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Quiz Chp 13 A
1. The religious split between the Sunni and the Shi’ite
Muslims was caused by the
a. Different opinions about monotheism.
b. Whether or not to accept Christians as “people of
the book.
c. Whether or not Muhammad was a prophet.
d. How to determine who would become caliph.
e. Whether or not slavery was acceptable within
Islam.
2. What proved to be the most effective way for the
Islamic faith to expand?
A. Muslim armies conquered large territories and
spread Islam beyond Arabia.
B. It expanded through the publishing of the Qu’ran.
C. Muslim missionaries moved to foreign lands to
spread the word of Muhammad.
D. It did not expand outside of the Arabian peninsula
until after 1000 C.E.
E. None of the above.
3.What was Muhammad's teaching with respect to the
revelations of other monotheistic religions?
A. Muhammad accepted the earlier Christian revelations,
but rejected completely any influence from Judaism.
B. Muhammad accepted the earlier Judaic revelations,
but rejected completely any influence from
Christianity.
C. Muhammad accepted the validity of earlier
Christianity and Judaic revelations and taught that
his own revelations were a final refinement and
reformulation of earlier ones.
D. Muhammad stressed that only his own revelations
had merit and that others were works of the devil.
E. Muhammad taught that monotheistic religion was
compatible with polytheism.
4.What was the nature of citizenship within the Umayyad
Empire?
A. All converts to Islam, regardless of their ethnic origins,
were full citizens and members of the elite.
B. Only Muslim Arabs were first-class citizens of this
great empire and given an opportunity to lead or
gain wealth.
C. The Umayyads recognized all residents of their
empire, whether Muslims or “peoples of the book” as
full citizens.
D. Arabs rapidly lost their dominance in the Umayyad
Empire to the native residents of Persia.
E. Malawi were accorded full rights of citizenship.
5. How did the conquest of Mesopotamia and Persia
influence the role of women in the Islamic world?
a. Female infanticide was declared illegal.
b. Islamic society became much less patriarchal.
c. Polygamy was outlawed.
d. Islamic society became more patriarchal.
e. A fertility goddess rose to challenge Allah.
Quiz Chp 13 B
1. What was Muhammad teaching with respect to other
monotheistic religions?
a) Muhammad accepted the earlier Christian
revelations, but rejected completely any influence
from Judaism.
b) Muhammad accepted the earlier Judaic revelations,
but rejected completely any influence from
Christianity.
c) Muhammad accepted the validity of earlier Christian
and Judaic revelations and taught that his own
revelations were a final refinement and reformation
of earlier ones.
d) Muhammad stressed that only his own revelations
had merit and that others were works of the devil.
e) Muhammad taught that monotheistic religion was
compatible with polytheism
2.Which of the following cultures found in the Arabian
peninsula was most significant in shaping the
development of Islam?
A) Bedouin
B) Urban
C) Sedentary agricultural villages
D) Hunting and gathering
E) Medieval
3. What was the Umayyad attitude to other religions?
A. The Umayyads suppressed all religions within their
territories other than Islam.
B. The Umayyad converted to Christianity, but continued
to permit the open worship of Islam.
C. The Umayyad displayed tolerance towards the
religions of peoples of the book, however, they
were forced to pay a tax to continue to worship
freely.
D. Christianity and Judaism were suppressed as
heresies, but other communities were permitted
to retain their religions.
E. Zoroastrians and Hindus were never accepted.
4. The Sufis believed:
A. in reconciling the spiritual and rational worlds.
B. that they, and not the Umayyads, were the legitimate
rulers of the Islamic world.
C. in an emotional and mystical union with Allah.
D. that the leadership of the Islamic world had to pass
through the line of Ali.
E. in a strictly logical and rational definition of the divine.
5. The Persian influence on Islam is best seen in
A. treatises on mathematics.
B. works calling for greater equality for women.
C. literary works, such as Arabian Nights.
D. mythology
E. the fact that the Quran was written in Persian.