Question 1

Write a brief explanation of the al-Qaeda organization.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
Al-Qaeda, "the base"

Question 2

Identify a true statement about the shahada.

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 3

Which of the following statements is true of Muslim prayers?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 4

Medina is the second holiest city in Islam because:

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Muslims use the phrase enshallah, which means:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
The term Mohammedanis

Question 13

All observant Muslims believe that heaven and hell are real.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Write a note on translation of the Qur'an.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.
The Qur'an itself is

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Identify a true statement about the Islamic dietary law.

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 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:

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Write a brief explanation of the al-Qaeda organization.

Identify a true statement about the shahada.

Which of the following statements is true of Muslim prayers?

Medina is the second holiest city in Islam because:

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

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

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

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

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

Muslims use the phrase enshallah, which means:

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

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

All observant Muslims believe that heaven and hell are real.

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

Write a note on translation of the Qur'an.

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

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

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.

Identify a true statement about the Islamic dietary law.

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:

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

Write a brief explanation of the al-Qaeda organization.

Identify a true statement about the shahada.

Which of the following statements is true of Muslim prayers?

Medina is the second holiest city in Islam because:

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

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

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

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

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

Muslims use the phrase enshallah, which means:

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

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

All observant Muslims believe that heaven and hell are real.

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

Write a note on translation of the Qur'an.

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

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

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.

Identify a true statement about the Islamic dietary law.

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:

Beginning Your Study of World Religions

Encountering Indigenous Religions: Ways to Tribal Life

Encountering Hinduism: Many Paths to Liberation

Encountering Jainism: The Austere Way to Liberation

Encountering Buddhism: The Middle Path to Liberation

Encountering Sikhism: The Way of Gods Name

Encountering Daoism and Confucianism: Two Views of the Eternal Way

Encountering Shinto: the Way of the Kami

Encountering Zoroastrianism: The Way of the One Wise Lord

Encountering Judaism: The Way of Gods People

Encountering Christianity: The Way of Jesus Christ

Encountering New Religious Movements: Modern Ways to Alternative Meanings

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