Mosques - Multiple Choice Test

In the 1960s Saudi Arabia started financing mosques around the world
1. in an attempt to spread Islam
2. to spend the money they had earned with petrodollars
3. in an attempt to stop terrorism
4. to show that they were rich
A muezzin
1. announces when Muslims should pray
2. is in charge of special events during Ramadan
3. is the religious leader of a mosque
4. guards the entrance of a mosque
The first mosques go back to
1. the seventh century
2. the birth of Christ
3. Indonesia in the 15th century
4. when the Ottoman Empire conquered much of the Middle East
Most prayer halls are covered with
1. a central dome
2. minarets
3. courtyards
4. a niche that points towards Mecca
During the holy month of Ramadan
1. people can eat at some mosques
2. charity organizations give money to poor Muslims in mosques
3. women are allowed to pray with their husbands
4. westerners are allowed to enter mosques
During the rise of the Ottoman empire
1. many Turks became Muslims
2. Turks destroyed mosques all over the Middle East
3. mosques became museums
4. mosques were destroyed in the Balkans
Before Muslims enter the prayer hall
1. they must take off their shoes
2. they must stand towards Mecca
3. they must dress in black clothes
4. they must show God that they are Muslims
Some walls in a mosque
1. show verses from the Quran
2. are covered with paintings by Muslim artists
3. show a portrait of the Imam
4. tell you which way Mecca is
The Imam delivers his speech from
1. a pulpit
2. a minaret
3. a courtyard
4. a bench
The Prophet's Mosque is in
1. Medina
2. Mecca
3. Istanbul
4. Jerusalem