What do you know about Islam?

1) Muslim women cover their hair and bodies because:
a) they are oppressed because of their inferior status
b) they are ashamed of their beauty
c) for protection from shallow judgment and recognition as Muslims
d) Muslim men make them do it

2) The most revered woman in Islam is:
a) Khadijah--Prophet Muhammad's wife
b) Maryam--Prophet Jesus's mother
c) Sarah--Prophet Abraham's wife
d) Aminah--Prophet Muhammad's mother

3) When a Muslim man dies leaving one son and one daughter behind, his surviving daughter inherits:
a) a portion amounting one half of the son's inheritance
b) a portion amounting to one fourth of the son's inheritance
c) a portion that is of equal amount to the son's inheritance
d) nothing. She is female.

4) Islamic society was the first to grant women:
a) the right to vote
b) the right to the ownership of property
c) the right to attain spiritual growth equally with men
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

5) Prophet Muhammad, to whom the Holy Qur'aan was revealed, was a:
a) a monk living in solitude in a cave
b) an illiterate tradesman working for his wife
c) a young orphan boy working as a shepherd for his father
d) highly literate and wise person with much education

6) A true Islamic government, as described in the Holy Qur'aan, exists:
a) in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
b) in Iran and Iraq
c) in Afghanistan (the Taliban government)
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

7) Islamic government, as sanctioned in the Qur'aan, is most compatible with:
a) monarchy, like in Saudi Arabia
b) democracy, like in the United States
c) theocracy, like in early Europe
d) benevolent dictatorship, like Machiavelli

8) Who wrote the Qur'aan?
a) Prophet Muhammad
b) Prophet Muhammad' s son, after Muhammad's death
c) Prophet Muhammad's companions and disciples
d) The original Qur'aan was divinely revealed from Heaven.

9) Although Muslims believe that Jesus was not God's son, they do believe:
a) that God will have a son someday
b) that Prophet Muhammad is God's true son
c) that God neither was born nor has offspring, and never will
d) Adam was God's child

10) Social obligations for Muslims do not include:
a) getting revenge on Non-Muslims
b) marriage and raising a family
c) maintaining kindness and cheerfulness to neighbors, regardless of their faith
d) urging their children to follow Islam

11) Muslim men are permitted to have up to four wives. Which of these statements most clearly explains how and why?
a) Traditionally, the Arab people are used to having harems. In order to maintain this tradition, Islam allows
polygamy.
b) Polygamy may only occur if circumstances demand it--such as a shortage in men due to war-times, etc.
c) Polygamy may only occur if the Muslim man is unsatisfied with his first wife. Islam does not permit divorce.
d) Islam permits, but does not encourage, polygamy of up to four wives, with the condition that each of the wives fully agrees to it as well.

12) With regard to the After-life, Muslims believe
a) only Muslims can go to Heaven/Paradise
b) only Muslims, Christians and Jews can go to Heaven/Paradise
c) everyone goes to Heaven/Paradise
d) anyone who believes in God's Oneness and lives righteously can go to Heaven/Paradise

13) Evaluate this statement: The prophets of Christianity and Judaism are the prophets of Islam, too.
a) Only some of them
b) Most of them.
c) All of them
d) None of them. Muhammad is the only prophet to God.

14) A Muslim is obligated to perform all of these duties except:
a) perform five daily prayers
b) fast from sunrise to sunset everyday for 30 days each year
c) make at least one other person become a Muslim
d) declare their faith by stating aloud "There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Last Messenger"
e) perform pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lifetime

15) In an Islamic arranged marriage, after God's Will, who has the final say as to whether or not the marriage will proceed?
a) The father of the bride has more control
b) Whichever set of parents is wealthier has the greater influence
c) The bride-to-be and groom-to-be each have equal power
d) The community votes
e) The fates decide

16) Of the one billion Muslims in the world, there are ________ Muslim Arabs.
a)200 million
b)500 million
c)800 million
d)2 million

17) The word Islam means ______ and the word Muslim means _______ (respectively).
a) "peace" and "submitter to God"
b) "chosen" and "good"
c) "prayer" and "Mohammedan"
d) all of the above
e) none of the above. they are all undefined.

18) Muslims ____ believe in original sin because __________.
a) do; Eve was tempted by Satan in the Garden of Eden
b) do not; God is Merciful enough to grant us impunity from birth to puberty
c)do; it is shameful how children are brought into this world
d) do not; Prophet Muhammad took away all Muslims' sins whenever he prayed

19) Early Muslim scholars have significantly contributed to which of these areas?
a) algebra and geometry
b) surgery and pharmacy
c) recordkeeping and economics
d) all of the above. Muslims are encouraged to quest for knowledge.
e) none of the above. Muslims are encouraged to accept God's Creation on blind faith.

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