1) Islamic guidelines on Ikhtilaat are primarily about:

1. making women second class citizens.
2. discouraging Muslims from making friends.
3. creating healthy boundaries between men and women.
4. male domination.

2) Sarah is a Muslim girl who likes her male friends. She likes to giggle, joke around, share stories from her life, and just have a nice time with them. She has even dated some of them on and off. What can you say about her?

1. We cannot judge her. Only Allah can.
2. She has to stay focused on further developing her relationships with men.
3. She cannot be called a Muslim.
4. She needs to educate herself about appropriate male-female interaction and incorporate them in her life.

3) Ahmad is a new Muslim. He works as a lecturer at a university. Which of the following situations would be considered as a forbidden form of Ikhtilaat?

1. Shaking hands with female students to congratulate them on a job well done.
2. Tutoring a female student alone after class.
3. Attending faculty meetings in a mixed environment where social controls and restrictions are relaxed.
4. All of the above.

4) Identify which type of Ikhtilaat is frowned upon in Islam.

1. Praying in the masjid.
2. Being in a car with one’s siblings.
3. Being in a bar.
4. All of the above.

5) Sophia is a Muslim physical therapist and her job involves touching male patients to help them recover from injuries. Those involved in similar professions:

1. should discuss their situation with a knowledgeable scholar to get guidance.
2. are fine and need not worry.
3. are doomed to Hell.
4. must keep their jobs at all costs.

6) Which of the following situations defines khalwah?

1. Two women and a non-mahram man alone in a place where no one can see them.
2. One man and a non-mahram woman alone in a place where no one can see them.
3. A man and a non-mahram woman talking in a public place where everyone can see them.
4. None of the above.

7) In Islam, repeated acquaintances and meetings between unrelated men and women without social control or restrictions are:

1. forbidden, since it may allow opportunities for unlawful relationships to develop.
2. encouraged, since it allows women to receive equal recognition on all fronts.
3. relaxed, since Muslims need to incorporate western values for their advancement.
4. None of the above.