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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Muhammad was asking the people to break with ____________ and they were reluctant to do so.
(a) Their religious leaders.
(b) God.
(c) Their families.
(d) The past.

2. In Medina, he began to work for Arab unity. What happened to the Quran?
(a) It stayed the same.
(b) It was not as useful as in the past.
(c) It began to change as Muhammad became more involved in political issues.
(d) It began to become outdated.

3. Whose work did a revelation reveal that this apparent concession came from?
(a) God.
(b) Muhammad.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Satan.

4. While staying at his sister's, what did Muhammad have?
(a) No mystical experiences.
(b) A lot of free time.
(c) Doubts and fears.
(d) His greatest mystical experience.

5. The dispute continued until Muhammad made an apparent concession. To what belief did he make a concession?
(a) Polytheism.
(b) Monotheism.
(c) The Christians.
(d) Judaism.

6. To where was Muhammad looking to bring the Quran?
(a) To other parts of Arabia, Syria and Iraq.
(b) To America.
(c) To Europe.
(d) To Asia.

7. Did Muhammad's early preachings of the Quran teach anything new? `
(a) Yes, many new things.
(b) Yes, one new thing.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, a few new things.

8. What was the message of Sura 93?
(a) People were supposed to care for the disadvantaged.
(b) People are to put God first.
(c) People are supposed to have faith in al-Llah.
(d) People are to care for everyone.

9. With Khadija gone, with whom did Muhammad find refuge with?
(a) His sister.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His children.
(d) Al-Llah.

10. When was Muhammad successful?
(a) Before his move to Medina.
(b) Right before his death.
(c) After the conversion of all in Mecca.
(d) After the move to Medina.

11. In response to Sura 93, what did Muhammad do?
(a) He studied the Torah.
(b) He began to pray to God.
(c) He began his mission in 612.
(d) He kept quiet for two years.

12. People who don't re-order their lives live in _________ God.
(a) Accordance with.
(b) Opposition to.
(c) Peace with.
(d) Respect of.

13. When the harassment of the Muslims began again, what did the Muslims do?
(a) They fought back.
(b) They committed suicide.
(c) They began to leave Mecca.
(d) They went into hiding.

14. Muhammad would return to Mecca the next year for the Hajj, and the Quraysh would do what for the three days that the Muslims were there?
(a) Stay silent.
(b) Vacate the city.
(c) Join them peacefully.
(d) Stay in hiding.

15. Those who still opposed Islam tried to do what to Muhammad and his followers?
(a) Starve them.
(b) Catch them.
(c) Torture them.
(d) Run them out of town.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the leaders converted, what did the rest of the tribe do?

2. The religion Muhammad preached became known as Islam. What does Islam mean?

3. What happens to Muhammad when his uncle dies?

4. What did Muhammad believe his role to be?

5. Does the religion teach theology?

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