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Mr. Coe's Islam MCQ Review
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1
What was Muhammad’s official policy towards Jews and Christians?
He saw no distinction between all three groups & extended racial equality
He referred to both as “People of the Book” and should not be bothered
Muhammad felt it was the moral obligation of Muslims to convert both groups
Muhammad believed both faiths were perversions and had both slaughtered.
2
Muhammad earned the hostility of the main tribal group controlling Mecca because he attacked
The integrity of the main Quayrshi leader, Abu Talib.
The practice of blood feud, which the Quayrash benefitted from.
The equality of Quayrashi women, which Muhammad believed was profane.
The worship of idols in the holy shrine of the Kaaba.
3
To promote harmony among disparate groups, how were unresolvable disputes resolved under the Constitution of Medina?
Disputes were to be resolved by a vote of the umma.
Disputes were to be referred to God and Muhammad (God's one, true prophet).
Disputes were to be resolved by appeal to sharia law.
Disputes were to be referred to a council of clan and tribal elders.
4
What caused the unrest that led to the replacement of the Umayyads?
The Umayyads destroyed Arab influence over Islam.
The Umayyads discriminated against non-Arab converts to Islam.
The Umayyads rejected many elements of Islam, such as the use of Arabic.
The Umayyads refused to spread Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula.
5
Which city listed below has the highest per capita population of Muslims in the United States?
Houston, TX
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Dearborn, Michigan
6
Which of the following is true about Muhammad?
He was originally from South Asia
He was an orphan
His leg was amputated due to an unforeseen infection
He was just under 4-ft tall
7
How did Muhammad receive his first revelation from Allah?
Muhammad was possessed by a djinn, & was forced to sing the words of Allah.
He found a stash of golden plates in the cave of Hara.
Muhammad was blown off the back of his camel by the force of a vision.
The Angel Gabriel seized Muhammad, squeezed him, & commanded him to recite.
8
Who was Muhammad's first wife?
Doha
Fatima
Soraya
Khadija
9
Match to Pillar: If health permits, to give up food and drinking during daylight hours in the month of Ramadan.
Hajj
Salat
Zakat
Sawm
10
The Caliphate is:
A type of calligraphy
A prestigious library of important texts
A name for the upper class
The line of political rulers dating back to Muhammad
11
What did the Bedouins use to manufacture large tents?
Curtains
Woven camel hair and vegetable fibers
String and fabric
Pipes and sheets
12
What is the English translation of the word "Islam"?
"Pilgrimmage"
"Love"/"Adoration"
"Surrender"/"Submission"
"Prayer"
13
What is the capital of Syria
Tehran
Babylon
Istanbul
Damascus
14
Which modern city was formerly known as Yathrib until Muhammad led the first Muslims into the town to build up Islam?
Mecca
Tarsus
Haifa
Medina
15
Muhammad did not record the revelations he received because…
Muhammad was illiterate.
His wife, Khadijah, recorded them for him.
The Buraq warned him about committing Allah’s word to print.
Muhammad didn’t have time, because he was fleeing the tribe of Quraysh.
16
Which of the following accurately characterizes
sharia
law?
Ulama defining/interpreting Islamic law prevented division between leaders
Sharia law placed the ulama at the heart of Islam as they became lawmakers
The Umayyad period saw the beginning of sharia law’s codification.
Sharia law covered exclusively spiritual life.
17
Match to the correct pillar: To give a share of personal wealth to help people in need and support the Muslim community
Hajj
Zakat
Shahada
Sawm
18
Muhammad rejected the notion that the development of Islam was in any way indebted to Judaism or Christianity.
True
False
19
Which of the following is
NOT
a type of veil in Islam?
Burka
Khata
Niqab
Hijab
20
The Hijra, Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Yathrib, is seen as
The beginning of the reign of the Rashadun Caliphs
The end of the Quraysh tribe
The beginning of the conflict between the Abbasids and Umayyads
The beginning of the Islamic calendar
21
Muhammad’s revelations were later compiled into a comprehensive book known as
The New Testament
The Vedas
The Tanakh
The Quran
22
Match to Pillar: Profession of Faith: “There is no God but God, and Muhammad is the Prophet of God.”
Salat
Hajj
Sawm
Shahada
23
Pillar match: Once in a lifetime—health permiting—a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca.
Shahada
Sawm
Salat
Hajj
24
The fictional Scheherazade in
One Thousand and One Nights
had no apparent factual basis in Abbasid culture.
True
False
25
Scholars began to collect the sayings and doings of the Prophet, which is called
Hadith
Mosque
Umma
Salat
26
Muhammad was born into which tribe?
Medina
Sassanian
Mutalib
Quarysh
27
Which of the following best represents the primary and most central part of the Prophet Muhammad's early teachings?
that there is only one god
that Islam must be carried to nonbelievers
that care must be delivered to the less fortunate
that righteous living was important
28
Upon his death, Muhammad was succeeded by his friend, Abu Bakr in 632 CE. The title of Abu Bakr was…
Pasha
Imam
Caliph
Ayatollah
29
Which group believed Abu Bakr deserved to be caliph?
Shi'a
Sangri
Shari
Sunni
30
Match to Pillar: Prayer: Muslims pray facing Mecca five times per day.
