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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Armstrong feel that radical Islam is the faith of?
(a) The old.
(b) The young.
(c) The ignorant.
(d) The wealthy.

2. What do the Muslim religious authorities think about fatwa and the taking of lives?
(a) It must be done when necessary.
(b) Muhammad would approve of this behavior.
(c) They believe these acts are a part of the Quran.
(d) They are illegal and against the teachings of Islam.

3. Christians have been reluctant to acknowledge that Muslims worship the same God as they and the Jews do. What do many of them view Islam as?
(a) A joke.
(b) A friend of the Christians.
(c) A form of paganism.
(d) A threat.

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

5. As a result of this experience, he began preaching to the Arab world. What did this world consist of?
(a) Several small countries.
(b) Several unified tribes.
(c) A variety of tribes without any unified laws.
(d) One large nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Salman Rushdie published The Satanic Verses?

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

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

4. How was the Quran revealed to Muhammad?

5. What period does the challenge of Islam to the West date back?

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