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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 1492, the last Muslim stronghold in Spain had fallen to ____________.
(a) The Christian forces of Constantine.
(b) The Christian forces of Pope John Paul.
(c) The Christian forces of Franz Ferdinand.
(d) The Christian forces of Ferdinand and Isabella.

2. In the Western world, the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries saw the development of entirely new cultures stemming from ____________.
(a) The Medieval Period.
(b) The Baroque Period.
(c) The Italian Renaissance and the beginning of the scientific discoveries.
(d) The Northern Renaissance.

3. Advances in Western science led to ____________.
(a) The exile of all non-Christians in Europe.
(b) A reexamination of the Christian religion and even to questioning the existence of God.
(c) An exiting of thousands from the Christian religion.
(d) An end to religion.

4. What became clear to Muhammad regarding the majority of Jews in Medina?
(a) They were also Muslims.
(b) They shared many of the same beliefs as him.
(c) They were permanently hostile to him.
(d) They trusted him.

5. What does the Koran mean?
(a) The Word.
(b) The Recital.
(c) The Prayer.
(d) The Song.

Short Answer Questions

1. The medieval forms of religion erupted into fragmented sects and belief systems, led by such reformers as ____________.

2. The Safavids rose up in Iran, and the Moghul Empire emerged ____________.

3. Back in London Wesley became a convert to this religion and preached his new faith to ____________.

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

5. Who was the German philosopher who propounded the liberal ideas of the Enlightenment and paved the way for Judaism to enter the arena of modern Europe?

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