Q.1
As Bahá’u’lláh prepared to leave Tehran in January 1853, he was offered safe passage by a minister to a neighbouring country. Which country was this?
  • Afghanistan
  • Russia
  • Pakistan
  • Turkey
Q.2
Why was Bahá’u’lláh put in an underground dungeon called the Siyáh Chál inTehran in the summer of 1852?
  • He didn’t believe in Muhammad
  • He caused a riot
  • He was a notable Bábi
  • He criticised the government
Q.3
What does the name ‘Bahá’u’lláh’ mean?
  • Son of God
  • Glory of God
  • Manifestation of God
  • Chosen One of God
Q.4
Which book written by Bahá’u’lláh sets out laws, ordinances and exhortations concerning subjects such as prayer, fasting, marriage, pilgrimage and holy days?
  • Kitáb-i-Aqdas
  • Kitáb-i-Iqán
  • Kitáb-i-Asmá’
  • Lawh-i-Hikmat
Q.5
Whilst in the Siyáh Chál, Bahá’u’lláh witnessed a vision where he was told that he was the Manifestation of God for this age. What form did this ‘vision’ take?
  • A Maiden
  • The burning bush
  • The angel Gabriel
  • A dove
Q.6
Which Cambridge orientalist studied and wrote about the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths, and was the only European to meet Bahá’u’lláh and write a pen-portrait of him?
  • Ernest Rutherford
  • J.C. Maxwell
  • E.G. Browne
  • Charles Melville
Q.7
From 1853 to 1868 Bahá’u’lláh was banished across the Ottoman Empire. What was the order of cities along the route of this exile?
  • Tehran, Baghdad, Ankara, Cyprus, Akka
  • Tehran, Baghdad, Adrianople (Edirne), Constantinople (Istanbul), Akka
  • Tehran, Baghdad, Adrianople, Constantinople, Akka
  • Tehran, Baghdad, Constantinople, Adrianople, Akka
Q.8
Between 1868 and 1870 Bahá’u’lláh wrote letters to the various kings and rulers of that time proclaiming his Faith, including one addressed to the ‘Rulers of America.’ Which of the following received a letter from Bahá’u’lláh?
  • Queen Victoria
  • Pope Pius IX
  • Tsar Alexander II of Russia
  • All of the above
Q.9
Which book did Bahá’u’lláh reveal in Baghdad and is considered the ‘inner essence’ of what had been revealed by the prophets of the past?
  • The Seven Valleys
  • The Book of Certitude
  • The Hidden Words
  • The Tablet of Wisdom
Q.10
Where can an original photograph taken of Bahá’u’lláh be seen?
  • The House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois.
  • The Bahá'í Archives building, Haifa
  • The Topkapi Museum, Istanbul
  • The British Museum
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