Question 1

Fatwas can only be issued by the community (ummah) who arrives at a consensus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

During the month of Ramadan, what are Muslims required to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fast from dawn until dusk 
B)  Abstain from smoking and sex 
C)  Stay at home 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Fast from dawn until dusk 
B)  Abstain from smoking and sex 
C)  Stay at home 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above

Question 3

The Umayyads established their capital in Baghdad in 661.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The first person to adopt the new faith spread by Muhammad was his friend Abu Bakr.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What does the term fiqh refer to in Islamic tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spiritual leader 
B)  The law of God 
C)  Jurisprudence 
D)  Mysticism 
E)  Prayer 
A)  Spiritual leader 
B)  The law of God 
C)  Jurisprudence 
D)  Mysticism 
E)  Prayer

Question 6

Why are "Twelver" Shi'a Muslims so named?

Accepted Answer

A)  Twelve is believed to be the most powerful number. 
B)  They pray twelve times a day. 
C)  They believe there were twelve official Imams descending from 'Ali. 
D)  They are led by an official council of twelve. 
E)  They believe the twelve apostles of Jesus were also prophets. 
A)  Twelve is believed to be the most powerful number. 
B)  They pray twelve times a day. 
C)  They believe there were twelve official Imams descending from 'Ali. 
D)  They are led by an official council of twelve. 
E)  They believe the twelve apostles of Jesus were also prophets.

Question 7

In Islam, the qiblah (direction of prayer) was originally to which city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bethlehem 
B)  Mecca 
C)  Jerusalem 
D)  Medina 
E)  Cairo 
A)  Bethlehem 
B)  Mecca 
C)  Jerusalem 
D)  Medina 
E)  Cairo

Question 8

In Islam, what does the Arabic term jihad mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Submission 
B)  Reason 
C)  Holy war 
D)  Struggle 
E)  Peace 
A)  Submission 
B)  Reason 
C)  Holy war 
D)  Struggle 
E)  Peace

Question 9

How did Muhammad and the early Muslim community understand their relationship to Jews and Christians?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad and Muslims understood that Jew

Question 10

In what year was the hijrah (migration) of Muhammad and his followers to Yathrib, marking the first year of the Islamic calendar?

Accepted Answer

A)  762 
B)  500 
C)  570 
D)  632 
E)  622 
A)  762 
B)  500 
C)  570 
D)  632 
E)  622

Question 11

In what ways have Muslims contributed (and will continue) to the broader cultural landscape in the United States in the 21st century? Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

This essay should recognize that Muslims

Question 12

No Muslim has ever won an Academy Award.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which Arabic term refers to commentary on the Qur'an?

Accepted Answer

A)  Midrash 
B)  Hadith 
C)  Shari'ah 
D)  Tafsir 
E)  Surah 
A)  Midrash 
B)  Hadith 
C)  Shari'ah 
D)  Tafsir 
E)  Surah

Question 14

Why is the Iranian Revolution of 1979 an important political issue in the United States up to the present day?

Accepted Answer

Due to highly charged social and politic

Question 15

Wahhabi reformists in the eighteenth century destroyed Muhammad's tomb in Medina, and called for the destruction of the Ka'ba.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Early Islamic philosophy was strongly influenced by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mongolian Philosophers 
B)  Greek Thinkers 
C)  Byzantine Christians 
D)  Indic Thinkers 
E)  Chinese Philosophers 
A)  Mongolian Philosophers 
B)  Greek Thinkers 
C)  Byzantine Christians 
D)  Indic Thinkers 
E)  Chinese Philosophers

Question 17

Prior to the emergence of Islam, the Arabic term hanifs referred to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The name referred to "non-Arab" Meccans 
B)  "Pious ones" in Mecca who shared the ethical monotheism of Christianity and Judaism prior to the emergence of Islam 
C)  Poets who held to a polytheistic worldview 
D)  Priests of the neighbouring Persian Empire 
E)  Ruling elders within the foremost tribe of Mecca 
A)  The name referred to "non-Arab" Meccans 
B)  "Pious ones" in Mecca who shared the ethical monotheism of Christianity and Judaism prior to the emergence of Islam 
C)  Poets who held to a polytheistic worldview 
D)  Priests of the neighbouring Persian Empire 
E)  Ruling elders within the foremost tribe of Mecca

