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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When John Wesley sailed to the New World colony of Georgia in 1735, he was greatly impressed by ____________.

3. In _________, a group of Jews, called Zionists, fled from Russia and settled in Palestine.

4. In Judaism, mysticism developed in the second and third centuries starting with ____________.

5. Christianity attempted to qualify the highly personalized cult of God incarnate by introducing ____________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Muhammad is Islam's prophet.

Part 1) How did he become a prophet? Did his early life foreshadow this sacred role? Is so, how? If not, why not?

Part 2) To what did Muhammad's epiphany lead? How did this change Islam? How does it influence Islam today?

Part 3) What is the connection between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity? Is this seen in today's society? Why or why not? What might Muhammad feel about this? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Armstrong asks the question of whether God has a future.

Part 1) What is Armstrong's survey of our world today? How does she validate her points?

Part 2) What does Armstrong believe mankind should do regarding their beliefs about God? Why?

Part 3) What strong movements does Armstrong see in each religion? How does she feel about these movements? Why does she feel this way? How do you feel about these movements? How do you see them affecting mankind?

Essay Topic 3

Armstrong describes the practices of early Christians.

Part 1) What does she say about their early practices? What proof of this does she give?

Part 2) Why might the early Christians practice their faith in this way?

Part 3) How did St. Paul change early Christianity? What are the consequences of this? Why did some Christians not follow Paul? What might this say about Paul and Christianity as we know it?

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