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NG Ch. 13 Section 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What climate does Arabia have?

a)

wildly varying

b)

scorching desert

c)

hot and humid

d)

warm and humid

2.

Why were Mecca's political leaders upset with Muhammad?

a)

He said the people should not trade with outsiders.

b)

He fought to have Mecca's government overthrown.

c)

He taught that there was only one true God.

d)

He encouraged the Bedouins to live as nomads.

3.

What do Muslims believe the Qur'an contains?

a)

record of Muhammad's words and actions

b)

basis for Islamic law

c)

writings of Abu Bakr

d)

flawless words of Allah

4.

Why is the shari'a important to Muslims?

a)

It describes Muhammad's trip from Mecca.

b)

It tells how to live a holy life.

c)

It is the Islamic system of law

d)

It contains important prayers.

5.

A teacher who leads services at a Mosque is called what?

a)

caliph

b)

imam

c)

prophet

d)

hadith

6.

Why was Abu Bakr important to Islam?

a)

He helped the religion survive after Muhammad's death.

b)

He was the first person to encourage the faithful to visit Mecca.

c)

He set up the system of Islamic law.

d)

He forced large numbers of people to convert to Islam.

7.

What is an oasis?

a)

a mound of sand formed by the wind

b)

an area of level high ground

c)

the wet season in an area of little rainfall

d)

an isolated, reliable source of water in a desert

8.

A follower of Islam is called ?

a)

Meccan

b)

Sufi

c)

Islamic

d)

Muslim

9.

The holy book of Islam is called?

a)

Qur'an

b)

Torah

c)

Bible

d)

Gita

10.

What is the Sunna?

a)

the laws of nature

b)

rulings of Islamic kings

c)

a collection of Islamic poetry

d)

the words and actions of Muhammad that provides a model for Muslims to follow

11.

Who was Muhammad's wife?

a)

Fatima

b)

Khadijah

c)

Mary

d)

Zainab

12.

How did Bedouins make their living in Arabia?

a)

sailors and fisherman

b)

nomadic herders

c)

farmers

d)

gold miners

13.

Arabia's most important city for trade and religion?

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Constantinople

d)

Rome

14.

Political leaders profited from the Arabs' yearly journey to visit the idols of what holy shrine in Mecca?

a)

Ka'aba

b)

Dome of the Rock

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Blue Mosque

15.

How did Muhammad get the ideas that started Islam?

a)

He found stone pillars with writing on them.

b)

He received the teachings from Abraham.

c)

He came up with the ideas himself as a way to help the poor.

d)

An angel came to Muhammad with messages from God.

16.

Muhammad's flight from mecca to Medina in the year 622 is known as what event?

a)

Hijrah

b)

Yathrib

c)

Passover

d)

The Journey to the new life.