Deck 10: Radical Islamism

Question 1

The Islamic holy book is the

A) Sala'am.
B) Imam.
C) Fatwa.
D) Qur'an.
E) Jihad.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is/are an Islamic sect(s)?

A) Sunni
B) Kurd
C) Shi'ite
D) A and B are both Islamic sects.
E) A and C are both Islamic sects.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

People of the Islamic faith are called

A) Islamites.
B) Allahists.
C) Muslims.
D) Mormons.
E) Israelites.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Islamic law is derived from the Qur'an and the teaching of the prophet Mohammed in the

A) Shar'ia.
B) Nomoi.
C) Fatwa.
D) Imam.
E) Koran.

Question 5

The Arabic word jihad means

A) holy war.
B) submission.
C) struggle.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above.

Question 6

The punishment by death of Muslim "apostates" (those who have allegedly broken with the faith) that is invoked by radical Islamists is

A) jihad.
B) takfir.
C) islam.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above.

Question 7

Radical Islamists are opposed to which of the following?

A) secularism
B) religious toleration
C) sexual equality
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 8

Radical Islamists favor a form of government and society known as

A) social democracy.
B) theocracy.
C) republican liberalism.
D) secular humanism.
E) liberation theology.

Question 9

Which of the following beliefs is held by Shi'ite Muslims but not by Sunni Muslims?

A) The caliph is a divinely gifted leader who must be a descendant of Mohammed's son-in-law, Ali.
B) Every Muslim has a duty to engage in jihad.
C) Only Arabs can be true Muslims.
D) Women are the equals of men in all respects, including their right to be mullahs (or religious leaders).
E) All property must be shared equally by those who are true Muslims.

Question 10

The leading theorist of radical Islamism is/was

A) Hosni Mubarak.
B) Osama bin Laden.
C) Sayyid Qutb.
D) Abu Musab al-Zarquawi.
E) Moqtada al-Sadr.

Question 11

Sayyid Qutb was a (or an)

A) Iraqi.
B) Egyptian.
C) Israeli.
D) Saudi.
E) Iranian.

Question 12

Sayyid Qutb was a leading figure in

A) Al Qaeda.
B) the Stern Gang.
C) the Muslim Brotherhood.
D) Saddam Hussein's government.
E) the Ba'ath Party.

Question 13

The radical Islamist regime that formerly ruled Afghanistan is called the

A) Saddamists.
B) Muslim Brotherhood.
C) Taliban.
D) Ba'athists.
E) Al Qaeda.

Question 14

The Taliban believe that women should

A) be educated.
B) not be educated.
C) wear clothing covering them from head to toe.
D) B and C are both correct.
E) A and C are both correct.

Question 15

Fifteen of the nineteen hijackers on 9/11 came from the country of

A) Egypt.
B) Saudi Arabia.
C) Iraq.
D) Iran.
E) Kuwait.

Question 16

The government of Saudi Arabia is a

A) theocracy.
B) democracy.
C) monarchy.
D) fascist dictatorship.
E) none of the above.

Question 17

The late political and religious leader of Iran's "Islamic Republic" was

A) King Faruq.
B) Ali Baba.
C) Anwar Sadat.
D) Ayatollah Khomeini.
E) Gamel Abdel Nasser.

Question 18

Al Qaeda means the

A) base.
B) superstructure.
C) terrorists.
D) gang.
E) holy warriors.

Question 19

The holiest site(s) in Islam is (or are)

A) Mecca.
B) Baghdad.
C) Medina.
D) A and B are both correct.
E) A and C are both correct.

Question 20

Al Qaeda objects or has objected to American

A) support of Israel.
B) military bases in Saudi Arabia.
C) foreign policy in the Middle East.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above.

Question 21

"Theocracy" means rule by

A) Theo.
B) religious leaders.
C) a king.
D) a group of philosophers.
E) military officers.

Question 22

The "fourth wave of threat" to Islamic culture perceived by radical Islamists is the set of ideas that falls under the general heading of

A) modernity-liberalism, secularism, materialism, religious toleration, and sexual equality.
B) globalization-the extension of free trade in goods and services throughout the world.
C) homogenization-the attempt to eliminate diversity and make everyone think alike.
D) orthopraxis-the belief that religion is simply the opium of the masses.
E) nationalism-the desire to form separate states for every distinct group of people.

