What is Islam? - Beliefs and Practices for Year 2 Religious Education

Question 1

Who is the prophet who founded Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Answer

Jesus

Answer

Moses

Answer

Buddha

Question 2

Which of these is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Belief in many gods

Answer

Prayer (Salat)

Answer

Fasting (Sawm)

Answer

Charity (Zakah)

Question 3

Where is Mecca, the most sacred city in Islam, located?

Accepted Answer

Saudi Arabia

Answer

Egypt

Answer

Iran

Answer

Pakistan

Question 4

What is the term for the global Muslim community?

Accepted Answer

Ummah

Answer

Tribe

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Community

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Association

Question 5

Who is the most important prophet in Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Answer

Moses

Answer

Jesus

Answer

Abraham

Question 6

What is the holy book of Islam called?

Accepted Answer

Quran

Answer

Bible

Answer

Torah

Answer

Vedas

Question 7

What is the name of the Muslim God?

Accepted Answer

Allah

Answer

Yahweh

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Brahma

Answer

Shiva

Question 8

Where was the Prophet Muhammad born?

Accepted Answer

Mecca

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Medina

Answer

Jerusalem

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Rome

Question 9

What do we call a Muslim place of worship?

Accepted Answer

Mosque

Answer

Church

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Temple

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Synagogue

Question 10

What is the Islamic calendar based on?

Accepted Answer

The movement of the moon

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The movement of the sun

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The Julian calendar

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The Gregorian calendar

Question 11

Which of these is a key belief in Islam?

Accepted Answer

Predestination

Answer

Reincarnation

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The Trinity

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Karma

Question 12

Which month in the Islamic calendar is considered holy?

Accepted Answer

Ramadan

Answer

Easter

Answer

Christmas

Answer

Hanukkah

Question 13

What is the holy book of Islam called?

Accepted Answer

The Quran

Answer

The Bible

Answer

The Torah

Answer

The Bhagavad Gita

Question 14

Who is the prophet of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Answer

Jesus

Answer

Moses

Answer

Abraham

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a belief of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Jesus is the son of God.

Answer

There is only one God.

Answer

Muhammad is the final prophet.

Answer

The Quran is the word of God.

Question 16

Which of the following is a symbol of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Crescent moon

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Star of David

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Cross

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Lotus flower

Question 17

What is the name of the special festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan?

Accepted Answer

Eid

Answer

Christmas

Answer

Diwali

Answer

Hanukkah

Question 18

What is the name of the pilgrimage that Muslims are expected to perform at least once in their lifetime?

Accepted Answer

Hajj

Answer

Umrah

Answer

Zakat

Answer

Sawm

Question 19

What is the name of the holy book of Islam?

Accepted Answer

The Quran

Answer

The Bible

Answer

The Torah

Answer

The Vedas

Question 20

What symbol is commonly associated with Islam?

Accepted Answer

The Crescent and Star

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The Star of David

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The Cross

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The Om

Question 21

What is the name of the Muslim festival that marks the end of Ramadan?

Accepted Answer

Eid al-Fitr

Answer

Eid al-Adha

Answer

Diwali

Answer

Hanukkah

Question 22

What is the name of the holy month in the Islamic calendar when Muslims fast?

Accepted Answer

Ramadan

Answer

Shawwal

Answer

Dhu al-Hijjah

Answer

Muharram

Question 23

What is the holy book of Islam called?

Accepted Answer

The Quran

Answer

The Bible

Answer

The Torah

Question 24

Who is the founder and prophet of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Answer

Jesus

Answer

Moses

Question 25

Which of these is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Believing in many gods

Answer

Prayer

Answer

Fasting during Ramadan

Question 26

What is the name of the God worshipped in Islam?

Accepted Answer

Allah

Answer

Yahweh

Answer

Jehovah

Question 27

Which of these is a holy place for Muslims?

Accepted Answer

The Kaaba

Answer

The Vatican

Answer

The Wailing Wall

Question 28

On which day do Muslims attend the mosque for special prayers?

