The Islamic World and South Asia Test
1. What is Islam?
a) A religion
b) A country
c) A language
d) A food
2. Who is the prophet of Islam?
a) Muhammad
b) Jesus
c) Buddha
d) Abraham
3. What is the holy book of Islam?
a) Bible
b) Quran
c) Torah
d) Vedas
4. What is the main pilgrimage site for Muslims?
a) Mecca
b) Jerusalem
c) Istanbul
d) Medina
5. When did Islam originate?
a) 7th century AD
b) 5th century BC
c) 14th century AD
d) 3rd century AD
6. What is the largest Muslim country in the world by population?
a) Iran
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Indonesia
d) Pakistan
7. Who founded the Mughal Empire in South Asia?
a) Muhammad bin Qasim
b) Aurangzeb Alamgir
c) Babur
d) Akbar
8. What is the famous monument built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, and where is it located?
a) Qutub Minar, Delhi
b) Red Fort, Agra
c) Jama Masjid, Delhi
d) Taj Mahal, Agra
9. What was the primary trade item between the Islamic World and South Asia during the medieval period?
a) Spices
b) Cotton
c) Silk
d) Tea
10. Who was the first Muslim ruler of India?
a) Muhammad bin Qasim
b) Babur
c) Shah Jahan
d) Akbar
Answers:
1. a) A religion
2. a) Muhammad
3. b) Quran
4. a) Mecca
5. a) 7th century AD
6. c) Indonesia
7. c) Babur
8. d) Taj Mahal, Agra
9. b) Cotton
10. b) Babur
Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina?
A.
He had already established a Muslim community in Mecca.
B.
He and his followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca.
C.
He did not want to interfere with existing worship at the Kaaba in Mecca.
D.
He was a merchant and wanted to trade with the people of Medina.
B. He and his followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca.
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Muslims are not permitted to gamble or drink alcohol by the legal code known as the ...
Sharia.
Read each description of sources of Islamic thought, and then drag each description into the correct box.
Islamic code of law
words and actions of Muhammad
main source of Islamic teaching
Quran
Sunnah
Sharia
Islamic code of law: Sharia
words and actions of Muhammad: Sunnah
main source of Islamic teaching: Quran
Read the quote about the life of Muhammad.
“[Muhammad] called Ayesha to him, and said, ‘Where is that gold which I gave [you] to keep?’ . . . [S]he placed it in his hand, and counted six dinars. He directed that it should be divided among certain indigent [needy] families; and then . . . he said, ‘Now I am at peace. Verily [truly] it would not have become me to meet my Lord, and this gold in my possession.’”
—The Life of Mahomet [Muhammad] and History of Islam
Which of the Five Pillars of Islam is related to this quotation?
A.
daily prayer
B.
fasting during Ramadan
C.
charity
D.
the hajj
C. Charity.
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This group believes only descendants of Muhammad should be caliph.
The majority of Muslims are this group.
This group views the Quran as the holy book of Islam.
Sunnis
Shias