Preservation and translation of classical knowledge (Islamic Study) MCQs

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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