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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Strange Book.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Mahmud?
(a) Bilquis' forty year old son.
(b) Bilquis' four year old grandson.
(c) Bilquis' ex-husband.
(d) Bilquis' neighbor child.

2. Who was General Khalid Sheikh?
(a) Bilquis' cousin.
(b) Bilquis' ex-husband.
(c) Bilquis' brother.
(d) Bilquis' uncle.

3. Who shared Bilquis' name?
(a) The prime minister of Pakistan.
(b) The governor of Wah.
(c) The queen of India.
(d) The queen of Sheba.

4. In what year did Muhammed receive the Quran?
(a) 610 A.D.
(b) B.C. 1610.
(c) 1610 A.D.
(d) B.C. 610.

5. Why is the Quran always read in Arabic?
(a) It would be wrong to translate God's word.
(b) Unbelievers should not see the word of God.
(c) No one can speak the ancient Arabic well enough.
(d) A translation would bring infidels into the faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does a Muslim child begin to study the Quran?

2. Why were Muslims advised not to employ Christians, according to Bilquis?

3. How did Bilquis feel about God when the Mullah asked her?

4. Why did Bilquis threaten to fire Manzur?

5. When does Muslim law require burial?

(see the answer key)

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