A) Trapezoids and crescents B) Ovals and diamonds C) Triangles and rectangles D) Squares and circles
A) Scattered, cropped and faded B) Repeated, overlapped and interlaced C) Stacked, separated and aligned D) Graduated, mirrored and inverted
A) 6-pointed star B) 5-pointed star C) 8-pointed star D) 10-pointed star
A) Three intersecting circles B) Two equilateral triangles overlapping C) Four diamonds joined at the center D) Two squares, one rotated 45 degrees
A) Parabola B) Helix C) Ellipse D) Polygon
A) Decagons and dodecagons B) Scalene and isosceles triangles C) Pentagons and octagons D) Hexagons and heptagons
A) Reflections and rotations B) Asymmetry and distortion C) Translations and scaling only D) Projections and inversions
A) They form closed finite loops B) They can extend indefinitely to suggest infinity C) They represent strict numerical sequences D) They mimic biological cell structures
A) Ruler and compass B) Computer software and a plotter C) Protractor and set square D) Calligraphy pen and ink
A) Roman Verostko B) An unnamed Spanish historian C) Mohammed Ali D) Ernest Hanbury Hankin
A) Classical Greek architecture B) Modern algorithmic art C) Industrial machine weaving D) Renaissance perspective painting
A) Unity and diversity in nature B) Power and divine authority C) Perfection and closed borders D) Infinity and eternal time
A) Istanbul, Turkey B) Granada, Spain C) Sikandra, India D) Yazd, Persia
A) Twelve B) Four C) Eight D) Six
A) Square B) Regular octagon C) Regular hexagon D) Equilateral triangle
A) Twelve-pointed star surrounded by triangles B) Eight-pointed star surrounded by squares C) Five-pointed star surrounded by pentagons D) Six-pointed star surrounded by six smaller irregular hexagons
A) In blue B) In gold leaf C) In black ink D) In white
A) A golden lattice of carved wood B) A red geometric border of bricks C) An intersecting tracery in blue around tiles of other colours D) A plaster molding of floral motifs
A) The Mohammed Ali Research Center B) The Sikandra Tomb C) The Alhambra Palace D) The Topkapı Scroll
A) Mohammed Ali B) An unnamed Spanish mathematician C) Roman Verostko D) Ernest Hanbury Hankin
A) A pattern formed with the help of construction lines consisting of polygons in contact B) A design created entirely from freehand curved brushstrokes C) A mosaic made exclusively of circular ceramic tiles D) A repeating script of Arabic calligraphy
A) They must form perfect circles B) They must remain entirely empty C) They must be completely filled with gold D) They must be reasonably symmetrical
A) Squares B) Pentagons C) Hexagons D) Triangles
A) The Alhambra palace B) The Yazd mosque C) Akbar's tomb, Sikandra D) The Topkapı Scroll
A) 1800–1810 B) 1480–1520 C) 1400–1450 D) 1605–1613
A) Their talent for mixing chemical blue pigments B) Their skill in discovering suitable combinations of polygons C) Their speed in carving stone arches D) Their ability to weave silk carpets without a loom
A) Exactly one third B) Exactly one half C) The entire star D) Exactly one quarter
A) Exactly one quarter B) Exactly three quarters C) The entire star D) Exactly one half
A) Safavid Persia in the 18th 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) Nasrid Granada in the 14th century
A) 6 B) 17 C) 114 D) 5
A) Monochrome blueprints for stone arches and minarets B) Sketches of floral wallpaper groups C) Diagrams of textile weaving and carpet knots D) Coloured designs for girih tilings and muqarnas quarter or semidomes
A) Yazd, Persia B) Istanbul, Turkey C) Granada, Spain D) Sikandra, India
A) The agricultural yield of its gardens B) The acoustic engineering of its throne room C) The hydraulic system of its fountains D) The mathematical properties of its decorative tile and stucco patterns
A) They found zero repeating symmetry groups there B) They found most or all of the 17 wallpaper 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) Mathematical proof D) Scientific certainty
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) p4gm and p1mm B) cmmm and pmg2 C) p6mm and p2mm D) p4mm and c2mm
A) p4gm and p31m B) p6mm and p2mm C) pmm and pmg D) p4mm and c2mm
A) p6mm B) c2mm C) p4mm D) p4gm
