Religion A42: Midterm Preparation
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Answer the questions below.
Muhammad was born in the year
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570 CE
595 CE
610 CE
Jahiliyyah means
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time of antiquity
age of achievement
time of ignorance
The Muslim emigration from Mecca to Medina is called
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the Isra
the Hijrah
the Mi'raj
Sumayya bt. Khubbat was
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the first Muslim muezzin
the first Muslim martyr
the aunt of Muhammad
Who is the founder of the Umayyad dynasty
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Muawiyah b. Abu Sufyan
Ali b. Abu Talib
Ja'far al-Sadiq
Husayn b. Ali was killed in the year
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681 CE
661 CE
656 CE
In Shi'i Islam, Imam means
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Belief
leader of Salat
spiritual and political leader
Muhammad received his first revelation in
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595 CE
610 CE
613 CE
Qur'an literally means
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Recitation
Poetry
Revelation
The early Muslim community emigrated to the Christian country of
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Armenia
Syria
Abyssinia
Which of the following is
not
a "pillar" of Islam?
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Salat
Kufr
Zakat
The "greater occultation" refers to
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the killing of Husayn b. Ali b. Abu Talib
the disappearance of the representative of the Imam
the disappearance of the Imam
The absolute oneness of God is referred to as
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Tawhid
Sufism
Monolatry
Biographical literature about the life of Muhammad is called
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Tafsir
Sura
Sira
Umar b. al-Khattab is counted as the
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second rightly guided caliph
third rightly guided caliph
fourth rightly guided caliph
Which of the following stories about Jesus is
not
affirmed in the Quran?
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His virgin birth
His crucifixion
His healing of the sick
Which of the following statements about Abraham is
not
affirmed by the Quran?
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His prophethood
His willingness to sacrifice his son
His Jewishness
Kufr means
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disbelief
heresy
poverty
Which of the following is an uncle of Muhammad?
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Abu Jahl
Abu Talib
Abu Bakr
The Umayyad dynasty lasted
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from 750 CE - 1251 CE
from 632 CE - 661 CE
from 661 CE - 750 CE
Hind bt. Utba was the
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mother of Muawiyah
mother of Ali b. Abu Talib
wife of Muawiyah
Non-denominational, pre-Islamic monotheism is called
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Mushrikun
Hanifiyya
Munafiqun
Hasan b. Ali b. Abu Talib is a
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brother of Fatima
son of Husayn
grandson of Muhammad
Aisha bt. Abu Bakr is a
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sister of Zayd b. Haritha
wife of Muhammad
daughter of Umar b. al Khattab
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