Question 1

Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti,considered the best of the Arab painters whose works survive,typically painted

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A) episodes in the life of a con artist. 
B) episodes in the life of Muhammad. 
C) still lifes of scenes depicted in the Qur'an. 
D) still lifes of Muslim architectural works. 
A) episodes in the life of a con artist. 
B) episodes in the life of Muhammad. 
C) still lifes of scenes depicted in the Qur'an. 
D) still lifes of Muslim architectural works.

Question 2

What were the key events in the life of Muhammad,and how did these events affect the rise of Islam?

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The key events in the life of Muhammad i

Question 3

What are the principal theological beliefs found in the Qur'an and the Hadith?

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The principal theological beliefs found

Question 4

A thin pointed tower in which a Muslim official calls the faithful to prayer is called a

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A) muezzin. 
B) minaret. 
C) mosque. 
D) broadcast tower. 
A) muezzin. 
B) minaret. 
C) mosque. 
D) broadcast tower.

Question 5

In the eighth century,Sunni Islam was challenged by the rise of Sufism,a mystical movement that

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A) rejected the legalism and formalism that had crept into Islam. 
B) rejected the Five Pillars of Faith. 
C) insisted that silk garments were the proper attire for the faithful. 
D) concluded that all righteous Muslims should live in monasteries. 
A) rejected the legalism and formalism that had crept into Islam. 
B) rejected the Five Pillars of Faith. 
C) insisted that silk garments were the proper attire for the faithful. 
D) concluded that all righteous Muslims should live in monasteries.

Question 6

By 632,on the eve of his death,Muhammad had succeeded in uniting the people of the Arabian peninsula and providing them all the following EXCEPT

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A) a faith based on revelation. 
B) a model of pacifistic expansion. 
C) an ethical code of conduct. 
D) a monotheistic deity. 
A) a faith based on revelation. 
B) a model of pacifistic expansion. 
C) an ethical code of conduct. 
D) a monotheistic deity.

Question 7

Islamic scholars have not accepted The Thousand and One Nights as classical literature because of its

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A) fictional nature. 
B) pre-Muslim origin. 
C) rejection of many of the tenets of Islam. 
D) colloquial language and grammatical errors. 
A) fictional nature. 
B) pre-Muslim origin. 
C) rejection of many of the tenets of Islam. 
D) colloquial language and grammatical errors.

Question 8

What were the social,historical,and geographical conditions in the Arab peninsula on the eve of the founding of Islam?

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On the eve of the founding of Islam, the

Question 9

Which of the following influenced Islamic architecture?

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A) Greco-Roman columns 
B) Byzantine domes 
C) the Persian teaching mosque 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) Greco-Roman columns 
B) Byzantine domes 
C) the Persian teaching mosque 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 10

Religious schools for advanced study in the Islamic world are called

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A) madrasas. 
B) Alhambras. 
C) minarets. 
D) None of these answers is correct. 
A) madrasas. 
B) Alhambras. 
C) minarets. 
D) None of these answers is correct.

Question 11

25 The dominant architectural structure in Islam is the

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A) temple. 
B) fortress-palace. 
C) mosque. 
D) tomb. 
A) temple. 
B) fortress-palace. 
C) mosque. 
D) tomb.

Question 12

The word Qur'an literally means

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A) translation. 
B) prophet. 
C) monotheism. 
D) recitation. 
A) translation. 
B) prophet. 
C) monotheism. 
D) recitation.

Question 13

The development and tenets of Islam included all the following EXCEPT that

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A) Medina was Islam's model city and there religious leaders would govern. 
B) Muhammad was a ruler,not a consensus builder. 
C) faith,not blood or tribe,unified believers. 
D) the faithful would pray to Jerusalem. 
A) Medina was Islam's model city and there religious leaders would govern. 
B) Muhammad was a ruler,not a consensus builder. 
C) faith,not blood or tribe,unified believers. 
D) the faithful would pray to Jerusalem.

Question 14

The elementary school of early Islam

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A) taught boys and girls the proper way to read and interpret the Qur'an. 
B) taught basic religious education to boys. 
C) taught advanced religious education concerning the Qur'an. 
D) provided military training and tactics to budding religious warriors. 
A) taught boys and girls the proper way to read and interpret the Qur'an. 
B) taught basic religious education to boys. 
C) taught advanced religious education concerning the Qur'an. 
D) provided military training and tactics to budding religious warriors.

Question 15

Who wrote the Canon of Medicine?

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A) Averroës 
B) Ibn Khaldun 
C) Avicenna 
D) Muhammad al-Razi 
A) Averroës 
B) Ibn Khaldun 
C) Avicenna 
D) Muhammad al-Razi

Question 16

Which of the following was practiced by medieval Muslim doctors?

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A) surgery 
B) a stress on diet 
C) observation and experimentation 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) surgery 
B) a stress on diet 
C) observation and experimentation 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 17

What is the basic purpose of sharia law?

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A) to prescribe punishments for violators of religious custom 
B) to provide for the smooth running of government 
C) to facilitate the expansion of Islam to foreign lands 
D) to tell the faithful what to believe and how to behave
Essay Questions 
A) to prescribe punishments for violators of religious custom 
B) to provide for the smooth running of government 
C) to facilitate the expansion of Islam to foreign lands 
D) to tell the faithful what to believe and how to behave
Essay Questions

Question 18

Discuss the beliefs of Sufi Muslims.How did they differ from and challenge Sunni Muslim orthodoxy?

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Sufi Muslims are followers of Sufism, wh

Question 19

The Shiites are distinguished from the Sunni,or mainstream Muslims,as partisans of which caliph and cousin of Muhammad,who was murdered in 651?

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A) Ali 
B) Muawiyah 
C) Abbas 
D) Saladin 
A) Ali 
B) Muawiyah 
C) Abbas 
D) Saladin

Question 20

The word Islam is Arabic for

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A) holy. 
B) pure. 
C) submission. 
D) universal. 
A) holy. 
B) pure. 
C) submission. 
D) universal.

Exam 9: The Rise of Islam 622-1520

Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti,considered the best of the Arab painters whose works survive,typically painted

What were the key events in the life of Muhammad,and how did these events affect the rise of Islam?

What are the principal theological beliefs found in the Qur'an and the Hadith?

A thin pointed tower in which a Muslim official calls the faithful to prayer is called a

In the eighth century,Sunni Islam was challenged by the rise of Sufism,a mystical movement that

By 632,on the eve of his death,Muhammad had succeeded in uniting the people of the Arabian peninsula and providing them all the following EXCEPT

Islamic scholars have not accepted The Thousand and One Nights as classical literature because of its

What were the social,historical,and geographical conditions in the Arab peninsula on the eve of the founding of Islam?

Which of the following influenced Islamic architecture?

Religious schools for advanced study in the Islamic world are called

25 The dominant architectural structure in Islam is the

The word Qur'an literally means

The development and tenets of Islam included all the following EXCEPT that

The elementary school of early Islam

Who wrote the Canon of Medicine?

Which of the following was practiced by medieval Muslim doctors?

What is the basic purpose of sharia law?

Discuss the beliefs of Sufi Muslims.How did they differ from and challenge Sunni Muslim orthodoxy?

The Shiites are distinguished from the Sunni,or mainstream Muslims,as partisans of which caliph and cousin of Muhammad,who was murdered in 651?

The word Islam is Arabic for

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