Episode 119 Quiz

Welcome to the quiz for Episode 119: The Qur’an, Part 3: Origins. See what you remember about the Qur’an’s roots in indigenous Arabian and Abrahamic traditions by clicking “START” below!

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Job’s story in the Qur’an is more clear cut than it is in the Bible. In the Qur’an, Job’s enemy is explicitly:

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In ancient Arabia, the deities Allat, Manat, and Al-‘Uzza were the daughters of:

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When the Qur’an calls Abraham a “hanifan musliman,” the meaning is that:

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Which of these words does NOT describe the way that Biblical prophets are depicted in the Qur’an?

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Were the jinn created before, or after humanity in the Qur’an?

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The Qur’an spends a fair amount of time talking about the Virgin Mary’s:

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In its repurposing of the story of Moses, the Qur’an is especially interested in the story of Moses and

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In Islamic tradition, Abraham:

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True or false: “In the Qur’an, Jesus foretells the coming of the Prophet Muhammad.”

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Who is ‘Isa ibn Maryam?

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Iblis, in the Qur’an, is often associated with:

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When does the name “Allah” start to show up on the archaeological record in the Arabian peninsula?

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True or false: “The Qur’an tells the story of Jonah very similarly to the way that it’s told in the Bible.”

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True or false: “The Qur’an states that Jesus was the son of God.”

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Does the Qur’an tell the story of Adam and Eve?

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The Qur’an tells a story about Abraham that’s not in the Bible. The story is about Abraham:

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True or false: “The Qur’an talks about the Virgin Mary more than the Bible does.”

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True or false: “The Qur’an states that Jesus was born from a virgin.”

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The jinn, in ancient Arabian folklore, were:

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The Qur’anic word “mushrikun,” often translated as “idolaters” in English translations, can be more literally translated as:

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