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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Unity: The God of Islam.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The development of conflicting philosophies of the nature and existence of God took place against the backdrop of ____________.
(a) The Third Crusade.
(b) The Second Crusade.
(c) The First Crusade.
(d) The Fourth Crusade.

2. 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.

3. The Faylasufs developed an advanced notion of God different from ____________.
(a) That of the non-traditional Koran.
(b) That of the traditional Koran.
(c) That of the Christians.
(d) That of the Jews.

4. To rationalize the shock of his death by crucifixion, his followers subscribed to the belief that ________.
(a) He had died peacefully.
(b) He had not died.
(c) He had risen from death to immortality and that he had been, indeed, the promised Messiah.
(d) He is seated at the right hand of the Father.

5. Even by that time the historical facts were being overlaid with mythical elements, which did ___________.
(a) Spread the beliefs of a mad man.
(b) Trick non-believers into thinking Jesus' was the Messiah.
(c) Purported to explain facets of his life in the context of the beliefs of his followers.
(d) Give Jesus' disciples power over others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened almost immediately to the newly established Christian Church in the Roman Empire?

2. By resolving the question of whether Jesus was human or divine, Christians inevitably had to conclude that _______.

3. The Jews tried to modify this theory ____________.

4. Does the expression "Son of God" bear the same connotation in Hebrew as it does in Greek?

5. In the seventh century CE, Muhammad's tribe was emerging from the obscurity of nomadic life in the desert to ________________.

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