Preservation and translation of classical knowledge (Islamic Study) MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: July 25, 2024

  1. 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 Bakr

    Answer: c. Caliph Al-Mamun

  2. Which language was primarily used for translating classical texts into Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age?

    a. Greek
    b. Latin
    c. Persian
    d. Sanskrit

    Answer: a. Greek

  3. 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 Sina

    Answer: a. Al-Farabi

  4. 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. Cordoba

    Answer: c. Baghdad

  5. 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 Sina

    Answer: d. Ibn Sina

  6. 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-Haytham

    Answer: b. Al-Battani

  7. 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 Sina

    Answer: a. Al-Farabi

  8. 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 Rushd

    Answer: a. Al-Kindi

  9. Which city in Spain became a major center for translation and scholarship during the Islamic Golden Age?

    a. Cordoba
    b. Granada
    c. Seville
    d. Toledo

    Answer: a. Cordoba

  10. 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-Haytham

    Answer: d. Al-Haytham

  11. 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-Haytham

    Answer: c. Al-Razi

  12. 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-Haytham

    Answer: a. Al-Khwarizmi

  13. Which Islamic scholar translated Aristotle’s “Metaphysics” and “Nicomachean Ethics” into Arabic?

    a. Al-Farabi
    b. Ibn Rushd
    c. Al-Ghazali
    d. Ibn Sina

    Answer: a. Al-Farabi

  14. 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-Haytham

    Answer: b. Al-Battani

  15. 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 Sina

    Answer: a. Al-Farabi

  16. 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-Haytham

    Answer: a. Al-Razi

  17. 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-Haytham

    Answer: a. Al-Khwarizmi

  18. 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-Haytham

    Answer: b. Al-Battani

  19. 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 Rushd

    Answer: d. Ibn Rushd

  20. 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-Haytham

    Answer: a. Al-Razi

  21. 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-Haytham

    Answer: a. Al-Khwarizmi

  22. 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-Haytham

    Answer: b. Al-Battani

  23. 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 Rushd

    Answer: d. Ibn Rushd

  24. 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-Haytham

    Answer: a. Al-Razi

  25. 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-Haytham

    Answer: a. Al-Khwarizmi

  26. 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-Haytham

    Answer: b. Al-Battani

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