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3.1 and 3.2 A New Faith and the Spread of Islam

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Arabian Peninsula is mostly made up of?

a)

mountains

b)

grassy plains

c)

desert

d)

swamp

2.

Who believed that Ali's descendants should rule Islam? 

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Sufi

3.

Who are the Bedouin?

a)

the head of a tribe

b)

a group of traveling merchants and animals

c)

people who love to sleep

d)

desert herders and nomads who went from place to place

4.

What is it called when someone worships MANY gods?

a)

monotheism 

b)

polytheism

5.

What is the holy book of Islam called?

a)

Torah

b)

Quran

c)

Bible

d)

Sunna

6.

Monotheism is the worship of

a)

one God

b)

two gods

c)

many gods

7.

What is the head of a tribe called?

a)

leader

b)

sheikh

c)

Quran

d)

principle

8.

What is a group of traveling merchants and animals called?

a)

nomads

b)

Bedouin

c)

caravan

d)

a crew

9.

Whom do Muslims recognize as the final prophet of Islam?

a)

Abu Talib

b)

Yathrib

c)

Madinah

d)

Muhammad

10.

What is a green area in a desert fed by underground water?

a)

oasis

b)

relief

c)

nomad

d)

a pool

11.

Muslims, Jews, and Christians have a common belief in

a)

Gods and Goddesses.

b)

fasting.

c)

one God.

d)

pilgrimage.

12.

The Quran provides Muslims with guidelines for

a)

daily life.

b)

commerce.

c)

schools.

d)

farming.

13.

The word "sultan" means

a)

leader

b)

holder of power

c)

head of a tribe

d)

religious teacher

14.

What are the two groups that the Muslims split into after Muhammad died? Select BOTH!

a)

Caliphs

b)

Sunni

c)

Sufi

d)

Shia

15.

Which famous Ottoman sultan was responsible for the empire’s greatest achievements in law, art, architecture, and literature?

a)

Uthman

b)

Suleiman I

c)

Akbar

d)

Abu al-Abbas

16.

This great Mughal ruler brought peace and order to India in the 1500s.

a)

Uthman

b)

Suleiman I

c)

Akbar

d)

Abu al-Abbas

17.

In addition to the Quran, Muslims follow

a)

shari'ah

b)

Hadith

c)

sunna

d)

all of these

18.

Muslim leaders ALWAYS let Jews and Christians freely practice their religions.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The first four caliphs were ___________________ of Muhammad.

a)

followers

b)

those who opposed

c)

close friends or relatives

d)

worshippers

20.

Who governed the Arab Empire after Muhammad's death from 661 to 750 CE (AD)?

a)

the Seljuk Turks

b)

the Umayyads

c)

the Ottomans

d)

the Safavids

21.

The Arabian Peninsula is surrounded by which continents?  SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

22.

In which city did Muhammad FIRST preach his message?

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Hiraj

d)

Yathrib

23.

In which sentence is "stress" used INCORRECTLY?

a)

If you stress one part of your body too much in soccer practice, you may get injured.

b)

I'm trying to do school and work full time, so I'm feeling a lot of stress.

c)

Muhammad stressed the importance of giving to the poor.

d)

Because of my high stress level, I am able to easily relax at work.

24.

In which sentence is "practice" used INCORRECTLY?

a)

I need the number to the doctor's practice (office) so I can make an appointment.

b)

One practice of Islam is monotheism.

c)

One practice of Islam is praying 5 times a day.

d)

If you don't practice the piano, you'll never be ready for your recital.

25.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

a)

Alms (giving to charity) 

b)

Profession of Faith

c)

Quran 

d)

Prayer

26.

The Arabian Peninsula was known as _____________ because of it's location near three major continents and many bodies of water.

a)

isolated

b)

a crossroads

c)

a desert

d)

nomadic

27.

What happened to Islam after Muhammad died?

a)

It spread to the Arabian Peninsula only.

b)

It continued to spread to other parts of the world

c)

It died out.

28.

Who initially (at the beginning) accepted Muhammad's message?

a)

his friends

b)

poor people

c)

his family

d)

all of these

29.

A caravan is

a)

a group of traveling merchants and animals

b)

a van

c)

a group of nomads

d)

Bedouins

30.

Islam reached what part of Europe?

a)

England

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Spain