1) What is true of how Islam views children?

1. A sound family consisting of a mother and a father is the best environment for children to be raised.
2. Children are a blessing of Allah that even the prophets prayed for.
3. Childbearing is a major goal of an Islamic marriage.
4. All of the above.

2) What is true of talaq?

1. Talaq is of three types: revocable, irrevocable, and neutral.
2. Talaq is exactly like civil divorce.
3. After a ‘revocable’ talaq there is no possibility for the husband and wife to come back together.
4. Talaq should be pronounced after a woman has purified herself from her period and before the husband has resumed sexual relations with her.

3) Identify the rights of a child on his parents.

1. To be given a good name.
2. To be treated equitably amongst siblings.
3. To be given a good upbringing.
4. All of the above.

4) If the ‘waiting period’ after their first divorce is over, can a woman remarry her husband?

1. there is no need to remarry, the husband can revoke the divorce.
2. yes, but it will require a new marriage contract, mahr, and assent of the man and woman.
3. yes, if the woman agrees, she can simply return to her husband.
4. no.

5) What is true of idda?

1. Idda is the time spent voluntarily by a divorcee after divorce or the widow in mourning for her husband during which the woman has to follow special religious rituals.
2. Idda ensures the divorcee is not pregnant and a chance to reconcile.
3. Idda of a divorcee is four months and ten days.
4. Idda of a widow is three menstrual cycles.