ISLAM Test Review Game Everyone starts with $20 Each numbered question is worth $5 for the correct answer. Incorrect answer=$0 awarded for that question. Therefore, each player either earns $5 or $0 for each question. In between each 5 questions is a bonus round. Players will place a wager before seeing the question. Players may not wager more money than they currently possess. A correct bonus question answer results in the wagered amount being added to the current total. An incorrect answer results in the wagered amount being subtracted from the current total $ amount.
1) $5 Who is the founder of Islam?
ANSWER Muhammad
2) $5 What city was Muhammad born?
ANSWER Mecca
3) $5 What angel visited Muhammad and gave him revelations?
ANSWER Gabriel
4) $5 Name the Muslim temple built in Jerusalem on the spot where Muhammad was taken up into heaven?
ANSWER Dome of the Rock
5) $5 Name the holy book of Islam that contains Muhammad’s revelations.
ANSWER Qur’an
BONUS ROUND: MAKE A WAGER
BONUS QUESTION List 3 reasons why the location of the Dome of the Rock is important to Jews and Christians.
BONUS QUESTION ANSWER 1. Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac. 2. Solomon’s Temple 3. Last supper, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus.
6) $5 What city did Muhammad escape to when he was expelled from Mecca?
ANSWER Medina (or Yathrib)
7) $5 What did Muhammad do to Mecca in 630 A.D.?
ANSWER Attacked and conquered it.
8) $5 Name the holy temple in Mecca.
ANSWER Kaaba
9) $5 What does “Islam” mean?
ANSWER Submission to the will of Allah.
10) $5 How many times a day do Muslims pray?
ANSWER 5
BONUS ROUND: MAKE A WAGER
Bonus Question Name all 5 pillars.
BONUS QUESTION ANSWER 1. Faith 2. Prayer 3. Alms/Tax 4. Pilgrimage 5. Fast
11) $5 Name the month long fast that takes place from sunrise to sunset.
ANSWER Ramadan
12) $5 What is referred to as the 6 th pillar?
ANSWER Jihad
13) $5 What is a jihad?
ANSWER Holy War-Struggle to defend the faith.
14) $5 Why were the first 5 caliphs referred to as the “Rightly Guided Caliphs?”
ANSWER Successors were family members of Muhammad OR personal friends to Muhammad.
15) $5 Who was the 1 st Rightly Guided Caliph?
ANSWER Abu-Bakr
BONUS ROUND: MAKE A WAGER
Bonus Question What was Abu-Bakr’s relationship to Muhammad?
Bonus Round Answer 1 st convert to Islam outside of Muhammad’s family AND personal friend of Muhammad.
16) $5 What was Umar’s greatest achievement?
ANSWER Expansion of Muslim Empire.
17) $5 Once conquered by the Muslims, what choices did the Christians and Jews have?
ANSWER Convert to Islam OR pay higher taxes.
18) $5 What percentage of Muslims today are Sunni?
ANSWER 90%
19) $5 What did the 3 rd Rightly Guided Caliph Uthman do to anger many Arabs and eventually cause his assassination?
ANSWER Bribes, riches, corruption, and appointed family members to important government positions.
20) $5 Ali move the Muslim capital from Mecca to __________?
ANSWER Baghdad, Iraq
FINAL BONUS ROUND: MAKE A WAGER
BONUS QUESTION Who do the Shi’ah Muslims believe should decide religious, political, and worldly matters?
BONUS QUESTION ANSWER Imams OR descendents of Ali.
DONE Add up your total $ amount and turn in your paper for extra credit.