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What is the name for this square religious building located in Mecca?
Hagia Sophia
Taj Mahal
Mosque
Ka'ba
2
Where is the Blackstone located?
The Dome of the Rock
The Kabah
Harry Blackstone's house
Area 51
3
Which man began teaching in Mecca that there was only one god?
Muhammad
Jesus
Moses
Justinian
4
What is the name given to a struggle against a common enemy in the name of your faith?
social mobility
jihad
Crusade
guilds
5
Before Muhammad before the prophet of Islam, he was a:
Ruler
Merchant
Priest
Soldier
6
A slender tower of a mosque is called:
Minaret
Hajj
Quran
Hijra
7
What is the Pillar of Islam devoted to charity called in Arabic?
Hajj
Sawmi
Shahadah
Zakat
8
Which sect of Islam believes that only descendents of Muhammad can be caliph?
Sufi
Sunni
Khawarij
Shiite
9
What best describes Muslim trade?
Forbidden
Unsuccessful
Extensive
Restricted
10
Avicenna was known for this:
Math textbook
Medical Encyclopedia
Study of History
Calculated Earth's circumference
11
The split between the Sunni and Shiite Muslims began with a disagreement over this:
Piligrimages
Monotheism
The Quran
Caliphs
12
What were the first four caliphs called?
Umayyad Dynasty
The Fantastic Four
Abbasid Dynasty
Rightly Guided Caliphs
13
Which Islam sect believes that the caliph should be chosen by leaders of the Muslim community?
Sufi
Khawari
Sunni
Shiite
14
What is the name for the 5 basic rules of faith that Muslims follow?
The 5 Tables
The 5 Pillars
Muhammad's Code
The Commandments
15
What does the word "Islam" mean?
Ishmael leads all the males
Follower of Jesus
act of submitting to the will of God
peace and harmony
16
Name of the capital city that became a major trading center during Abbasid Dynasty?
Mecca
Damascus
Jerusalem
Baghdad
17
Which was the capital of the Arab empire under the Abbasids?
Cordoba
Cairo
Baghdad
Mecca
18
Why did leaders in Mecca send Muhammad and his followers out of Mecca?
for fear he was gaining too much power and would take over
He had shamed his family with talk of monotheism
Theyfeared their gods would get angry and destroy Mecca
Their economy would suffer if people turned to Islam
19
Why was Mecca such an important city on the Arabian Peninsula?
Its where civilization began
It was the End of the Silk Road
It was an important trade and religious center
It was the Birthplace of Jesus
20
What is the name Muslims use for God?
Muhammad
God
Allah
Prophet
21
What is Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina called?
Sharia
Qu'ran
Hijrah
Hydra
22
What drink is restricted by the Qur'an?
alcohol
milk
water
carbonated soda
23
What is another name for the pilgrimage to Mecca that devout Muslims must make?
Sawmi
Zakat
Shahadah
Hajj
24
What is the Islamic system of law called?
Koresh
Sharia
Qu'ran
Hijrah
25
Abu Bakr was a:
Mongol Leader
Mathematician
Ottoman Sultan
Successor to Muhammad
26
What is the name of the holy book of Islam?
Vedas
10 Commandments
Qu'ran
Bible
27
What city did Muhammad flee in 622?
Baghdad
Medina
Mecca
Damascus
28
What is one medical advancement made during the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization?
bloodletting
treatment for cataracts
polio vaccine
cupping therapy
29
The art of beautiful handwriting is called:
Sufism
Caliph
Calligraphy
Sharia
30
What is the name of the holy book of Islam?
Sharia
Hijrah
Qur'an
Koresh
31
What is the name of the month during which Muslims fast?
Ramadan
October
Fastnacht
Elul
32
Which invaders of the Middle East destroyed the capital city of Baghdad in 1258?
Seljuk Turks
Christians
Mongols
Kievan Rus
33
What building serves as the spiritual center of a Muslim community?
shrine
mosque
minaret
temple
34
Which of the following cities
IS NOT
considered to be a holy city of Islam?
A
C
D
B
35
What is the symbol of Islam?
A
B
D
C
36
Which of the following is an example of Muslim architecture?
C
A
D
B
37
A religion that blended Muslim and Hindu beliefs was:
Sikhism
Urdu
Sufi
Buddhism
38
What did Muhammad and his followers do when they returned to Mecca?
destroyed idols in the Ka’ba /turned it into shrine to Allah
began work to convert Meccans from polytheism to monotheism
Theyburned the city of Meccaand rebuilt it as a Muslim city
They killed all people that refused to worshipAllah
39
Where do Muslims face when praying?
towards the ground
towards heaven
Towards the East
Towards Mecca
40
What is the name of the religion that is based on the teachings of Muhammad?
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
41
What is the name given to the successors to Muhammad?
vizier
imam
Muslims
caliph
42
According to the 5 Pillars of Islam, every Muslim must:
Read the Bible
Obey Official Priests
Give to Charity
Be Polytheistic
43
Most people in Mecca were
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Savage
Atheist
44
The Prophet of Islam was:
Jahangir
Babur
Abu Bakr
Muhammad
45
What is the name for this place where Muslims worship?
Colliseum
Monument
Mosque
Cathedral
46
Which is a similarity between Muslim,Jewish and Christian religions?
Jesus as Messiah
Monotheism
Reincarnation
Muhammad as Prophet
47
Which was a major Muslim city in Spain?
Damascus
Cairo
Cordoba
Mecca
48
Which letter indicates where the roots of the Muslim Empire began?
D
C
B
A
49
How many times a day do Muslims worship?
3
5
7
1
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How many wives can a Muslim man have as long as they can be treated equally?
one
four
three
two
