Deck 10: Islam

Question 1

A remembrance of what Muhammad said or did is called

A) caliph.
B) hadith.
C) Shia.
D) Hajj.

Answer 1

hadith.

Question 2

At the Kabah, what object is venerated?

A) a copy of the Qur'an written by Ali
B) a robe worn by the prophet Muhammad
C) a meteorite
D) a cup that Muhammad gave to his daughter, Fatima

Answer 2

a meteorite

Question 3

Islam particularly stresses

A) oneness of God.
B) having only one wife.
C) pilgrimage to Jerusalem once in a lifetime.
D) prayer twice each day.

Answer 3

oneness of God.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT typical of Islam?

A) belief in an all-powerful God
B) giving to the poor
C) daily prayer
D) belief in the Trinity

Question 5

Muslims trace their ancestry back to _____, the same patriarchal ancestor of the Jews.

A) Abu Talib
B) Abraham
C) Isa
D) Isaac

Question 6

Why does the Muslim calendar date the year of the Hijra as year 1?

A) to mark the start of the Islamic community
B) to signify the birth of prophet Muhammad
C) to commemorate the death of prophet Muhammad
D) to mark Muhammad's prophetic call by the angel Gabriel

Question 7

Regarding the afterlife, Muslims believe

A) in reincarnation until one reaches perfection.
B) in heaven and hell.
C) the soul ascends to the top of the universe.
D) the individual dissolves into the divine essence.

Question 8

The minaret is

A) a tower used to call Muslims to prayer.
B) an indicator in a mosque of the direction of Mecca.
C) the name for a chapter in the Qur'an.
D) the name of the head covering worn by devout Muslim males.

Question 9

The chanter who calls people to prayer is called

A) muezzin.
B) salat.
C) qiblah.
D) sawm.

Question 10

The phrase "Five Pillars of Islam" refers to

A) the main mosque in Mecca.
B) the first five books of the Qur'an.
C) a book of Muslim architectural design.
D) the essentials of Muslim belief and practice.

Question 11

The decorated niche inside a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca is called

A) mihrab.
B) minaret.
C) muezzin.
D) hadith.

Question 12

Ramadan is the

A) name of the month in which Muhammad received revelation.
B) celebration of the birthday of Muhammad.
C) special feast that is held when a pilgrim returns from Mecca.
D) Arabic name for Muslim paradise.

Question 13

During the Hajj pilgrimage, men must wear the robe of Abraham, which is

A) a Sufi robe made of brown or gray wool.
B) an orange robe worn with a piece of cloth over the shoulder.
C) a two-piece robe of white cloth.
D) a blue turban and a blue robe that touches the ground.

Question 14

On the Day of Sacrifice, pilgrims return to Mina to

A) throw seven small stones at three walls.
B) walk around the Kaaba shrine.
C) kneel for an afternoon in silence.
D) kiss or salute the embedded Black Stone.

Question 15

Observant Muslims do not allow

A) interracial marriage.
B) alcohol.
C) pilgrimage.
D) divorce.

Question 16

Which country had a large Muslim population for almost eight hundred years?

A) Italy
B) Kenya
C) Poland
D) Spain

Question 17

The Shiite branch developed because

A) the great size of the Muslim empire demanded that it be split into two parts for proper government.
B) of a disagreement over the line of succession from Muhammad.
C) of a difference over the correct version of the Qur'an.
D) one leader wanted to take power away from his son.

Question 18

The branch of Islam that is found primarily in Iran and Iraq is

A) Shia.
B) Sunni.
C) Sufi.
D) Druze.

Question 19

The Sunni reform movement that began in Saudi Arabia is

A) Taliban.
B) Deobandi.
C) Wahhabi.
D) Alawite.

Question 20

The Sunni reform movement that began in India and became popular in Pakistan is called

A) Wahhabi.
B) Druze.
C) Deobandi.
D) Alawite.

Question 21

The name given to Islamic mysticism is

A) Solipcism.
B) Shia.
C) Sunni.
D) Sufism.

Question 22

A devotional remembrance of Allah through the recitation of his ninety-nine names and through other devotional practices is called

A) jihad.
B) fana.
C) dhikr.
D) sura.

Question 23

The Turkish leader who ended the caliphate was

A) Kemal Atatürk.
B) Ayatollah Khomeini.
C) Shah Reza Pahlavi.
D) King Saud.

Question 24

The puritanical Islamic movement that took control of Afghanistan in 1996 is called the

A) Wahhabi.
B) Ibadi.
C) Zaidi.
D) Taliban.

Question 25

What kind of person was Muhammad? How was he viewed by his family, by his followers, and by those who opposed him?

Question 26

Describe the type of belief and worship in Arabia at the time just before Muhammad's religious reform. What other religions were practiced there?

Question 27

Describe as thoroughly as you can the elements of Islam that are shared with Judaism.

Question 28

Describe as thoroughly as you can the elements of Islam that are shared with Christianity.

Question 29

The Qur'an forbids wine. What has this meant regarding other types of intoxicants? How has this influenced Muslim cultures? How well is this prohibition actually kept in Muslim countries?

Question 30

Describe Sufism. How was Sufism initially thought of, and how did attitudes change? How did al-Ghazali change the perception of Sufism?

Question 31

Who was al-Ghazali? Describe his life, his work, and his influence.

Question 32

Describe the spread of Islam out of Arabia.

Question 33

What is the Muslim notion of paradise?

Question 34

How has the Muslim notion of paradise influenced art, architecture, and carpet design?

Question 35

Islam prohibits the making of images of people and animals. How has this influenced the arts of Islam?

Question 36

Describe the split between Sunni and Shiite Islam.