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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Is there a great deal of variety in Islam and its practices?
(a) Very little.
(b) Yes.
(c) Somewhat.
(d) No.

2. During the first three years of his preaching, Muhammad developed a small group of followers. Why did they meet twice a day for prayer?
(a) To learn more about the Quran.
(b) The Quran was meant to be chanted in a group environment and not read in private.
(c) To spend time with each other.
(d) To witness Muhammad's mystical experiences.

3. What are the suras?
(a) St. Paul's letters to the people of Christ.
(b) God's teachings or rules on various subjects.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Jesus' words to His disciples.

4. What did this angel command him to recite?
(a) Poems.
(b) What would become the Quran.
(c) A series of laws.
(d) The Bible in Arabic.

5. The Muslims and the Jews were supposed to live in peace together. What decreed this peace?
(a) The Jew's law.
(b) God's covenant with the Israelites.
(c) Muhammad's law.
(d) The terms of the covenant into which they entered.

Short Answer Questions

1. A belief in one God would bring what to the life of the believer?

2. What did Muhammad believe his role to be?

3. Why did the Muslim world react this way to The Satanic Verses?

4. Many refer to Muhammad as ________ or unlettered prophet.

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

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