Deck 12: Encountering Islam: The Straight Path of the One God

Question 1

After Muhammad's death, which of the following factors led Abu Bakr to take the leadership of Islam?

A)his power base in the Muslim military forces
B)his claim that Muhammad had privately designated him as his successor
C)his connection to the Prophet as he was Muhammad's first cousin
D)his willingness to stop non-Muslim tribes from joining Islam

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Muslims use the phrase enshallah, which means:

A)if God wills it.
B)praise the God.
C)Allah is the one true God.
D)struggle for God.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of the term Islamist?

A)The term Islamist originated in the Middle Ages and now hardly used.
B)It is a term used for those who espouse violence in the name of Islam.
C)It is a term used to refer to conservative Muslims.
D)The term Islamist covers a very large proportion of Muslims.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Identify a true statement about the Islamic dietary law.

A)It allows Muslims to eat haram foods.
B)It permits Muslims to drink wine in moderation.
C)It forbids Muslims from eating any form of animal meat.
D)It prohibits Muslims from consuming food cooked with alcohol.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of the Qur'an?

A)Its chapters are arranged by length.
B)It gives many historical narratives.
C)It gives a detailed account of the actions of Muhammad.
D)The chapters of the Qur'an are called the hanifs.

Question 6

Identify a basic principle of the military aspect of jihad.

A)Violence may be used as a first option to advance the cause of Islam.
B)Military action should not be used against Muslim nations.
C)Islamic countries may initiate conflicts against another state solely for religious reasons.
D)Muslims must publicly and formally declare war in a fatwa before commencing any military action.

Question 7

All prophets in Islam:

A)call for different responses from Muslims.
B)advocate making peace with God.
C)found Judaism and Christianity as different religions.
D)call for preparation for an impending judgment.

Question 8

What is the name of the fundamental confession of faith: "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is God's prophet"?

A)hadith
B)umma
C)fatwa
D)shahada

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of Muhammad?

A)He considered the "fatherhood" of Allah as idolatrous.
B)He urged Muslims to practice polytheism and believe in all gods.
C)He encouraged the representation of Allah through images.
D)He encouraged race-based beliefs.

Question 10

After Muslim forces conquered the nations of "people of the book," they were:

A)not permitted to practice their religions among themselves.
B)violently persecuted as they formed the minority.
C)forced to choose between conversion to Islam and death.
D)not allowed to build new houses of worship.

Question 11

Which of the following is a privilege that "people of the book" received from Muhammad after Muslim forces conquered their nations?

A)They were allowed to practice their religions among themselves.
B)They did not have to pay any extra tax.
C)They were tolerated even if they did not obey Islam.
D)They got the right to seek and accept converts from Islam.

Question 12

Which of the following statements best describes the term mujahedeen?

A)It refers to Muslim warriors who engage in jihad.
B)It refers to the followers of the Islamic mystical movement called Sufism.
C)It refers to the pre-Islamic Arab monotheists who were devoted to the worship of Allah.
D)It refers to Muslim radicals who espouse violence in the name of Islam.

Question 13

What is the traditional Islamic law in many Muslim lands?

A)hadith
B)Shari'a
C)Hijra
D)umma

Question 14

"The Opening," the first chapter of the Qur'an that is recited as a prayer in Islam, is called in Arabic:

A)al-Hajj.
B)hadith.
C)al-Fatihah.
D)Shari'a.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true of the status of "people of the book" under Muhammad's rule?

A)They were not allowed to practice their religions among themselves.
B)They formed the minority communities that were violently persecuted.
C)They were forced to choose between conversion to Islam and death.
D)They did not have the right to seek and accept converts from Islam.

Question 16

What denotes "struggle" for God and Islam?

A)jihad
B)HijraHijra
C)sawm
D)zakat

Question 17

In the context of the Islamic dietary and behavioral laws, the Qur'an prohibits:

A)the smoking of tobacco.
B)the consumption of haram foods.
C)the wearing of the hijab in public places.
D)the consumption of all forms of animal meat.

Question 18

In the context of Muslim groups, which of the following statements is true of the Islamic State (IS)?

A)It has forced thousands of minority girls to be sex slaves for purchase by the IS military.
B)It is regarded as a separate nation by all the countries in the world.
C)It forces women to work outside their homes and participate in public life.
D)It engages in large-scale killings of non-Muslims who convert to Islam.

Question 19

What is today the most widely used religious law system in the world?

A)Shari'a
B)zakat
C)sawm
D)jihad

Question 20

After Muslims conquered the nations of "people of the book," Jewish, Christian, and Zoroastrian communities shrank in their sizes in the Middle East and North Africa because of:

A)the command of Muslim rulers to execute all non-Muslims.
B)the violent persecution of these minorities.
C)the pressure of the first-class status of these communities.
D)the migration of their population out of the Islamic empire.

Question 21

Which of the following is the principal way in which Islamic lands promote a fuller measure of social justice?

A)salat
B)salafi
C)zakat
D)sawm

Question 22

_________ is an additional, honorary personal name given to a man who has participated in the official pilgrimage to Mecca.

