Question 1

What are the five pillars of Islam?

Accepted Answer

The five pillars of Islam are as follows

Question 2

Which Muslim scholar invented algebra and created a modern numerical system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moses Maimonides 
B)  Al-Khwarizmi 
C)  Al-Hazen 
D)  Rhazes 
A)  Moses Maimonides 
B)  Al-Khwarizmi 
C)  Al-Hazen 
D)  Rhazes

Question 3

During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims are to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  fast from sunrise to sunset 
B)  pray 15 times per day 
C)  give one article of clothing to charity each week 
D)  write in a prayer journal 
A)  fast from sunrise to sunset 
B)  pray 15 times per day 
C)  give one article of clothing to charity each week 
D)  write in a prayer journal

Question 4

Why are mosques decorated with abstract art and calligraphy rather than pictorial representations?

Accepted Answer

According to the Islamic faith, it is im

Question 5

Who was a Persian polymath, and a well-known poet who authored The Rubáiyát ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rumi 
B)  Rabia 
C)  Omar Khayyam 
D)  Shahryar 
A)  Rumi 
B)  Rabia 
C)  Omar Khayyam 
D)  Shahryar

Question 6

In what language did the Sufi mystic Rumi primarily write?

Accepted Answer

A)  Persian 
B)  Arabic 
C)  Turkish 
D)  Urdu 
A)  Persian 
B)  Arabic 
C)  Turkish 
D)  Urdu

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a musical instrument from the Islamic world?

Accepted Answer

A)  dadabwaan 
B)  oud 
C)  rebab 
D)  damask 
A)  dadabwaan 
B)  oud 
C)  rebab 
D)  damask

Question 8

What short-necked string instrument is played like the guitar, by plucking its strings?

Accepted Answer

A)  dadabwaan 
B)  oud 
C)  ney 
D)  rebab 
A)  dadabwaan 
B)  oud 
C)  ney 
D)  rebab

Question 9

What is the name of the body of literature which consists of authoritative commentaries on the Qur'an and explanations of oral traditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sharia 
B)  Muezzin 
C)  Alhambra 
D)  Hadith 
A)  Sharia 
B)  Muezzin 
C)  Alhambra 
D)  Hadith

Question 10

What is the meaning of the word "Islam"?

Accepted Answer

A)  teaching 
B)  submission (to Allah) 
C)  right path 
D)  charitable act 
A)  teaching 
B)  submission (to Allah) 
C)  right path 
D)  charitable act

Question 11

What was the name of the palace complex in Granada that escaped destruction during the Reconquista ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Al-Uqlidisi 
B)  Nasrid 
C)  Alhambra 
D)  Isfahan 
A)  Al-Uqlidisi 
B)  Nasrid 
C)  Alhambra 
D)  Isfahan

Question 12

Who among the following would NOT be considered an important prophet in Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muhammad 
B)  Peter 
C)  Jesus 
D)  Moses 
A)  Muhammad 
B)  Peter 
C)  Jesus 
D)  Moses

Question 13

What Islamic denomination believes all caliphs must be descended from Ali (Muhammad's son-in-law)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shia 
B)  Sunni 
C)  Ahmadiyya 
D)  Nation of Islam 
A)  Shia 
B)  Sunni 
C)  Ahmadiyya 
D)  Nation of Islam

Question 14

Which physician-philosopher stressed personal hygiene as an important health measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Al-Uqlidisi 
B)  Rumi 
C)  Averr öe s 
D)  Moses Maimonides 
A)  Al-Uqlidisi 
B)  Rumi 
C)  Averr öe s 
D)  Moses Maimonides

Question 15

Where was the founder of Islam born?

Accepted Answer

A)  Damascus 
B)  Mecca 
C)  Baghdad 
D)  Medina 
A)  Damascus 
B)  Mecca 
C)  Baghdad 
D)  Medina

Question 16

Which Arabic word identifies a niche found in a mosque, intended to indicate the direction of Mecca?

Accepted Answer

A)  ummah 
B)  sharia 
C)  sura 
D)  mihrab 
A)  ummah 
B)  sharia 
C)  sura 
D)  mihrab

Question 17

What is the term for a mosque's pulpit, or platform on which the worship leader stands?

Accepted Answer

A)  minbar 
B)  rebab 
C)  ummah 
D)  caliph 
A)  minbar 
B)  rebab 
C)  ummah 
D)  caliph

Question 18

What is interesting about the site of The Great Mosque of Damascus?

Accepted Answer

A)  The site was once a pagan burial ground. 
B)  The site was once a Byzantine church. 
C)  The site once housed a Platonic academy. 
D)  The site is in the capital of the Abbasid Dynasty. 
A)  The site was once a pagan burial ground. 
B)  The site was once a Byzantine church. 
C)  The site once housed a Platonic academy. 
D)  The site is in the capital of the Abbasid Dynasty.

Question 19

Who is considered the founder of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham 
B)  Ishmael 
C)  Muhammad 
D)  Allah 
A)  Abraham 
B)  Ishmael 
C)  Muhammad 
D)  Allah

Question 20

How is the Qur'an organized?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is divided into seven large-scale subsections. 
B)  It is divided into 114 s u ras. 
C)  It is divided into four separate volumes. 
D)  It consists of a single very long, undivided chapter. 
A)  It is divided into seven large-scale subsections. 
B)  It is divided into 114 s u ras. 
C)  It is divided into four separate volumes. 
D)  It consists of a single very long, undivided chapter.

Exam 8: Islam

What are the five pillars of Islam?

Which Muslim scholar invented algebra and created a modern numerical system?

During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims are to do which of the following?

Why are mosques decorated with abstract art and calligraphy rather than pictorial representations?

Who was a Persian polymath, and a well-known poet who authored The Rubáiyát ?

In what language did the Sufi mystic Rumi primarily write?

Which of the following is NOT a musical instrument from the Islamic world?

What short-necked string instrument is played like the guitar, by plucking its strings?

What is the name of the body of literature which consists of authoritative commentaries on the Qur'an and explanations of oral traditions?

What is the meaning of the word "Islam"?

What was the name of the palace complex in Granada that escaped destruction during the Reconquista ?

Who among the following would NOT be considered an important prophet in Islam?

What Islamic denomination believes all caliphs must be descended from Ali (Muhammad's son-in-law)?

Which physician-philosopher stressed personal hygiene as an important health measure?

Where was the founder of Islam born?

Which Arabic word identifies a niche found in a mosque, intended to indicate the direction of Mecca?

What is the term for a mosque's pulpit, or platform on which the worship leader stands?

What is interesting about the site of The Great Mosque of Damascus?

Who is considered the founder of Islam?

How is the Qur'an organized?

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