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1
The Middle Ages in Western Europe include the period of
A)the beginning of the Early Christian period through the fourteenth century.
B)the end of the Roman Empire through the thirteenth century.
C)the beginning of the Byzantine Empire through the end of the Roman Empire.
D)A.300–1600.
2
The new religion that entered Europe in the eighth century was
A)Buddhism.
B)Hinduism.
C)Islam.
D)Judaism.
3
The hadj refers to
A)the Islamic calendar.
B)a pilgrimage.
C)a leader.
D)a mosque.
4
Muslims are instructed to pray
A)in a mosque.
B)facing west.
C)facing Mecca.
D)facing a qibla.
5
Which is NOT a tenet of Islam?
A)daily prayer
B)fasting during Ramadan
C)the only God is Allah
D)Muhammad is the son of God
E)almsgiving
6
Which does NOT refer to an architectural feature of a mosque?
A)sahn
B)qibla
C)imam
D)mihrab
7
The first Muslim ruler of Spain was
A)Caliph Abd al-Malik.
B)Sultan Suleyman.
C)Sinan the Great.
D)Caliph al-Mutawakkil.
E)Abdar-Rahma-n I.
8
The Sutton Hoo purse cover is an example of
A)Islamic tracery.
B)Viking iconography.
C)Anglo-Saxon metalwork.
D)a Neolithic artifact.
9
Which of the following is NOT a feature (or features) of the Sutton Hoo purse cover?
A)cloisonné‚ enamel
B)garnets
C)symmetry
D)Scythian influence
E)Islamic influence
10
The opening scene of Beowulf describes the
A)defeat of the monster Grendel.
B)death of Beowulf.
C)arrival of Scyld Scefing in Denmark.
D)birth of Beowulf.
E)arrival of Beowulf in Scandinavia.
11
Hibernia means
A)Scandinavia in Italian.
B)Ireland in Latin.
C)Germany in Anglo-Saxon.
D)Scotland in Latin.
12
Illuminated manuscripts were
A)made in scriptoria by scribes.
B)made of encaustic on vellum.
C)made of pigments mixed with water and egg yolk.
D)written in Gaelic in Irish monasteries.
13
The Book of Kells is
A)a seventh-century manuscript.
B)the text of the Acts of Paul.
C)from late eighth or early ninth century.
D)a text of the Apocrypha.
14
Which is NOT a feature of Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts?
A)Latin text
B)interlace
C)stylization
D)naturalism
E)monstrous details
15
Charlemagne was crowned Roman emperor
A)in the year 800.
B)at Aachen, in Germany.
C)because he defeated the pope in Rome.
D)at Aix-la-Chapelle on December 25.





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