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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Muhammad preached, did he have any intention of forming a new religion?
(a) No.
(b) Only at first.
(c) Yes.
(d) Not at first.

2. Are many of the views and values of Islam similar to those of Judaism and Christianity?
(a) Very few.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Somewhat.

3. After reading the Quran, who did Luther feel was the real enemy?
(a) The Jews.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Islam.
(d) The Catholic Church and the pope.

4. With what was conversion to monotheism associated?
(a) Rules and laws.
(b) Unity.
(c) Loss of political autonomy and subjugation to imperialistic control.
(d) A powerful God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the Quran revealed to Muhammad?

2. What is the Quran a source of information?

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

4. To what has Western behavior in the Islamic world led?

5. What empire spread into the Arab lands?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jahiliyah?

2. What might happen if more people studied and understood Islam?

3. What did Muhammad do during the last twenty-three years of his life? Why did he do this?

4. At this time, what did Arabs think about al-Llah?

5. How does Armstrong compare the Quran with Christian writings?

6. Why did Arabia not trust monotheism?

7. What happens when Salman Rushdie publishes The Satanic Verses? How is this act a reminder of other acts against Islam by Muslims?

8. How did Muhammad's revelation differ from other forms of revelation?

9. Describe the Quraysh tribe.

10. When does the challenge of Islam to the West first begin? How was Islam viewed at that time?

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