1) Because seeing or learning of the death of a loved one can be sad and overwhelming, which of the following is permissible for him to do?

1. Weeping.
2. Screaming.
3. Beating the chest.
4. Pulling out ones’ hair and tearing one’s clothes.
5. All of the above.

2) In what position is it best for a dying patient to lie in?

1. On his stomach.
2. On his left side facing the qiblah.
3. On his right side facing the qiblah.
4. None of the above.

3) How should a person deal with death when it begins to approach him?

1. By remaining patient.
2. By uttering all of one’s grievances and cursing Allah.
3. By engaging only in the state of hope of Allah’s mercy and not fearing Him.
4. By engaging in worship and not putting precious time in settling debts.

4) What was Prophet Muhammad’s approach towards the topic of death?

1. He exhorted us to remember death.
2. He forbade us to remember death as it is a bad omen.
3. He discouraged us to think of death lest the fear overcomes one completely.
4. He encouraged us to take the matter of death lightly as it is inevitable.

5) What is one encouraged to do when visiting a non-Muslim patient at his death bed?

1. He should seek help from Allah and invite the person to accept Islam.
2. He should curse him and remind him of his misfortune of not accepting Islam.
3. It is forbidden to visit a non-Muslim at his death bed.
4. None of the above.

6) Select a true statement.

1. Death may be sudden hence there is no point in preparing for it.
2. Death is inevitable and requires no preparation in Islam.
3. Death is inevitable but there are certain things that a believer can do to prepare.
4. None of the above.

7) When a person is dying what tasks should be undertaken?

1. Writing a will.
2. Settling or making arrangements for any debts one has.
3. Asking relatives and friends to conduct the funeral by carefully following the Sunnah.
4. All of the above.

8) For whom has Islam given a complete set of instructions with regards to death?

1. The person who is dying.
2. Those who have the privilege to be present at the time of death of a loved one.
3. Those responsible for the burial.
4. All of the above.

9) What in accordance to Prophet Muhammad is the “destroyer of pleasures”?

1. Illness.
2. Death.
3. Old age.
4. Poverty.

10) In accordance to Islamic belief:

1. death will come to everyone.
2. death is unavoidable.
3. death is a certain part of life.
4. All of the above.