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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long did Muhammad preach?
(a) The next fifteen years.
(b) The next twenty years.
(c) The next twenty-three years.
(d) The next ten years.

2. Were there common laws among the tribes?
(a) None except that deaths were avenged by killing an equal number of members of the murderers' tribe.
(b) No, none.
(c) Yes, many.
(d) Yes, a few.

3. What did muruwah prevent?
(a) Any form of Arab unity.
(b) War.
(c) Religion.
(d) Famine.

4. According to Armstrong, what are most of the Western views of Islam based on?
(a) Various wars.
(b) Experiences in the Middle East.
(c) The lack of knowledge about the religion fueled by reports in the media.
(d) Truth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Was Arabia considered to be important to the world powers at this time?

2. What does Jahiliyah mean?

3. The farmers provided the nomads with food. What did the nomadic tribes provide the farmers with?

4. At this time, who was accepted as the one God?

5. By what century was Europe actively fighting Islam?

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