Bentley Ch. 13 Islam
Multiple choice test based on Bentley Ch. 13 The Expansive Realm of Islam
- 1.What in Muhammad's background may have influenced his acceptance of monotheism?
- A.
Muhammad's family had always been monotheistic
- B.
The Arab peninsula had equal numbers of monotheists and polytheists
- C.
Muhammad's wife had been raised as a monotheist
- D.
Muhammad was engaged in long-distance trade where he came into contact with monotheists
- 2.According to Islamic tradition, the Quran was compiiled from
- A.
Many different sources, including polytheistic writings
- B.
Revelations from Allah to Muhammad
- C.
Writings by followers who recorded Muhammad's sayings
- D.
The Jewish Old Testament
- 3.In what way did the expansion of the Islamic faith progress through the rest of the Arab peninsula?
- A.
By rapid and peaceful means due to its message of peace
- B.
In violent warfare as Islam challenged both polytheists and the ruling elite
- C.
As a steady growth passed from merchant to merchant
- D.
Fairly swiftly as converts were attracted to the actions of the sufi mystics
- 4.Adherence to the Five Pillars of Islam are the foundation of Muslim faith. Which one was the first and most impportant one upon which all others are based?
- A.
Dedication to daily prayers facing Mecca
- B.
Acknowledgment of Allah as the only deity and Muhammad as his prophet
- C.
The Ramadan fast, with exceptions made for the young and infirm
- D.
Almsgiving to the poor by all who have the means to afford it
- 5.The origin of the split between the Shia and Sunnis was indicative of
- A.
Succession problems
- B.
Religious issues
- C.
Economic differences
- D.
Disagreements over the role of women
- 6.With the assistance of the ulema and qadis, how was the Abbasid empire administered?
- A.
It was decentralized into local governments
- B.
It was remarkably separate from the Islamic religion
- C.
It was split between two administrators, a secular leader and a religious leader
- D.
It was developed under the guidelines of the Quran and sharia
- 7.Within dar al-Islam, economics proved very successful. What was responsible for this success?
- A.
It was a zone of commerce and communication
- B.
It rejected agriculture for the promotion of industry
- C.
It decreed a uniform governmental policy across regions
- D.
European and Indian traders increased the number of valuable imports to the region
- 8.Women's roles in Islamic societies were eventually defined by
- A.
Their male relatives
- B.
The interaction between religion and region
- C.
Muhammad's sayings in the hadith
- D.
The Quran alone
- 9.Islam quickly expanded through military means but why were Sufi missionaries so successful later on?
- A.
They combined fervent worship with strict adherence to local customs
- B.
Without goods to carry, they traveled farther than merchants
- C.
They combined deep personal devotion to Islam with a tolerance for regional culture
- D.
They converted many monarchs who convinced their people to follow the new religion
- 10.As the Arabs moved into India, they adopted Indian methods of mathematics, science, and medicine. What is their best known and most widely spread borrowed idea?
- A.
The concept of zero
- B.
Hindi numerals
- C.
Techniques of bookkeeping
- D.
Heliocentrism
- 11.Both Islam and Buddhism are missionary religions. OUTSIDE of the message, what aspect of the sufis and monks would have the most appeal to new converts?
- A.
The possibility of leading an ascetic lifestyle
- B.
The opportunity to travel widely while following the missionaries
- C.
The possibility of escaping from one's social class
- D.
The profoundly pious example set by the missionaries
- 12.Both the caliphate and the Mauryan empire in India had successful administrations in their early years. When one compares the administrations, what basic difference exists?
- A.
The Mauryans had a secular government while the caliphate was a theocracy
- B.
The caliphate had no standing army while the Mauryans did
- C.
The Mauryans had one capital city while the caliphate operated from two
- D.
While the caliphs were tolerant of other religions, the Mauryans were not.
- 13.Like Buddhism and Christianity, Islam can be described as a derivative religion. Each grew out of another religious tradition through the efforts of one individual. In what way was Islam different from the others?
- A.
Neither of the others had practical rules for living daily lives
- B.
The spread of Islam was vastly more successful in a shorter period of time
- C.
Only Islam was spread through military conquest and missionary efforts
- D.
Only Islam had schools as centers of religious learning
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