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The Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam split over a dispute about |
| | A) | whether or not to have a lunar calendar. |
| | B) | how many wives were acceptable. |
| | C) | succession after Muhammad. |
| | D) | when the pilgrimage should be performed. |
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The Muslim calendar began on |
| | A) | Muhammad's birthday. |
| | B) | Muhammad's flight to Yathrib. |
| | C) | the night Muhammad received his revelation. |
| | D) | the date of Muhammad's death. |
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The caliph was |
| | A) | a religious and political leader. |
| | B) | head of the mystical branch of Islam. |
| | C) | the name given to an opponent of Muhammad. |
| | D) | the magic horse Muhammad rode on his ascent to heaven. |
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The holy object within the square shrine of the Kabah is |
| | A) | a black meteorite. |
| | B) | a nail from the cross of Jesus. |
| | C) | the tomb of Muhammad. |
| | D) | the first Qu'ran. |
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The word Allah means |
| | A) | the Merciful. |
| | B) | the Just. |
| | C) | the Compassionate. |
| | D) | the God. |
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The Qu'ran speaks of the following religious figure(s): |
| | A) | Jesus. |
| | B) | Buddha. |
| | C) | St. Paul. |
| | D) | All of the answers are correct. |
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The Taj Mahal is located in |
| | A) | Spain. |
| | B) | Turkey. |
| | C) | Iran. |
| | D) | India. |
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The branch of Islam that believes the successor to Muhammad should have been a male directly descended from the prophet's immediate family is called |
| | A) | Sunni. |
| | B) | Shiite. |
| | C) | Sufi. |
| | D) | Hasidic. |
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In addition to basing rules for daily life on the Qu'ran, Muslims appeal to the hadith, the |
| | A) | laws of nature. |
| | B) | rulings of the successors to Muhammad. |
| | C) | sayings of Khadijah, Muhammad's wife. |
| | D) | recollections people had of Muhammad's words and actions. |
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Muslims believe in |
| | A) | resurrection of the body. |
| | B) | a final judgment. |
| | C) | neither a resurrection of the body and a final judgment. |
| | D) | both a resurrection of the body and a final judgment. |
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Muhammad's job before he became a prophet was a |
| | A) | merchant. |
| | B) | date grower. |
| | C) | caravan driver. |
| | D) | camel breeder. |
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A religious requirement for male Muslims, also necessary for male Jews, is |
| | A) | circumcision. |
| | B) | drinking wine on special feast days. |
| | C) | wearing of the turban. |
| | D) | marriage. |
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Along with Judaism, Islam forbids |
| | A) | eating unleavened bread. |
| | B) | wearing of the veil by women. |
| | C) | eating pork. |
| | D) | wearing gold jewelry. |
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A tower from which a chanter calls people to prayer. |
| | A) | muezzin |
| | B) | dhikr |
| | C) | sura |
| | D) | minaret |
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The decorated niche inside a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca. |
| | A) | dhikr |
| | B) | jihad |
| | C) | minaret |
| | D) | mihrab |
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Pilgrimage to Mecca. |
| | A) | Hajj |
| | B) | dhikr |
| | C) | hadith |
| | D) | sura |
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A festival at the end of the month of Ramadan, during which people feast and visit friends and often visit graves of ancestors. |
| | A) | Kabah |
| | B) | Id-al-Fitr |
| | C) | Ramadan |
| | D) | Hijra |
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A Muslim place of worship. |
| | A) | mosque |
| | B) | qiblah |
| | C) | minaret |
| | D) | jihad |
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The Day of Sacrifice during the month of the Hajj, when an animal is sacrificed to recall the submission of Abraham. |
| | A) | Id al-Adha |
| | B) | Sharia |
| | C) | Ramadan |
| | D) | Kabah |
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"Extinction"; the sense of loss of self in mystical experience. |
| | A) | fana |
| | B) | caliph |
| | C) | jihad |
| | D) | Imam |
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A chapter of the Qur'an. |
| | A) | caliph |
| | B) | sura |
| | C) | fana |
| | D) | Imam |
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A religious leader; specifically, one of the hereditary successors of Muhammad, venerated in Shiite Islam. |
| | A) | jihad |
| | B) | caliph |
| | C) | dhikr |
| | D) | Imam |
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"Struggle"; the ideal of spreading Islamic belief and practice. |
| | A) | sura |
| | B) | jihad |
| | C) | Imam |
| | D) | fana |
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"Cube"; the square shrine at the center of the great mosque in Mecca. |
| | A) | Qur'an |
| | B) | Kabah |
| | C) | Sharia |
| | D) | Ramadan |
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'Submission'; the Muslim religion and the community of believers who have submitted themselves to Allah. |
| | A) | Hijra |
| | B) | Kabah |
| | C) | Ramadan |
| | D) | Islam |
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The month of fasting; the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. |
| | A) | Id al-Adha |
| | B) | Kabah |
| | C) | Ramadan |
| | D) | Qur'an |
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"Path"; the whole body of Islamic law, which guides a Muslim's life. |
| | A) | Kabah |
| | B) | Id al-Adha |
| | C) | Sharia |
| | D) | Hijra |
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Reform Movement that argues education should be entirely religious, emphasizes a simplified Islam, and gives great attention to the importance of Muhammad and his early companions. |
| | A) | Wahhabis |
| | B) | Sunni |
| | C) | Sharia |
| | D) | Deobandi |
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