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ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's journeys to the West - Quiz
ʻAbdu l Bahá s journeys to the West
  • 1. Who greeted ʻAbdu'l-Bahá upon his arrival in Marseille?
A) Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney
B) Albert Wilberforce
C) Wellesley Tudor Pole
D) Horace Holley
  • 2. In which town on Lake Geneva did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá stay for a few days?
A) Marseille
B) Vevey
C) Bristol
D) Thonon-les-Bains
  • 3. What topics did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá discuss in Vevey?
A) War and peace, and the Baháʼí administration
B) The history of the Báb and the life of Baháʼu'lláh
C) The scientific method and the nature of light
D) Immortality of the soul, relationship of worlds, and divorce
  • 4. Whom did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá meet in Thonon who had ordered the execution of the King and Beloved of martyrs?
A) Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
B) Bahram Mirza Sardar Mass'oud
C) Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan
D) Akbar Mass'oud
  • 5. At whose residence did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá stay while in London?
A) Alice Buckton
B) Lady Blomfield
C) Anett Schepel
D) Juliet Thompson
  • 6. In which venue did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá give his first public talk in the Occident?
A) Church House, Westminster
B) Oxford University
C) Saint John the Divine
D) City Temple
  • 7. Who read the English translation of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's first public talk in the Occident?
A) Horace Holley
B) Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney
C) Albert Wilberforce
D) Wellesley Tudor Pole
  • 8. At whose invitation did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá address the congregation of Saint John the Divine?
A) Reverend Reginald John Campbell
B) Albert Wilberforce
C) Thomas Kelly Cheyne
D) Eric Hammond
  • 9. What advice did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá give during a meeting in Bristol regarding war?
A) Suppress thoughts of war and plant a positive thought of peace
B) Write letters to editors advocating for disarmament
C) Stay silent and pray for the leaders of nations
D) Protest against all forms of military action
  • 10. Who authored the polemic titled Bahaism—A Warning?
A) Eric Hammond
B) Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl
C) Alfred Percy Sinnett
D) Peter Z. Easton
  • 11. Who wrote The Brilliant Proof in response to an attack on the Baháʼí Faith?
A) Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney
B) Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl
C) Wellesley Tudor Pole
D) ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
  • 12. Which university did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá visit to meet Thomas Kelly Cheyne?
A) Bristol University
B) London University
C) Cambridge University
D) Oxford University
  • 13. What was the title of the Christmas mystery play that ʻAbdu'l-Bahá attended?
A) Eager Heart
B) Bahaism—A Warning
C) The Brilliant Proof
D) The Christian Commonwealth
  • 14. On what date did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá leave London for Paris?
A) 23 September
B) 3 October
C) 25 September
D) 1 October
  • 15. Who approached ʻAbdu'l-Bahá like an inquisition but felt questions were an impertinence?
A) Claude Montefiore
B) Eric Hammond
C) Horace Holley
D) Ezra Pound
  • 16. At what age did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá begin his journeys to the West?
A) 8
B) 72
C) 55
D) 66
  • 17. In what year were religious prisoners of the Ottoman Empire freed, allowing ʻAbdu'l-Bahá to travel?
A) 1910
B) 1892
C) 1913
D) 1908
  • 18. Who was the father of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá?
A) An Ottoman official
B) The Young Turk
C) A Christian missionary
D) Baháʼu'lláh
  • 19. In which city did the first mention of Baháʼu'lláh occur in 1893?
A) London
B) Chicago
C) Paris
D) Cairo
  • 20. Where was the first excursion of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá outside of Palestine and Iran?
A) France
B) The United States
C) Great Britain
D) Egypt
  • 21. How long did the North American trip last?
A) Nearly eight months
B) Six months
C) One year
D) Nearly five months
  • 22. Who was left as the acting head of the religion during ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's journeys?
A) A Chicago missionary
B) The leader of the NAACP
C) Bahíyyih Khánum
D) His father
  • 23. What was the estimated number of Baháʼí followers in the West by 1910?
A) Over one million
B) Ten thousand
C) Less than a few thousands
D) Exactly five hundred
  • 24. On what date did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá leave Haifa for Port Said?
A) 11 August 1911
B) 29 August 1910
C) 1 October 1910
D) 29 August 1911
  • 25. What was the name of the steamer ʻAbdu'l-Bahá sailed on from Haifa?
A) Kosseur London
B) SS Corsican
C) Allan Line
D) The Haifa Express
  • 26. How long did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá stay in Port Said after arriving?
A) Around one month
B) One year
C) Two weeks
D) Nearly eight months
  • 27. Why did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá land in Alexandria instead of Europe on 1 October?
A) He missed his connection
B) He was invited by the Khedive
C) The ship broke down
D) Poor health
  • 28. Who was the Russian/Polish visitor who met ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in Alexandria?
A) Louis Gregory
B) Isabella Grinevskaya
C) Abbas II
D) Wellesley Tudor Pole
  • 29. Where was ʻAbdu'l-Bahá staying when he met Louis Gregory?
A) Port Said
B) Ramleh
C) Cairo
D) Marseille
  • 30. Which Egyptian newspaper provided favourable coverage of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá?
A) Alexandria Times
B) Cairo Daily
C) The Egyptian Gazette
D) Al-Ahram
  • 31. On what date did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá leave Egypt for Europe?
A) December 1911
B) 1 October 1910
C) 11 August 1911
D) 29 August 1910
  • 32. What was the name of the ship ʻAbdu'l-Bahá boarded to travel to Marseille?
A) Allan Line
B) SS Corsican
C) Kosseur London
D) The Royal Mail
  • 33. When did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's first European trip occur?
A) 1910
B) 1912
C) August 1910 to May 1911
D) August to December 1911
  • 34. To which event did ʻAbdu'l-Bahá send representatives and a letter prior to his European trip?
A) The Haifa Pilgrimage
B) The Cairo Press Conference
C) First Universal Races Congress
D) The Alexandria Meeting
  • 35. Who authored the memoirs that cover the period in Egypt mentioned in the text?
A) Wellesley Tudor Pole
B) Isabella Grinevskaya
C) Yazdi
D) Louis Gregory
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