2. Did Muhammad's early preachings of the Quran teach anything new? `
(a) Yes, many new things.
(b) Yes, one new thing.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, a few new things.

3. Mecca's days of power were coming to an end. What did Muhammad still do?
(a) Helped to convert them to Islam.
(b) Tortured those who had not converted.
(c) Wanted to fight the Meccans.
(d) Feared them.

4. These tribal leaders adopted the Jewish name of ______ for their town.
(a) Medina.
(b) Mecca.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Yathrib.

5. When the leaders converted, what did the rest of the tribe do?
(a) They converted.
(b) They ran away.
(c) They fought their leaders.
(d) They feared their leaders.

6. Those who had emigrated to Medina had to find a way to support themselves, so what did they begin to do?
(a) Educate their young.
(b) Stage raids on the caravans going to and from Mecca.
(c) Open various shops to sell their wares.
(d) Leave Medina.

7. Who were the early converts?
(a) The young.
(b) Muhammad's immediate family and circle of friends.
(c) Religious leaders.
(d) Wealthy merchants.

8. The rift in the community became bad. What did Muhammad have to do for some of the Muslims?
(a) He had to find them a new home.
(b) He had to give some to the Quraysh.
(c) He had to hide them.
(d) He had to keep them in Mecca.

9. Muhammad originally saw his purpose as warning the people against ________.
(a) The power of God.
(b) The evil of the Christians.
(c) The evil of their ways.
(d) The evil of Satan.

10. During the first three years of his preaching, Muhammad developed a small group of followers. Why did they meet twice a day for prayer?
(a) The Quran was meant to be chanted in a group environment and not read in private.
(b) To learn more about the Quran.
(c) To spend time with each other.
(d) To witness Muhammad's mystical experiences.

11. During the hajj to Mecca, Muhammad looked for a protector among the pilgrims. He found six pilgrims from where who quickly accepted Islam and would return to their tribe to try to convert them. Where were they located?
(a) Yathrib.
(b) Medina.
(c) Saudi.
(d) Mecca.

12. Who were among the first members of the Muslim community?
(a) Christians.
(b) The wealthy.
(c) The intelligent.
(d) The disadvantaged.

13. When Muhammad insisted on the worship of only one God, what happened among the Quraysh?
(a) Protests.
(b) The shunning of Muhammad.
(c) Trouble broke out.
(d) Peace.

14. What do many believe when Muhammad is knocked unconscious in a battle?
(a) He had been killed.
(b) He will be resurrected.
(c) He is injured.
(d) He will not be the same when he wakes.

15. Muhammad sent an emissary, who the Quraysh took as a hostage and then sent word to the Muslims that what had happened?
(a) They had converted him.
(b) They had set him free.
(c) They had tortured him.
(d) They had killed him.