"Pay respect to others and be humble to them because humility and submissiveness adds to the value of a man."

Muhammad

1. "Islam" literally means...

   Happiness

   Knowledge

   Awakening

   Submission

   A person's name

    

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2. What percentage of the Muslims in the world are Arabs?

   20%

   40%

   60%

   80%

   95%

    

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3. What percentage of Arabs are Muslims?

   10%

   30%

   50%

   70%

   90%

    

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4. When was Muhammad born?

   570bc

   333bc

   90ad

   333ad

   570ad

    

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5. Who was Ali?

   Muhammad's childhood friend

   Muhammad's cousin

   Muhammad's son-in-law

   The fourth caliph

   All of the above

    

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6. Which of the following is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?

   Salat

   Zakat

   Shahadah

   Inagadadavida

   Hajj

    

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7. What is the most significant date in Islam, the date which marks the beginning of the Muslim community?

   90ad

   610ad

   622ad

   1492ad

   1948ad

    

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8. Which of the following would be most attractive to theologically-observant Muslims?

   Collecting interest on money

   Eating pork

   Drinking alcohol

   Wearing green

   Drawing a picture of the face of Muhammad

    

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9. Which of the following is the minority, mystical sect of Islam, from which the "whirling dervishes" came?

   Sunni

   Shiite

   Sufi

    

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