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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Possibly under the influence of the collapsing Roman Empire and the consequent beginning of an epoch of chaos, what ideas did Augustine develop?
(a) Jesus Christ as the Son of God and God as the Father.
(b) Original sin and the separation of humankind from the perfect God along with the necessity for atonement for sin.
(c) The Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer.
(d) God as the protector of the Israelites and the Gentiles.

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

3. When was this account written?
(a) Forty years after Jesus' death.
(b) Eighty years after Jesus' death.
(c) Ten years after Jesus' death.
(d) One hundred years after Jesus' death.

4. Muhammad came under the influence of __________, some of whom were well disposed towards him.
(a) Jews.
(b) Buddhists.
(c) Christians.
(d) Hindus.

5. The emergence of the cult of Jesus from the established church of Judaism was accompanied by passionate dispute, and many disciples of Jesus ____________.
(a) Remained within the conventional Jewish faith.
(b) Left the Jewish faith.
(c) Lost faith in religion.
(d) Started their own religion.

6. There was now an emergence of Muslim studies in the fields of ____________.
(a) Astronomy, alchemy, medicine, and mathematics.
(b) Art, science, and technology.
(c) Astrology, alchemy, and art.
(d) Music, art, and literature.

7. What happened almost immediately to the newly established Christian Church in the Roman Empire?
(a) It unified.
(b) It ended.
(c) It was split by a fierce controversy.
(d) It spread.

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

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

10. In this chapter Karen Armstrong deals with the dramatic rise of a charismatic faith healer in North Palestine. Who is this man?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Moses.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Muhammad.

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

12. What is the Kabah?
(a) A shrine in the center of Mecca.
(b) A temple.
(c) A prayer.
(d) A religious book.

13. This city is located in what is now the Western province of ____________.
(a) Israel.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Iran.

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

15. What had happened by 235 CE?
(a) The Christian church had been banned from the Roman Empire.
(b) The power of the Christian church had ended.
(c) The Christian church had spread to the Americas.
(d) The Christian church had become one of the most important religions in the Roman Empire and a bastion of stability.

Short Answer Questions

1. The application of their method to the Koran was also influenced by ____________ teachings.

2. Christianity was a religion of __________.

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

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

5. In the early years of his mission, Muhammad gathered many converts, especially from among ____________.

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