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Islam Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What city was the birthplace of Muhammad?

(a)  

2.

What means surrender to the will of God?

(a)  

3.

What was Muhammad's job before receiving a message from God?

a)

Trader

b)

Herder

c)

Farmer

d)

Banker

4.

Before Muhammad, most Arabians believed in...

a)

An emperor

b)

A king

c)

Many gods

d)

one God

5.

What Arabian city became wealthy from trade?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Mecca

c)

London

d)

Rome

6.

What is monotheism?

a)

Belief in one god

b)

Belief in many gods

c)

Belief in a king as a god

d)

Belief in Aliens

7.

What is the holy book of Islam?

(a)  

8.

What shrine brought visitors to Mecca?

(a)  

9.

What do Muslims, Christians and Jewish people have in common?

a)

Belief in aliens

b)

Belief in Saints

c)

Belief in their king

d)

Belief in one God

10.

The location of the Islamic lands allowed for

a)

Trade between Asia and Europe

b)

Trade between Africa and Europe

c)

Trade between Asia, Africa and Europe

d)

Trade between the Americas

11.

Besides religion, what else did the Islamic lands have in common?

a)

They all used ships to trade.

b)

Spoke English

c)

They all traded gold

d)

Spoke Arabic

12.

A caliph is

a)

an Islamic leader

b)

a follower of Muhammad

c)

the third layer of a camel's eyelashes

d)

a Muslim trader

13.

What do Muslims believe Muhammad is?

a)

final trader

b)

final Arabian

c)

final follower

d)

final prophet

14.

What requires a journey to Mecca?

a)

shahadah/faith

b)

zakat/journey

c)

salm/fasting

d)

hajj/pilgrimage

15.

How many times a day must a Muslim pray?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

5

d)

12

16.

Where must a Muslim face when praying?

a)

Toward Medina

b)

Toward Mecca

c)

Toward Jerusalem

d)

Away from Mecca

17.

A meeting place for Muslim worship and prayer of Allah is the

a)

Qur'an

b)

Prophet

c)

Caliph

d)

Mosque

18.

The holy book of Islam is the

a)

Mosque

b)

Prophet

c)

Qur'an

d)

Caliph

19.

Muhammed was born in which city?

a)

Medina

b)

Mecca

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Baghdad

20.

What continents did the Muslim Empire spread to after the death of Muhammad?

a)

North and South America

b)

Africa, Asia, and Europe

c)

The Muslim Empire never left Arabia

d)

Arabia, Asia, and Australia

21.

What are the five pillars of Islam?

4 lines
22.

Which of these is true about Muslim beliefs?

a)

There are many gods that control nature

b)

Each prophet becomes a god when they die

c)

God lives in the sand and Muhammad is his prophet

d)

There is only one God and Muhammad is his prophet

23.

Which of these reasons is why the Arabian peninsula was such a good location for trade?

a)

It is between North and South America

b)

It is in Africa

c)

It is very wet and rainy

d)

It is surrounded by 3 different continents

24.

Who was the first caliph after Muhammad's death?

a)

Muhammad Jr.

b)

Muhammad Ali

c)

Abu Bakr

d)

Umayyad Rashidan

25.

Which of these did the Islamic Golden Age advance?

a)

Agriculture and farming maize

b)

Technology and space travel

c)

Trade and camel racing

d)

Numbers and mathematics

26.

What parts of Arab or Islamic culture were spread as the Muslim Empire expanded?

a)

Language, coins, and religion

b)

Pok-a-tok, maize, and religion

c)

Clans, trading, and oasis

d)

Language, agriculture, and fast food dining

27.
Who took control of the Muslim empire from the Umayyads?
a)
the Shi'a
b)
the Abbasids
c)
the Sunnis
d)
the Hajj
28.
What is the name for a desert area that contains water?
a)
nomad
b)
clan
c)
oasis
d)
mosque
29.
Which of the following is true of al-Andalus?
a)
He was a Muslim poet.
b)
He was an Umayyad leader.
c)
It was an encyclopedia of medicine.
d)
It was the name for Muslim Spain.
30.
What is the best definition of a golden age?
a)
a peaceful, happy time in history
b)
a period of prosperity and cultural achievement
c)
a time when a society is at its peak
d)
a time when gold was used to make tools
31.
Who was Omar Khayyam?
a)
an Arabian doctor
b)
an Abbasid caliph
c)
a Persian poet
d)
a Persian caliph
32.
What is the Arabic word for God?
a)
Qur'an
b)
Allah
c)
Sunnah
d)
Islam
33.
What city was the capital of Muslim Spain?
a)
Córdoba
b)
Baghdad
c)
Damascus
d)
Cairo
34.
Where do Muslims worship on Fridays?
a)
the Ka'aba
b)
Mecca
c)
a temple
d)
a mosque
35.
Which of the following became part of a system of law?
a)
the treaties of alliance
b)
the words and deeds of Abraham
c)
the Hijrah
d)
the Sunnah
36.

What does the word caliph mean?

a)

worshiper

b)

Muslim

c)

leader

d)

successor

37.

What do we call the followers of Islam?

a)

Jews

b)

Christians

c)

Muslims

d)

Hindus

38.

Who leads a mosque and teaches the lessons during a service?

a)

Rabbi

b)

Pastor / Priest / Reverend / Minister

c)

Imam

d)

Bodhisattva

39.

It is considered disrespectful to show Muhammad's ________________ in art, literature, or

a)

Face

b)

Arms

c)

Clothing

d)

Right foot

40.

Which of the following are the main sects or groups of people who practice Islam?

a)

Sunnis and Shi'ah

b)

Orthodox and Reform

c)

Protestant and Eastern Orthodox

d)

Conservative and Evangelical