Islam Review

Question 1

Bedouins refers to...

Accepted Answer

Desert nomads

Question 2

The Arabian Peninsula connects all of the following continents except...

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 3

To spread Islam around the world, the caliph Abu Bakr made this, meaning striving, to fight against non-Muslims

Accepted Answer

Jihad

Question 4

In the center of most Muslim cities, there is a mosque.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an Abrahamic religion?

Accepted Answer

Zoroastrianism

Question 6

Muhammad was met with love and praise when he first started trying to spread Islam.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Which of the following led to the Sunni-Shi'a Split in Islam?

Accepted Answer

A debate about who should guide Islam after Muhammad's death.

Question 8

Muhammad was the first prophet of Islam.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem is significant because...

Accepted Answer

It's where Abraham sacrificed his son to God.

Question 10

Muhammad's death led to concern for the next leader because...

Accepted Answer

Muhammad had no children or heirs to the throne.

Question 11

What sacred area is located in the holy city of Mecca?

Accepted Answer

The Ka'aba

Question 12

What main message encouraged people to join Islam?

Accepted Answer

Equality

Question 13

Which city, located in modern-day Saudi Arabia, is the holy city for Islam? (Note: travel here 1 time in life).

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true about Islam?

Accepted Answer

There's a central authority who makes all the rules and decisions for Islam

Question 15

The Umma was a community that mixed which of the following religions?

Accepted Answer

Jews and Muslims

Question 16

For those in the Persian and Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empires, what encouraged them to convert to Islam?

Accepted Answer

Not having to pay a poll tax.

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