Who was the famous Muslim scholar whose works influenced the Renaissance in Europe?
A) Ibn Sina
B) Ibn Khaldun
C) Al-Farabi
D) Al-Khwarizmi
Which Muslim philosopher’s works were translated into Latin and studied in European universities during the Renaissance?
A) Al-Ghazali
B) Ibn Rushd
C) Al-Kindi
D) Al-Zahrawi
Which field of study was heavily influenced by Muslim contributions and played a key role in the European Renaissance?
A) Medicine
B) Astronomy
C) Mathematics
D) All of the above
Which Muslim mathematician’s work introduced the concept of algorithms, crucial to the Renaissance?
A) Al-Khwarizmi
B) Al-Razi
C) Al-Farabi
D) Al-Tusi
The European Renaissance was significantly influenced by Arabic translations of which Greek philosopher’s works?
A) Socrates
B) Aristotle
C) Plato
D) Pythagoras
Which city in Spain was a major center of Muslim scholarship that influenced the European Renaissance?
A) Cordoba
B) Baghdad
C) Damascus
D) Cairo
The Renaissance rediscovery of medical knowledge was greatly influenced by which Muslim physician?
A) Al-Zahrawi
B) Ibn Sina
C) Al-Razi
D) Ibn al-Haytham
Which Muslim scientist’s work in optics influenced European scientists like Roger Bacon?
A) Al-Kindi
B) Ibn al-Haytham
C) Al-Farabi
D) Al-Tusi
Which Muslim scholar’s book Al-Tasrif laid the foundation for surgical procedures in Europe?
A) Ibn Rushd
B) Al-Zahrawi
C) Ibn Sina
D) Al-Razi
Which Muslim historian’s work influenced Renaissance thinkers in sociology and historiography?
A) Ibn Khaldun
B) Al-Biruni
C) Al-Farabi
D) Al-Kindi
Which subject, developed by Muslim scholars, was essential for the Renaissance study of astronomy?
A) Algebra
B) Optics
C) Trigonometry
D) Medicine
Which Islamic scientific institution preserved and translated Greek and Roman texts, later used during the Renaissance?
A) House of Wisdom
B) Al-Azhar University
C) Bait al-Hikma
D) Madinat al-Fadhila
The introduction of which numeral system by Muslims helped the Renaissance’s mathematical advancements?
A) Roman numerals
B) Babylonian numerals
C) Hindu-Arabic numerals
D) Greek numerals
Which Renaissance figure was influenced by the medical knowledge of Muslim scholars?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Galileo Galilei
C) Copernicus
D) Machiavelli
The translation of The Canon of Medicine into Latin influenced which European universities?
A) University of Paris
B) University of Oxford
C) University of Bologna
D) All of the above
Which Renaissance-era astronomer built upon the work of Muslim astronomers like Al-Tusi?
A) Copernicus
B) Galileo
C) Kepler
D) Newton
Muslim advancements in chemistry influenced which European Renaissance scientist?
A) Boyle
B) Lavoisier
C) Paracelsus
D) Newton
The concept of experimental science in the Renaissance was inspired by which Muslim scholar?
A) Ibn Sina
B) Al-Khwarizmi
C) Ibn al-Haytham
D) Al-Farabi
Which architectural style during the Renaissance was influenced by Islamic architecture?
A) Gothic
B) Romanesque
C) Moorish
D) Baroque
Who was a major translator of Arabic scientific works into Latin, making them accessible during the Renaissance?
A) Gerard of Cremona
B) Roger Bacon
C) Copernicus
D) Kepler
Muslim scholars’ advancements in which field helped develop Renaissance art techniques?
A) Optics
B) Medicine
C) Algebra
D) Philosophy
Which Renaissance scientist’s work in anatomy was influenced by Muslim medical texts?
A) Andreas Vesalius
B) Galileo Galilei
C) Francis Bacon
D) Robert Boyle
The work of which Muslim geographer influenced Renaissance-era cartography?
A) Al-Idrisi
B) Al-Zarqali
C) Al-Tusi
D) Ibn Sina
Who was one of the first European scholars to use Arabic sources to develop Renaissance philosophy?
A) Thomas Aquinas
B) Descartes
C) Machiavelli
D) Martin Luther
Which Muslim philosopher influenced Renaissance discussions on reason and faith?
A) Ibn Rushd
B) Al-Farabi
C) Ibn Sina
D) Al-Kindi
Which Renaissance development was inspired by Islamic hydraulic engineering?
A) Aqueducts
B) Water clocks
C) Mechanical fountains
D) All of the above
Which area of Renaissance literature was influenced by Arabic storytelling traditions?
A) Epic poetry
B) Prose fiction
C) Tragedy
D) Comedy
Muslim advancements in which field were essential for Renaissance navigation?
A) Medicine
B) Astronomy
C) Chemistry
D) Agriculture
Which Renaissance scientist was influenced by Ibn al-Haytham’s work on light and vision?
A) Galileo Galilei
B) Johannes Kepler
C) Isaac Newton
D) Nicolaus Copernicus
