The Rise of Islam & the Early Muslim Empires (1)


Choose the correct answer. 

1Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are similar in that they all?:
place great value on having many statues and images of holy people.
believe in Muhammed as the Prophet of God.
are monotheistic in belief.
require their members to settle in the Holy Land.

2The Ten Commandments and the Five Pillars of Islam are similar in that they?:
established a class structure for society.
are guidelines for living.
consist of prayers for salvation.
promise a happy and easy life.

3Which factor has contributed most to the social and cultural identity of the Middle East?:
the political stability of the region.
a lack of foreign involvement in the region.
the ability of the region to export oil.
the strong influence of Islam on the region.

4Which BEST describes a characteristic of Islam?:
Islam, like other major religions, is composed of sects which sometimes disagree on beliefs and practices.
Islam has largely lost its influence on the daily lives of its followers.
a major goal of Islamic religious leaders is the adaptation of Western cultural ideas.
separation of church and state is a fundamental belief of Islam.

5Which statement about women under Islam is CORRECT?:
according to the Quran, women had no legal rights.
women were expected to be modest and to obey their fathers or husbands.
in farming villages, women were forbidden to work in the fields.
women had less freedom after the spread of Islam than they had before.

6Which statement BEST describes Islamic art and architecture?:
most Islamic art and architecture used only Arab designs and styles.
Islamic architects built mosques but were forbidden to design palaces.
the Islamic world produced little art and architecture because the Quran forbade it.
the architecture of the Islamic world blended Greek, Roman, Persian, and Islamic traditions.

7The most important duty of a Muslim is to?:
respect the "People of the Book."
support Pan-Arabism.
accept the belief in one God.
make a pilgrimage to Medina.

8Before the appearance of Muhammed in Arabia, life in that area was organized along which of the following lines?:
tribal nomadic societies and small trade towns.
sheikhs ruling each city in Arabia.
a strict rule by one Arabian king.
a central government at Medina.

9A good Muslim does all of the following EXCEPT?:
believe that Muhammed was God's messenger.
goes to pray in a group at the mosque on Saturday.
reads his holy book, the Quran.
fasts and makes a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his lifetime.

10Islam is closely related to?:
Buddhism and Christianity.
Confucianism and Judaism.
Christianity and Hinduism.
Judaism and Christianity.

11A jihad is?:
a holiday which all Muslims take regularly on the first Friday of the month.
the name of Islam's most important leaders.
a holy war that must be fought against all non-believers.
the name of the first successor to Muhammed.

12Which of the following is NOT closely related to the other three?:
Kaabah.
the Dome of the Rock.
Mecca.
the Hajj.