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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A New Direction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Arabs of the time believe in the coming of?
(a) God.
(b) The Messiah.
(c) Jesus.
(d) An Arab prophet.

2. What did Muhammad claim was a miracle?
(a) Jesus' birth.
(b) His birth
(c) The Quran.
(d) His marriage to Khadija.

3. How did Muhammad's revelation differ from other forms of revelation?
(a) Through Muhammad, God sent the Arabs the Ten Commandments.
(b) Through Muhammad, God sent the Arabs the New Testament.
(c) Through Muhammad, God sent the Arabs the Torah.
(d) Through Muhammad, God sent the Arabs scripture in their own language.

4. Muhammad realized that the Arabs could never be an independent polity unless they were unified. Under what were they unified?
(a) His preachings.
(b) The preachings of the Torah.
(c) The preachings of the Bible.
(d) The publishing of the Quran.

5. When is this mystical event celebrated?
(a) On the 17 Rajab.
(b) On the 37 Rajab.
(c) On the 27 Rajab.
(d) On the 47 Rajab.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times a day must Muslims make salat?

2. People made the hijra when they left their tribe and joined the umma. What is the umma?

3. The dispute continued until Muhammad made an apparent concession. To what belief did he make a concession?

4. What does Jahiliyah mean?

5. How many people have taken the time to study Islam and learn its teachings?

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