In what religion do adults abstain from food, drink, and sexual activity from dawn to sunset during the ninth month of their religious calendar?
a. Buddhism
b. Jehovah's witness
c. Mormon
d. Islam
ANS: D
During Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, adult Muslims abstain from food, drink, and sexual activity from dawn to sunset.
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