- Who is credited with establishing the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, which played a crucial role in the preservation and translation of classical knowledge?
a. Caliph Umar
b. Caliph Harun al-Rashid
c. Caliph Al-Mamun
d. Caliph Abu BakrAnswer: c. Caliph Al-Mamun
- Which language was primarily used for translating classical texts into Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age?
a. Greek
b. Latin
c. Persian
d. SanskritAnswer: a. Greek
- Who is known for his translations of Aristotle’s works, which greatly influenced Islamic philosophy?
a. Al-Farabi
b. Ibn Rushd
c. Al-Ghazali
d. Ibn SinaAnswer: a. Al-Farabi
- Which city became a major center for the translation of Greek and Roman texts into Arabic during the Abbasid era?
a. Cairo
b. Damascus
c. Baghdad
d. CordobaAnswer: c. Baghdad
- Which Muslim scholar is known for his translations of Aristotle’s works, particularly in the field of medicine?
a. Al-Farabi
b. Ibn Rushd
c. Al-Ghazali
d. Ibn SinaAnswer: d. Ibn Sina
- Who is credited with the translation of Ptolemy’s “Almagest” into Arabic, which greatly influenced Islamic astronomy?
a. Al-Khwarizmi
b. Al-Battani
c. Al-Farabi
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: b. Al-Battani
- Which Islamic scholar translated works of Plato and Aristotle into Arabic and wrote commentaries on them?
a. Al-Farabi
b. Ibn Rushd
c. Al-Ghazali
d. Ibn SinaAnswer: a. Al-Farabi
- Who is known for his translations of Greek philosophical texts into Arabic, particularly those of Aristotle and Plotinus?
a. Al-Kindi
b. Ibn Khaldun
c. Al-Farabi
d. Ibn RushdAnswer: a. Al-Kindi
- Which city in Spain became a major center for translation and scholarship during the Islamic Golden Age?
a. Cordoba
b. Granada
c. Seville
d. ToledoAnswer: a. Cordoba
- Who is known for his translation of Euclid’s “Elements” into Arabic, which became a standard textbook on geometry in the Islamic world?
a. Al-Kindi
b. Al-Khwarizmi
c. Al-Farabi
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: d. Al-Haytham
- Which scholar is known for translating works of Hippocrates and Galen into Arabic, making significant contributions to Islamic medicine?
a. Al-Battani
b. Al-Kindi
c. Al-Razi
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: c. Al-Razi
- Who translated works of Indian mathematicians and astronomers into Arabic during the Abbasid era?
a. Al-Khwarizmi
b. Al-Battani
c. Al-Farabi
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: a. Al-Khwarizmi
- Which Islamic scholar translated Aristotle’s “Metaphysics” and “Nicomachean Ethics” into Arabic?
a. Al-Farabi
b. Ibn Rushd
c. Al-Ghazali
d. Ibn SinaAnswer: a. Al-Farabi
- Who is known for translating works of Greek astronomers and mathematicians into Arabic, including Ptolemy’s “Almagest”?
a. Al-Khwarizmi
b. Al-Battani
c. Al-Farabi
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: b. Al-Battani
- Which scholar is known for translating Aristotle’s works on logic and metaphysics into Arabic?
a. Al-Farabi
b. Ibn Rushd
c. Al-Ghazali
d. Ibn SinaAnswer: a. Al-Farabi
- Who is known for his translations of medical texts from Greek into Arabic, which became standard references in the Islamic world?
a. Al-Razi
b. Al-Kindi
c. Al-Battani
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: a. Al-Razi
- Which Islamic scholar translated works of Indian mathematicians and astronomers into Arabic during the Abbasid era?
a. Al-Khwarizmi
b. Al-Battani
c. Al-Farabi
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: a. Al-Khwarizmi
- Who is known for his translation of Ptolemy’s “Almagest” into Arabic, which greatly influenced Islamic astronomy?
a. Al-Khwarizmi
b. Al-Battani
c. Al-Farabi
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: b. Al-Battani
- Which scholar is known for his translations of Greek philosophical texts into Arabic, particularly those of Aristotle and Plato?
a. Al-Kindi
b. Ibn Khaldun
c. Al-Farabi
d. Ibn RushdAnswer: d. Ibn Rushd
- Who is known for his translations of Greek medical texts into Arabic, contributing significantly to the field of Islamic medicine?
a. Al-Razi
b. Al-Kindi
c. Al-Battani
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: a. Al-Razi
- Which Islamic scholar translated works of Indian mathematicians and astronomers into Arabic during the Abbasid era?
a. Al-Khwarizmi
b. Al-Battani
c. Al-Farabi
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: a. Al-Khwarizmi
- Who is known for his translation of Ptolemy’s “Almagest” into Arabic, which greatly influenced Islamic astronomy?
a. Al-Khwarizmi
b. Al-Battani
c. Al-Farabi
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: b. Al-Battani
- Which scholar is known for his translations of Greek philosophical texts into Arabic, particularly those of Aristotle and Plato?
a. Al-Kindi
b. Ibn Khaldun
c. Al-Farabi
d. Ibn RushdAnswer: d. Ibn Rushd
- Who is known for his translations of Greek medical texts into Arabic, contributing significantly to the field of Islamic medicine?
a. Al-Razi
b. Al-Kindi
c. Al-Battani
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: a. Al-Razi
- Which Islamic scholar translated works of Indian mathematicians and astronomers into Arabic during the Abbasid era?
a. Al-Khwarizmi
b. Al-Battani
c. Al-Farabi
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: a. Al-Khwarizmi
- Who is known for his translation of Ptolemy’s “Almagest” into Arabic, which greatly influenced Islamic astronomy?
a. Al-Khwarizmi
b. Al-Battani
c. Al-Farabi
d. Al-HaythamAnswer: b. Al-Battani
Preservation and translation of classical knowledge (Islamic Study) MCQs