Golden Age of Islam Quiz

During the Golden Age of Islam, what percentage of the population was literate?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

Which city became a center of learning and intellectual life in the Muslim kingdom established by the Umayyads in Spain?

• Baghdad

• Cairo

• Cordoba

• Mecca

What was the name of the educational institution founded in Baghdad in 830 AD?

• House of Learning

• House of Wisdom

• House of Knowledge

• House of Enlightenment

Which scholar introduced algebra to civilization?

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Alhazen

• Ibn Sina

• Ibn Khaldun

What was the device adapted from the Greeks that helped astronomers make new discoveries?

• Microscope

• Telescope

• Astrolabe

• Barometer

Which city was known as a city of people who loved books during the Umayyad rule in Spain?

• Mecca

• Cordoba

• Cairo

• Baghdad

What was the name of the most advanced hospital in Baghdad during the Golden Age of Islam?

• Al-Mansur Hospital

• Al-Adudi Hospital

• Al-Rashid Hospital

• Al-Ma'mun Hospital

Who was one of the foremost scholars to explore zoology during the Golden Age of Islam?

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Alhazen

• Al-Battani

• Al-Jahiz

What was the technique that Muslims perfected for irrigation in the desert regions of the Islamic empire?

• Windmill

• Steam engine

• Waterwheel

• Hydraulic pump

What was the name of the banking system developed during the rule of the Abbasids to end the confusion caused by multiple currencies?

• Al-Rashid Bank

• Al-Hakim Bank

• Al-Mansur Bank

• Al-Ma'mun Bank