Saturday : Judaism :: ______ : Islam
Friday
CORRECT!
Sunday
Monday
Saturday
Which BEST describes a characteristic of Islam?
Islam, like other major religions, is composed of sects which sometimes disagree on beliefs and practices.
CORRECT!
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.
Which factor has contributed most to the social and cultural identity of the Middle East?
the strong influence of Islam on the region
CORRECT!
a lack of foreign involvement in the region
the ability of the region to export oil
the political stability of the region
A good Muslim does all of the following EXCEPT:
goes to pray in a group at the mosque on Saturday.
CORRECT!
believes that Muhammed was God’s messenger.
reads his holy book, the Qur’an.
fasts and makes a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his lifetime.
Muslims consider the Qur’an the greatest written work in Arabic mainly because it:
is believed to be the word of Allah.
CORRECT!!
tells of the life of Muhammed.
establishes a system of law, the Shariah.
protects the “People of the Book.”
Before 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
CORRECT!!
a strict rule by one Arabian king
sheikhs ruling each city in Arabia
a central government at Medina
Islam changed the status of women by
giving them some legal and economic rights.
CORRECT!!
permitting them to enter convents while still pre-teens.
making them equal to men.
forbidding them to learn Arabic.
Which of the following is NOT closely related to the other three?
the Dome of the Rock
CORRECT!!
Mecca
Hadj
Kaabah
Which statement about women under Islam is CORRECT?
Women were expected to be modest and to obey their fathers or husbands.
CORRECT!!
In farming villages, women were forbidden to work in the fields.
Women had less rights after the spread of Islam than they had before.
According to the Qur’an, women had no legal rights.
Which statement BEST describes Islamic art and architecture?
The architecture of the Islamic world blended Greek, Roman, Persian, and Islamic traditions.
CORRECT!!
Islamic architects built mosques but were forbidden to design palaces.
The Islamic world produced little art and architecture because the Qur’an forbade it.
Most Islamic art and architecture used only Arab designs and styles.
[Quiz originally from here]