Islam Test Review

In the Muslim Empire, which language helped trade and stimulated intellectual activity?

• Latin

• Persian

• Arabic

• Greek

Which belief is shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

• Belief in reincarnation

• Jesus is the Messiah

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

Which statement best explains the major cause of the division of Islam into two separate sects?

• Internal fighting over the strategy for taking lands in Europe

• Disagreement over the successor of Muhammad

• Questioning the leadership of the Sunni tribes

• Disagreement over the writing of the Qur'an

Which two cities on the Arabian Peninsula are holy to Muslims?

• Jerusalem and Baghdad

• Mecca and Medina

• Jerusalem and Mecca

• Cairo and Mecca

What is the significance of Muhammad to Islam?

• He is believed to be the Messiah.

• He is considered the Father of Islam.

• He is considered to be Allah by Muslims.

• He is considered the last prophet.

What are the basic beliefs of the Islamic faith called?

• Five Pillars

• Four Noble Truths

• Three Wise Sayings

• One Absolute Law

What holy city are Muslims expected to make a pilgrimage to at least once in their lives?

• Damascus

• Jerusalem

• Medina

• Mecca

What two empires were weak, and as a consequence could not resist the influence of the Muslim rule?

• Byzantine and Persian empires

• Persian and Ottoman empires

• Persian and Greek empires

• Byzantine and Roman empires

The Muslim advance was stopped in which present day European country?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Saudi Arabia

The Battle of Tours was significant because it marked the

• end of Muslim expansion into Western Europe

• end of the Crusades in the Middle East

• beginning of British dominance in Northern Europe

• beginning of Turkish rule in the Balkans