2021 ‫اختبار تجريبي للفرقة الثانية بقسم أصول دين –مايو‬

Experimental exam for 2nd year undergraduate- Dept. of Usul—May 2021

I. Decide if the following sentences are true or false

1- Prophet Muhammad was born around A.D. 570. T
2- Before Islam, Abu Bakr was a wealthy merchant. T
3- Ibn Khaldoun was born in Tunis in 1332. T
4- Muslims celebrate eid-ul-fitr on the first of shawwal. T
5- Islam influenced art and art pieces of all sizes. T
6- The history of Jerusalem is inseparable from the deeply-rooted history of
Palestine. T
7- Both of the Prophet’s parents died in his early childhood. T
8- Abu Bakr was among the first adopt Islam. T
9- Ibn Khaldoun’s family retired from politics upon Ibn Khaldoun’s birth. T
10- The Prophet abolished these pagan festivals in Medina. T
11- Islamic art is simple and natural. T
12- The history of Palestine stands for about 6 thousand years. T
13- Muhammad was a loving husband for Khadija. T
14- Abu Bakr freed slaves. T
15- Ibn Khaldoun’s education was privately done, some by his father. T
16- Muslims celebrate eid-ul-adha on the10th of Dhul—Hijjah. T
17- Islamic art is all embracing, all powerful. T
18- Jerusalem symbolizes sacredness T
19- The Prophet was born in Mecca. T
20- The Qur’an was revealed to Muhammad through Arch Angel Gabriel.
T
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II. Fill in the blanks with the proper word
1- Muslims faced …….in Mecca at first.
a-honour b-persecution c-happiness
2- The verb from “Expansion” is……
a- Expand b- expense c-expert
3- Ibn khaldoun was an expatriate, meaning he was….
a-a politician b-an émigré c-a scholar
4- The Omayyad caliphs were…….
a-great builders of palaces b-not Muslims c-modern day people
5- ……is a heavenly religion.
a-Judaization b-Judaism c- demographic
6- Abu Bakr was a….
a-companion b-prophet c-employee
7- Uthman was the….caliph.
a-first b- second c-third
8- Ali was known for…….
a-bravery b-childhood c-paganism
9- Ibn Khaldoun started his political career at the age of
a-21 b- 12 c-15 d-19
10- Ibn Khaldoun died in….
a-Egypt b-Palestine c-Morocco
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III. Choose the correct answer

1- Mozart … a great musician.
a-be b- was c-been
2- Don’t take….book. I need it.
a-me b- I c- my
3- Sam is ……… Jack.
a-smarter b-smarter than c-smart
4- You must not trust your parents. They are the ones who love you best.
The mistake in the first sentence is in…..
a-must not b-parents c-should
5- “Your hair looks great” “Yeah I have dyed it earlier”. The second
sentence is in the present perfect because ………..
a-the action ended recently and its effect is still going on in the present
b-the action itself started in the past and is still going on in the present
c-the action started and ended in the past.
6- “Liz went to school yesterday”. The correct negative form for this
sentence is …
a-Liz hasn’t gone to school yesterday.
b-Liz didn’t go to school yesterday
c-Liz never went to school
7- “Tom has been ill”. The correct wh-question for this sentence is…..
a-Who has been ill?
b-Was Tom ill?
c-When has been Tom ill?
8- “Steve was sad.” The correct yes-no question for this sentence is …….
a- Was Steve sad?
b- How was Steve?
c- Did Steve go to school?
9- A lion is ………than a cat.
a-more safe b-more dangerous c-safer
10- This is the……film I’ve ever seen.
a-more exciting b-most exciting c-exciting
11- My parents recently move to this flat. They like it a lot. The mistake
in the first sentence is in…….
a-move b-have moved c-flat
12- “She has gone to Sweden”. The correct wh-question for this sentence
is…..
a- Where has she gone to?
b- Where is she?
c- Has she gone to Sweden?
13- “Tom died”. The sentence is in the past simple because…
a- the action which happened at particular time in the past.
b- the action never happened
c- the action happened recently
14- You …. eat vegetables.
a-ought to b-must c-shouldn’t
15- Diabetics …. eat a lot of sweets.
a-should b-ought to c-should not
16- I have …..books than you.
a-fewer b-fewwer c-few
17- The Alps are ….mountains in the world.
a- the highest b- better than c-high
18- This bag is ……I will carry it.
a-heavier b-heavy c-heaviest
19- He …… an accident at the other day.
a-made b-make c-makes
20- A grand parent is certainly…..than a parent.
a-old b-older c-oldest