Name ______________________________ Core _____ Date _____________________
Chapter 3 & 4 Quiz
History of Islam
50 points
Two points each:
1. The cities of the Arabian peninsula (such as Mecca) were located
a.
b.
c.
d.
where trade routes met
where Bedouins grazed their herds
in the Rub al-Khali region
away from oases used by camel caravans
2. What is monotheism?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a journey to a sacred place
belief in one God
belief in many gods
worship at the Ka’aba
3. What is the Qur’an?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Muhammad’s words and actions
peace found through submission to God
the holy book of Islam
five duties all Muslims must perform
4. What characteristic do Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have in common?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the same holy book
belief that Abraham was a prophet of God
consider Muhammad the last prophet
are forbidden to eat pork
5. Which group fought the Umayyads and believed that only a descendant of
Muhammad and Ali had the right to rule Muslim territories?
a. Caliphs
b. Umayyads
c. Sunnis
d. Shi’a
6. The founder of Islam:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ali
Abu Bakr
Jesus
Muhammad
7. The name for Muhammad’s words and deeds; Islamic guide for proper living:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sunnah
Qur’an
Hijrah
caliph
8. A Muslim house of worship:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Church
Ka’aba
Mosque
Temple
9. Who do Muslims refer to as “People of the Book?”
a.
b.
c.
d.
Jews
Christians
Librarians
Both a & b
10. The art of fine handwriting:
a.
b.
c.
d.
cursive
calligraphy
arabesque
fonts
11. The only member of the Umayyad family to survive the Abbasid ambush:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Abd al-Rahman
Al-Zahrawi
Abu Bakr
Muhammad Ali
12. These Muslims accepted elected caliphs and did not resist the Umayyads:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sunni
Shi’a
caliphs
clans
13. What is the capital of al-Andalus?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Baghdad
Medina
Yathrib
Cordoba
14. On what landform is al-Andalus (now Spain) located?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Arabian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
Byzantine Empire
Muslim Empire
15. People who follow Islam are called _______________________________.
16. The Arabic word for God is _____________________________________
17. A place in the desert that contains water: _____________________________
18. A journey to a sacred place: ______________________________________
19. Religion based on the teachings of Muhammad: ________________________
Six points:
20. What are the Five Pillars of Islam? (Put in the correct order for full points!)
a. ____________________________________
b. ____________________________________
c. ____________________________________
d. ____________________________________
e. ____________________________________
Three points:
21. Compare the split in Islam between the Sunni and Shi’a to the split
in Christianity between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Name one way it was similar, and one way it was different.
Three points:
22. Name three specific advances made during the Abbasid’s rule (one point per
advancement):
Bonus: (one point): Name the doctor who wrote a 30-volume medical encyclopedia: