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Birth of Muhammad

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In year did the Roman Empire fall?

a)

800 BC

b)

0

c)

313 AD

d)

476 AD

e)

600 AD

2.

Which of the following are factors that led to the fall of Rome?

a)

civil war driven by competing generals

b)

barbarian invasions

c)

strong leadership

d)

over taxation, corruption

e)

loss of slave labor

3.

Which barbarian led the first sack of Rome in 800 years?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Alaric

c)

Arminius

d)

Caesar Augustus

4.

Which event halted the expansion of the Roman Empire?

a)

the sack of Rome

b)

the defeat of Carthage

c)

the ambush of three legions in Germania

d)

the birth of Muhammad

5.

Which of the following is true regarding the fall of Rome?

a)

Europe entered a period of weakness and decentralization

b)

barbarian paganism dominated Christianity

c)

the rest of the world fell into similar chaos

d)

Islam became the major faith of Europe

6.

When was Muhammad born?

a)

313 AD

b)

0

c)

476 AD

d)

570 AD

7.

In what city was Muhammad born?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Rome

c)

Mecca

d)

Medina

e)

Babylon

8.

What happened during Ramadan?

a)

Muhammad received the vision of Allah from Gabriel

b)

Muhammad was exiled from Mecca

c)

Muhammad returned to conquer Mecca

d)

The War of Apostasy broke out

9.

Why was Muhammad exiled from Mecca?

a)

He was preaching monotheism to a polytheistic culture

b)

He was forcing people to convert to Islam

c)

He was raiding local caravans with his men

d)

He had become a Christian

10.

What records Muhammad's revelation and teachings?

a)

Qur'an

b)

Koran

c)

Old Testament

d)

Teachings of Allah

e)

Book of Apostates

11.

How did Muhammad's followers seek to maintain Islamic unity?

a)

By splitting them into Shiites and Sunnis

b)

By declaring a civil war

c)

By preaching and evangelizing unbelievers

d)

By waging wars of conquest to spread Islam

12.

What happened to Muhammad while he was in Medina?

a)

He grew more tolerant and accepting of unbelievers

b)

He became a warlord at the head of an army

c)

He wrote more the militant passages of the Koran

d)

He prepared to return and conquer Mecca by force

e)

He talk and worked among the Jews and Christians

13.

Which correctly identifies Sunnis and Shiites?

a)

Sunnis believe anyone can be an imam, Shiites believe it is hereditary

b)

Shiites believe anyone can be an imam, Sunnis believe it is hereditary

c)

Shiites are Muslims, Sunnis are unbelieving infidel

d)

Shiite is Arabic for Christian, Sunni is Arabic for Jew

14.

Which is NOT one of the pillars of Islam?

a)

pilgrimage

b)

declaration of faith

c)

daily prayer

d)

jihad

e)

fasting

15.

What does "jihad" mean?

a)

holy war

b)

struggle

c)

pilgrimage

d)

faith

e)

Allah is the true God

16.

Which were contributions made by Muslim culture?

a)

invention of algebra

b)

development of early mechanization and factories

c)

use astrolabe and other navigational techniques

d)

discovery of gravity

e)

knowledge of anatomy and medical techniques

17.

Which of the following statements are true regarding Muslim understanding of Jesus?

a)

believe Jesus existed

b)

believed Jesus was a mighty prophet

c)

believed Jesus was the son of God

d)

believed Jesus died and resurrected for mankind's sins

18.

To what city is every Muslim supposed to pray toward and visit once in their lifetime?

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Susa

e)

Rome

19.

At what battle was Muslim expansion into Europe finally stopped?

a)

Guagamela

b)

Marathon

c)

Tours

d)

Rome

20.

Which statements are true?

a)

Islam spread slowly after the death of Muhammad.

b)

Islam spread quickly after the death of Muhammad.

c)

Islam was spread primarily by force.

d)

Islam was spread primarily by evangelism.

e)

Christianity conquered two-thirds of Muslim territory after the fall of Rome.

21.

Who led the defeat of Muslim forces in France in 732AD?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Shiite imams

c)

Alaric

d)

Charles Martel

e)

Fritigern