Hajj
Salat
Zakat
Shahada
31
Which of the following accurately describes al-Khwarizmi’s cultural legacy?
He was an important Islamic scholar, famed as a collector of hadith.
Created a math system based on modifying Indian digits into Arabic numerals
Furthered med. knowledge following Egyptian teachings on anatomy/dissection
Studied Greek & Christian teachings & promoted Plato's philosopher king
32
What happened during Ali's reign?
Mu-awiya ibn Abi Sufyan was killed
The First Fitna (Islamic War) ended
The First Fitna (Islamic War) started
The Islamic community was united
33
Which of the following best characterizes the role and position of women in early Islamic society?
Women enjoyed the right to divorce freely and to take multiple husbands.
Women from poor families only were required to wear veils and be secluded
Women lost all rights to inherit or own property.
Women had a shifting status, as patriarchy was only starting to emerge
34
Why might Ghana have been known in Baghdad as the land of gold?
Its Saharan golden sands provided much of the city’s building material
It was the terminus of major trans-Saharan gold–salt trade routes.
It was the site of the famous gold mines of King Solomon.
It was the site where the so-called golden scholarship originated.
35
Which of the following is an accurate comparison between Sunnis and Shiites?
Both Sunnis and Shiites believe in the divinity of the Prophet Muhammad.
Both revere a single God, but only the Sunnis followed the sharia & hadith.
Sunnis believe caliphs chosen from umma; Shiites trace lineage of Muhammad
Shiites never spread their sect to Africa or Asia.
36
Muhammad's return to Mecca after his exile in Medina is know as which of the following?
Quran
Kaaba
Hijra
Hajj
37
Another term for Islamic scholars was
Ulama
Caliphs
Umma
Sufis
38
Under the Umayyad Caliphate, how far west did Islam spread?
Muslim forces crossed the Pyrenees mountains and into France (Gaul).
Islam spread as far as Morocco in North Africa.
Islam spread as far as Libya in North Africa.
They crossed the Strait of Gibraltar into what is known today as Spain.
39
What of the following is the closest English translation of the word "jihad"?
"Effort" or "Striving"
"Pilgrimage"
"Fasting"
"Prayer"
40
Why did the Bedouins turn to poetry and other language games as their preeminent forms of art?
Because they were bored
Because they all worked for an art-making business
They were all forced to
Due to the excessive amounts of time they spent in travel or in nature
41
What did Muhammad do when he reached the Ka'aba in Mecca?
He slaughtered all the Meccans for their persecution of the Muslims.
He had architects add his image/likeness to the structure's exterior.
He realized the structure was an affront to Allah and ordered it destroyed.
He destroyed all of the religious idols which surrounded the structure.
42
The tribes that inhabited Arabia were called:
Sunnis
Umayyads
Arabians
Berbers
43
What was the impact of the five pillars of Islam on regional political structures?
They included declaring allegiance to Islamic political rulers.
They created a doctrinal and legal structure for the empire.
They alienated potential converts—limiting the early spread of the religion
They committed the believer to participating in jihad to spread the faith.
44
Which of the following accurately describes a key difference between the expansion of Islam and Christianity?
Islam disrupted trade networks while Christianity facilitated trade.
Christianity was a universalizing religion; Islam was limited to Arabs
The Roman empire grew to twice the size of the Islamic Empire.
Islam created its own empire; Christianity grew in an existing empire
45
Muhammad experienced profound spiritual revelations that led him to believe that
He was the last prophet of Allah
Judaism and Christianity were major offenses to Allah
He was chosen by Allah to create a new religion
Allah was one of many gods
46
The Quran offered women which of the following protections?
All children could inherit equal shares of their father’s estate.
A man could take only one wife.
Both men and women could initiate a divorce.
Dowries went directly to the bride, rather than to her guardian.
47
After each revelation, Muhammad’s followers recorded the revelations into passages known as…
Ulema
Quatrains
Epistles
Suras
48
Which of the following was a contribution of Abbasid scholars in Baghdad?
Translated the works of Aristotle, Hippocrates, Archimedes, etc. from Greek
They created paper, a new type of medium for record keeping.
They ensured wealth/talent from Arabian Peninsula made their way to Iran.
They invented numbering system based on the Roman concept of absolute zero
49
The four successors to Muhammad (Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali) are collectively known as
The Last of the Prophets
The Mujahideen
The Four Disciples
The Rashidun Caliphs
50
The nature of the society into which the prophet Muhammad was born was
An urban-based culture with small manufacturing.
A society based on maritime trade.
A society made up largely of nomads and merchants.
A pastoral society with many camels.
51
The Fatimids began when a Shiite religious and military leader overthrew the Sunni ruler in North Africa.
True
False
52
The Kaaba was significant because
it was a site of hundres of religious idols
it provided a place for young men to test their military prowess
as a natural spring, tribal groups were drawn there to water their animals
it had become a major rival to Mecca, drawing pilgrims away
53
Which European country was conquered by the Muslims?
Spain
Portugal
Germany
France
54
Under the Umayyad empire, Abd al-Rahman III created a Muslim safe haven in this Western European city.
Alexandria
Carthage
Cordoba
Lisbon
55
Which of the following is NOT considered one of the three holy cities in Islam?
Mecca
Medina
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
