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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Other religious traditions such as the Buddhist tradition insist that the Absolute is ______________.
(a) A separate entity.
(b) An intrinsic part of human nature.
(c) A human being.
(d) Non-existent.

2. The Greek influence on theology formed the core of the idea of ____________.
(a) A Divine Trinity.
(b) Manifest Destiny.
(c) Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
(d) God the Father.

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

4. In 312 CE, the emperor Constantine _____________.
(a) Threatened to have the Christians exiled.
(b) Converted to Christianity.
(c) Tortured Christians.
(d) Attended his first mass.

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

6. After the first three years, Muhammad's message transformed into _______________.
(a) Al-Lah, the High God, is only for Muslims.
(b) Al-Lah, the High God, precluded worship of the ancient cults.
(c) Al-Lah, the High God, is the most powerful of all gods.
(d) Al-Lah, the High God, is the same God as the Jews.

7. In 622 CE, accepting an invitation from the inhabitants of Yathrib, Muhammad and his followers migrated to ______.
(a) What is the modern city of Baghdad.
(b) What is the modern city of Jerusalem.
(c) What is the modern city of Medina to the north of Mecca.
(d) What is the modern city of Cairo.

8. What is the belief stated in this doctrine?
(a) The world was created by God from nothing.
(b) The world was created by accident.
(c) The world was created by God in seven days.
(d) The world was created by man.

9. This competing philosophy formed the basis of the theology of __________.
(a) The Roman Catholic Church.
(b) The Eastern Orthodox Church.
(c) The Mormon Church.
(d) The Lutheran Church.

10. After the synod, confusion still reigned in the Christian church with a competing philosophy developing at ________.
(a) Constantinople.
(b) Nicaea.
(c) Cappadocia.
(d) Nice.

11. At this synod, the modern Christian creed, called ________ was first promulgated.
(a) The Nicene Creed.
(b) The Constantine Creed.
(c) The Nice Creed.
(d) The Nicaea Creed.

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

13. The question that was resolved at a synod was called by the Emperor Constantine at __________.
(a) Constantinople.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Nice.
(d) Nicaea.

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

15. What two philosophers had competing ideas regarding the nature of the Christian God?
(a) Augustine and Aurelius.
(b) Aquinas and Augustine.
(c) Arius and Anathasius.
(d) Arius and Aquinas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Initially, Muhammad's message was to warn the Quraysh about ____________.

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

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

4. To rationalize the shock of his death by crucifixion, his followers subscribed to the belief that ________.

5. Muhammad experienced his epiphany during ___________.

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