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Question 1 1 points Save As mentioned in the text, in the 10th century Cordoba was the most civilized city in the world.

True

False

Question 2 1 points Save What were the likely Andalusian precursors of the songs of love and chivalry of medieval Europe?

Zajal and muwashshah

Muwashshah and kharjah

Zajal and kharjah

All of the options

Question 3 1 points Save An example of the Muslim’s skill and creative genius in the industrial arts is:

Damascene work (inlaying of filaments of silver and gold on to

metal) All of the options

Marquetry (ivory or bone was inlaid on wood)

Ceramics (ie for the production of lusterware)

Question 4 1 points Save Accordinng to the author, the flood of translations in al-Andalus centered around the fields of:

Philosophy and science

All of the options

Mathematics and science

Poetry and philosophy

Question 5 1 points Save The relations between the Christians and Muslims changed because it became a threat.

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True False

Question 6 1 points Save How was Islam considered by the Christian world initially, according to the writer?

All the other options

A tolerant religion

A sect of Christianity

Related to the Jews

Question 7 1 points Save The founder of the Umayyad dynasty in al-Andalus, Abd al-Rahman I, had previously fled from:

Egypt

Persia

Damascus

None of the other options

Question 8 1 points Save Andalusian poetry began in imitation of eastern models and did not strike out fully on its own until the:

10th century

12th century

11th century

None of the other options

Question 9 1 points Save Though there was a conflict between the two worlds, according to the author:

There were no wars

Christians were always tolerated by Muslims

There was a cultural transmission through al-Andalus

All the other options

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Question 10 1 points Save The name of the essay on the psychology, anatomy, and manifestations of love in joy and sorrow is:

Dove’s Necklace

The Art of Courtly Love

None of the other options

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