1) How is the act of giving zakah intimately tied to purification?

1. Before giving zakah a person purifies his intentions that the act is solely for the sake of helping the poor.
2. Before giving zakah a person purifies himself by performing ablution.
3. By giving zakah a person purifies his heart from the love of material wealth.
4. By giving zakah a person purifies his bank balance by removing any unlawful earnings.

2) Identify the five pillars of Islam.

1. Prayer, zakah, fasting, jihad and hajj.
2. Shahadah, prayer, zakah, fasting and hajj.
3. Fasting, prayer, sadaqah, shahadah and hajj.
4. Shahadah, prayer, sacrifice, fasting and hajj.

3) Zakah is usually translated as:

1. poor due or alms tax.
2. excise tax.
3. retail tax.
4. common charity.

4) On which of the following possessions is zakah to be paid?

1. Gold
2. Cash and savings.
3. Silver
4. All of the above.

5) On what basis does zakah have to be given?

1. On a weekly basis.
2. On a daily basis.
3. On a yearly basis.
4. Once in a lifetime.

6) Shariah defines zakah as:

1. the entire wealth of a person that must be given to a specific group of recipients.
2. half of a person's wealth that must be given to a specific group of recipients.
3. an impure portion of a person's wealth earned through unlawful means that must be given to a specific group of recipients.
4. a specific portion of a person's wealth that must be given yearly to a specific group of recipients.

7) Islam categorizes Zakah as:

1. an obligatory charity.
2. a voluntary charity.
3. a onetime charity.
4. a compensational charity.

8) Zakah is to be paid on one's wealth only if:

1. he has no inheritors who will inherit his wealth.
2. his wealth reaches a minimum level called Nisaab.
3. he has more wealth than he needs to live a comfortable life.
4. he knows eligible recipients to give his wealth to.

9) Identify the difference(s) between zakah and sadaqah.

1. Zakah is obligatory charity, whereas sadaqah is not.
2. Zakah is one of the pillars of Islam, whereas sadaqah is not.
3. Not paying zakah out of negligence is a sin, whereas a person is generally not sinful for not giving sadaqah.
4. All of the above.