WorksheetsGr 7 L9 Quiz English
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Why is the city of Mecca important in Muslim tradition?
A. Most Muslims today live there.
B. It was the birthplace of Muhammad.
C. It was the capital of the Umayyad empire.
D. Muhammad moved there with his followers.
What took Muhammad to places beyond the Arabian Peninsula?
A. searching for a wife
B. herding the family goats
C. conquering a vast empire
D. making caravan trips for trade
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.
What geographic feature made Mecca a wealthy city?
A. sheltered harbor
B. deep mountain forests
C. location on trade routes
D. oasis water for agriculture
According to Islamic teachings, what did the angel Gabriel tell Muhammad to do?
A. teach monotheism
B. defeat the Syrian rulers
C. write down the most important laws
D. flee to the deserts of North Africa
The word Muslim means one who
A. surrenders to God.
B. follows Muhammad.
C. preaches the one true faith.
D. practices kindness toward all
According to Islamic teachings, what did the angel Gabriel tell Muhammad to do?
A. teach monotheism
B. defeat the Syrian rulers
C. write down the most important laws
D. flee to the deserts of North Africa
The word Muslim means one who
A. surrenders to God.
B. follows Muhammad.
C. preaches the one true faith.
D. practices kindness toward all
Why is the Qur’an the holy book of Islam?
A. It tells the story of Muhammad's life and death.
B. It records the words of God spoken by Gabriel.
C. It is a collection of sermons by the prophet Muhammad.
D. It records the history of the Arabs and the spread of Islam.
What teaching by Muhammad most upset the leaders of Mecca?
A. Children should learn to read.
B. Women should have more rights.
C. The rich should share their wealth.
D. Trade with unbelievers was wrong
Why did the leaders of Mecca want to keep polytheism?
A. It taught people to obey them.
B. It kept peace among the tribes.
C. It let them sell expensive idols.
D. It brought pilgrims to their city.
How did some clans boycott Muhammad’s clan?
A. by tearing down their stores
B. by shuttng them up in caves
C. by staging a siege of Medina D. by refusing to do business with them
D. by refusing to do business with them
What is said to have happened on Muhammad’s Night Journey?
A. A winged horse-like creature took him to Jerusalem.
B. He met an angel in a cave near his home.
C. He fled from Mecca to another city for safety.
D. He visited his sleeping followers just before he died.
What action by Muhammad in Medina made that city important to his followers?
A. He prayed with Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.
B. He lived there while he drew more people to Islam.
C. He tore down the city walls and destroyed the ancient shrines.
D. He delivered his Last Sermon, announcing that he would retire.
How did the Muslim empire treat Jews and Chris*ans differently from Muslims?
A. It charged them extra taxes.
B. It made them leave the empire.
C. It outlawed use of their prayers.
D. It burned their houses of worship.
After the first four caliphs, what changed in the Muslim empire?
A. The Qur'an was respected.
B. Leaders stopped making war.
C. Islam split into two branches.
D. Egyptian nomads took power.
Which question separated the two branches of Islam?
A. Is it wise to expand the empire?
B. Should nonbelievers be punished?
C. Should religious pictures of humans be permitted?
D. Must a caliph be descended from Muhammad?
How did the Umayyads contribute to the spread of Islam?
A. As wealthy traders, they spread Arab ideas.
B. As a ruling family, they conquered new lands.
C. As wandering preachers, they attracted converts.
D. As scholars, they translated the Qur'an into other languages
