Mosques - Multiple Choice Exercise

The first mosques go back to
1. the seventh century
2. the birth of Jesus Christ
3. when the Ottoman Empire conquered much of the Middle East
4. Indonesia in the 15th century
During the holy month of Ramadan
1. people can eat at some mosques
2. westerners allowed to enter mosques
3. charity organizations give money to poor Muslims in mosques
4. women are allowed to pray with their husbands
In the 1960s Saudi Arabia started financing mosques around the world
1. in an attempt to stop terrorism
2. in attempt to spread Islam
3. to show that they were rich
4. to spend the money they had earned with petrodollars
Most prayer halls are covered with
1. a central dome
2. minarets
3. a niche that points towards Mecca
4. courtyards
A muezzin
1. announces when Muslims should pray
2. guards the entrance of a mosque
3. us the religious leader of a mosque
4. is in charge of special events during Ramadan
Before Muslims enter the prayer hall
1. they must take off their shoes
2. they must show God that they are Muslims
3. they must stand towards Mecca
4. they must dress in black clothes
Women usually
1. stay at home and pray
2. pray at mosques on Saturdays instead of Fridays
3. help the imam preach
4. leave the mosque before men
During the rise of the Ottoman empire
1. many Turks became Muslims
2. Turks destroyed mosques all over the Middle East
3. mosques were destroyed in the Balkans
4. mosques became museums