- According to the passage, why do Islamic “artists have to rely on vegetal
motifs, calligraphy, and geometric patterns for ornamentation”?
A Because they did not have the necessary resources for other forms of
expression,
B Because other forms of expression were banned.
C Because they did not have the mathematical sophistication for other
forms of expression.
D Because it was believed that abstract forms of representation were
more aesthetically pleasing,
E Because it was believed that indecipherability was fundamental to
their art. - Which of the following could most properly be inferred from the passage?
A Islamic art was the first art to use mathematical principles.
B Prior to the seventh century, there were no recorded geometric
patterns for ornamentation in art.
C The math in Islamic art is incomprehensible to modern scholars.
D Were there no ban on figural representation, Islamic artists would
never have used mathematical principles in their art.
E Early Islamic artists were not aware of the relationship between art
and mathematics in their creations.
S T O P.
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