1. Despite the conservatism occasioned by the rise of _____________ and the suppression of independent reasoning in the Sunni madrasahs, scholars, such as Mulla Sadr (ca 1571-1640), taught a philosophy that fused metaphysics and spirituality.
(a) The Messiah laws.
(b) The Shariah laws.
(c) The Muslim laws.
(d) The Shari laws.

2. They tried to show that al-Lah was compatible with ____________.
(a) Their fundamentalist ideals.
(b) Their rationalist's ideals.
(c) A personal God.
(d) Mysticism.

3. Many educated non-Christians were becoming impressed by ____________.
(a) The power of the Christian church.
(b) The intelligence of Christian leaders.
(c) The welfare system initiated by the Christian church and the compassion and mutual respect that Christians showed each other.
(d) The wealth of the Christian church.

4. Is any further development of revelation possible in Christianity?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Rarely.
(d) Sometimes.

5. Who is a distinguished Muslim philosopher in Cordova, Spain who had an enormous influence on both Jews and Christians and specifically on theologians such as Thomas Aquinas and Albert the Great?
(a) Abu Hassan Husein.
(b) Abu Ali ibn Sina.
(c) Abu Allah Hasid.
(d) Abu Walid ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd.

Short Answer Questions

1. The emergence of the cult of Jesus from the established church of Judaism was accompanied by passionate dispute, and many disciples of Jesus ____________.

2. In 1492, what happened when 150,000 Jews refused baptism?

3. What story did Muhammad learn from another cultural group?

4. This competing philosophy formed the basis of the theology of __________.

5. The focal point for the new spirituality was in the town of ____________.

(see the answer key)

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