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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Ka'aba was central to whose success and development of the wealth of Mecca?
(a) The Zoku tribe.
(b) The Iwi tribe.
(c) The Quraysh tribe.
(d) The Quadi tribe.

2. If more people understood the teachings of the religion instead of the teachings and practices of the radicals, how would the Islamic world be viewed?
(a) Differently.
(b) No differently.
(c) Worse.
(d) Almost the same.

3. The Arabs had a spiritual life under the muruwah and holy places like the shrines at Mecca and other places. The most important shrine was ________ at Mecca which played an important part in the life of Muhammad and other people.
(a) The Gnouia.
(b) The Jalal-ud-Din Rumi.
(c) The Ka'aba.
(d) The Mazar-e-Sharif.

4. 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 friend of the Christians.
(b) A joke.
(c) A threat.
(d) A form of paganism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did many scholars like Martin Luther feel that Christianity would be overcome by?

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

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

4. Islam was viewed as a _____________ religion.

5. As a result of this experience, he began preaching to the Arab world. What did this world consist of?

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