Name: _________________ WorksheetDate: __________________ Introductory LessonPeriod: _________________ Islam1. Islam literally means “Holy War.” False – “Surrender to God”

2. The word “Muslim” and the word “Muhammadan” are interchangeable.True

3. The majority of the Muslims in the world live in the Middle East. False – 62% live in Asia Pacific (Indonesia, Pakistan)

4. Muslims believe that the true author of their holy book was the Prophet Muhammad. True – Believe he was inspired by Allah

5. The name of the holy book of Islam is the Arabic Bible. False - Quran

6. Up until 100 years ago, Muslims, Christians and Jews have never lived side-by-side. False – Have been living side-by-side for centuries

7. All Muslims are hateful towards the United States of America and generally suspicious of the Western World. False – Not all Muslims

8. The religion of Islam preaches committing violence against non-Muslims and tolerates the poor treatment of women. False – Some followers interpret the law that way

9. Muslims are generally skeptical and fearful of rational thinking and scientific thought because they are not part of the Western Tradition. False – Generalization

10. Muslims refuse to recognize that Islam is a religion with roots in Judaic and Christian theology and history. False – They believe all three came from Abraham

11. Jews, Christians, and Muslims each worship a different God. False – claim to all worship the same God

12. If there were no Muslims in the world, terrorism would not exist. False – Not all terrorists are Muslim

13. Most Muslim men have at least ten wives. False

14. Islam prohibits the consumption of pork, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco. True – Muslims must follow “Halal” law (no pork, animals dead prior to slaughtering, birds of prey, animals not slaughtered in name of Allah, etc. )

15. Muslims are jealous of the United States and Europe because there have never been any Islamic empires in World History. False, there have been Islamic empires