1) What was the effect of the companions settling in far off places in the Islamic world?

1. Scholars had to travel to gather and compile the knowledge of Sunnah.
2. Their knowledge was absorbed by locals and died off with them.
3. The knowledge of Sunnah was lost with the companions.
4. It had no effect.

2) Identify the later works of hadith that faithfully incorporated much of the Sahifah of Hammam ibn Munabbih.

1. Musnad of Imam Ahmad.
2. Imam Bukhari.
3. Imam Muslim.
4. All of the above.

3) What is true of Sahifah of Hammam ibn Munabbih?

1. It is one of the earliest written records of Prophet Muhammad’s hadith that has reached us.
2. It was written within 48 years after the Prophet’s death.
3. It was dictated by the companion Abu Hurairah to his student Hamman.
4. the fact that the hadith of this Sahifa are found word by word in later collections of hadith is a simple but conclusive proof that hadith were faithfully transmitted.
5. All of the above.

4) What is true of the role the companions played in preserving the Sunnah?

1. The companions dedicated their time regularly to teaching.
2. The Prophet had laid a duty on them to disseminate knowledge.
3. They carried the mission of conveying knowledge in every direction they went.
4. All of the above.

5) What happened after the Prophet’s death to the knowledge of Sunnah?

1. The knowledge of Sunnah got dispersed with the companions who settled across the Islamic world.
2. The companions stayed in Medina, so the knowledge of Sunnah did not get dispersed.
3. It disappeared with the death of the Prophet.
4. None of the above.