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