Unit 1 Quiz: The Rise Of Islam (B3)
- 1.What does Islam mean in Arabic?
- A.
"one who has submitted"
- B.
"there is no god but Allah"
- C.
"submission to the will of Allah"
- D.
"Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"
- 2.Toward what city do Muslims pray?
- A.
Mecca
- B.
Medina
- C.
Jerusalem
- D.
Damascus
- 3.What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
- A.
The various divisions of Islam
- B.
The major duties required of all Muslims
- C.
The times during a day when Muslims must pray
- D.
Muhammad and the four leaders who followed him
- 4.What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?
- A.
He was the last and greatest of the prophets.
- B.
He was the only son of the one true God, Allah.
- C.
He was the first and only prophet of Allah.
- D.
He was a combination of god and man.
- 5.What division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified to be a caliph?
- A.
Sufi
- B.
Shi'a
- C.
Sunni
- D.
Fatimid
- 6.What system of law regulates the family life, moral conduct, and the business and community life of Muslims?
- A.
Shari'a
- B.
Sunna
- C.
Five Pillars
- D.
Umma
- 7.Who did Muslims consider the "people of the book"?
- A.
The Greeks
- B.
Only Muslims
- C.
Everyone
- D.
Jews and Christians
- 8.What was NOT true of the Muslim class system?
- A.
Some class mobility existed with conversion to Islam.
- B.
All Muslims were considered first-class citizens.
- C.
Non-Muslims formed the third class.
- D.
The fourth class was composed of slaves.
- 9.How did Muslim scholars help preserve European culture?
- A.
By halting 100 miles from Paris instead of conquering it
- B.
By exempting European scholars from paying taxes
- C.
By translating works of Aristotle and Plato
- D.
By building the Great Mosque at Córdoba
- 10.Caliph: Political and religious leader in a Muslim government
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.A Jihad is always an "armed struggle" against Nonbelievers of Islam.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Cultural Diffusion is the mixing and blending of cultures, sometimes creating a new culture.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.We always start with geography because it is on the test. And as we know tests are all that matter in this life!
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Your favorite class at Synergy is...
- A.
DO NOT PICK THIS ONE!
- B.
Dominic's History Class
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