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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Jews tried to modify this theory ____________.
(a) To allow God more time to create the world.
(b) To allow God to have more control.
(c) To allow God more power over humanity.
(d) To allow God a certain degree of spontaneity and free will.

3. Who is Bernard?
(a) An archbishop in the Roman Catholic Church.
(b) A popular priest in Paris.
(c) The abbot of the Cistercian Abby of Clairvaux in Burgundy.
(d) The Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

4. The earliest account of this man's life is found ____________.
(a) In the Gospel of St. Luke.
(b) In the Gospel of St. John.
(c) In the Gospel of St. Matthew.
(d) In the Gospel of St Mark.

5. Once "God" is presumed to exist as a separate external entity, humans can _____________.
(a) Forget about God.
(b) Learn to be more loving and understanding.
(c) Externalize and worship their own prejudices and desires.
(d) Be like God.

6. According to Karen Armstrong's research, did this man claim to be God?
(a) Sometimes.
(b) Only at first.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

7. The Falsafa movement reached its peak with the work of ____________.
(a) Abu Allah Hasid.
(b) Abu Ali ibn Sina.
(c) Abu Walid ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd.
(d) Abu Hassan Husein.

8. What tribe was Muhammad a member of?
(a) Blackhawk.
(b) Mohecan.
(c) Quraysh.
(d) Sunni.

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

10. What vision did Muhammad experience?
(a) A vision of Jesus.
(b) A vision of Satan.
(c) A vision of God.
(d) A vision of the Angel Gabriel.

11. Prior to Augustine's conversion to Christianity, he had repulsed any idea of __________.
(a) Purity.
(b) Charity.
(c) Chastity.
(d) Patience.

12. What was considered blasphemous by Jews and later by Muslims?
(a) Manifest Destiny.
(b) The Ark of the Covenant.
(c) God the Father.
(d) The Trinity.

13. In the seventh century CE, Muhammad's tribe was emerging from the obscurity of nomadic life in the desert to ________________.
(a) A life of successful international trading.
(b) A hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
(c) A life of constant immigration.
(d) Mercantile livelihoods.

14. In the early years of his mission, Muhammad gathered many converts, especially from among ____________.
(a) The older generation.
(b) The younger generation.
(c) Female groups.
(d) The non-Muslim generation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did this tribe rule?

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

3. What was a consequence of the doctrine of Incarnation?

4. The Romans, initially regarded Christianity as _____________.

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

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