Question 1

In Turkey constitutional issues associated with its laws is handled by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Council of Judges 
B)  the Court of Cassation 
C)  the Constitutional Court 
D)  none of these

Question 2

According to the Shafii madhhab the principal sources of Islamic law are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Quran 
B)  Quran and Sunna 
C)  ijma and ijtihad 
D)  all of these

Question 3

In Saudi Arabia the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution is not responsible for:

Accepted Answer

A)  investigating crimes 
B)  prosecuting cases in court 
C)  providing a security service for the monarch 
D)  monitoring and inspecting prisons

Question 4

In the Islamic Republic of Iran, all laws must be based solely on the Quran

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In Saudi Arabia the First-Degree Criminal Courts specialize in:

Accepted Answer

A)  hudud or quesas crimes 
B)  tazir offenses 
C)  juvenile offenses 
D)  all of these

Question 6

The most important practices of the Islamic faith include:

Accepted Answer

A)  haji and zakart 
B)  shahada and haji 
C)  salat and sawm 
D)  all of these

Question 7

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs.
-Senior Council of the Ulama

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

The percentage of Shia Muslims worldwide is about:

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  15 
C)  50 
D)  85

Question 9

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs.
-Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Ayatollah Khomeini's treatise, Guardianship of the Jurist, argued that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the ulama had a responsibility to cleanse Iran of the secular materialistic ideas from the West 
B)  monarchy was an unsuitable form of government for Iran 
C)  the Ulama should assume a significant degree of actual political power 
D)  all of these

Question 11

The Sunna is the superior source of Islamic teaching, because it was received from God

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In Turkey, the legal basis for banning a political party in the past was often associated with the party's advocacy of an anti-secular policy

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the early development of Islamic law, judges:

Accepted Answer

A)  were granted life tenure on a court 
B)  only applied Islamic law 
C)  based their decisions on local law and knowledge of the Quran 
D)  could be promoted to an appeals court

Question 14

In Saudi Arabia, the procedural rules for a criminal case are found in the Law of Procedure before Sharia Courts

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In Saudi Arabia, one of the principal duties of the Council of Ministers is to issue fatwas that establish general rules regarding questions submitted by the government

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Islamic law recognizes two categories of crime:

Accepted Answer

A)  felonies and misdemeanors 
B)  determined and discretionary crimes 
C)  arrestable and nonarrestable offenses 
D)  none of these

Question 17

Write an essay in which you compare the constitutions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Republic of Turkey.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

In Islamic law quesas crimes do not include:

Accepted Answer

A)  assault 
B)  drinking wine 
C)  murder 
D)  all of these

Question 19

Discretionary crimes are referred to as quesas

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In Iran, the basij is an auxiliary militia force that is composed only of men and whose mandate is to protect Islamic society

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Islamic Law

In Turkey constitutional issues associated with its laws is handled by:

According to the Shafii madhhab the principal sources of Islamic law are:

In Saudi Arabia the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution is not responsible for:

In the Islamic Republic of Iran, all laws must be based solely on the Quran

In Saudi Arabia the First-Degree Criminal Courts specialize in:

The most important practices of the Islamic faith include:

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs. -Senior Council of the Ulama

The percentage of Shia Muslims worldwide is about:

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs. -Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice

Ayatollah Khomeini's treatise, Guardianship of the Jurist, argued that:

The Sunna is the superior source of Islamic teaching, because it was received from God

In Turkey, the legal basis for banning a political party in the past was often associated with the party's advocacy of an anti-secular policy

In the early development of Islamic law, judges:

In Saudi Arabia, the procedural rules for a criminal case are found in the Law of Procedure before Sharia Courts

In Saudi Arabia, one of the principal duties of the Council of Ministers is to issue fatwas that establish general rules regarding questions submitted by the government

Islamic law recognizes two categories of crime:

Write an essay in which you compare the constitutions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Republic of Turkey.

In Islamic law quesas crimes do not include:

Discretionary crimes are referred to as quesas

In Iran, the basij is an auxiliary militia force that is composed only of men and whose mandate is to protect Islamic society