Quiz 1 - Muslim Civilization
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True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. Press (A) for true and (B) for false. Press send after each answer.
1. Muslims believe that Allah is the same God as in the Jewish and Christian traditions.
2. Muhammad considered Abraham, Moses, and Jesus to be messengers from God.
3. An astrolabe could point the direction toward Mecca for daily prayers.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
4. According to the map titled “Expansion of Islam, 632–760,” Islam had spread to western Europe by
a. / AD 632. / c. / AD 661.b. / 705 BC. / d. / AD 750.
5. According to the map titled “Expansion of Islam, 632–760,” which of the following was part of Islamic territory by 661?
a. / Constantinople / c. / Cairob. / Córdoba / d. / Kabul
6. The economy of the Muslim community depended largely on
a. / trade. / c. / the banking industry.b. / subsistence agriculture. / d. / manufacturing.
7. At the time of Muhammad’s birth, what brought religious pilgrims to Mecca?
a. / the House of Wisdom / c. / the Dome of the Rockb. / the Kaaba / d. / the variety of mosques
8. People who accepted the Umayyad rulers were known as
a. / Meccans. / c. / Shia.b. / Sunnis. / d. / Sufis.
9. There are few figures in Islamic art because Muslims believe that
a. / portraying people might tempt some to worship the images.b. / people are inherently sinful and not worthy of representation.
c. / calligraphy is the only acceptable artistic style.
d. / art should focus solely on religious topics.
“Do not argue with the followers of earlier revelation otherwise than in a most kindly manner–unless it be such of them as are bent on evil-doing–and say: ‘We believe in that which has been bestowed from on high upon us, as well as that which has been bestowed upon you; for our God and your God is one and the same.’”
--Qur’an 29:46
10. Read the passage from the Qur’an. The “followers of earlier revelation” are Jews and Christians, illustrating that Muslims believe that
a. / there is more than one true God.b. / Jews and Christians worship idols.
c. / Jews, Christians, and Muslims worship the same God.
d. / Jews and Christians worship a different God than Allah.
Quiz 1 - Muslim Civilization
Answer Section
TRUE/FALSE
1. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 2 NAT: 9.1.3
STA: 9.2.06
2. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 2 NAT: 9.1.2
STA: 9.2.06 | 9.8.03
3. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 2 NAT: 9.3.2
STA: 9.2.06 | 9.8.01
MULTIPLE CHOICE
4. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 NAT: 9.2.2
STA: 9.2.06
5. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 NAT: 9.2.2
STA: 9.2.06
6. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 NAT: 9.3.1
STA: 9.2.06 | 9.6.01 | 9.6.02
7. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 NAT: 9.1.1
STA: 9.2.06
8. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 NAT: 9.2.2
STA: 9.2.06
9. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 NAT: 9.3.3
STA: 9.2.06 | 9.8.01
10. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 NAT: 9.1.3
STA: 9.2.06