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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did a monk tell his uncle to protect Muhammad?
(a) He was the Savior of the Arabs.
(b) He would be hated by most people.
(c) He was very weak.
(d) He had the mark of prophecy between his shoulder blades.

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

3. Why did the Muslim world react this way to The Satanic Verses?
(a) They gave an unfavorable view of the Prophet.
(b) These verses were unimportant.
(c) They gave an unfavorable view of non-Muslims.
(d) They gave a favorable view of the Prophet.

4. At this time, who was accepted as the one God?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Muhammad.
(c) The al-Llah of Islam.
(d) Buddha.

5. In what century did an Arab merchant named Muhammad live in Mecca?
(a) The ninth.
(b) The eighth.
(c) The seventh.
(d) The sixth.

6. What is Jahiliyah used to describe?
(a) Arab society after Muhammad's death.
(b) Arab society after Khadija's death.
(c) Arab society before Muhammad.
(d) Arab society during Muhammad's period of preaching.

7. What led the author to look at the religion and at the Prophet Muhammad?
(a) Staying with a Muslim family.
(b) The Quran.
(c) The inaccurate Western views.
(d) Doing mission work in the Middle East.

8. Was Salman Rushdie's the first denunciation of the Prophet by a Muslim?
(a) Yes.
(b) Most likely.
(c) No.
(d) Maybe.

9. 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 wealthy.
(d) He would be a great man.

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

11. The view of the Muslim world changed to one that the Muslim world would never be conquered by war or missionary activities. What did it become important to do?
(a) Ignore them.
(b) Make fake negotiations with them.
(c) Open a dialogue with the Muslims.
(d) Fear them.

12. When did Muhammad die?
(a) June 8, 532.
(b) June 8, 832.
(c) June 8, 732.
(d) June 8, 632.

13. What did many scholars like Martin Luther feel that Christianity would be overcome by?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Islam.
(d) The Catholic Church.

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

15. What is the Quran a source of information?
(a) The Old Testament.
(b) The history of Muhammad's life.
(c) The New Testament.
(d) The history of Muhammad's Islamic community.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what century was Europe actively fighting Islam?

2. What do the Muslim religious authorities think about fatwa and the taking of lives?

3. How was the Quran revealed to Muhammad?

4. Were there common laws among the tribes?

5. The Ka'aba was central to whose success and development of the wealth of Mecca?

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