The Muslim World Review

What does Islam mean in Arabic?

• "one who has submitted"

• "there is no god but Allah"

• "submission to the will of Allah"

• "submission to the will of God"

In what form of art can the greatest cultural blending of the Muslim world be seen?

• calligraphy

• architecture

• the decorative arts

• woodworking

What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?

• He was the last and greatest of the prophets.

• He was the last and worst of the prophets.

• He was a combination of god and man.

How did the Abbasids control their large empire?

• through religious persecution

• through military governments

• through a strong bureaucracy

• through an elaborate reward system

Who replaced the last of the "rightly guided" caliphs?

• Sufis

• Fatimids

• Abbasids

• Umayyads

What division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified to be a caliph?

• sufi

• Shi'a

• Sunni

• Fatimid

What encouraged Muslim leaders to support places of learning such as the House

of Wisdom?

• Muhammad's emphasis on study and scholarship

• a desire to keep ahead of rival factions within Islam

• a desire to know more than the Greeks or Indians

• optical advances that helped a king with bad eyesight

The academic subject developed by al-Khwarizmi and originally called al-jabr is

known by what name today?

• optics

• astronomy

• algebra

• geometry

Towards what city do Muslims pray?

• Mecca

• Medina

• Jerusalem

• Damascus

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

• the various divisions of Islam

• the major duties required of all Muslims

• the times during a day when Muslims must pray

• Muhammad and the four leaders who followed him