Question

Calligraphy _________________
a.
was considered a sacred and respectable form of art.
c.
was used along side figural imagery.

Answer 1

Both a and c.

Calligraphy has long been regarded as a sacred and highly respectable art (especially in Islamic culture, but also in East Asian traditions). It was also used alongside figural imagery—commonly integrated with paintings in Chinese art and appearing with figural scenes in many secular Islamic manuscripts and decorative programs.