Arabians and Abbasids

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

1. Pope
2. Caliph
3. Buddha

Q. ______was the capital of Abbasids.

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

Q. Who is a Caliph?

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

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

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

Q. Which are the two sects of Islam?

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

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 is not a contribution made by the Arabs to modern-day Mathematics?

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