In running the sparql.test, it gives an error as follows. 

An AJAX HTTP error occurred. HTTP Result Code: 200 Debugging information follows. Path: /batch?id=3&op=do StatusText: OK ResponseText: Fatal error: Call to undefined function sparql_query() in /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/sites/all/modules/sparql/sparql.test on line 47 Call Stack: 0.0002 331076 1. {main}() /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/index.php:0 0.2174 2538844 2. menu_execute_active_handler() /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/index.php:21 0.2269 2585088 3. call_user_func_array() /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/includes/menu.inc:503 0.2269 2585280 4. system_batch_page() /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/includes/menu.inc:0 0.2270 2585280 5. _batch_page() /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/modules/system/system.admin.inc:2284 0.2273 2587516 6. _batch_do() /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/includes/batch.inc:80 0.2273 2587516 7. _batch_process() /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/includes/batch.inc:161 0.2382 2613208 8. call_user_func_array() /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/includes/batch.inc:284 0.2382 2613244 9. _simpletest_batch_operation() /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/includes/batch.inc:0 0.2401 2874680 10. DrupalTestCase->run() /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/modules/simpletest/simpletest.module:177 81.8909 10011128 11. SPARQL_CIAFactbookTestCase->test_json_query() /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php:478 81.8909 10011680 12. SPARQL_CIAFactbookTestCase->query_classes() /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/sites/all/modules/sparql/sparql.test:29 81.8910 10011812 13. SPARQL_CIAFactbookTestCase->query() /home/quickstart/websites/intranet3.dev/sites/all/modules/sparql/sparql.test:37

Googling for sparql_query, it seems that it was used in previous SPARQL versions, but is this out of date for D7 ?