WEEK SEVEN QUIZ
Due 5-7-2009
Please be sure to check off only one response.
Student's Name
A it foreshadowed the dominance of monotheism
B it foreshadowed the dominance of polytheism
C it indicated the decline of the Byzantine Empire
D it marked the emergence of religion as an instrument of politics 2.) In the Muslim view, Judaism and Christianity were ?
A heretical
B negligent in preserving God's word
C only politically useful
D equal in value to Islam 3.) Why did Muslims change the direction of their prayer from Jerusalem to Mecca?
A they did so to differentiate between themselves and the Jews of Medina
B it was a political move
C it was a compromise so that Muhammad and his followers could return to Mecca
D they never changed, they had always been directed toward Mecca 4.) The supremacy of the Medinan state was based on
A familial connections
B military power
C wealth
D common faith in a single god 5.) Which of the following is not one of the 'Five Pillars' of Islam?
A prayer five times a day
B jihad
C fasting during the month of Ramadan
D making pilgrimage to Mecca 6.) Which of the following best describes the Arab Muslims' relationship to their subject peoples?
A they required all subjects to convert and would use force if necessary
B there was an extensive missionary effort to encourage conversion
C only Jews and Christians were required to convert
D Arabs were a minority, and they had no incentive to promote cohesive missionary movements 7.) Which of the following did not contribute to the decline of the Umayyad dynasty?
A cosmopolitan attitudes
B a strong centralized religious organization
C their ban on trade since this caused economic hardship
D they were seen by pious Muslims as an immoral family 8.) As Islam developed, it
A remained untouched by outside influences
B evolved but remained untouched by outside influences
C was changed dramatically by local customs
D absorbed many 'small traditions', within the 'great tradition' of Islam 9. ) The practice of secluding and veiling women
A has its roots in Byzantine and Sassanid times
B has it roots in the Quran
C has its roots in the hadith
D has its roots in one of the 'small traditions' 10.) The hadith
A was based on a military fief system
B was controlled by a slave-officier elite
C provided a valuable supplement to the Quran
D is a book of the Quran
11.) Islamic religious scholars were known as
A rabbis
B ulama
C umma
D caliphs 12.) The use of Turkic slaves as a standing army was
A useless
B effective and cheap
C effective but costly
D a point of contention with traditional warriors
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