1) Identify the severest lie.

1. False testimony.
2. Breaching a trust.
3. Mixing truth and falsehood.
4. To falsely attribute something to Allah and His Messenger.

2) What can constitute a lie?

1. Something spoken which is untrue and deliberately meant to deceive.
2. Something that is made-up.
3. Something that is distorted.
4. Something which is exaggerated.
5. All of the above.

3) A tyrant asked a pious man to reveal the whereabouts of an innocent saint so that he could be killed. The pious man is allowed to lie to the tyrant to save the life of the saint.

1. True, since Islam permits lying in order to save an innocent life.
2. False, Islam does not permit lying under any circumstance.
3. True, since Islam only permits pious people to lie whenever they feel like it.
4. Islam is silent on matters regarding lying in such circumstances.

4) Lying is___________ by Allah in the Quran and by the Prophet Muhammad.

1. condemned
2. tolerated
3. encouraged
4. None of the above.

5) In accordance to the Quran, who has been permitted to lie under all circumstances and is exempted from any punishment that results from lying?

1. The beloved Prophet Muhammad.
2. The saints.
3. The companions of the Prophet Muhammad.
4. None of the above.

6) There are times when a person feels the need to lie. For which of the following reasons is it generally permissible to lie?

1. To enhance one's image.
2. To manipulate someone.
3. To amuse others.
4. To get back at someone who has lied to him.
5. None of the above.

7) Lying is regarded as sinful in Islam;

1. therefore there is never any justification for lying.
2. however, lying is permitted in certain situations.
3. therefore any type of lie destines a person to eternal Hellfire.
4. None of the above.