- 1. Who was the Abbasid caliph when Baghdad became the centre of the Arab/Muslim golden age of arts?
A) Al-Ma'mun
B) Al-Mansur
C) Harun al-Rashid
D) Al-Mamun
- 2. Who was a renowned mathematician of the Arab/Muslim golden age in Baghdad?
A) Pythagoras
B) Euclid
C) Al-Khwarizmi
D) Newton
- 3. Which instrument was widely used in the music of Baghdad's golden age?
A) Flute
B) Violin
C) Oud
D) Piano
- 4. Which famous astronomer worked in Baghdad during the golden age of arts?
A) Hubble
B) Galileo
C) Al-Battani
D) Copernicus
- 5. Which medieval Islamic scholar was a pioneer in the field of optics and visual perception?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Ibn al-Haytham
C) Albert Einstein
D) Stephen Hawking
- 6. Which famous philosopher wrote the work 'The Incoherence of the Philosophers'?
A) Friedrich Nietzsche
B) Karl Marx
C) Jean-Paul Sartre
D) Al-Ghazali
- 7. Which famous calligrapher hails from Baghdad and is remembered for his script reforms?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Yaqut al-Musta'simi
- 8. Which famous scholar is known for his contributions to logic and was called 'The Second Teacher' after Aristotle?
A) Confucius
B) Al-Farabi
C) Socrates
D) Plato
- 9. Which famous poet, philosopher, and theologian wrote the work 'The Divine Comedy'?
A) Dante Alighieri
B) William Shakespeare
C) Homer
D) Attar of Nishapur
- 10. Which city became the center of the Arab/Muslim golden age of arts?
A) Cairo
B) Mecca
C) Damascus
D) Baghdad
- 11. During which period did Baghdad flourish as the center of arts and culture?
A) Abbasid Caliphate
B) Safavid Empire
C) Umayyad Caliphate
D) Ottoman Empire
- 12. Which of the following branches of arts flourished in Baghdad during this period?
A) Calligraphy
B) Sculpture
C) Photography
D) Graffiti
- 13. Which language was the primary medium of literature in Baghdad at the time?
A) Urdu
B) Turkish
C) Persian
D) Arabic
- 14. In what field did the scientist Al-Kindi make important contributions in Baghdad?
A) Botany
B) Philosophy
C) Chemistry
D) Genetics
- 15. Which famous poet from Baghdad wrote The Book of Misers?
A) Al-Jahiz
B) Al-Mutanabbi
C) Al-Ma'arri
D) Ibn Suyi
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