1. Islam – a ‘popcorn’ quiz
11/19/2014
TRS 101

2. 1. Who is credited with founding the religion of Islam?

3. 2. Who appeared to Mohammad to deliver the revelation?

4. 3. How many gods are there in Islam?

5. 4. What is the name by which Muslims call God?

6. 5. What does the name Allah mean?

7. 6. True or false: Muslims alone use the name “Allah” for God.

8. 7. True or false: The Muslim God Allah is the same as the Jewish God YHWH.

9. 8. In Islamic tradition, the people reflect upon God’s many names
8. In Islamic tradition, the people reflect upon God’s many names. How many names are there in this traditional reflection?

10. 9. What is the name of the Muslim holy scripture?

11. 10. What does the word “Qur’an” mean?

12. 11. True or false: Muslims understand the Qur’an as a modified “borrowing” of the Old and New Testament texts.

13. 12. True or false: Muslims understand the Qur’an to be the verbatim, directly revealed word of God.

14. 13. True or false: when Muslims pray all around the world, they face East.

15. 14. In what city did the religion of Islam begin?

16. 15. What does the word “Islam” mean?

17. 16. What is the name of the holiest shrine in the center of the mosque at Mecca?

18. 17. Name one of the five pillars of Islam.

19. 18. Name another of the five pillars of Islam.

20. 19. Name a third of the five pillars of Islam.

21. 20. Name a fourth of the five pillars of Islam.

22. 21. True or false: reading the Qur’an to oneself, privately, is less important in Islamic tradition than reciting it aloud.

23. 22. What is the Hadith?

24. 23. The beginning of the Muslim calendar is marked from what journey?

25. 24. True or false: Mohammad was a purely religious leader who did not meddle in politics.

26. 25. Name three characters that appear in both Muslim and Christian scriptural stories.

27. 26. True or false: hoarding wealth to protect one’s family in the future is considered to be a positive thing in Islamic tradition.

28. 27. What is the meaning of the term jihad?