Download WORLD HISTORY FQ #6 Nature of and Facts About Islam Formative

WORLD HISTORY
Greer
FORMATIVE QUIZ #6
NATURE OF AND FACTS ABOUT ISLAM
APPLICABLE GEORGIA STANDARD: SSWH5
DO NOT WRITE ON THIS QUIZ!
INTRUCTIONS: On your answer sheet, write the letter of the MOST CORRECT answer to each of the
following questions beside the appropriate number. Use capital letters only.
1. Which of the following most accurately reflects the meaning of the word, “Islam?” a) Allah is kind
b) Jesus saves c) true peace can only be attained by total submission to God’s will d) Allah will allow
you into Heaven if you submit to the will of the imams
2. People who practice the religion of Islam are called a) Jews b) Muslims c) Christians d) agnostics
3. _________________ : Islam :: Jesus : Christianity. a) Moses b) Yitzak c) Muhammad d) Buddha
4. Which of the following is/are part of the Five Pillars of Islam? a) confession b) prayer, 5 times daily
c) charity d) Hajj (pilgrimage) e) all of the above
5. Ahmed is a computer software engineer living in “Silicon Valley,” California. He makes a salary of
$200,000 per year. Ahmed is a good Muslim and adheres strictly to the Five Pillars of Islam. How much
of his salary is Ahmed required to give to charity? a) $500 b) $5,000 c) $10,000 d) $20,000
6. Which of the following are TRUE of the religions of Islam and Christianity? a) Muslims consider
Moses as the founder of the true faith b) Muslims consider neither Jesus nor Muhammad divine
c) Muslims consider Jesus the founder of their faith d) all of the above
7. Muhammad lived his early life in ____________, which Muslims consider a holy city of Islam.
a) Jerusalem b) Summerville c) Mecca d) Baghdad
8. ____________ : Arabic :: “God” : English (Judaism/Christianity). a) Muhammad b) Allah c) Jehovah
d) Buddha
9. According to Islamic teachings, ____________________ began dictating the verses of what became the
Koran (Qu’ran) to the prophet Muhammad, on the “Night of Power.” a) Jesus b) Allah c) Abraham
d) the angel, Gabriel
10. In 622 CE, when Muhammad and his handful of followers were driven out of Mecca, the trip they made
to the city of Medina is known as ________________. a) Night of Power b) Hegira c) the Miracle
d) none of the above
11. The Islamic empire after Muhammad was ruled by _________________. a) a president b) Caliphs
c) Gabriel d) Allah
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12. As Islam spread its way across the Middle East, conquered non-Muslims were offered choices; these
included a) convert to Islam b) pay a reasonable tax c) die d) all of the above e) a and c only
13. “Whoever seeks other than Islam as his religion, it will not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he
will be with the losers” “Slay the idolators [non-Muslims] wherever ye find them, and take them captive,
and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. Fight against such of those who have been given
the Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the last Day…. Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and
strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! (Sura 9:5,29,41). These verses in the Koran
deal with what Muslim concept (“holy war”)? a) Shahada b) jihad c) Hegira d) attonement
14. Shi’a Muslims are in the majority in the country of ______________ today were actively persecuted as a
minority by Saddam Hussein’s government in Iraq. a) Indonesia b) Netherlands c) Iran d) Saudi
Arabia
15. Which of the following arguments can be made about the Crusades? a) they were successful in taking
permanent control of Jerusalem from Muslims b) they were basically a “Christian jihad” c) Muslims
became more tolerant of Christians after their benevolent treatment by Crusader armies d) all of the
above
16. How did the goals of the Christian knights of the Crusades resemble those of the 9/11 hijackers and
modern-day Muslim jihadists? a) they would become important national leaders b) they would receive
forgiveness for their sins and go to heaven c) they would enhance the power of the popes d) all of the
above e) a and c only
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