Overview Quiz

1. What is Anni Cyrus's background, as she describes it? *

A. She was raised in a Christian home in the United States

B. She grew up in Iran after the Islamic revolution and later escaped

C. She was a professor of religion in Europe

D. She has never lived outside America

2. What lesson does Cyrus draw from her grandmother's explanation for helping her escape? *

A. That escape is always impossible

B. That family should never get involved

C. That silence during a crisis leads to regret, so people should not stay passive

D. That she should avoid speaking publicly

3. What is Cyrus's main criticism of interfaith programs? *

A. That the learning tends to run one direction, and participating leaders often have not read the primary texts

B. That they involve too many denominations

C. That they are held at inconvenient times

D. That they focus too heavily on Scripture

4. What did Cyrus report observing at the tri-faith project she visited in Omaha? *

A. All three buildings displayed their religious symbols equally

B. Only the church displayed a symbol

C. None of the three buildings displayed any symbol

D. The church and synagogue displayed no symbols while the mosque displayed its own

5. What does the concept of abrogation mean, as Cyrus explains it? *

A. That all Quranic passages carry equal weight

B. That where passages conflict, the later revelation supersedes the earlier one

C. That earlier passages always override later ones

D. That no passage can ever be interpreted

6. Why does Cyrus emphasize the order in which the Quran's chapters were revealed? *

A. Because the printed chapter order does not indicate which passage came later

B. Because the chapters are printed in exact chronological order

C. Because the order has no bearing on meaning

D. Because only the first chapter matters

7. Which chapter of the Quran does Cyrus say is most often cited in interfaith settings? *

A. Chapter 5

B. Chapter 4

C. Chapter 19, titled Mary

D. Chapter 3

8. According to the passage Cyrus cites from chapter 3, verse 59, to whom is Jesus compared? *

A. Moses

B. Abraham

C. Adam, created from dust

D. David

9. What does Cyrus say chapter 4, verse 171 instructs readers not to say, which she takes as a denial of the Trinity? *

A. Do not say "three"

B. Do not say "Messiah"

C. Do not say "prophet"

D. Do not say "Mary"

10. What is Cyrus's central conclusion about the name "Jesus" in interfaith conversation? *

A. That the two faiths describe the same person in the same way

B. That the name should never be discussed

C. That only the Quran describes Jesus accurately

D. That the shared word does not mean a shared belief about who He is