Classroom quiz

Classroom quiz

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Five questions, four choices each, twenty seconds per question. Choose with keys 1 to 4 or with a click, then press Enter for the next question.

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1. Question 1 of 5

   Which two great powers surrounded Arabia before Islam?

   Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

   1. 1Rome and Pharaonic Egypt
   2. 2Byzantium and Persia
   3. 3China and India
   4. 4The Franks and the Goths

2. Question 2 of 5

   Why does 622 begin the Islamic calendar?

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   1. 1It was the year of the first revelation
   2. 2It was the year of the conquest of Mecca
   3. 3It was the year of the Hijra to Medina
   4. 4It was the year of the Prophet's birth

3. Question 3 of 5

   What did the Constitution of Medina regulate?

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   1. 1The times of prayer
   2. 2Trade with Persia
   3. 3The Umayyad frontiers
   4. 4Relations and duties between the groups of Medina

4. Question 4 of 5

   How did the Prophet enter Mecca in 630?

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   1. 1After a treaty, then almost without fighting
   2. 2After a year-long siege
   3. 3By sea from Jeddah
   4. 4He never entered it

5. Question 5 of 5

   How did the Umayyads differ from the Rashidun in the transfer of power?

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   1. 1The caliph was chosen by lot
   2. 2Rule became hereditary within one family
   3. 3The people elected the caliph yearly
   4. 4Medina ruled from Damascus