The beginning of the Muslim calendar is the Western year, multiple choice questions help

QUESTION 1

1. The beginning of the Muslim calendar is the Western year

   	1.	351 B.C.E.
   	2.	70 C.E.
   	3.	622 C.E.
   	4.	63 B.C.E.

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QUESTION 2

1. Islam particularly stresses

   		oneness of God.
   		pilgrimage of Jersalem once in a lifetime.
   		prayer twice each day.
   		having only one wife.

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QUESTION 3

1. Muhammand was born and raised in

   		Marrakesh
   		Mysore
   		Medina
   		Mecca

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QUESTION 4

1. Islam literally means

   		submission
   		tradition
   		purity
   		devotion

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QUESTION 5

1. Observant Muslims do not allow

   		interracial marriage
   		alcohol
   		divorce
   		pilgrimage

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QUESTION 6

1. Which of the following is NOT typical of Islam

   		daily prayer
   		belief in an all-powerful God
   		giving to the poor
   		belief in a Trinity

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QUESTION 7

1. The phrase “Five Pilars of Islam” refers to

   		essentials of Muslim belief and practice.
   		a book of Muslim architectural design
   		the first five books of the Qur’an.
   		the main mosque in Mecca.

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QUESTION 8

1. Islam and Judaism are similar in that they both…

   		make use of circumcision.
   		use the same sacred book.
   		forbid alcohol
   		forbid divorce.

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QUESTION 9

1. Muslims trace themselves back ultimately to what great patriarch?

   		Paul
   		Moses
   		Abraham
   		Isaac

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QUESTION 10

1. The Islam month of fasting is called.

   		Nisan
   		Hajj.
   		Lent
   		Ramadan

10 points