Question 18

There are approximately 50 million Muslims in China today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The word qiblah refers to Muhammad's migration to Yathrib.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The first written references to Islam in China appear in what century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sixteenth Century 
B)  Seventeenth Century 
C)  Eighteenth Century 
D)  Fifteenth Century 
E)  Fourteenth Century 
A)  Sixteenth Century 
B)  Seventeenth Century 
C)  Eighteenth Century 
D)  Fifteenth Century 
E)  Fourteenth Century

Fatwas can only be issued by the community (ummah) who arrives at a consensus.

During the month of Ramadan, what are Muslims required to do?

The Umayyads established their capital in Baghdad in 661.

The first person to adopt the new faith spread by Muhammad was his friend Abu Bakr.

What does the term fiqh refer to in Islamic tradition?

Why are "Twelver" Shi'a Muslims so named?

In Islam, the qiblah (direction of prayer) was originally to which city?

In Islam, what does the Arabic term jihad mean?

How did Muhammad and the early Muslim community understand their relationship to Jews and Christians?

In what year was the hijrah (migration) of Muhammad and his followers to Yathrib, marking the first year of the Islamic calendar?

In what ways have Muslims contributed (and will continue) to the broader cultural landscape in the United States in the 21^st century? Provide examples.

No Muslim has ever won an Academy Award.

Which Arabic term refers to commentary on the Qur'an?

Why is the Iranian Revolution of 1979 an important political issue in the United States up to the present day?

Wahhabi reformists in the eighteenth century destroyed Muhammad's tomb in Medina, and called for the destruction of the Ka'ba.

Early Islamic philosophy was strongly influenced by which of the following?

Prior to the emergence of Islam, the Arabic term hanifs referred to which of the following?

There are approximately 50 million Muslims in China today.

The word qiblah refers to Muhammad's migration to Yathrib.

The first written references to Islam in China appear in what century?

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Fatwas can only be issued by the community (ummah) who arrives at a consensus.

During the month of Ramadan, what are Muslims required to do?

The Umayyads established their capital in Baghdad in 661.

The first person to adopt the new faith spread by Muhammad was his friend Abu Bakr.

What does the term fiqh refer to in Islamic tradition?

Why are "Twelver" Shi'a Muslims so named?

In Islam, the qiblah (direction of prayer) was originally to which city?

In Islam, what does the Arabic term jihad mean?

How did Muhammad and the early Muslim community understand their relationship to Jews and Christians?

In what year was the hijrah (migration) of Muhammad and his followers to Yathrib, marking the first year of the Islamic calendar?

In what ways have Muslims contributed (and will continue) to the broader cultural landscape in the United States in the 21st century? Provide examples.

No Muslim has ever won an Academy Award.

Which Arabic term refers to commentary on the Qur'an?

Why is the Iranian Revolution of 1979 an important political issue in the United States up to the present day?

Wahhabi reformists in the eighteenth century destroyed Muhammad's tomb in Medina, and called for the destruction of the Ka'ba.

Early Islamic philosophy was strongly influenced by which of the following?

Prior to the emergence of Islam, the Arabic term hanifs referred to which of the following?

There are approximately 50 million Muslims in China today.

The word qiblah refers to Muhammad's migration to Yathrib.

The first written references to Islam in China appear in what century?

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Indigenous Traditions

Religions of Late Antiquity

Jewish Traditions

Christian Traditions

Hindu Traditions

Sikh Traditions

Jaina Traditions

Buddhist Traditions

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In what ways have Muslims contributed (and will continue) to the broader cultural landscape in the United States in the 21^st century? Provide examples.