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

Short Answer Questions

1. Darwin's ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES seemed to ____________.

2. The new religion of Deism became known as ____________.

3. The instability and lack of self-esteem in the Islamic culture, has resulted in ____________.

4. In this chapter Karen Armstrong outlines the developments in the nineteenth century which led to ____________.

5. What is a spiritual longing for the redemption of Israel as foretold by the ancient prophets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Muhammad came under the influence of Jews at Medina.

Part 1) How did they influence him? How did this influence Islam as well?

Part 2) Why do Muslims date their era to this migration to Medina? What does this say about the power of the Jews at this time?

Part 3) How has Islam continued to change until today? Compare Islam today to Islam when Muhammad was alive. What might he think of today's Islam? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Armstrong uses historical and Biblical texts to describe the evolution of Yahweh.

Part 1) Who is Yahweh? How does Yahweh evolve? Why is this information important to this book?

Part 2) Why is this type of deity necessary? Is it still necessary today? Why or why not?

Part 3) How do the events in history influence the evolution of Yahweh? What does this say about the stability of Yahweh, as well as other deities, and religion as a whole?

Essay Topic 3

The 15th and 16th centuries affected all three major monotheistic religions.

Part 1) What took place during these centuries? How did this affect these three major religions?

Part 2) How do these effects reflect changes that had already taken place? How were the affects of the 15th and 16th centuries foreshadowed?

Part 3) How are these changes seen today? How do these three religions continue to evolve today?

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