Islam Origins and Beliefs Test

What pillar of Islam involves giving alms?

• a. Siyaam

• b. Zakaah

Which of the following five pillars involves the month of Ramadan?

• a. Belief

• b. Saalah

• c. Salaah

• d. Hajj

Which word best describes Ibn Sina in this passage?

• a. Religious

• b. Undisciplined

• c. Pilgrimage

• d. Siyaam

According to the passage, what does God instruct Muslims to do?

• a. Follow the law of shari'ah

• b. Fear God and show gratitude

• c. Follow the Five Pillars of Islam

• d. Defeat the enemies of Islam

According to the passage, why was Arab rule readily accepted by people in the countryside?

• a. All governments made people's lives difficult

• b. Arab customs were already familiar to them

• c. The Arab government treated people in the countryside better than people living in cities.

• d. The Arab government focused on cities and largely left people in the countryside alone.

What type of government was the Muslim empire?

• a. One headed by a monarch

• b. One run by a collection of educated experts

• c. One run by religious leaders

• d. One run by an elite few

1. Damascus was the capital of the Muslim empire for many years. A camel caravan going east across the desert from Damascus would arrive at the Persian city of -

• 1. Baghdad

• 1. Samarkand

• 1. Syria

• 1. Constantinople

21. Which of the Five Pillars of Islam must be done five times each day?
    

• 1. Prayer

• 1. Charity

• 1. Fasting

• 1. Pilgrimage

21. For  Muslims, obeying Allah’s will means following
    

• 1. The Ten Commandments

• 1. The Twelve Tables

• 1. The Golden Rule

• 1. The Five Pillars of Islam

21. The word Muslim means one who 
    

• 1. surrenders to God

• 1. follows Muhammad

• 1. preaches the one true faith.

• 1. practices kindness toward all