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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name for Sura 93?
(a) The Sura of the Morning.
(b) The Sura of the Night.
(c) The Sura of the Poor.
(d) The Sura of God.

3. Muhammad sent an emissary, who the Quraysh took as a hostage and then sent word to the Muslims that what had happened?
(a) They had killed him.
(b) They had set him free.
(c) They had tortured him.
(d) They had converted him.

4. Medina had developed to the point where it needed trade. What did Muhammad try to weaken?
(a) The Meccan monopoly.
(b) The Buddhist monopoly.
(c) The Jewish monopoly.
(d) The Christian monopoly.

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

6. Who were the Meccans unable to get rid of?
(a) The Christians.
(b) The Yathrib.
(c) Muhammad and the umma.
(d) The Jews.

7. 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 witness Muhammad's mystical experiences.
(b) The Quran was meant to be chanted in a group environment and not read in private.
(c) To learn more about the Quran.
(d) To spend time with each other.

8. What did Muhammad believe himself to be?
(a) A nadibu.
(b) A nadijeen.
(c) A nadijir.
(d) A nadihir.

9. Those who had emigrated to Medina had to find a way to support themselves, so what did they begin to do?
(a) Leave Medina.
(b) Stage raids on the caravans going to and from Mecca.
(c) Open various shops to sell their wares.
(d) Educate their young.

10. For what purpose were most of Muhammad's marriages?
(a) To end his loneliness.
(b) To have more children.
(c) Sexual pleasure.
(d) Practical arrangement.

11. There would be a ________ peace if any one from Mecca who had converted without the consent of his guardians was returned.
(a) Five-year.
(b) Ten-year.
(c) Fifteen-year.
(d) Twenty-year.

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

13. What did the people of Mecca and Medina continue to attack?
(a) Each other's caravans.
(b) Muhammad's caravans.
(c) Muhammad.
(d) The Yathrib's caravans.

14. What did many of the Quraysh ask Muhammad's uncle to do?
(a) Withdraw his protection from Muhammad.
(b) Kill Muhammad.
(c) Give Muhammad more protection.
(d) Give Muhammad over to them.

15. Why were these people the first to follow Muhammad?
(a) Because of the hope Muhammad's teaching held for them.
(b) Because of their understanding of Muhammad's teachings.
(c) Because of their desire to share their wealth.
(d) Because of their discontent with the Christian church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the early converts?

2. Muhammad and Gabriel climbed the ladder through the seven heavens. Where did they reach?

3. When were the Muslims attacked?

4. Muhammad vowed not to leave the area until when?

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

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