Question 1

What is today the most widely used religious law system in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Shari'a 
B) zakat 
C) sawm 
D) jihad 
A) Shari'a 
B) zakat 
C) sawm 
D) jihad

Question 2

What is the traditional Islamic law in many Muslim lands?

Accepted Answer

A) hadith 
B) Shari'a 
C) Hijra 
D) umma 
A) hadith 
B) Shari'a 
C) Hijra 
D) umma

Question 3

The first pillar of Islam is called:

Accepted Answer

A) shahada. 
B) sawm. 
C) zakat. 
D) hajj. 
A) shahada. 
B) sawm. 
C) zakat. 
D) hajj.

Question 4

What is the tower at a mosque from which the call to prayer is made?

Accepted Answer

A) hadith 
B) fatwa 
C) minaret 
D) qiblah 
A) hadith 
B) fatwa 
C) minaret 
D) qiblah

Question 5

Briefly explain the different interpretations of jihad.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
Jihad means "struggle

Question 6

What is the fourth pillar of Islam called?

Accepted Answer

A) zakat 
B) sawm 
C) salat 
D) hajj 
A) zakat 
B) sawm 
C) salat 
D) hajj

Question 7

Describe the Qur'an's teaching on the final judgment.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
The Qur'an's teaching

Question 8

Write a brief statement on heaven and hell as described in the Qur'an.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
Heaven and hell are p

Question 9

Muslims consider the teaching that there is only one God to be the basis and the center of their religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The "flight" of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E.is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) Shari'a. 
B) Hijra. 
C) Salafi. 
D) Ashura. 
A) Shari'a. 
B) Hijra. 
C) Salafi. 
D) Ashura.

Question 11

Eating and drinking are permissible after sunset during the month of Ramadan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Qur'an expressly prohibits Muslims from smoking tobacco.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Qur'an says that a man can have only one wife at a time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true of the Qur'an?

Accepted Answer

A) Its chapters are arranged by length. 
B) It gives many historical narratives. 
C) It gives a detailed account of the actions of Muhammad. 
D) The chapters of the Qur'an are called the hanifs. 
A) Its chapters are arranged by length. 
B) It gives many historical narratives. 
C) It gives a detailed account of the actions of Muhammad. 
D) The chapters of the Qur'an are called the hanifs.

Question 15

What made the generosity to the poor a formal obligation with specific laws?

Accepted Answer

A) Shari'a 
B) hadith 
C) Mahdi 
D) al-Fatihah 
A) Shari'a 
B) hadith 
C) Mahdi 
D) al-Fatihah

Question 16

In the context of the Islamic dietary and behavioral laws, the Qur'an prohibits:

Accepted Answer

A) the smoking of tobacco. 
B) the consumption of haram foods. 
C) the wearing of the hijab in public places. 
D) the consumption of all forms of animal meat. 
A) the smoking of tobacco. 
B) the consumption of haram foods. 
C) the wearing of the hijab in public places. 
D) the consumption of all forms of animal meat.

Question 17

Why are Islamic teachers laboring today to raise Muslims to a fuller understanding of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
Although the Qur'an a

Question 18

A Muslim husband should say "I divorce you" three times in one moment for a divorce to be effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is a privilege that "people of the book" received from Muhammad after Muslim forces conquered their nations?

Accepted Answer

A) They were allowed to practice their religions among themselves. 
B) They did not have to pay any extra tax. 
C) They were tolerated even if they did not obey Islam. 
D) They got the right to seek and accept converts from Islam. 
A) They were allowed to practice their religions among themselves. 
B) They did not have to pay any extra tax. 
C) They were tolerated even if they did not obey Islam. 
D) They got the right to seek and accept converts from Islam.

Question 20

According to Muslims, the sacred books of Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians are in line with the Qur'an.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is today the most widely used religious law system in the world?

What is the traditional Islamic law in many Muslim lands?

The first pillar of Islam is called:

What is the tower at a mosque from which the call to prayer is made?

Briefly explain the different interpretations of jihad.

What is the fourth pillar of Islam called?

Describe the Qur'an's teaching on the final judgment.

Write a brief statement on heaven and hell as described in the Qur'an.

Muslims consider the teaching that there is only one God to be the basis and the center of their religion.

The "flight" of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E.is called the:

Eating and drinking are permissible after sunset during the month of Ramadan.

The Qur'an expressly prohibits Muslims from smoking tobacco.

The Qur'an says that a man can have only one wife at a time.

Which of the following statements is true of the Qur'an?

What made the generosity to the poor a formal obligation with specific laws?

In the context of the Islamic dietary and behavioral laws, the Qur'an prohibits:

Why are Islamic teachers laboring today to raise Muslims to a fuller understanding of Islam?

A Muslim husband should say "I divorce you" three times in one moment for a divorce to be effective.

Which of the following is a privilege that "people of the book" received from Muhammad after Muslim forces conquered their nations?

According to Muslims, the sacred books of Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians are in line with the Qur'an.

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Exam 12: Encountering Islam: The Straight Path of the One God

What is today the most widely used religious law system in the world?

What is the traditional Islamic law in many Muslim lands?

The first pillar of Islam is called:

What is the tower at a mosque from which the call to prayer is made?

Briefly explain the different interpretations of jihad.

What is the fourth pillar of Islam called?

Describe the Qur'an's teaching on the final judgment.

Write a brief statement on heaven and hell as described in the Qur'an.

Muslims consider the teaching that there is only one God to be the basis and the center of their religion.

The "flight" of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E.is called the:

Eating and drinking are permissible after sunset during the month of Ramadan.

The Qur'an expressly prohibits Muslims from smoking tobacco.

The Qur'an says that a man can have only one wife at a time.

Which of the following statements is true of the Qur'an?

What made the generosity to the poor a formal obligation with specific laws?

In the context of the Islamic dietary and behavioral laws, the Qur'an prohibits:

Why are Islamic teachers laboring today to raise Muslims to a fuller understanding of Islam?

A Muslim husband should say "I divorce you" three times in one moment for a divorce to be effective.

Which of the following is a privilege that "people of the book" received from Muhammad after Muslim forces conquered their nations?

According to Muslims, the sacred books of Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians are in line with the Qur'an.

Beginning Your Study of World Religions

Encountering Indigenous Religions: Ways to Tribal Life

Encountering Hinduism: Many Paths to Liberation

Encountering Jainism: The Austere Way to Liberation

Encountering Buddhism: The Middle Path to Liberation

Encountering Sikhism: The Way of Gods Name

Encountering Daoism and Confucianism: Two Views of the Eternal Way

Encountering Shinto: the Way of the Kami

Encountering Zoroastrianism: The Way of the One Wise Lord

Encountering Judaism: The Way of Gods People

Encountering Christianity: The Way of Jesus Christ

Encountering New Religious Movements: Modern Ways to Alternative Meanings

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