Question 1

The construction of Great Mosque of Cordova was started by

Accepted Answer

A) al-hakam 
B) abdul rahman nasir 
C) abdul rahman al-dakhil 
D) hajib al-mansur

Question 2

Author of the book 'Kit?b al-Man?zir' was

Accepted Answer

A) ibn al-hytham 
B) ibn rushd 
C) ibn 'arabi 
D) ibn khaldun

Question 3

Baghdad was destroyed by the Mongols in the year

Accepted Answer

A) 1258 
B) 1268 
C) 1278 
D) 1288

Question 4

Which among the following city is not a capital of Abbasids?

Accepted Answer

A) kufa 
B) bagdad 
C) samarra 
D) cordova

Question 5

Ibn M?jah is one of the compilers of

Accepted Answer

A) arabic short stories 
B) fataw? 
C) hadith 
D) lyrical poems

Exam 2: Historical and Cultural Trivia Related to Islamic Civilization

The construction of Great Mosque of Cordova was started by