Quiz for Source 9.6: Voices of Islam

1. Question 9.26

   Where and when was this image created?
   

   Where and when was this image created?

   A.

   Mughal India in the eleventh century

   B.

   Cordoba, Spain, in the eleventh century

   C.

   Persia in the sixteenth century

   D.

   Mameluk Egypt in the sixteenth century

2. Question 9.27

   Which of the following best describes the seating arrangement in this scene?
   

   Which of the following best describes the seating arrangement in this scene?

   A.

   Older men with beards and mustaches towards the front, with younger men behind them and to the side

   B.

   Young men at the front, with older men with beards behind them

   C.

   Older men with beards and mustaches toward the front, with younger men behind them and to the side, and women and children in a separate area

   D.

   Young men at the front, with older men with beards behind them and to the side, and women and children in a separate area

3. Question 9.28

   What does the presence of women imply?
   

   What does the presence of women imply?

   A.

   Women were not considered true Muslims.

   B.

   Women were treated the same as men when worshipping.

   C.

   Women could be religious teachers.

   D.

   Society believed that women could benefit from the same religious instruction as men.

4. Question 9.29

   What can one infer about the practice of Islam from this image?
   

   What can one infer about the practice of Islam from this image?

   A.

   Religious teachers brought their messages to local congregations.

   B.

   Sufi mystics visited local communities to teach but did not enter the mosques, which were controlled by local clerics.

   C.

   Religious practice involved elaborate rituals.

   D.

   Holy women were an important part of the faith.

5. Question 9.30

   What understanding of women did sexual segregation in mosques suggest?
   

   What understanding of women did sexual segregation in mosques suggest?

   A.

   Women were spiritually inferior.

   B.

   Women were a distraction to men.

   C.

   Women were illiterate.

   D.

   Women were impure.