Islam Quiz

What was Muhammad's teaching with respect to the revelations of other monotheistic religions?

• Muhammad accepted the earlier Christian revelations, but rejected completely any influence form Judaism.
• Muhammad accepted the earlier Judaic revelations, but rejected completely and influence from Christianity.
• Muhammad accepted the validity of earlier Christian and Judaic revelations and taught that his revelations were a final refinement of earlier ones.
• Muhammad stressed that only his own revelations had merit and that others were works of the devil.

What holy city are Muslism expected to make a pilgrimage to in their lifetime?

• Medina

• Mecca

• Jerusalem

• Damsacus

What are the basic tenents of the Islam faith called?

• Four Noble Truths
• Five Pillars
• Eightfold path
• Three Wise Sayings

Which of the following accomplishments is credited to the Muslims?

• initial exploration to North and Central America

• mathematical concepts including Algebra

• colonization of east Asia and Japan

• first time engineering feats including road building

Which of the following was a primary reason for the split in Islam into different sects?

• Disagreement over icons
• Disagreement over divinity of Muhammad
• Disagreement over Islamic leadership
• Disagreement over "People of the Book"

What are the three sacred texts in Judaism, Islam, Christianity

• Torah, Book of Mormon, Bible

• Torah, tablets of faith, bible

• Torah, Qu'ran, Bible

• Torah, Qu'ran, Canon Law

Which is a result of the Muslim conquests?

• Islam lost influence as Arabs converted to local religons

• Islam was spread throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe.

• Muslims became known as brutal and cruel invaders.

• Muslims were thought of as peaceful and unwilling to fight

Where did Islam originate?

• Abrabian peninsula
• China
• North Africa
• India

What is the Arabic word for God?

• Yahweh

• Allah

• Jesus

• Quran

Which was the primary cultural contribution of the Muslims during the Abbasid Period?

• The Muslims were able to recover and preserve the works of the ancient philosophers and mathmaticians and to transmit this knowledge from one civilization to another.

• The Muslims became extraordinarily adept to portraits, focusing on depictions of Muhammad and the early Caliphs.

• Although the material culture of the Abbasid period remained poor, Muslims were able to make some advances in music.

• Islamic learning was necessarily unique, as there was no access to ancient traditions of philosophy and science.