Multiple Choice
The first Muslim ruler of Spain was
Abd ar-Rahman I
The Court of the Lions is at the __________
Alhambra
The purse cover from Sutton Hoo is an example of
Anglo-Saxon metalwork
Which of the following cultures influenced Islamic art?
Byzantine and Early Christian
The Utrecht Psalter is most closely related to the _____________.
Ebbo Gospels
Charlemagne's court scribe was
Godescalc
Hibernia means
Ireland in Latin
The new religion that entered Europe in the 8th century was
Islam
Which of the following is not a feature of the Sutton Hoo purse cover
Islamic influence
The Dome of the Rock is in __________.
Jerusalem
"Architect in the Abode of Felicity" refers to
Koca
Which is not a tenet of Islam
Muhammad is the son of God
St. Michael's at Hildesheim was
Ottonian
The Christian recovery of Moorish strongholds was called the
Reconquest
The largest 9th-century mosque was located in
Samarra
Charlemagne's Chapel at Aachen is based on the church of ___________.
San Vitale
Which is true
Snorri Sturlson wrote the Edda in Scaldic
A rich 6th-century ship burial was found at ___________.
Sutton Hoo
The Vikings inhabited
Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
Which is true?
The hijra marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
Which is not a pair
Volur -- Vulcan
The tree where the Norse gods held daily council was called
Yggdrasil
Which is not a member of the Norse pantheon
Ymir
Celtic stone crosses have
a circle intersecting the cross arms
A mihrab is __________.
a niche in a qibla wall
The hadj refers to
a pilgrimage
Which is not an architectural feature of the mosque
an immam
Islamic artists use
calligraphy, mosaics and weaving
The monastery of Saint Gall
dates to the early 9th century and was in Switzerland and followed the Rule of St. Benedict
Muslims must pray
facing Mecca
The Book of Kells is
from the late 8th or early 9th century
Jihad is a __________.
holy war against sin, in oneself and in the world
Charlemagne was crowned Roman Emperor
in the year 800
Which is not true of Harald Bluetooth's rune stone
it is Norwegian
Which is not true of the Dome of the Rock
it is the site of Christ's ascension
Which is not true of the Luftullah Mosque
it was built in the 16th century
Illuminated manuscripts were
made in scriptoria by scribes
The Irish monks are most famous for their ___________.
manuscript decoration
The Coronation Gospels are _____ than the Godescalc Gospels. Fill in the blank.
more naturalistic
Which is not a feature of Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts
naturalism
Charlemagne revived an interest in the classical world in
the 9th century and his seat at Aachen
The opening scene of Beowulf describes
the arrival of Scyld Scefing in Denmark
The "Middle Ages" in Western Europe includes which of the following time periods?
the beginning of Early Christian through the 13th and 14th centuries
The images in the Utrecht Psalter differs from those in the Vienna Genesis because
they are metaphorical rather than narrative
Which is not true of the Vikings
they became Christians in the 8th century
The role of the Valkyries was
to select dead heroes for entry to Valhalla
The basilica for the Monastery of St. Gall showed its early Christian pedigree by its
transept, choir before the altar, and towers
The Book of Revelation
was written by John the Divine on Patmos and is the last book of the New Testament