Question 23

The Arabic word jahiliyya originally referred to

A) the darkness or ignorance that preceded Islam.
B) holy war.
C) the struggle against non-Muslim infidels.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above.

Question 24

According to radical Islamists the "new jahiliyya" refers to

A) a holy war against Israel, its American allies, and the West in general.
B) the self-imposed ignorance that derives from some Muslims' acceptance of Western and non-Muslim beliefs, attitudes, and values.
C) new terrorist tactics and weapons, such as using airplanes as guided missiles.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above

Question 25

Radical Islam's leading theorist is/was

A) Osama bin Laden.
B) Gamel Abdul Nasser.
C) Sayyid Qutb.
D) Anwar Sadat.
E) None of the above.

Question 26

ISIS originated as a reaction to

A) the Arab Spring of 2011.
B) the American invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003.
C) the Syrian civil war,
D) all of the above,
E) none of the above.

Question 27

ISIS claims to have established in parts of Iraq and Syria

A) an Islamofascist dictatorship.
B) a Shi'ite theocracy.
C) a caliphate,
D) a no-fly zone.
E) none of the above.

Question 28

Saddam Hussein was a radical Islamist.

Question 29

Moderate or mainstream Muslims believe that the "greater jihad" is the individual's struggle against sin and temptation.

Question 30

Radical Islamism is in some respects a reactionary ideology.

Question 31

Muslims draw a sharp distinction between religion and politics.

Question 32

Radical Islamism is strongly opposed to liberalism.

Question 33

Radical Islamists favor Western-style political reform.

Question 34

Radical Islamists were highly critical of Saddam Hussein's regime.

Question 35

Radical Islamists favor the destruction of Israel.

Question 36

Jihad means "terror" or "holy terror."

Question 37

In the Crusades of the Middle Ages, European Christians waged a "holy war" against Muslims.

Question 38

Radical Islamists refer to Americans as "crusaders."

Question 39

Sunni Muslims believe that the caliph, or leader of the Islamic community, must be a member of the house of Ali (Mohammed's son-in-law).

Question 40

Sayyid Qutb was a key advisor to Colonel Nasser's Egyptian government.

Question 41

Moderate variants of Islam seek to return the world to a theologically "purer" time.

Question 42

Radical Islamists reject the notion of "individual rights."

Question 43

Sayyid Qutb supported liberal democracy because it rests upon the sovereignty of the people.

Question 44

Radical Islamists represent a modern variant of fascism.

Question 45

Women in some Islamic societies, such as Jordan, Pakistan, and Egypt are eligible to vote and hold office.

Question 46

Like fascists, Radical Islamists believe that an all-wise and all-powerful leader must command unquestioning loyalty.

Question 47

America and its allies have defeated ISIS once and for all.

Question 48

Identify and explain the significance of the following names or terms.
-radical Islamism

Question 49

Identify and explain the significance of the following names or terms.
-Al Qaeda

Question 50

Identify and explain the significance of the following names or terms.
-Sayyid Qutb

Question 51

Identify and explain the significance of the following names or terms.
-jihad

Question 52

Identify and explain the significance of the following names or terms.
-Taliban

Question 53

Identify and explain the significance of the following names or terms.
-Crusades

Question 54

Identify and explain the significance of the following names or terms.
-jahiliyya

Question 55

Identify and explain the significance of the following names or terms.
-Sunni Muslims

Question 56

Identify and explain the significance of the following names or terms.
-Shi'ite Muslims

Question 57

What is the meaning of the Arabic word jihad? How do radical Islamists differ from moderate or mainstream Muslims in their interpretation of this word, and what implications does the Islamists' interpretation of jihad have for their political program?

Question 58

Is radical Islamism a democratic ideology? If it is, in what ways is it democratic? If it is not, what features of radical Islamism make it undemocratic or even antidemocratic?

Question 59

How-i.e., by means of what claims and/or arguments-do radical Islamists attempt to justify the killing of presumably innocent Israelis and Americans, among others?

Question 60

The 2012 Boston Marathon terrorist attack brought to the fore the new and heretofore unprecedented phenomenon of "self-radicalization" by and among young Islamists. What does this mean, and how does it come about?

Question 61

What are the "greater" and the "lesser" kinds of jihad? Which one do radical Islamists emphasize, and why?

Question 62

Why does ISIS place so much emphasis on establishing a caliphate? And what is a caliphate, anyway?

Question 63

How, according to ISIS, will the world, as we know it, end?