A) The 'Hasba' (measure) method B) The Topkapı compass method C) The Verostko algorithmic method D) The Hankin polygon grid method
A) Octagon grids B) n-fold rosettes C) Concentric circles D) Intersecting squares
A) Figurative images B) Calligraphy C) Geometric shapes D) Plant forms
A) Zellij B) Kilim C) Girih D) Jali
A) Girih B) Muqarnas C) Zellij D) Jali
A) M. C. Escher B) Keith Critchlow C) Peter J. Lu D) Paul Steinhardt E) David Wade
A) Aniconism B) Figurative worship C) Naturalism D) Calligraphy
A) Isolation B) Imitation C) Preservation D) Transformation
A) Windows onto the infinite B) Strict moral criteria C) Objects of worship D) Figurative representations
A) David Wade B) Paul Steinhardt C) Doris Behrens-Abouseif D) Keith Critchlow
A) Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia B) Al-Juyushi Mosque, Egypt C) Ibn Tulun Mosque, Cairo D) Barsian Mosque, Persia
A) 1220 B) 1067 C) 1086 D) 836
A) Sultan Hassan complex B) Hasan Sadaqah mausoleum C) Al-Juyushi Mosque D) Abbasid palace
A) Central Asia B) Persia C) Spanish Al-Andalus D) Egypt
A) Tower of Kharaqan B) Barsian Mosque C) Alâeddin Mosque D) Jameh Mosque of Isfahan
A) Zellij B) Shakaba C) Muqarnas D) Kilim
A) Aleppo B) Isfahan C) Cairo D) Baghdad
A) An abstract 6-point star B) A 16-point geometric rosette C) A lozenge containing a square D) A small 8-petalled flower
A) Roman classical architecture B) Ancient Egyptian architecture C) Gothic European architecture D) Persian Islamic architecture
A) Solid marble slabs B) Cast iron C) Cut brickwork D) Pressed cardboard
A) Mosaic faience tilework B) Terrazzo flooring tiles C) Polished granite tilework 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 lattice frames C) As woven tapestries D) As painted canvas rolls
A) No, only in secular buildings B) No, only in military fortifications C) Yes D) No, only in sacred buildings
A) A completely visible organic flower vine B) A partially hidden geometric grid C) A set of freehand animal sketches D) A random splash of ink
A) Linear gradient B) Translational asymmetry C) Rotational symmetries D) Random distortion
A) Biomorphic B) Asymmetrical C) Geometric D) Abstractly random
A) Straps B) Painted brush strokes C) Plaster ridges D) Thin metal wires
A) Only in woodwork B) No C) Only in brickwork D) Yes, completely
A) The political leadership hierarchy B) The 'epistemological quest' C) The military conquest strategy D) The economic trade system
A) Flatwoven carpets B) Pierced stone screens C) Embossed leather book covers D) Metal dishes
A) Laurie Baker B) Eva Baer C) Sinan the Architect D) Hamilton Gibb
A) Individual weavers' ages B) The season of the year C) The price of the carpet D) Specific regions
A) Numerical codes B) Map coordinates C) Trademarks D) Symbolic
A) 1883 B) 1797 C) 1200 D) 1950
A) Wood B) Stucco C) Lead D) Iron
A) Raqqa B) Sheki C) Tunisia D) Amsterdam
A) Azerbaijan B) Spain C) Turkey D) Yemen
A) Sana'a B) Damascus C) Tunisia D) Raqqa
A) Azerbaijan B) Syria C) Tunisia D) Spain
A) Enamel paints B) Stucco paste C) Colored wax D) Liquid gold
A) Morocco B) Turkey C) Egypt D) The Netherlands
A) Allah B) M. C. Escher C) The Prince of Wales D) Roger Penrose
A) 5 B) 283 C) 124 D) 70
A) London B) New York C) Isfahan D) Istanbul
A) Venetian merchants B) British tile-makers C) Islamic physicists D) Dutch artists
A) Carol Bier B) M. C. Escher C) Ahmad Rafsanjani D) Roger Penrose
A) Peter J. Lu B) Craig S. Kaplan C) Paul Steinhardt D) Jay Bonner
A) Zellij craftsman B) Eric Broug C) Venetian merchant D) Allah
A) Hacali Necefoğlu B) Roger Penrose C) Craig S. Kaplan D) M. C. Escher
A) Reza Sarhangi B) Jay Bonner C) Eric Broug D) Carol Bier
A) Auxetic rubber sheets B) Vegetal forms C) Glazed terracotta tilework D) Quasi-periodic tilings
A) Craig S. Kaplan B) Ahmad Rafsanjani C) Peter J. Lu D) Paul Steinhardt
A) M. C. Escher B) Carol Bier C) Jay Bonner D) Roger Penrose
A) 1973 B) 2007 C) 2016 D) 2013
A) Darb-e Imam shrine B) Metropolitan Museum of Art C) Victoria and Albert Museum D) Alhambra
A) Craig S. Kaplan B) Ahmad Rafsanjani C) Peter J. Lu D) Paul Steinhardt
A) Woven silk and brass B) Rosewood and ebony C) Perforated rubber sheets D) Glazed terracotta tiles
A) 124 B) 283 C) 5 D) 70
A) Perforated rubber B) Woven silk C) Stucco D) Ivory |