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Spread of Islam

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Muslims pray, they face towards:

a)

The East (always)

b)

The Kaaba in Mecca

c)

Jerusalem

d)

The nearest mosque

2.

Which is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

a)

Giving alms or charity

b)

Fasting during Ramadan

c)

Being baptized

d)

Making a hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca

3.

The Hijra marks Muhammad's flight from Mecca to?

a)

Damascus

b)

Baghdad

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Medina

4.

The place of worship for a Muslim is a:

a)

Synagogue

b)

Church

c)

Mosque

d)

Temple

5.

The Muslim holy text is called the:

a)

Torah

b)

Gospels

c)

Bible

d)

Quran

6.

Why did Islam divide into different sects (groups)?

a)

Muslims disagreed over who would be the successor to Muhammad

b)

Muslims disagreed over the use of icons

c)

Muslims disagreed over the fasting during Ramadan

d)

Muslims disagreed over whether Muhammad was the messenger from Allah

7.

The two Muslim sects are called what?

a)

Sufi and Sunni

b)

Buddhist and Sunni

c)

Sunni and Shi'a

d)

Hebrew and Sufi

8.

The start of the Muslim calendar is what year?

a)

600 BCE

b)

622 CE

c)

1600 CE

d)

1220 BCE

9.

What does it mean that Muslims, Jews and Christians are called “people of the book”?

a)

Each religion’s holy texts is exactly the same

b)

A portion of each religion’s holy text is the same

c)

They all read books

d)

All of their holy texts include the teachings of Jesus

10.

What was the capital of the Abbasid Empire?

a)

Cairo

b)

Cordoba

c)

Baghdad

d)

Damascus

11.

What was the name of the center of learning under Abbasid rule?

a)

House of Thought

b)

House of Wisdom

c)

House of Education

d)

House of Scholarship

12.

What types of patterns are common in Islamic artwork?

a)

Images of people

b)

Geometric Patterns

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Sculpture