Accepted Answer

Friday

Answer

Saturday

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Sunday

Question 29

Which of these is a symbol of Islam?

Accepted Answer

The Crescent and Star

Answer

The Cross

Answer

The Lotus Flower

Question 30

What is the yearly month of fasting for Muslims called?

Accepted Answer

Ramadan

Answer

Muharram

Answer

Shawwal

Question 31

Which of these is NOT a belief of Muslims?

Accepted Answer

Jesus is the son of God

Answer

There is only one God, Allah

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Muhammad is the last prophet

Question 32

What is the name of the journey Muslims take to Mecca?

Accepted Answer

Hajj

Answer

Tawaf

Answer

Umrah

Question 33

What is the name of the holy book of Islam?

Accepted Answer

The Quran

Answer

The Bible

Answer

The Torah

Answer

The Book of Mormon

Question 34

Which of these is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Baptism

Answer

Prayer

Answer

Fasting

Answer

Pilgrimage

Question 35

What is the name of the month when Muslims fast?

Accepted Answer

Ramadan

Answer

Eid-ul-Fitr

Answer

Hajj

Answer

Muharram

Question 36

What is the name of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca?

Accepted Answer

Hajj

Answer

Umrah

Answer

Ramadan

Answer

Eid-ul-Adha

Question 37

What is the name of the festival that celebrates the end of Ramadan?

Accepted Answer

Eid-ul-Fitr

Answer

Eid-ul-Adha

Answer

Hajj

Answer

Muharram

Question 38

What is the symbol of Islam?

Accepted Answer

The star and crescent

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The cross

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The dove

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The fish

Question 39

Who is believed to be the main prophet in Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Answer

Moses

Answer

Jesus

Answer

Abraham

Question 40

What is the name of the holy book in Islam?

Accepted Answer

Quran

Answer

Torah

Answer

Bible

Answer

Vedas

Question 41

What direction do Muslims face when praying?

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Answer

Jerusalem

Answer

Rome

Answer

New York City

Question 42

How many daily prayers are required in Islam?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

7

Question 43

What is the name of the fasting month in Islam?

Accepted Answer

Ramadan

Answer

Eid ul-Fitr

Answer

Muharram

Answer

Rabi al-Awwal

Question 44

Which of the following is the first Pillar of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Belief in Allah

Answer

Zakat

Answer

Prayer

Answer

Fasting

Question 45

What do Muslims believe about Allah?

Accepted Answer

He is the only God

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He is a human

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He is not real

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He has three parts

Question 46

Which festival is celebrated after Ramadan?

Accepted Answer

Eid al-Fitr

Answer

Eid ul-Adha

Answer

Mawlid al-Nabi

Answer

Laylat al-Qadr

Question 47

Who is known as the founder of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Answer

Adam

Answer

Moses

Answer

Jesus

Question 48

Where was the founder of Islam born?

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Answer

Jerusalem

Answer

Medina

Answer

London

Question 49

Who is believed to be the most important person in Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Answer

Jesus

Answer

Moses

Answer

Abraham

Question 50

Who do Muslims believe is the one and only God?

Accepted Answer

Allah

Answer

Yahweh

Answer

Zeus

Answer

Shiva

Question 51

In which direction do Muslims pray?

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Answer

The East

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The West

Answer

Jerusalem

Question 52

Which of these is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Baptism

Answer

Prayer

Answer

Fasting

Answer

Pilgrimage

Question 53

During which month do Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset?

Accepted Answer

Ramadan

Answer

Shawwal

Answer

Dhu al-Hijjah

Answer

Muharram

Question 54

Where is the holiest city in Islam?

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Answer

Jerusalem

Answer

Rome

Answer

Delhi

Question 55

What do Muslims say as the main message of Islam?

Accepted Answer

There is no God but Allah.

Answer

Love your neighbour.

Answer

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Answer

God is great.

Question 56

What is the name for a Muslim place of worship?

Accepted Answer

Mosque

Answer

Church

Answer

Synagogue

Answer

Temple