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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This section examines ___________ the Prophet Muhammad and looks at how it developed.
(a) The fear of.
(b) The love for.
(c) The interest in.
(d) The hatred of.

2. For what reason did shrines represent a place of relaxation and meditation?
(a) There were no other places for relaxation and meditation.
(b) It was quiet in the shrines.
(c) No fighting was allowed in the areas around them.
(d) The gods looked over the shrines.

3. To most Westerners, whom does Islam pertain to?
(a) The ignorant.
(b) The radicals.
(c) Muhammad.
(d) The faithful.

4. Why did Muhammad live with his uncle?
(a) His uncle was the only religious man in the family.
(b) He wanted to attend good schools where his uncle lived.
(c) His parents could not care for him.
(d) He was orphaned at an early age and his grandfather died when he was eight.

5. With the revelation of ____________, he began to believe that he was the Prophet and that God was sending him the messages.
(a) Sura 87.
(b) Sura 93.
(c)
(d) Sura 101.

6. Muhammad founded a Muslim community. Who eventually accepted this?
(a) The Buddhist world.
(b) The Arab world.
(c) The Jewish world.
(d) The Christian world.

7. What is the Western view of Muhammad?
(a) He was Jesus' friend.
(b) He was a prophet.
(c) He was an impostor who tried to deceive the world by portraying himself as a prophet.
(d) He was the Messiah for the Arabs.

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

9. Islam was viewed as a _____________ religion.
(a) New.
(b) Unusual.
(c) Violent.
(d) Strange.

10. What does Armstrong believe that a religion should not be judged on the basis of ?
(a) The actions of the masses.
(b) Its religious laws.
(c) Its beliefs.
(d) The actions of the extremists.

11. Was Arabia considered to be important to the world powers at this time?
(a) Yes, somewhat important.
(b) No, not important.
(c) Yes, fairly important.
(d) Yes, very important.

12. The various groups were united by blood. Why?
(a) They knew no other way to survive.
(b) They did not want to live any other way.
(c) It was the easiest form of unity.
(d) It was the only way they could survive.

13. 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.

14. What is Islam seen as a breakaway corrupt version of?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Hinduism.

15. What happened when Salman Rushdie published The Satanic Verses?
(a) The Muslims imprisoned him.
(b) Muslims reacted positively.
(c) The Muslim world ignored him.
(d) It caused an uproar in the Muslim world.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the period of the Crusades, there were many attempts to convert the Muslims to Christianity. Who did the Christians do this with?

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

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

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

5. According to Armstrong, what are most of the Western views of Islam based on?

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