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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Jahiliyah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are many of the conditions and practices in the Islamic world typical of?
(a) Pagan cultures.
(b) Any modern society.
(c) Any pre-modern society.
(d) The beliefs of nomadic tribes.

2. What does Jahiliyah mean?
(a) The period of ignorance.
(b) The period of sadness.
(c) The period of understanding.
(d) The period of pain.

3. How was the Quran revealed to Muhammad?
(a) In piecemeal version.
(b) In a cave in Saudi Arabia.
(c) In two mystical experiences.
(d) In one large message.

4. There was more understanding of Islam by the eighteenth century. How did Islam become accepted?
(a) As a form of Christianity.
(b) As a legitimate religion.
(c) As a pagan religion.
(d) As a form of Judaism.

5. For what reason did shrines represent a place of relaxation and meditation?
(a) No fighting was allowed in the areas around them.
(b) There were no other places for relaxation and meditation.
(c) It was quiet in the shrines.
(d) The gods looked over the shrines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Muhammad founded a Muslim community. Who eventually accepted this?

2. In 850, the monk Perfectus denounced the Prophet. Who put him to death?

3. What did this angel command him to recite?

4. The Ka'aba was central to whose success and development of the wealth of Mecca?

5. When was the Quran compiled?

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