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Islamic Studies Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary sacred text of Islam?

a)

The Hebrew Bible

b)

The Talmud

c)

The Qu'ran

d)

The Hadith

2.

Who is considered the final messenger in Islam?

a)

Moses

b)

The Prophet, Jesus

c)

Abraham

d)

The Prophet, Muhammad

3.

What is the view of Muslims regarding the Qu'ran?

a)

It is a collection of stories

b)

It is a historical document

c)

It contains the literal words of God

d)

It is a symbolic representation

4.

What does the Hadith provide for Muslims?

a)

A role model for daily life

b)

Historical accounts of Muhammad's life

c)

Instructions for building a community

d)

Predictions about the end of the world

5.

Why does Islam believe that the prior Abrahamic religions corrupted their Scriptures?

a)

They can not guarantee the authorship of their Scriptures

b)

They can not guarantee the path of transmission of their Scriptures

c)

They can not guarantee the authorship of their Scriptures or the path of transmission

d)

None of the above

6.

According to the Islamic faith, what does God ask us to do in return for His favour and mercy?

a)

To know Him, love Him, and enforce His law

b)

To count His favors upon us

c)

To give Him something in return

d)

To be independent and needless

7.

How has the Qu'ran remained unchanged over the past fourteen centuries?

a)

It has been rewritten multiple times

b)

It has been translated into different languages

c)

It has been altered and modified

d)

Every copy remains identical, word for word, in its original language Arabic

8.

What was the key message brought by all Prophets?

a)

To believe in multiple gods

b)

To associate partners with God

c)

To believe in One God and lead a life devoted to earning God's pleasure

d)

To stay away from sins and lead a life of material desires

9.

What is the meaning of the name 'Sunni'?

a)

Well-trodden path

b)

Party of Ali

c)

Infallible manifestations of God

d)

Perfect interpreters of the Qur'an

10.

Who do Shiah Muslims believe is the true successor of the Prophet Muhammad?

a)

Abu Bakr

b)

Ali ibn Abi Talib

c)

Husayn

d)

Fatimah

11.

What is the religious authority other than the Qu'ran for Sunni Muslims?

a)

The consensus of the Muslim community

b)

Infallible imams

c)

Human leaders

d)

Infallible manifestations of God

12.

Identify the correct definition of 'Islam' إسلام

a)

A religion based on the teaching of people.

b)

A religion based on the teaching of scriptures.

c)

A religion based on the teaching of the Holy Bible.

d)

A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah),

13.

Identify the correct definition of 'Allah' الله

a)

Holy book.

b)

the one who submitted.

c)

muslim song

d)

Arabic word for God.

14.

Identify the correct definition of: Muslim مسلم

a)

A follower of Jesus.

b)

A follower of the Catholic Church.

c)

A follower of Christianity.

d)

A follower of Islam, which means "one who has submitted"

15.

Who is Muhammad?

a)

A Jewish teacher and healer who founded Christianity.

b)

A world famous politician.

c)

An Arabic religious, social and political leader who founded the Islamic religion.

d)

A prophet.

16.

Define: Sunnah السنة

a)

Direct words of Allah, revealed to Muhammad through the archangel Gabriel.

b)

The primary sacred text, Allah.

c)

A journey to the sacred place.

d)

Customs of the prophet, things that the people said Muhammad did, but were not included in the Qur'an.

17.

Define: Qu'ran القرآن

a)

Things Muslims did that never made it into the scriptures.

b)

Islamic religion in which people worship Allah.

c)

A place of worship.

d)

Islam's primary sacred text, regarded by Muslims as the direct words of Allah.

18.

Islam is ___.

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Atheistic

c)

Monotheistic

19.

Who founded Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Moses

c)

Martin Luther

20.

Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet, but not the crucified, resurrected  Son of God

a)
True
b)
False
21.

Muslims believe in a "paradise" for believers after death, similar to Christians

a)
True
b)
False
22.
Forbidden to Muslims!
a)
pork
b)
haircuts
c)
sugar
d)
dairy 
23.

"There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God." This is an example of:

a)

shahadah, or a statement of faith

b)

hajj, or a statement of faith

c)

yom kippur

d)

eid al-fitr

24.
Two main types of Muslims are
a)

Orthodox and Protestant

b)

Sunni and Shiah

c)
Catholic and Protestant
25.

One of the Five Pillars of Faith is give money to the ________.

a)

descendants of Muhammad

b)

poor

c)

true believers

26.

Who is considered to be the father of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Abraham

c)

Ishmael

27.

Zakat is ______.

a)

when you let everyone know that you are a Muslim

b)

when you pray five times a day

c)

when you give a fixed amount to charity

d)

when you fast during the month of Ramadan

e)

when you travel back to Mecca