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Culture of Islam

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following was the author of the Rubaiyat?

a)

Omar Khayyám

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

al-Ma’mun

d)

Harun a-Rashid

2.

The philosopher who studied Aristotle’s works was

a)

Omar Khayyám

b)

Moses Maimonides

c)

Ibn-Rushd

d)

al-Razi

3.

All of the following were achievements of Islamic civilization EXCEPT

a)

inventing algebra

b)

improving the astrolabe

c)

using zero

d)

inventing the abacus

4.

Ibn-Khaldun was a famous

a)

mathematician

b)

physician

c)

writer

d)

historian

5.

Which of the following is a collection of folktales, fables, and romances?

a)

The Arabian Nights

b)

The Forest of Trees

c)

The Mosque

d)

Muqaddimah

6.

The Rubaiyat is an Islamic

a)

mosque

b)

dynasty

c)

work of literature

d)

scientific invention

7.

It was through the Muslim world that Europeans

a)

were able to obtain products from Spain and Egypt.

b)

recovered the works of Aristotle and other Greek philosophers.

c)

developed an appreciation for painting and sculpture.

d)

learned new farming techniques.

8.

Omar Khayyám is most famous for


a)

perfecting the sailboat, which made it possible for Europeans to sail to the Americas.

b)

writing a medical encyclopedia that became a textbook for medieval European university students.

c)

his literary works, especially the Rubaiyat.

d)

developing chess, which is still played around the world today.

9.

Muslim scholar and scientist Ibn Sina wrote a medical encyclopedia that

a)

formalized many of the period’s myths about human health and medicine.

b)

was translated into Latin and became a basic textbook in Europe.

c)

based many of its treatments and cures on tribal rituals.

d)

is still considered the best medical textbook in the world today.

10.

Why are there no representations of the prophet Muhammad adorning mosques?

a)

By the time Muslims began constructing mosques, no images of Muhammad survived, so no one knew what he looked like.

b)

The Quran forbids all art.

c)

There are images of Muhammad inside mosques.

d)

The Hadith warns against any attempt to imitate God by creating pictures of living beings.

11.

Which word best describes Ibn Sina in this passage?

a)

religious

b)

undisciplined

c)

learned

d)

wealthy

12.

Which discipline did Ibn Sina study at the same time as medicine?

a)

astronomy

b)

law

c)

philosophy

d)

the Quran