Question 1

How is Muhammad different from Jesus?

Accepted Answer

A)   Muhammad was human.
B)   Muhammad was the son of God.
C)   Jesus was human.
D)   Muhammad and Jesus are the same prophet. A

Question 2

What is the most important usage of the Qur'an?

Accepted Answer

A)   It should be read.
B)   It should be read aloud.
C)   It should be taught in schools.
D)   It should be memorized and recited. D

Question 3

Where can one find the record of Muhammad's life and statements?

Accepted Answer

A)   in the hadith
B)   in the Qur'an
C)   in the Torah
D)   in the New Testament of the Bible A

Question 4

In Islam, what does haram mean?

Accepted Answer

A)   permissible
B)   forbidden
C)   secular
D)   religious

Question 5

Much of the Qur'an is concerned with what?

Accepted Answer

A)   how Muslims should live
B)   stories about the prophet Muhammad's life
C)   how to convert nonbelievers
D)   violence

Question 6

Which of the following does not characterize Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)   monotheistic
B)   exclusionary
C)   polytheistic
D)   a world religion

Question 7

What are spiritually perfect leaders called in Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)   prophets
B)   imams
C)   gods
D)   bodhisattvas

Question 8

Which branch of Islam has teachers also known as "whirling dervishes"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sunnis
B)   Shi'ites
C)   Sufis
D)   all of the above

Question 9

Nearly all Muslims would say that Islam stands for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   violence
B)   peace
C)   polytheism
D)   all of the above

Exam 12: Revelation and Authority in Islam

How is Muhammad different from Jesus?