Question 1

The term that means belief in many gods:

Accepted Answer

polytheism

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taoism

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buddhism

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monotheism

Question 2

The book based on the teachings of Muhammad and means "recitations":

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Qur'an

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Haggadah

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Bible

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Hadith

Question 3

What does the term "Islam" mean?

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submission

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redemption

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conquer

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toleration

Question 4

Which group within Islam believes Ali was to be Muhammad's successor and calls their leader an imam?

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Shiites

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Byzantines

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Sunnis

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Zoroastrians

Question 5

Which group within Islam believes any worthy Muslim could be selected to lead Islam, calls its political leader a caliph, and calls its spiritual leader an imam?

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Sunnis

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Shiites

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Zoroastrians

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Byzantines

Question 6

The term Muslims use to describe those who did not accept Islam:

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infidel

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affirmer

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gentile

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ostracist

Question 7

The two large empires that lost territory or were destroyed by a Muslim invasion:

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Byzantine and Sassanid

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Roman and Greek

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Sassanid and Greek

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Roman and Byzantine

Question 8

What Muslim dynasty moved the capital of the Muslim Empire to Damascus?

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Umayyad

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Byzantine

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Abbasid

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Sassanid

Question 9

Were non-Muslims initially required to convert to Islam?

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no

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yes

Question 10

What circumstances led to forced conversions?

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Crusades and other threats to Islam

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Christians and Jews rebelled

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Asian invaders

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Muslims needed more money.

Question 11

What were the Muslims viewed as by the war-torn and oppressed people of the Byzantine and Sassanid empires?

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liberators

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terrorists

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strange foreigners

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oppressors

Question 12

What Muslim scholar is regarded as the Father of Modern Medicine?

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Avicenna

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Alhazen

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Ah Rahmann

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Ali Baba

Question 13

What Greek invention that aided naval travel did the Muslims improve?

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astrolabe

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rudder

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telescope

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compass

Question 14

What farming improvement did the Muslims make to increase productivity?

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irrigation (or water pump)

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iron plow

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reaper

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harvesting machine

Question 15

What natural resources did the Muslims harness to produce power?

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water, steam, wind, oil

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water, coal, electricity

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oil, wind, coal

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coal, steam, wind, electricity

Question 16

Which Muslim dynasty focused primarily on military expansion?

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Umayyad

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Byzantine

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Abbasid

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Sassanid

Question 17

Which Muslim dynasty focused primarily on culture and scholarship?

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Abbassid

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Byzantine

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Umayyad

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Sassanid

Question 18

What empire delayed the Muslims advance into Asia Minor?

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Byzantine

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Umayyad

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Abbasid

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Sassanid

Question 19

What title did Charles, ruler of the Franks, receve after defeating the Muslim forces?i

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Charles Martel ("the Hammer")

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Uthmann ("the Bearded One")

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Henry II ("the Dragon")

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Ah Rahmann ("the Hammer")

Question 20

Because of its defensible location, its thick walls, and Greek fire, this city was able to withstand Muslim conquest into the Byzantine Empire from the seventh through the tenth centuries:

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Constantinople

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Baghdad

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Jerusalem

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Damascus

Question 21

What technological contributions did the Muslim world make that you use today?

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paper, gunpowder, glass, manufacturing, medicines, various chemicals

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compass, silk, block printing, cure for cancer

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shoe-lasting, cuneiform writing, wheels, telescope

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gunpowder, rifles, harness, ox yoke, plow

Question 22

What battle halted the expansion of Islam into Europe (aside from the Iberian Peninsula)?

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Battle of Tours

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Battle of Mecca

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Battle of Badr

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Battle of Vienna

Question 23

The man who founded Islam:

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Muhammad

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Ali Baba

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Uthmann

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Buddha

Question 24

In what city was Muhammad was born?

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Mecca

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Medina

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Damascus

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Jerusalem

Question 25

The collected writings of Muhammad's followers that were copied from Muhammad's recitations of the visions he claimed to have received from the angel Gabriel:

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Qur'an

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Haggadah

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Hadith

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Bible

Question 26

The name for the god of Islam:

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Allah

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Yahweh

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Dios

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Jesus

Question 27

The term for Muhammad's flight to Medina:

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Hegira

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Salat

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Jihad

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Sharia

Question 28

The first battle in which Muhammad's defeated the army of Mecca:

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Battle of Badr

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Battle of Vienna

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Battle of Mecca

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Battle of Tours

Question 29

The name for the arguments after Muhammad's death over whether Islam should continue to be the ruling religion in the land :

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Wars of Apostasy

Question 30

The Muslim holy book containing a description of Muhammad's life, including what he said, did and approved of:

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Hadith

Question 31

Which one of these is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam:

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Abstaining from alcohol at all times

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A pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime

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Reciting the creed: "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet."

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Praying five times a day

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Fasting during the month of Ramadan

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Almsgiving to the poor

Question 32

True/False: The Islamic faith promotes generosity to the poor and moral living.

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true

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false

Question 33

Law developed early in the history of Islam; considered divine law; contains laws about diet, marriage, and divorce; protects Jews and Christians but demands death penalty for Muslims who convert to another religion:

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sharia

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hadith

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jihad

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salat

Question 34

The Arabic term that means "holy war against non-Muslims" according to its most original meaning in the Qur'an:

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jihad

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hadith

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sharia

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salat

Question 35

True/False: The Qur'an denies the doctrine of the Trinity.

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true

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false

Question 36

How does Islam view Jesus?

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prophet/good man

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evil man

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Son of God

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enemy of Allah

Question 37

According to Islam, Allah predestines each Muslim to Paradise or Hell as he pleases. However, what must a Muslim practice in order to have a chance of being chosen to go to Paradise?

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good works (the Five Pillars of Islam)

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worshiping Muhammad

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killing Christians and Jews

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believing in Jesus

Question 38

The sacred, cube-shaped building in Mecca to which Muslim pilgrims must travel at least once in their lifetime:

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Ka'bah

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Hadith

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Hegira

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Qu'ran

Question 39

What Muslim group of people eventually took over the Byzantine Empire?

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Seljuk Turks

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Chinese

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Moors

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Franks

Question 40

What was the important effect of the Battle of Tours?

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It stopped the spread of Islam into Europe.

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It defeated the Sunni forces, making Shiite Muslims the majority.

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It allowed Muhammad to end the idolatry in Mecca.

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It allowed Islam to conquer the Byzantine Empire.

Question 41

Capital of the Umayyad caliphate

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Damascus

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Jerusalem

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Baghdad

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Constantinople

Question 42

Capital of the Abbasid caliphate

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Baghdad

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Damascus

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Jerusalem

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Constantinople

Question 43

Compare and contrast the teaching of Islam and God's Word. Contrast/Compare the following items: Jesus and the salvation

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good works versus faith in Jesus

Question 44

Compare and contrast the teaching of Islam and God's Word. Contrast/Compare the following items: the Bible and the Trinity

Accepted Answer

Bible has been corrupted

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