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The Origins of Islam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who founded Islam?

a)

Confucius

b)

Jesus

c)

The Pope

d)

Mohammed

2.

What year was Islam founded?

a)

610

b)

290

c)

570

d)

700

3.

Who can Islam, Christianity, and Judaism trace their origins to?

a)

Noah

b)

David

c)

Abraham

d)

Issac

4.

What is the Pilgrimage to Mecca called?

a)

Hajj

b)

Passover

c)

Easter

d)

Ramadan

5.

This religion began in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

6.

Who founded Islam?

a)

Jesus

b)

Buddha

c)

Muhammad

d)

Abraham

7.

Where did Islam begin? 

a)

Balkan Peninsula 

b)

Arabian Peninsula

c)

Iberian Peninsula

d)

Florida

8.

Islam originated in ----------------

a)

Arabia

b)

Turkey

c)

Macedonia

d)

Iran

9.

When was Islam Founded?

a)

2000 BCE

b)

30 CE

c)

610 CE

d)

2000 CE

10.

Where did Islam Begin?

a)

Russia

b)

South America

c)

Middle East

d)

North America

11.

Where did Islam begin?

a)

Israel

b)

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

c)

India

12.

Who do Muslims believe delivered messages from God to Muhammad?

a)

Khadijah

b)

Gabriel

c)

Ali

d)

Postman

13.

When was Islam founded?

a)

622 CE

b)

455 CE

c)

522 CE

d)

345 CE

14.

How was Islam founded?

a)

After an Unknown prophet prayed and then had a vision

b)

Following the first revelation to the Prophet Muhammed

c)

After Muhammad reached enlightenment he wrote the old testament and in the old testament he discovered Islam

d)

When Muhammad started a convent with Jesus and made an agreement to the torah

15.

Define: Hijrah الهجرة

a)

622, flight of Muhammad and his followers for Mecca to Medina. Year 1 on Islamic calendar

b)

A destination in Muhammad discovered.

c)

A journey from Byzantine to the Mediterranean Sea.

d)

Muhammads personal journey to the Mecca.

16.

the founder of Islam was

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus Christ

c)

Abraham

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

17.

Christianity and Islam, the world's two largest monotheistic religions, trace their origins to the-

a)

Hebrews

b)

Aryans

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptians

18.

Defintion: Islam إسلام

a)

A religion based off the teaching of people.

b)

A religion based of the teaching of scriptures.

c)

A religion based off the teaching of the Holy Bible.

d)

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

19.

Where did Islam originate?

a)

The Arabian Peninsula

b)

The Balkan Peninsula

c)

The Italian Peninsula

20.

Who is the prophet or founder of Islam?

a)

Jesus

b)

Muhammad

c)

Moses

d)

Agustus

21.

According to Islamic teachings, what did the angel Gabriel tell Muhammad to do?

a)

teach monotheism

b)

defeat the Syrian rulers

c)

write down the most important laws

d)

flee to the deserts of North Africa

22.

How did some clans boycott Muhammad’s clan?

a)

by tearing down their stores

b)

by shutting them up in caves

c)

by staging a seige of Medina

d)

by refusing to do business with them

23.

What is the significance of the city of Mecca in the origins of Islam?

a)

It was the birthplace of Muhammad

b)

It was the site of Muhammad's first revelation

c)

It was the first city to accept Islam

d)

It was the location of the first mosque

24.

Which event marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar?

a)

The birth of Muhammad

b)

The first revelation to Muhammad

c)

The migration to Medina (Hijra)

d)

The conquest of Mecca

25.

What was the primary language of the Quran, the holy book of Islam, when it was first revealed?

a)

Hebrew

b)

Arabic

c)

Aramaic

d)

Persian