Arabians and Abbasids

Q. Which are the two sects of Islam?

1. Shia and Arab
2. Shia and Caliph
3. Shia and Sunni
4. Sunni and Prophet

Q. ______was the capital of Abbasids.

1. Damascus
2. Baghdad
3. Yethrib
4. Mecca

Q. King Shahryar used to marry everyday and kill his wives the next day. Scheherazade, his new wife, tricks him into listening to her stories for many nights, at the end of which, he falls in love with her and spares her. Her stories have been compiled into a collection known as what?

1. One Thousand and One Nights
2. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
3. Aladdin
4. Jataka Tales

Q. Who is a Caliph?

1. Predecessor of Mohammad
2. Leader of Medina
3. Successor of Mohammad
4. Leader of the Islamic world

Q. The is regarded as the leader of the Islamic world in both religious and political affairs.

1. Pope
2. Caliph
3. Buddha

Q. Which four dynasties held the position of the Caliphate during the Middle ages?

1. Rashiduns, Umayyads, Abbasids and Sunni
2. Rashiduns, Umayyads, Shia and Sunni
3. Rashiduns, Umayyads, Abbasids and Ottomans
4. Rashiduns, Umayyads, Abbasids and Shia

Q. Which of the following were conquered by the Arabs during the middle ages?

1. India
2. Spain
3. Persia
4. China
5. Morocco
6. Australia
7. Africa
8. Jerusalem

Q. Which of the following is not a contribution made by the Arabs to modern-day Mathematics?

1. Quadratic equations
2. Calculation with Hindu numerals
3. Algebra
4. The number zero

Q. The Pope is to Christianity as 'X' is to Islam. Identify 'X'.

1. The Umayyad
2. The Caliph
3. The Abbasid
4. The Rashidun

Q. Which of the following are the two main sects in Islam?

1. Umayyads and Abbasids
2. Shia and Sunni
3. Abbasids and Sunni
4. Umayyads and Shia

Q. Which of the following explains the decline of the Caliphate?

1. Death of Harun-Al-Rashid
2. Invasion by the Seljuq Turks
3. Death of Prophet Mohammad
4. Birth of Prophet Mohammad

Q. Where were the Muslim holy places situated?

1. Balkan
2. Britain
3. Turkey
4. Spain