of the Arab/Muslim golden age of arts?
A) Al-Mamun
B) Al-Ma'mun
C) Al-Mansur
D) Harun al-Rashid
- 2. Who was a renowned mathematician of the Arab/Muslim golden age in Baghdad?
A) Pythagoras
B) Euclid
C) Newton
D) Al-Khwarizmi
- 3. Which instrument was widely used in the music of Baghdad's golden age?
A) Violin
B) Flute
C) Piano
D) Oud
- 4. Which famous astronomer worked in Baghdad during the golden age of arts?
A) Copernicus
B) Galileo
C) Al-Battani
D) Hubble
- 5. Which medieval Islamic scholar was a pioneer in the field of optics and visual perception?
A) Ibn al-Haytham
B) Stephen Hawking
C) Albert Einstein
D) Isaac Newton
- 6. Which famous philosopher wrote the work 'The Incoherence of the Philosophers'?
A) Jean-Paul Sartre
B) Friedrich Nietzsche
C) Al-Ghazali
D) Karl Marx
- 7. Which famous calligrapher hails from Baghdad and is remembered for his script reforms?
A) Yaqut al-Musta'simi
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Vincent van Gogh
- 8. Which famous scholar is known for his contributions to logic and was called 'The Second Teacher' after Aristotle?
A) Confucius
B) Plato
C) Socrates
D) Al-Farabi
- 9. Which famous poet, philosopher, and theologian wrote the work 'The Divine Comedy'?
A) Dante Alighieri
B) Homer
C) Attar of Nishapur
D) William Shakespeare
- 10. Which city became the center of the Arab/Muslim golden age of arts?
A) Baghdad
B) Cairo
C) Damascus
D) Mecca
- 11. During which period did Baghdad flourish as the center of arts and culture?
A) Ottoman Empire
B) Abbasid Caliphate
C) Umayyad Caliphate
D) Safavid Empire
- 12. Which of the following branches of arts flourished in Baghdad during this period?
A) Graffiti
B) Photography
C) Calligraphy
D) Sculpture
- 13. Which language was the primary medium of literature in Baghdad at the time?
A) Arabic
B) Persian
C) Turkish
D) Urdu
- 14. In what field did the scientist Al-Kindi make important contributions in Baghdad?
A) Botany
B) Chemistry
C) Philosophy
D) Genetics
- 15. Which famous poet from Baghdad wrote The Book of Misers?
A) Al-Mutanabbi
B) Al-Ma'arri
C) Al-Jahiz
D) Ibn Suyi
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