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Rise of Islam and the Abrahamic Traditions

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which religion is based on teachings of the Prophet Muhammad; founded 622 CE in Mecca.

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

2.

Which religion uses the Qur'an?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

3.

Which one of these is not one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

a)

Praying 5 times a day

b)

Giving to the poor

c)

Fasting during Ramadan

d)

First Holy Communion

4.

What is the central teaching of Islam?

a)

Pray 5 times a day

b)

Fast during Ramadan

c)

There is only one God and Muhammad is his prophet

d)

Give to the poor

5.

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

a)

5 Sacred Books

b)

Five acts of worship required of all Muslims

c)

Five festivals throughout the year

d)

Five gifts you need to give during your lifetime

6.

How is Islamic Law different than law in the United States?

a)

Islamic Law involves religion.

b)

There is no difference

7.

Why did Muhammad go to Medina?

a)

He liked Medina more than Mecca

b)

He wanted to travel for fun

c)

People in Mecca didn't like his teachings and threatened him

d)

For an unknown reason

8.
Which of these does Islam follow?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Deism
c)
Monotheism
d)
Atheism
9.
Oldest of the 3 Religions?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
10.
All of the following are Abrahamic Religions EXCEPT
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
11.
Which is the ONLY religion that believed Jesus was the son of God and the messiah?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
12.
Who was the founder of Judaism?
a)
Moses
b)
Mohammad
c)
Jesus
d)
Abraham
13.
What are the set of religious rules called in both Judaism and Christianity?
a)
Ten Commandments
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Tenakh
d)
The Bible
14.
What religion is this symbol for
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Orthodonx
15.
How many gods do Jews believe in?
a)
2 or more  
b)
c)
0
16.
What is an important city in Judaism?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Medina
c)
Mecca
17.
Who is considered the ancestor for ALL 3 monotheistic religions?
a)
Moses
b)
Jesus
c)
Abraham
d)
David
18.

Which nations had Muslim Caliphs conquered by A.D. 750? (can be more than one)

a)

Persia

b)

Syria

c)

Egypt

d)

Byzantine Empire

19.

Why were the Arabs so successful at building their empire?

a)

They were good on horseback and with the sword

b)

They were fighting for their religion.

c)

They let conquered people keep their religion.

d)

All of the above.

20.

This group of Muslims accepted the Umayyad dynasty and Abu Bakr.

a)

Shia

b)

Sufis

c)

Sunnis

d)

Abbasids

21.

This group of Muslims wanted Ali and his descendants to be caliphs.

a)

Sunnis

b)

Shia

c)

Abbasids

d)

Moguls

22.

This city became the capital of the Abbasid Empire.

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Madinah

c)

Baghdad

d)

Cairo

23.

The _________ Caliphate ruled during the Golden Age of Islam.

a)

Umayyad

b)

Abbasid

c)

Byzantine

d)

Khulafa-e-Rashideen

24.

During Golden Age of Islam, which of the following textual languages were translated into Arabic? (Pick Two)

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Chinese

25.

How do the majority of Muslims living in the Shia areas on the map differ from the other Muslims living throughout Southwest and Central Asia?

a)

They believe the next caliph after the death of the prophet Muhammad should have been a

relative.

b)

They believe the next caliph after the death of the prophet Muhammad should have been elected from the most qualified candidates.

c)

They believe Muhammad is the Messiah and reject the teachings of the Qu'ran.

d)

They believe Muhammad is an insignificant prophet to the Islamic faith and reject the teachings of the Qu'ran.

26.

Which statement best explains the major cause of the division of Islam into two separate sects?

a)

Disagreement over the successor of Muhammad

b)

Disagreement over the writing of the Qur'an

c)

Internal fighting over the strategy for taking lands in Europe

d)

Questioning the leadership of the Sunni tribes

27.

The spread of Islam through Muslim invaders was stopped at the —

a)

Battle of Tours

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Battle of Britain

d)

Battle of Spain

28.

The Muslim advance was stopped in which present day European country?

a)

Spain

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

England

d)

France

29.

Baghdad was a center of art, learning, and commerce in the Muslim Empire until its destruction by the –

a)

Crusades.

b)

Ottoman Turks.

c)

Mongols.

d)

Byzantine Empire.

30.

Which group experienced a golden age in the age of Islam?

a)

Abbasid

b)

Muhammad's family

c)

Umayyad

d)

Romans