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