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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. Was the published version based on the order in which Muhammad preached the teachings?
(a) No.
(b) Very little of it.
(c) Most of it.
(d) Yes.

2. How was the Quran revealed to Muhammad?
(a) In a cave in Saudi Arabia.
(b) In one large message.
(c) In two mystical experiences.
(d) In piecemeal version.

3. This section examines ___________ the Prophet Muhammad and looks at how it developed.
(a) The fear of.
(b) The hatred of.
(c) The love for.
(d) The interest in.

4. The farmers provided the nomads with food. What did the nomadic tribes provide the farmers with?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Food.
(c) Protection.
(d) Children.

5. Were there any scriptures for Islam?
(a) Very few.
(b) No.
(c) Some.
(d) Yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The various groups were united by blood. Why?

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

3. Many refer to Muhammad as ________ or unlettered prophet.

4. As a result of this experience, he began preaching to the Arab world. What did this world consist of?

5. The grandfather took the newborn to Ka'aba. What was he told upon his arrival?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Armstrong, on what are most Western views of Islam based?

2. What happened once Muhammad recited the Quran?

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

4. What is meant by umma? How did Arabs feel about this? Why?

5. Why were Muslims seen as the enemy of Christians, which led to the Crusades?

6. Describe what is known about Muhammad and the Muslim world prior to 610.

7. According to Armstrong, where do most Western views of Islam stem from? What facts does she give about Islam?

8. What is Jahiliyah?

9. When and why did Muhammad begin sharing God's message?

10. Why did Arabia not trust monotheism?

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