Question 1

What is the purpose of minarets adjacent to a mosque?

Accepted Answer

A) To ward off temptation 
B) To call the faithful to prayer 
C) To guide the faithful to Mecca 
D) To provide a private space for meditation 
A) To ward off temptation 
B) To call the faithful to prayer 
C) To guide the faithful to Mecca 
D) To provide a private space for meditation B

Question 2

Where was the founder of Islam born?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

According to the Islamic faith, it is impudent to portray God's image or the image of his most cherished creation, man; therefore, Islamic decoration is in the form of abstract art and calligraphy rather than pictorial representations.

Question 4

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 5

What is the meaning of the word "Islam"?

Accepted Answer

A) obedience to Muhammad 
B) submission to God 
C) acceptance of the Sharia legal code 
D) commitment to charitable acts 
A) obedience to Muhammad 
B) submission to God 
C) acceptance of the Sharia legal code 
D) commitment to charitable acts

Question 6

What is the significance of the Ka'bah?

Accepted Answer

A) Muhammad lived there as a young man. 
B) It was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. 
C) It is the site of the largest mosque in Islam. 
D) Muhammad established it as the spiritual center of Islam 
A) Muhammad lived there as a young man. 
B) It was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. 
C) It is the site of the largest mosque in Islam. 
D) Muhammad established it as the spiritual center of Islam

Question 7

_______________________ Denomination that believes that successors of Muhammad must be descendants of Ali.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Denomination that believes that successors of...

Question 8

_______________________ Niche inside mosque which faces Mecca

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Niche inside mosque which faces Mecca...

Question 9

What explanation is given for the rapid spread of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A) The simplicity of its original teachings 
B) The freedom granted to its adherents 
C) The beauty of Islamic writings 
D) The glorious afterlife promised in the Qur'an 
A) The simplicity of its original teachings 
B) The freedom granted to its adherents 
C) The beauty of Islamic writings 
D) The glorious afterlife promised in the Qur'an

Question 10

What language did the Sufi mystic Rumi use in writing his religious verse?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which Spanish physician stressed personal hygiene as disease-prevention?

Accepted Answer

A) Al-Uqlidisi 
B) Rumi 
C) Averröes 
D) Moses Maimonides 
A) Al-Uqlidisi 
B) Rumi 
C) Averröes 
D) Moses Maimonides

Question 12

_______________________ Persian scholar and poet famous for his rubaiyat

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Persian scholar and poet famous for...

Question 13

What is the name of the Islamic Legal code?

Accepted Answer

A) The Law of Muhammad 
B) Al- Khwarizmi 
C) Sharia 
D) Sûra 
A) The Law of Muhammad 
B) Al- Khwarizmi 
C) Sharia 
D) Sûra

Question 14

How is the Qur'an organized?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Who is Rabia? What did she do? What did she believe?

Accepted Answer

Rabia was a Sufi woman who lived in the

Question 16

Why are translations of the Qur'an not considered to be authentic but rather glosses of the original?

Accepted Answer

The Qur'an is written in Arabi

Question 17

What building in Jerusalem is one of the earliest and most spectacular achievements of Islamic architecture?

Accepted Answer

A) The Great Mosque 
B) The Shrine of Muhammad 
C) The Dome of the Rock 
D) The Ka'bah 
A) The Great Mosque 
B) The Shrine of Muhammad 
C) The Dome of the Rock 
D) The Ka'bah

Question 18

What event in 622 marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar?

Accepted Answer

A) The hejira 
B) The mihrab 
C) The hajj 
D) Ramadan 
A) The hejira 
B) The mihrab 
C) The hajj 
D) Ramadan

Question 19

_______________________ A pilgrimage to Mecca

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ A pilgrimage to Mecca...

Question 20

What was distinctive about the way Rumi recited his poetry?

Accepted Answer

A) He recited in a whisper. 
B) He danced while reciting. 
C) He chanted in harmony with other Sufis. 
D) He recited only while lying down. 
A) He recited in a whisper. 
B) He danced while reciting. 
C) He chanted in harmony with other Sufis. 
D) He recited only while lying down.

What is the purpose of minarets adjacent to a mosque?

Where was the founder of Islam born?

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

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

What is the meaning of the word "Islam"?

What is the significance of the Ka'bah?

_______________________ Denomination that believes that successors of Muhammad must be descendants of Ali.

_______________________ Niche inside mosque which faces Mecca

What explanation is given for the rapid spread of Islam?

What language did the Sufi mystic Rumi use in writing his religious verse?

Which Spanish physician stressed personal hygiene as disease-prevention?

_______________________ Persian scholar and poet famous for his rubaiyat

What is the name of the Islamic Legal code?

How is the Qur'an organized?

Who is Rabia? What did she do? What did she believe?

Why are translations of the Qur'an not considered to be authentic but rather glosses of the original?

What building in Jerusalem is one of the earliest and most spectacular achievements of Islamic architecture?

What event in 622 marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar?

_______________________ A pilgrimage to Mecca

What was distinctive about the way Rumi recited his poetry?

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What is the purpose of minarets adjacent to a mosque?

Where was the founder of Islam born?

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

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

What is the meaning of the word "Islam"?

What is the significance of the Ka'bah?

_______________________ Denomination that believes that successors of Muhammad must be descendants of Ali.

_______________________ Niche inside mosque which faces Mecca

What explanation is given for the rapid spread of Islam?

What language did the Sufi mystic Rumi use in writing his religious verse?

Which Spanish physician stressed personal hygiene as disease-prevention?

_______________________ Persian scholar and poet famous for his rubaiyat

What is the name of the Islamic Legal code?

How is the Qur'an organized?

Who is Rabia? What did she do? What did she believe?

Why are translations of the Qur'an not considered to be authentic but rather glosses of the original?

What building in Jerusalem is one of the earliest and most spectacular achievements of Islamic architecture?

What event in 622 marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar?

_______________________ A pilgrimage to Mecca

What was distinctive about the way Rumi recited his poetry?

Beginnings

The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

Ancient Civilizations of India and China

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Islam

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

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