Question 1

1. Which of the following best describes the Caliphate?

Accepted Answer

d. The government of the Islamic Empire

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b. The most holy city in the Islamic religion

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a. A group of men who studied the religion of Islam

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e. A pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca

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c. A ceremony performed by Muslims before they pray

Question 2

2. Who was the leader of the Caliphate?

Accepted Answer

b. Caliph

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e. It was ruled by an assembly of wise Muslim Imams

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a. Emperor

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d. King

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c. Sultan

Question 3

3. What does the word 'caliph' mean in English?

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a. Successor

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e. Emperor

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d. Pilgrim

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c. King

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b. Believer

Question 4

4. When did the Caliphate begin?

Accepted Answer

c. After the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 CE

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a. It began with the fall of the Ottoman Empire

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b. With the rise of the Persian Empire in 550 BCE

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e. When the Prophet Muhammad was born

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d. After the Roman Empire collapsed in 476 CE

Question 5

5. Which of the following Caliphates was under the leadership of the First Four Caliphs?

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a. Rashidun Caliphate

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c. Abbasid Caliphate

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d. Ottoman Caliphate

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b. Umayyad Caliphate

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e. Fatimid Caliphate

Question 6

6. True or False: The Caliph was purely a religious leader and no political power whatsoever.

Accepted Answer

b. FALSE

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a. TRUE

Question 7

7. Which of the following Caliphates had its capital city in Damascus and ruled during the Islamic Golden Age?

Accepted Answer

c. Abbasid Caliphate

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a. Rashidun Caliphate

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b. Umayyad Caliphate

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d. Ottoman Caliphate

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e. Fatimid Caliphate

Question 8

8. What country was established bringing about the end of the Ottoman Caliphate?

Accepted Answer

e. Turkey

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d. Iraq

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b. Egypt

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a. Saudi Arabia

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c. Syria

Question 9

9. Which of the following Caliphates was ruled by the 'rightly guided' Caliphs?

Accepted Answer

a. Rashidun Caliphate

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d. Ottoman Caliphate

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c. Abbasid Caliphate

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e. Fatimid Caliphate

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b. Umayyad Caliphate

Question 10

10. Which of the following was part of the Caliphate at its peak?

Accepted Answer

e. All of the above

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c. Western India

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b. Spain

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d. Middle East

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a. Northern Africa

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