Ways of the World Chapter 9 - The Worlds of Islam

Which of the following is an authentic teaching of Muhammad? 

• Women are spiritually inferior to men.
• The umma or community of believers is more important than tribal, racial, or ethnic identities.
• Allah is the chief god of an extensive pantheon of gods.
•  It is proper and praiseworthy to convert non-Muslims by force.

All EXCEPT which of the following is among the “Pillars of Islam”?

• Respect for divinely appointed authority
• Generous giving to the needy 
• Fasting during the month of Ramadan 
• Regular prayer at specified times

The Arabic term jihad can mean all EXCEPT which of the following? 

• Armed struggle against the forces of unbelief.
• Spiritual striving toward living a God-conscious life
• Forcible conversion of conquered peoples.
• Defense of the umma from the threat of infidel aggression

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the rapid spread of Islam in seventh-century Arabia?

• The new faith was religiously appealing. 
• Muhammad imposed the new religion by force on the peoples he and his followers conquered.
• Successful Muslim raiding promised material gain to members.
• Muhammad crafted a series of marriage alliances with leading tribes.

Why was the Shia branch of Islam formed?

• Its adherents feared that Muslims in conquered lands were “going native”and abandoning Islamic teachings.

• The imam Ali had a new revelation that expanded the teachings of Islam.

• Its adherents believed that Husayn, the son of Ali, was the messiah.

• A leadership crisis occurred, causing division between the Sunnis and the Shias who believed that blood relations of Muhammad should rule the Islamic world.

Which of the following statements about women in early Islam is TRUE? 

• The Quran teaches that women should be veiled when in public.
• Divorce could only be initiated by the husband. 
• Women had the right to control their own property.
• Men could have as many wives as they could afford to keep.

Which of the following statements is the best definition of Sikhism? 

• Sikhism is a religion that grew out of a union of Islam and Judaism in the Middle East.
• Sikhism is a philosophy that advocates Muslim tolerance of other “peoples of the book.”
• Sikhism blended elements of Hinduism and Islam to create a new religion.
• Sikhism is Islamic mysticism in India.

Which of these groups would NOT be considered dhimmis or 'people of the book'?

• Jews

• Hindus

• Christians

Which area had the LEAST amound of converts to Islam?

• Spain

• West Africa

• Anatolia

• India

Which of these modern countries would be majority Shia Islam?

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

• Indonesia

• Afghanistan