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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Jahiliyah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Was Salman Rushdie's the first denunciation of the Prophet by a Muslim?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Maybe.
(d) Most likely.

2. What is Jahiliyah used to describe?
(a) Arab society during Muhammad's period of preaching.
(b) Arab society after Khadija's death.
(c) Arab society before Muhammad.
(d) Arab society after Muhammad's death.

3. What happened when Salman Rushdie published The Satanic Verses?
(a) Muslims reacted positively.
(b) The Muslims imprisoned him.
(c) It caused an uproar in the Muslim world.
(d) The Muslim world ignored him.

4. What are the suras?
(a) Jesus' words to His disciples.
(b) St. Paul's letters to the people of Christ.
(c) Prayers.
(d) God's teachings or rules on various subjects.

5. The Ka'aba was central to whose success and development of the wealth of Mecca?
(a) The Quadi tribe.
(b) The Iwi tribe.
(c) The Zoku tribe.
(d) The Quraysh tribe.

Short Answer Questions

1. If more people understood the teachings of the religion instead of the teachings and practices of the radicals, how would the Islamic world be viewed?

2. What is Islam seen as a breakaway corrupt version of?

3. Arabs made a yearly pilgrimage which began where and proceeded to the shrines of other gods?

4. How did the Arabs view both Christianity and Judaism?

5. What does Jahiliyah mean?

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