Deck 12: Islam-The Way of Submission to Allah

Question 1

In 1996, the Islamist __________ movement seized power in Afghanistan and created the rigidly conservative Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

A) Al-Qaeda
B) Hamas
C) Hezballah
D) Taliban
E) Wahhabi

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The __________ Empire was the most powerful in the world during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries C.E.

A) 'Abbassid
B) Iranian
C) Moghul
D) Ottoman
E) Ummayad

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The __________ Muslim movement has been in alliance with the Sa'ud family of Arabia since its inception.

A) Shi'ite
B) Hezbullah
C) Muslim Brotherhood
D) Wahhabi
E) Young Turks

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, __________, often called "the godfather of Muslim extremist movements around the globe," was executed by the Egyptian government in 1966.

A) Hasan al-Banna
B) Ibn-al Wahhabi
C) Osama Bin Laden
D) Ruhallah Musavi Khomeini
E) Sayiid Qutb

Question 5

The high god of tribal polytheism in seventh century C.E. Arabia was called __________.

A) Ahura Mazda
B) Allah
C) Jehovah
D) Jinn
E) Yahweh

Question 6

Shi'ite Muslims emphasize that, when the Mahdi comes, he will __________.

A) inaugurate a new age of justice for all people
B) kill all the infidels, Jews, and Christians
C) prepare the way for the return of the Ayatollah Khomeini
D) prepare the way for the return of Jesus Christ
E) prepare the way for the return of Muhammad

Question 7

The Islamist Wahhabi movement is most noted for its teaching that __________.

A) the goal of human life is fana, a "taste of God's being."
B) men and women should be kept separate in public places
C) a strict, simple lifestyle in accordance with Sharia is incumbent upon the poor; otherwise, they don't deserve to receive zakat
D) some forms of shirk are to be expected as part of getting along in the modern world
E) Sufi veneration of saints is an important expression of devotion to God

Question 8

Muslims believe that the Qur'an __________.

A) includes such holy words that it can never be read aloud in its original language (Arabic)
B) was divinely revealed to Moses on Sinai
C) was divinely revealed to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel
D) was divinely revealed to Muhammad through the Jinn
E) was revealed to Muhammad directly by Allah

Question 9

The Islamist Muslim Brotherhood was founded in __________.

A) Arabia.
B) Egypt.
C) France
D) Indonesia.
E) Palestine.

Question 10

According to Shi'ite Muslim teaching, the first legitimate successor to Muhammad was his __________.

A) cousin, Uthman
B) friend, Abu Bakr
C) friend, 'Umar
D) son-in-law, 'Ali
E) wife, Khadija

Question 11

The name "Islam" is from the Arabic word that means both __________.

A) the beginning and the end
B) emptiness and nothingness
C) love and forgiveness
D) power and glory
E) submission and peace

Question 12

Approximately one of every __________ persons in the world today is a Muslim.

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 10
E) 25

Question 13

In circumstances in which the Qur'an does not provide direct guidance, Sunni Muslims appeal to the hadith, __________.

A) an analogy from the teachings of the Qur'an
B) the best judgment of the ruling Ayatollah
C) the consensus of the modern Muslim community where a decision is needed
D) laws found in the Jewish or Christian scriptures
E) reports from the time of Muhammad, when he ruled in Medina

Question 14

In the late 1980s members of the Muslim Brotherhood formed the __________ movement, which is committed to the armed liberation of Palestine from occupation by the State of Israel.

A) Al-Qaeda
B) Hamas
C) Hezballah
D) Taliban
E) Wahhabi

Question 15

Muhammad's first actual successor (caliph) was his __________.

A) cousin, Uthman
B) friend, Abu Bakr
C) friend, 'Umar
D) son-in-law, 'Ali
E) wife, Khadija

Question 16

The Sufi movement within Islam is most well-known for the affirmation that __________.

