Q.1
What colour turban did the Báb wear to signify that He was a descendant of the ProphetMuhammad?
  • Green
  • White
  • Red
  • Blue
Q.2
In 1850 the Grand Vizier of the Shah ordered the execution of the Báb in Tabriz. He was to be shot by a troop of 750 riflemen. After the first attempt to shoot the Báb he apparently disappeared. Where was he found?
  • Hiding behind a wall
  • Outside the city
  • Being carried away by his followers
  • Back in his cell
Q.3
When he was a young boy, why was the Báb sent home from school?
  • The other boys were bullying him
  • The teacher said that the boy knew more than him
  • He was too ill to concentrate
  • His family needed him to help at home
Q.4
Which British newspaper, published on 19 November 1845, made the first reference in any Western publication of the arrest and torture of the Báb’s followers in Iran?
  • The Times
  • The London Illustrated News
  • The Guardian
  • The Daily Telegraph
Q.5
The Bábís were attacked by government troops on a number of occasions, after they had sought refuge from persecution. One of the most well-known locations was at Tabarsi (near Barfurush). What kind of place was this?
  • The home town of the Báb
  • A mountain retreat
  • An urban compound
  • An Islamic shrine
Q.6
The Báb and one of the Letters of the Living made a pilgrimage to Mecca. What did theBáb do while he was there?
  • He performed new rituals, rather than the traditional ones
  • He wore black robes instead of the traditional white
  • He held on to the door of the Ka’aba, and announced that he was the Promised One
  • He challenged the Sharif of Mecca to a public debate
Q.7
What was the name given to the first 18 followers of the Báb who recognised Him soon after His declaration?
  • The Disciples of the Báb
  • The Letters of the Living
  • The Hands of the Cause
  • The Apostles of the Báb
Q.8
Who was a foremost poet in Persia and was also a Letter of the Living?
  • Rumi
  • Mullá Husayn
  • Táhirih
  • Zaynáb
Q.9
What does the title ‘Báb’ mean?
  • The Message
  • The Promise
  • The Trumpet
  • The Gate
Q.10
Where was the Báb when He revealed most of His Writings?
  • In Shiraz
  • Detained in Tabriz
  • Imprisoned in Maku and Chehriq
  • On pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina
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