Unit 7: Quiz

Below is a sample of questions that will appear on the quiz. Use them to guide your reading. A subset of these will appear on the quiz. 

Chapter 10

1. The beginning of the Muslim calendar is the Western year

2. Islam particularly stresses

3. Muhammad was born and raised in

4. Islam literally means

5. Observant Muslims do not allow

6. Which of the following is NOT typical of Islam?

7. The phrase “Five Pillars of Islam” refers to

8. Islam and Judaism are similar in that they both

9. Muslims trace themselves back ultimately to what great patriarch?

10. The Islamic month of fasting is called

11. The year 1 of the Muslim calendar dates from what event in the life of Muhammad?

12. The sacred book of Islam, which gives the sermons of Muhammad, is called the

13. The name given to Islamic mysticism is

14. The branch of Islam that is found primarily in Iran and Iraq is

15. Which country had a large Muslim population for almost 800 years?

16. The Shiite branch developed because

17. A remembrance of what Muhammad said or did is called

18. At first, before they were instructed to face Mecca for prayer, followers of Muhammad faced toward what city for prayer?

19. Muhammad’s job was

20. Regarding the afterlife, Muslims believe

21. All Muslims, unless prevented by poverty or sickness, are expected to visit Mecca at least once in their lifetime in the religious journey (pilgrimage) known as

22. The successor to Muhammad, for centuries a political as well as a religious figure, was called

23. Ramadan is the

24. The month-long fast that observant Muslims keep involves

25. The minaret is

26. Muhammad had his first revelations

27. During the pilgrimage, men must wear the robe of Abraham, which is

28. Part of the pilgrimage ritual involves

29. Muhammad and his followers escaped from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina). This event

30. At the Kabah, what object is venerated?

31. The major problem with a reliance on hadiths is that

32. Literally, the word “Muslim” means a person who

33. The chanter who calls people to prayer is called

34. The Sunni reform movement that began in Saudi Arabia is

35. The Sunni reform movement that for a while took control of Afghanistan is called

36. The Turkish leader who ended the caliphate was

37. The Sunni reform movement that began in India and became popular in Pakistan is called