A) Allah punishes the wicked with eternal fire
B) the goal of human life is to be submerged into the love of God
C) no one can ever attain union with God, who is totally transcendent
D) the Qur'an is a purely human book rather than divine revelation
E) the veneration of saints and pilgrimages to their tombs is a form of idolatry

Question 17

According to Muslim teaching, the truth of Islam was first revealed to __________.

A) Abraham
B) Adam
C) Jesus Christ
D) Moses
E) Muhammad

Question 18

Muhammad's __________ marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar.

A) baptism
B) birth
C) death
D) journey from Mecca to Medina
E) victory over his Meccan opponents

Question 19

The first convert to the new revelation brought by the prophet Muhammad was __________.

A) Abu Bakr
B) 'Ali
C) his wife, Khadija
D) Mecca
E) Omar

Question 20

For the __________ Muslim movement, the conventional teachings of Islam are like a shell and its wisdom the kernel.

A) Muslim Brotherhood
B) Shi'ite
C) Sufi
D) Sunni
E) Wahhabi

Question 21

With the support of the Islamist government of Afghanistan, __________ took refuge there in 1996 and established terrorist training camps to mount a global struggle to defend Islam from the influence of the West.

A) Hasan al-Banna
B) Ibn-al Wahhabi
C) Osama Bin Laden
D) Ruhallah Musavi Khomeini
E) Sayiid Qutb

Question 22

Using the "framework for understanding" religious worldviews developed in Chapter 1, describe the Muslim worldview.

Question 23

When they arrive in Mecca at the beginning of the hajj, Muslims circumambulate the __________ seven times.

A) Holy Qur'an
B) kaaba
C) site where Muhammad ascended into heaven
D) tomb of Muhammad
E) tomb of Abraham

Question 24

Describe the concerns expressed by modernist Muslims and discuss their similarities and differences from those of Reform Jews.

Question 25

The day of congregational prayer in Islam is __________.

A) Wednesday
B) Thursday
C) Friday
D) Saturday
E) Sunday

Question 26

The oft-repeated phrase in Muslim prayer, Allahu akbar, means "God is

A) love
B) male
C) mistress of the heart
D) most great.
E) a trinity of father, son, and holy spirit

Question 27

What are the different types of responses to the modern world in modern Islam?

Question 28

Compare basic Islamic teachings with the teachings of Zoroastrianism, (or Judaism or Christianity), using the "framework for understanding" religious worldviews developed in Chapter 1.

Question 29

What in Muslim teaching helps to explain why it is one of the two fastest growing of the world's major religions?

Question 30

What are the most important Muslim beliefs about the Holy Qur'an?

Question 31

Summarize the life story of the prophet Muhammad.

Question 32

Describe three of the movements within the Islamist revival in modern Islam. .

Question 33

The "five pillars" of Islam include__________.

A) affirmation of the Holy Trinity
B) almsgiving
C) monthly ritual sacrifices
D) a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Jerusalem
E) three annual pilgrimage festivals

Question 34

List and describe the "five pillars" of Islam.

Question 35

In 1979, __________ came to power to lead the Islamic Republic of Iran.

A) Hasan al-Banna
B) Ibn-al Wahhabi
C) Osama Bin Laden
D) Ruhallah Musavi Khomeini
E) Sayiid Qutb

Question 36

According to Muslim teaching, the "greater jihad" involves __________.

A) aggressive war against nonbelievers
B) armed conflict in defense of the Islamic faith
C) the equivalent of Christian "just war" theory
D) the individual Muslim's struggle against all forms of inner evil
E) pacifism

Question 37

Compare and contrast the Sunni and Shi'ite branches of Islam.

Question 38

The Modernist Movement in Islam is noted for __________.

A) a firm, apologetic stance against other religions
B) stressing that social justice is at the heart of Islamic teaching
C) strictly following Islamic tradition
D) respecting the teachings of extreme Islamist groups
E) viewing gender justice as an optional add-on once justice has been achieved in Muslim communities

Question 39

What are the distinctive features of the Sufi worldview?

Question 40

How is sharia determined in Sunni Muslim communities?