• 1. 
    What is the closest translation for the Qurʾānic term shirk?

  • faith
  • adultery
  • polytheism
  • angel
  • 2. 
    Fact or Fiction: The Arabic term tajwīd refers to the discipline of Qurʾān recitation.

  • Fact
  • Fiction
  • 3. 
    Which sūrah is generally believed to begin with the first revelation to Muhammad?

  • Sūrat al-ʻAlaq (The Clot)
  • Sūrat al-Fātiḥah
  • Sūrat al-Ṭūr (The Mountain)
  • Sūrat al-Nisāʾ (The Women)
  • 4. 
    Which of the following stories, known from the Hebrew Bible, is also mentioned in the Qurʾān?

  • Joseph in Egypt
  • Noah’s flood
  • Abraham sacrificing his son
  • All of these
  • 5. 
    Which of the first four caliphs is credited with promulgating an official version of the text of the Qurʾān?

  • Abū Bakr
  • ʿUmar
  • ʿUthmān
  • ʿAlī
  • 6. 
    Where was Muhammad said to have been when the first revelation from the Qurʾān reached him?

  • on a boat
  • in a tent
  • in his home
  • in a cave
  • 7. 
    How many sūrahs (chapters) does the Qurʾān have?

  • 51
  • 177
  • 114
  • 253
  • 8. 
    Which of the following is the best translation for the Arabic phrase yawm al-dīn?

  • Judgment Day
  • prophet
  • heaven
  • hell
  • 9. 
    What is tafsīr?

  • recitation of the Qurʾān
  • memorization of the Qurʾān
  • copying of the Qurʾān
  • interpretation of the Qurʾān
  • 10. 
    Which historical figure is often identified with the Qurʾānic figure known as “Dhū al-Qarnayn”?

  • Solomon
  • Jesus
  • Aristotle
  • Alexander the Great
  • 11. 
    Fact or Fiction: Like classical Arabic poetry, the verses of the Qurʾān adhere to a strict meter.

  • Fiction
  • Fact
  • 12. 
    Fact or Fiction: Outside the Arabic-speaking world, the Qurʾān is generally translated into local languages for religious services.

  • Fiction
  • Fact
  • 13. 
    According to Muslim tradition, how long did the revelation of the Qurʾān to Muhammad take?

  • about a month
  • about 10 years
  • about 20 years
  • about a week
  • 14. 
    Fact or Fiction: The sūrahs (chapters) of the Qurʾān are roughly equal in length.

  • Fact
  • Fiction
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