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WorksheetsChapter 7 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
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1.
Why is the city of Makkah important in Muslim tradition?
a)
Most Muslims today live there.
b)
Muhammad was born there.
c)
It was the capital of the Umayyad Empire.
d)
Muhammad moved there with his followers.
2.
What took Muhammad to places beyond the Arabian Peninsula?
a)
searching for a wife
b)
herding family goats
c)
conquering an empire
d)
making caravan trips for trade
3.
Before Muhammad was born, the people of Arabia were united by __________________.
a)
a belief in one God
b)
a single social class
c)
a common language
d)
a central government
4.
What geographic feature made Makkah a wealthy city?
a)
sheltered harbor
b)
deep mountain forest
c)
location on trade routes
d)
oasis water
5.
According to Islamic teachings, what did the angel Gabriel tell Muhammad to do?
a)
teach monotheism
b)
defeat Syrian rulers
c)
write down the most important laws
d)
flee to Northern Africa
6.
The word Muslim means one who ___________________.
a)
surrenders to God
b)
follows Muhammad
c)
preaches the one true faith
d)
practices kindness to all
7.
Why is the Qur’an the holy book of Islam?
a)
It tells the story of Muhammad's life & death.
b)
It records God's words spoken to Gabriel.
c)
It is a collection of sermons from Muhammad.
d)
It records the history of the Arabs.
8.
What teaching by Muhammad most upset the leaders of Makkah?
a)
Children should learn to read.
b)
Women should have more rights.
c)
The rich should share their wealth.
d)
People should trade with non-believers.
9.
Why did the leaders of Makkah want to keep polytheism?
a)
It taught people to obey them.
b)
It kept peace among the tribes.
c)
It let them sell idols.
d)
It brought pilgrims to the city.
10.
How did some clans boycott Muhammad’s clan?
a)
By tearing down their stores
b)
By shutting them in caves
c)
By starting a siege of Mahdina
d)
By refusing to do business with them
11.
What is said to have happened on Muhammad’s Night Journey?
a)
A winged horse took him to Jerusalem.
b)
He met an angel in a cave.
c)
He fled from Mekkah to another city.
d)
He visited sleeping followers.
12.
What action by Muhammad in Madinah made that city important to his followers?
a)
He prayed with Abraham, Moses, & Jesus.
b)
He lived there while bringing more people to Islam.
c)
He tore down walls & destroyed ancient shrines.
d)
He delivered his last sermon.
13.
How did the Muslim empire treat Jews and Christians differently from Muslims?
a)
It charged them extra taxes.
b)
It made them leave the empire.
c)
It outlawed their prayers.
d)
It burned down their places of worship.
14.
After the first four caliphs, what changed in the Muslim empire?
a)
The Qur'an was accepted.
b)
Leaders stopped making war.
c)
Islam split into two branches.
d)
Egyptians took power.
15.
Which question separated the Sunnis from the Shi’ah?
a)
Is it wise to expand the empire?
b)
Should non-believers be punished?
c)
Should religious pictures of humans be permitted?
d)
Must a caliph be descended from Muhammad?
16.
How did the Umayyads contribute to the spread of Islam?
a)
As wealthy traders, they spread Islam ideas.
b)
As a ruling family, they conquered new lands.
c)
As traveling preachers, they attracted converts.
d)
As scholars, they translated holy texts.
17.
What is monotheism?
a)
belief in one god
b)
belief in many gods
c)
belief in no god
d)
no religious beliefs
18.
Which of the following are similarities between Muslims, Christians, and Jews?
a)
belief in one god
b)
belief that Jerusalem is a holy city
c)
belief in being descendants of Abraham
d)
all of these
19.
Makkans rejected Muhammad's teaching in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a)
boycotting his family
b)
calling him a liar
c)
persecuting his family
d)
throwing him in jail
20.
. What is the name of Muhammad's daughter? She carried Muhammad's bloodline.
a)
Fatima
b)
Allah
c)
Khadijah
d)
Adiba
21.
The Muslim empire built their capital city, Cordoba, in the present-day country of __________.
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Egypt
22.
Who was the first caliph?
a)
Abu Bakr
b)
Umar
c)
Uthman
d)
Ali ibn Abi Talib
23.
Muhammad asked that Jews and Christians be treated as lawful members of society. What did Muslims, Christians, and Jews have in common?
a)
They believed in one god.
b)
They believed Jerusalem was holy.
c)
They lived in the Muslim empire.
d)
All of these
24.
Khadijah was _______________.
a)
Muhammad's daughter
b)
Muhammad's cousin
c)
Muhammad's wife
d)
the angel who spoke to Muhammad
25.
Polytheism refers to the belief in:
a)
one god
b)
many gods
c)
no gods
d)
angels
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