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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people have taken the time to study Islam and learn its teachings?
(a) Many.
(b) Most.
(c) Very few.
(d) None.

2. The grandfather took the newborn to Ka'aba. What was he told upon his arrival?
(a) He would die at an old age.
(b) He would be intelligent.
(c) He would be a great man.
(d) He would be wealthy.

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

4. In the Quran, what is presented first?
(a) The longest suras.
(b) The shortest suras.
(c) The simplist suras.
(d) The first messages Muhammad received.

5. How much is known about the early life of Muhammad?
(a) Quite a bit.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Not much.
(d) Everything.

6. When did Muhammad have an experience with an angel?
(a) 610.
(b) 810.
(c) 510.
(d) 710.

7. Were there common laws among the tribes?
(a) No, none.
(b) Yes, a few.
(c) None except that deaths were avenged by killing an equal number of members of the murderers' tribe.
(d) Yes, many.

8. Where do most of the Western views of Islam come from?
(a) Reports in the media.
(b) Experiences with Muslims in the West.
(c) Reading the Quran.
(d) War experiences.

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

10. What led to so many executions for both Muslims and Christians?
(a) Friendly fire.
(b) Both Christians and Muslims viewed the other as the infidel.
(c) Misunderstanding.
(d) Uncertainty.

11. After his first encounter with the angel Gabriel, how did Muhammad react?
(a) He was strengthened.
(b) He became mute.
(c) He was confused.
(d) He was terrified and wanted to commit suicide.

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

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 publishing of the Quran.
(c) The preachings of the Bible.
(d) The preachings of the Torah.

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

15. What did Muhammad use to force people to convert to Islam?
(a) Money.
(b) Threats.
(c) His sword.
(d) Threats of damnation.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Quran compiled?

2. The views that the Europeans developed during the period of the Crusades carried over into the present day and became intensified as what happened?

3. When did Muhammad die?

4. What is Jahiliyah used to describe?

5. What did the Arabs of the time believe in the coming of?

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