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

2. When was the Quran compiled?
(a) In 750.
(b) In 850.
(c) In 650.
(d) In 550.

3. Islam was viewed as a _____________ religion.
(a) Strange.
(b) New.
(c) Violent.
(d) Unusual.

4. The Ka'aba was central to whose success and development of the wealth of Mecca?
(a) The Iwi tribe.
(b) The Zoku tribe.
(c) The Quadi tribe.
(d) The Quraysh tribe.

5. In the Quran, what is presented first?
(a) The longest suras.
(b) The simplist suras.
(c) The first messages Muhammad received.
(d) The shortest suras.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Muhammad live with his uncle?

2. What period does the challenge of Islam to the West date back?

3. Muhammad realized that the Arabs could never be an independent polity unless they were unified. Under what were they unified?

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

5. What does Jahiliyah mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Quraysh tribe.

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

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

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

5. What holy places were important to the Arabs? Why were these places so important?

6. What happened regarding Islam in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

7. What happened in 610?

8. Why did Arabia not trust monotheism?

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

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

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