Islamic History & Beliefs Quiz

Multiple Choice Questions
1.What is the central belief of Muslims about God (Allah)?
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A) God is one and has no partners
B) God is three in one
C) God is only a force of nature
D) God is many gods combined
2. Muslims believe that Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬was:
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A) God in human form
B) The final messenger of God
C) A philosopher and teacher only
D) An angel sent to humanity
3. Muslims believe in life after death. What happens after death according to Islam?
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A) Nothing – life simply ends
B) Souls are reborn into new bodies
C) Everyone will be resurrected and judged by Allah
D) Only prophets are resurrected
4. Who is known as the "Father of Medicine" in the Islamic Golden Age, whose book The Canon of Medicine was used in Europe for over 600 years?
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A) Al-Farabi
B) Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
C) Al-Razi (Rhazes)
D) Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
5. Who is considered the "Father of Optics," proving that the eye works with light entering it, not light rays coming out?
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A) Ibn al-Nafis
B) Al-Khwarizmi
C) Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
D) Al-Farabi
6. Coffee, now a global drink, was first popularized by Muslims in which region?
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A) Persia
B) Yemen
C) Egypt
D) Turkey
7. When did Muslims first arrive in America?
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A) 1900s with modern immigration
B) During the transatlantic slave trade in the 1500s–1600s
C) After 9/11
D) During World War II
8. What percentage of enslaved Africans brought to America were Muslim?
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A) 5–10%
B) 10–30%
C) 50%
D) None
9. Who was one of the earliest known documented African Muslim scholars enslaved in America?
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A) Omar ibn Said
B) Malcolm X
C) Muhammad Ali
D) Imam W.D. Mohammed
10. Which famous American civil rights leader embraced Islam during his life journey?
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A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz)
C) Frederick Douglass
D) W.E.B. Du Bois