A)Hajji
B)Ashura
C)The Hijra
D)The Mahdi

Question 23

Which of the following statements is true of Muslim prayers?

A)Muslims pray two times during a day.
B)Prayers must be performed only in a mosque.
C)Muslims must pray to the idols and representation of their God.
D)Friday prayer services are the best-attended service of the week.

Question 24

Identify a true statement about the shahada.

A)It is among the longest of any world religion that has formal confessions.
B)It encompasses the key principles of jihad.
C)It forms the third pillar of Islam.
D)The second part of the shahada connects monotheism to Islam.

Question 25

According to some (but not most) Muslims, the word Islam comes from _________, the Arabic word for "peace."

A)hanif
B)salam
C)umma
D)houris

Question 26

Similar to the Taliban, the Islamic State tries to conquer and hold territory.

Question 27

What is a Muslim festival celebrated after the end of the month of Ramadan?

A)Eid-al-Fitr
B)Dassera
C)Hola Mahalla
D)Nowruz

Question 28

_________ is the culmination and conclusion of the entire line of prophets.

A)Muhammad
B)Shu'aib
C)Hud
D)Salih

Question 29

A Muslim is required to participate in this official pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his or her lifetime.

A)the hajj
B)zakat
C)the shahada
D)sawm

Question 30

The "flight" of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E.is called the:

A)Shari'a.
B)Hijra.
C)Salafi.
D)Ashura.

Question 31

The direction toward which Muslims face during prayer is called the:

A)umma.
B)fatwa.
C)hadith.
D)qiblah.

Question 32

What made the generosity to the poor a formal obligation with specific laws?

A)Shari'a
B)hadith
C)Mahdi
D)al-Fatihah

Question 33

What is the fourth pillar of Islam called?

A)zakat
B)sawm
C)salat
D)hajj

Question 34

Among the groups that grew after Muhammad's death, _________ are the "people of the tradition" who form the majority of Muslims.

A)the Shi'as
B)Imamites
C)Zaidites
D)the Sunnis

Question 35

The last month of the Muslim calendar, called _________, is the official period of pilgrimage to Mecca.

A)al-Hajj
B)surah
C)al-Fatihah
D)sawm

Question 36

"Hasids" means "submitters" or followers of Islam.

Question 37

Muslims must recite the ritual prayers _________ times a day.

A)four
B)five
C)six
D)seven

Question 38

What is the tower at a mosque from which the call to prayer is made?

A)hadith
B)fatwa
C)minaret
D)qiblah

Question 39

Medina is the second holiest city in Islam because:

A)it is the geographic center of Islam.
B)it is the place where Muhammad lived for many years and is buried.
C)the Kaaba is located in the Grand Mosque in Medina.
D)it is the place where Muhammad received his first revelation from Gabriel.

Question 40

The first pillar of Islam is called:

A)shahada.
B)sawm.
C)zakat.
D)hajj.

Question 41

Muslims consider the teaching that there is only one God to be the basis and the center of their religion.

Question 42

According to Muslims, the sacred books of Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians are in line with the Qur'an.

Question 43

The Qur'an says that a man can have only one wife at a time.

Question 44

Eating and drinking are permissible after sunset during the month of Ramadan.

Question 45

Muhammad gave "people of the book" privileges not available to others under his rule.

Question 46

The story of Muhammad's Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and back to Mecca is narrated in the Qur'an.

Question 47

According to the Qur'an's teaching, all those who claim to be Muslims will go to heaven after the final judgment.

Question 48

It is mandatory for young children to fast during Ramadan.

Question 49

All observant Muslims believe that heaven and hell are real.

Question 50

A Muslim husband should say "I divorce you" three times in one moment for a divorce to be effective.

Question 51

The Qur'an expressly prohibits Muslims from smoking tobacco.

Question 52

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism share similar beliefs of monotheism.

Question 53

The four schools of Shari'a that arose in Sunni Islam between 750 and 850 are schools of theology that differ in belief and practice.

Question 54

Briefly explain why Islam was also known as Mohammedanism until the 1900s.

Question 55

If there are children in a Muslim marriage, they are typically in the custody of the man after a divorce.

Question 56

Muhammad is the only prophet named in the Qur'an.

Question 57

Shari'a developed to guide the implementation of Qur'anic and hadith interpretation.

Question 58

Briefly explain the concept of angels and spirits in Islam.

Question 59

Briefly explain why Islam was also known as Mohammedanism until the 1900s.

Question 60

The Qur'an describes jinn as spirits of deceased humans.

Question 61

Why are Islamic teachers laboring today to raise Muslims to a fuller understanding of Islam?

Question 62

Explain the diet regulations in Islam.

Question 63

Write a brief explanation of the al-Qaeda organization.

Question 64

Briefly explain the different interpretations of jihad.

Question 65

Write a note on translation of the Qur'an.

Question 66

Briefly explain the first pillar of Islam.

Question 67

Write a brief statement on heaven and hell as described in the Qur'an.

Question 68

Describe the Qur'an's teaching on the final judgment.

Question 69

Briefly explain the Islamic divorce custom.