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Islamic Empire - Caliphate Quiz

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  • Q1
    1. Which of the following best describes the Caliphate?
    b. The most holy city in the Islamic religion
    a. A group of men who studied the religion of Islam
    d. The government of the Islamic Empire
    e. A pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca
    c. A ceremony performed by Muslims before they pray
    30s
  • Q2
    2. Who was the leader of the Caliphate?
    e. It was ruled by an assembly of wise Muslim Imams
    a. Emperor
    d. King
    b. Caliph
    c. Sultan
    30s
  • Q3
    3. What does the word 'caliph' mean in English?
    e. Emperor
    d. Pilgrim
    c. King
    a. Successor
    b. Believer
    30s
  • Q4
    4. When did the Caliphate begin?
    a. It began with the fall of the Ottoman Empire
    b. With the rise of the Persian Empire in 550 BCE
    c. After the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 CE
    e. When the Prophet Muhammad was born
    d. After the Roman Empire collapsed in 476 CE
    30s
  • Q5
    5. Which of the following Caliphates was under the leadership of the First Four Caliphs?
    c. Abbasid Caliphate
    d. Ottoman Caliphate
    b. Umayyad Caliphate
    e. Fatimid Caliphate
    a. Rashidun Caliphate
    30s
  • Q6
    6. True or False: The Caliph was purely a religious leader and no political power whatsoever.
    b. FALSE
    a. TRUE
    30s
  • Q7
    7. Which of the following Caliphates had its capital city in Damascus and ruled during the Islamic Golden Age?
    c. Abbasid Caliphate
    a. Rashidun Caliphate
    b. Umayyad Caliphate
    d. Ottoman Caliphate
    e. Fatimid Caliphate
    30s
  • Q8
    8. What country was established bringing about the end of the Ottoman Caliphate?
    e. Turkey
    d. Iraq
    b. Egypt
    a. Saudi Arabia
    c. Syria
    30s
  • Q9
    9. Which of the following Caliphates was ruled by the 'rightly guided' Caliphs?
    d. Ottoman Caliphate
    c. Abbasid Caliphate
    a. Rashidun Caliphate
    e. Fatimid Caliphate
    b. Umayyad Caliphate
    30s
  • Q10
    10. Which of the following was part of the Caliphate at its peak?
    c. Western India
    b. Spain
    d. Middle East
    a. Northern Africa
    e. All of the above
    30s

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