Question 1

What does the following Key Term mean:
-Allah

Accepted Answer

God, the same deity worshipped by Christians and Jews.

Question 2

What does the following Key Term mean:
-caliph

Accepted Answer

A supreme Muslim leader who has both religious and secular authority.

Question 3

What does the following Key Term mean:
-caliphate

Accepted Answer

The state governed by a caliph

Question 4

What does the following Key Term mean:
-hadith

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Question 5

What does the following Key Term mean:
-hajj

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Question 6

What does the following Key Term mean:
-Muhammad

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Question 7

What does the following Key Term mean:
-Quran

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Question 8

What does the following Key Term mean:
-Shi'a

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Question 9

What does the following Key Term mean:
-Sufism

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-Sufism...

Question 10

What does the following Key Term mean:
-Sunni

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Question 11

What does the following Key Term mean:
-sura

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Question 12

Most of the world's Muslims live in ________, which is home to nearly a billion adherents.

Accepted Answer

Most of the world's Muslims live in the Asia-Pacific region, which includes countries with large Muslim populations such as Indonesia, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh.

Question 13

When did Islam emerge in the Arabian Peninsula?

Accepted Answer

Islam emerged in the Arabian Peninsula in the seventh century CE, specifically in the early 600s, with the Prophet Muhammad's first revelations.

Question 14

At age forty Muhammad retreated to a cave near ________ to pray and meditate on the one true God.

Accepted Answer

Muhammad retreated to a cave near Mecca to pray and meditate on the one true God before he began to preach the message of Islam.

Question 15

Who revealed the verses of the Quran to Muhammad?

Accepted Answer

The angel Gabriel (Jibril in Arabic) is believed in Islam to have revealed the verses of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad.

Question 16

Muhammad and the Muslims moved north to Yathrib in a famous migration referred to as the ________.

Accepted Answer

The migration of Muhammad and his followers to Yathrib, later renamed Medina, is known as the Hijra. This event marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.

Question 17

A Muslim leader called a ________ religious, political, and military authority.

Accepted Answer

A caliph is a Muslim leader who holds religious, political, and military authority, traditionally seen as a successor to the Prophet Muhammad.

Question 18

Which of these best describes the reason Islam is divided into two distinct denominations?

Accepted Answer

The division into Sunni and Shia branches primarily stemmed from a disagreement over who should succeed Muhammad as the leader of the Muslim community after his death in 632 AD. Sunnis believed the new leader should be elected from among those capable of the job, while Shias believed the leader should be someone from Muhammad's direct family line, specifically his cousin and son-in-law, Ali.

Question 19

Which of these is not a country where the Sunni predominate?

Accepted Answer

Iraq has a majority of Shia Muslims, not Sunni Muslims, making it the correct answer. The other countries listed have Sunni majorities.

Question 20

________ strive for a "vision of union and oneness" with God, a mystical revelation informed by the Quran and Muslim tradition.

Accepted Answer

Sufis are known for their pursuit of a deeper, spiritual connection with God, often described as seeking a "vision of union and oneness" with the divine. This mystical dimension of Islam emphasizes personal experiences of God, informed by the Quran and the broader Muslim tradition.

Quiz 13: Islam

What does the following Key Term mean: -Allah

What does the following Key Term mean: -caliph

What does the following Key Term mean: -caliphate

What does the following Key Term mean: -hadith

What does the following Key Term mean: -hajj

What does the following Key Term mean: -Muhammad

What does the following Key Term mean: -Quran

What does the following Key Term mean: -Shi'a

What does the following Key Term mean: -Sufism

What does the following Key Term mean: -Sunni

What does the following Key Term mean: -sura