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Islam Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A marketplace along a trade route where people traded many different products.

a)

Madrasa

b)

Mosque

c)

Oasis

d)

Souk

2.

The capital city under the Abbasid Dynasty and center for the golden age of the Muslim Empire.

a)

Damascus

b)

Mecca

c)

Medina

d)

Baghdad

3.

Muslim mathematicians made advances in...

a)

Algebra

b)

Geometry

c)

Trigonometry

d)

All answers are correct

4.

What major problem faced Muhammad's followers after his sudden death in 632?

a)

Naming a successor

b)

Spreading Islam

c)

Protecting trade

d)

Expanding the Muslim Empire

5.

People who move their homes from place to place with no permanent home are ___________.

a)

Sedentary

b)

Nomadic

c)

Farmers

d)

Traders

6.

Because camels carry goods across the desert and produce a swaying motion while galloping, they are known as...

a)

"Kings of the desert"

b)

"Traders of the desert"

c)

"Ships of the desert"

d)

"Caravans of the desert"

7.

What city do Muslims face while praying?

a)

Medina

b)

Mecca

c)

Baghdad

d)

Damascus

8.

What is a Muslim house of worship called?

a)

Church

b)

Mosque

c)

Synagogue

d)

Temple

9.

The Muslims name for the one all-powerful God.

a)

Muhammad

b)

Allah

c)

Buddha

d)

Yahweh

10.

The 4th Pillar, Sawm, means...

a)

fasting.

b)

pilgrimage.

c)

prayer.

d)

almsgiving.

11.

The Arabic term for the first Pillar, declaration of faith, is known as...

a)

Sawm

b)

Salah

c)

Zakah

d)

Shahadah

12.

A successor to Muhammad and leader of the Muslims.

a)

Sultan

b)

Nomad

c)

Bedouin

d)

Caliph

13.

Who announces the times of prayer in a Muslim country?

a)

a sultan

b)

a muezzin

c)

a caliph

d)

a Bedouin

14.

The Arabian peninsula is known as the "Crossroads" because it is between which 3 continents?

a)

Europe, Africa, Asia

b)

Africa, Asia, Australia

c)

Europe, Africa, North America

d)

Asia, Australia, Europe

15.

What is the name of the journey to Medina Muhammad and his followers took when forced to leave Mecca?

a)

Sunnah

b)

Hadith

c)

Hajj

d)

Hijra

16.

A family the holds political power over many generations is known as a...

a)

dynasty.

b)

sultan.

c)

caliphate.

d)

Sunnah.

17.

Sharia, the Islamic law code, prevents all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

gambling.

b)

fasting.

c)

eating pork.

d)

stealing.

18.

A follower of the religion of Islam.

a)

Meccans

b)

Medinas

c)

Islams

d)

Muslims

19.

A Muslims religious school.

a)

Madrasa

b)

Mosque

c)

Souk

d)

Sharia

20.

Decorative writing that is a sacred Muslims art form.

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Arabesque

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Calligraphy

21.

What kind of veil is this?

a)

Hijab

b)

Niqab

c)

Khimar

d)

Burqa

22.

The majority of Muslims live in what country?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Iraq

d)

Iran

23.

What is the correct order of caliphs?

a)

Uthman - Umar - Ali - Abu Bakr

b)

Ali - Uthman - Umar - Abu Bakr

c)

Abu Bakr - Ali - Umar - Uthman

d)

Abu Bakr - Umar - Uthman - Ali

24.

Who was the first Umayyad ruler who challenged Ali for power?

a)

Abu al-Abbas

b)

Muawiya

c)

Abu Bakr

d)

Uthman

25.

Sunni, Shia, or Both: 85% of the population

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Both

26.

Sunni, Shia, or Both: Known as the "Party of Ali"

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Both

27.

Sunni, Shia, or Both: Believe in Allah and Muhammad as his prophet

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Both

28.

Sunni, Shia, or Both: Accept the first 4 Caliphs

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Both

29.

Sunni, Shia, or Both: Only relatives of Muhammad should be Caliphs

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Both

30.

Sunni, Shia, or Both: Believe the Qur'an is the word of Allah

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Both

31.

Sunni, Shia, or Both: Believe that everyone has a direct relationship with Allah

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Both

32.

Nomads of ancient Arabia who heard sheep/goats/camels and are fiercely independent /warlike.

a)

Bedouins

b)

Nomadic

c)

Sedentary

d)

Souk