A Citizenship Quiz for the Month of Ramadan Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed by all Muslims as a month of prayer and fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad. Peace! 01. One of the first documented Muslims in North America was Anthony Janszoon van Salee, a merchant of mixed Dutch-Moor descent who settled in New Netherlands (modern New York) in the 17th century. There were 13 original states. Name three. (64) a. Maryland c. Pennsylvania b. New England d. Virginia 02. Enlistment records show that several Muslims served in the Continental Army, most notably, Yusuf ben Ali and Bampett Muhamed. Why did the colonists fight the British? (61) a. because of high taxes c. because of religious freedom b. because of racism d. because of slavery 03. In 1777, Morocco became the first country to recognize the United States as an independent nation. Relations were formalized with the Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship (1786). Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? (41) a. to have friends c. to make laws b. to have relations d. to make treaties 04. During the negotiation and follow-up to the Moroccan–American Treaty, Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah maintained a correspondence with first US president. Who was the first President? (70) a. Benjamin Franklin c. John Adams b. George Washington d. Thomas Jefferson 05. The Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted in 1786. The Virginia legislature rejected the effort to limit the statute and said that the bill protected “the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mahometan (Muslims)." This statute was the forerunner of the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* (6) a. Establishment c. Protection b. Exercise d. Religion 06. In 1803, Bilali Muhammad, a Fula Muslim from Timbo, Futa-Jallon was enslaved and taken to Sapelo Island, GA. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? (60) a. Africans c. Europeans b. Christians d. Muslims 07. Although he was a slave, Bilali became the Iman (religious leader) for the slave community on Sapelo Island. During the War of 1812, he led the slaves to protect their master's property from a British attack. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? (51) a. freedom from slavery c. the right to bear arms b. freedom of worship d. the right to own property

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A Citizenship Quiz for the Month of Ramadan 08. Bilali wore a fez and kaftan, prayed five times a day, observed the Muslim feasts, and fasted during the month of Ramadan. In 1829, he authored a thirteen-page document on Islamic law in Arabic known as the Bilali Document. What is the “rule of law”? (12) a. Everyone must study the law. c. No one is above the law. b. Leaders must know the law. d. There is one law. 09. Nicholas Said, formerly enslaved to an Arab master, came to the United States in 1860 and found a teaching job in Detroit. In 1863, Said enlisted in the 55th Massachusetts Colored Regiment in the Union Army and rose to the rank of sergeant. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. (74) a. Education c. Religion b. Military service d. Slavery 10. Mohammed Alexander Russell Webb, the United States Consul to the Philippines, converted to Islam in 1888. He is considered by historians to be the earliest prominent Anglo-American Muslim convert. He was the only person representing Islam at the first Parliament for the World's Religions, Chicago, 1893. What is freedom of religion? (10) a. You can convert to any religion. c. You can practice any religion, or not b. You can go to any church, temple, or practice a religion. mosque. d. You can represent any religion. 11. In 1906, Bosnian Muslims in Chicago, Illinois, started the Džemijetul Hajrije Benevolent Society, the longest lasting incorporated Muslim community group in the United States. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? (55) a. join a civic group c. join a co-op b. join a community group d. join a corporation 12. During the Great Depression (1934), the first building built specifically to be a mosque in America was raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After World War II (1945), a mosque was established in Dearborn, Michigan, home to the largest Arab-American population in the U.S. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? (80) a. Dwight D. Eisenhower c. Martin Luther King, Jr. b. Franklin Roosevelt d. Woodrow Wilson 13. Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali raged against society until they found peace in Islam. They dedicated their lives to fighting for justice and against oppression. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? (84) a. the anti-war movement c. the free speech movement b. the civil rights movement d. the Olympics 14. In 2007, Keith Ellison (MN-5) was the first Muslim elected to Congress. Name your U.S. Representative. (24) a. André Carson c. Ro Khanna b. Mike Honda d. Other _______________________

This quiz is dedicated to Mohammed’s faithful daughters: Minire Karamanaga, Tasleem Khaldoon, Humaira Saleem, Munni Thankkar, and Kalsoom Bibi of Milpitas, CA. You are all (or soon will be) great American citizens!