Test 5

A  10

B  none

C  613

D  one

A  An Arabic poem honoring the Prophet Muhammad. The name means ‘poem of the mantle’ or ‘of the cloak’.

B  Complex geometric designs create the impression of unending repetition.

C  a large traditional house that often has a complex double structure that allows men to visit without running any risk of meeting the women of the family.

D  Any Islamic art seeking to portray the meaning and essence of things, rather than just their physical form.

A  “The Edict of Milan.”

B  “the Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodorus.”

C  “the lost city of Atlantis.”

D  “Christianity at all.”

A  “create a new language that will be known only to Christians.”

B  “go to the gentiles”

C  “tell my mother that I am always with her.”

D  “find the Ark of  the Covenant.”

A  the punishment that the Romans gave to thieves and traitors

B  a Christian posture of prayer

C  strict self-denial and self-discipline

D  a group that allows a wide variety of religious beliefs and practices

A  The Magna Carta

B  The Edict of Milan

C  The Nicene Creed

D  The Sermon on the Mount

A  Christianity

B  Mastaba

C  Judaism

D  Islam

A  sharia

B  minbar

C  mihrab

D  mullah

A  an Islamic dance

B  a religious song

C  a type of ornament featuring plant and flower forms

D  the first illuminated manuscript

A  a rotating pulpit

B  a spoon

C  a half-pear-shaped wooden string instrument

D  a two-leaved hinged tablet

A  the body of Muslim law based on the Quran and the Hadith

B  the most sacred books of the Quran

C  a collection of some 250 prose tales

D  Muhamad’s journey from Mecca to Medina in the year 622

A  Saint Augustine

B  Paul

C  Matthew

D  Augustus

A  in an Islamic Mosque

B  in a Jewish Temple

C  in a Catholic Church

D  in a Jewish Cemetery

A  St. Paul’s Cathedral

B  The Parliament of Justine

C  Hagia Sophia

D  The Church of San Vitale

A  Gregorian chants

B  Orans

C  Carolingian Miniscule

D  Saints and Angels

A  King Fahad Mosque

B  The Church of San Vitale

C  The Parliament of Justine

D  Hagia Sophia

A  A statement of Chrisitan faith

B  The only document in the handwriting of Jesus

C  A treaty between Christians and Jews

D  A document announcing the first Catholic pope

A  nave

B  narthex

C  ambulatory

D  transept

A  “John the Baptist, a preacher in the wilderness of Judea, baptizes Jesus in the Jordan River.”

B  “In the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives, while the disciples Peter, James, and John sleep, Jesus reconciles his soul to death.”

C  “Jesus fast for forty days and nights in the wilderness; he rejects the worldly wealth offered to him by the devil.”

D  “The archangel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that Godhas chosen her to ebar his son.”

A  “the wounds of Jesus.”

B  “repentance”

C  “sins.”

D  “the” — at that time “known planets.”

A  the Gospel of Mark

B  the Gospel of John

C  the Gospel of Matthew

D  the Gospel of Luke

A  “you will be a leader among men.”

B  “the kingdom of heaven is theirs.”

C  “the sands at your feet will give way to gold.”

D  “they shall live on earth forever.”

A  “the superior of an abbey or monastery for men.”

B  “a formal letter.”

C  “one of twelve disciples chose by Jesus to preach his gospel.”

D  “the invocation of a blessing.”

A  Greek and Aramaic

B  Proto-Romanian and Assyrian

C  Greek and Assyrian

D  Aramaic and Semetic

A  “Acts of the Apostles”

B  “The Gospels”

C  “The Epistle of the Church in Rome”

D  The “New Testament”