Question 1

The Quran did not address the status of women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Many Muslims believe that religious texts must be reinterpreted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The one unforgivable sin of Islam is

Accepted Answer

A)   murder.
B)   idolatry.
C)   unbelief.
D)   abuse.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Women's rights granted by the Quran included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   Contracting her own marriage.
B)   Maintaining guardianship over children until they reach adulthood.
C)   Owning and inheriting property.
D)   Receiving and keeping her dowry upon marriage.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The Islamic modernist _______ failed to produce a systematic reinterpretation of Islam, creating space for activist organizations to emerge

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Islamic modernist _______ failed to produce...

Question 6

Almsgiving, or zakat, requires that Muslims contribute annually

Accepted Answer

A)   2.5 percent of one's income.
B)   5 percent of one's income.
C)   2.5 percent of one's accumulated wealth and assets.
D)   5 percent of one's accumulated wealth and assets.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Muslims believe the Quran is taken from an Arabic tablet preexisting with God in heaven.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following describes pre-Islamic Arabian society and religion?

Accepted Answer

A)   Monotheistic.
B)   Polytheistic tribal.
C)   Solely based on mysticism.
D)   Secular.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

This member of Abraham's family is NOT considered part of Islam's genealogy.

Accepted Answer

A)   Abraham.
B)   Hagar.
C)   Sara.
D)   Ismail.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Sunni Islam is more concerned with contemporary consensus than authorities of the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Wahhabi movement was reacting against a perceived jahiliyya, or period of _______ in Islam in Saudi Arabia

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Wahhabi movement was reacting against a...

Question 12

The Quran affirms the _______ birth of Jesus

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Quran affirms the _______ birth of...

Question 13

The largest Muslim population in Western Europe is in Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the Islamic State, _______ and _______, considered "People of the Book", could hold a lower but protected status of citizenship

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the Islamic State, _______ and _______,...

Question 15

Shiah Muslims comprise the majority of Islam's adherents around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Following World War II, many Muslim nation-state boundaries were arbitrarily drawn by Europeans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Islamic modernism saw no distinction between the unchanging laws of God and social legislation or regulations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

After Muhammad started receiving revelations, the path of preaching to others was smooth sailing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Prophet's example, called _______, is the guidance for all aspects of life

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Prophet's example, called _______, is the...

Question 20

The two major Islamic revivalist movements in the Middle East and South Asia in the 1930s were

Accepted Answer

A)   Wahhabi and Mahdi.
B)   Jamaat-i-Islami and Muslim Brotherhood.
C)   Wahhabi and Muslim Brotherhood.
D)   Nation of Islam and Muslim Brotherhood.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 5: Islam: the Many Faces of the Muslim Experience

In the Islamic State, _______ and _______, considered "People of the Book", could hold a lower but protected status of citizenship

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The Prophet's example, called _______, is the guidance for all aspects of life

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The largest Muslim population in Western Europe is in Germany.

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Almsgiving, or zakat, requires that Muslims contribute annually

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The Islamic modernist _______ failed to produce a systematic reinterpretation of Islam, creating space for activist organizations to emerge

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The one unforgivable sin of Islam is

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Islamic modernism saw no distinction between the unchanging laws of God and social legislation or regulations.

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Muslims believe the Quran is taken from an Arabic tablet preexisting with God in heaven.

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The two major Islamic revivalist movements in the Middle East and South Asia in the 1930s were

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This member of Abraham's family is NOT considered part of Islam's genealogy.

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Which of the following describes pre-Islamic Arabian society and religion?

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Women's rights granted by the Quran included all of the following EXCEPT

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Many Muslims believe that religious texts must be reinterpreted.

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The Quran did not address the status of women.

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Shiah Muslims comprise the majority of Islam's adherents around the world.

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Following World War II, many Muslim nation-state boundaries were arbitrarily drawn by Europeans.

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The Quran affirms the _______ birth of Jesus

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After Muhammad started receiving revelations, the path of preaching to others was smooth sailing.

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Sunni Islam is more concerned with contemporary consensus than authorities of the past.

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The Wahhabi movement was reacting against a perceived jahiliyya, or period of _______ in Islam in Saudi Arabia

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In the Islamic State, _ and _, considered "People of the Book", could hold a lower but protected status of citizenship

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