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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what century did an Arab merchant named Muhammad live in Mecca?
(a) The seventh.
(b) The sixth.
(c) The ninth.
(d) The eighth.

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

3. Are many of the views and values of Islam similar to those of Judaism and Christianity?
(a) Somewhat.
(b) Yes.
(c) Very few.
(d) No.

4. Was the published version based on the order in which Muhammad preached the teachings?
(a) No.
(b) Most of it.
(c) Very little of it.
(d) Yes.

5. How did the Arabs view both Christianity and Judaism?
(a) As unusual religions.
(b) With fear.
(c) With suspicion.
(d) As brothers in faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Muhammad have an experience with an angel?

2. Arabs made a yearly pilgrimage which began where and proceeded to the shrines of other gods?

3. Who does Armstrong feel that radical Islam is the faith of?

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

5. There was more understanding of Islam by the eighteenth century. How did Islam become accepted?

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