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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. The Arabs had a spiritual life under the muruwah and holy places like the shrines at Mecca and other places. The most important shrine was ________ at Mecca which played an important part in the life of Muhammad and other people.
(a) The Gnouia.
(b) The Ka'aba.
(c) The Jalal-ud-Din Rumi.
(d) The Mazar-e-Sharif.

2. By what does Muhammad believe that he is comforted, as he believes after every encounter?
(a) His dead uncle.
(b) God.
(c) His dead mother.
(d) The dead Khadijah.

3. Arabs made a yearly pilgrimage which began where and proceeded to the shrines of other gods?
(a) At the Mazar-e-Sharif.
(b) At the Gnouia.
(c) At the Jalal-ud-Din Rumi.
(d) At the Ka'aba.

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

5. What does Jahiliyah mean?
(a) The period of ignorance.
(b) The period of pain.
(c) The period of sadness.
(d) The period of understanding.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Did Muhammad write the suras of the Quran?

5. There was more understanding of Islam by the eighteenth century. How did Islam become accepted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Arab life at this time.

2. Why did Arabia not trust monotheism?

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

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

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

6. How did Muhammad react to his first encounter with the angel Gabriel?

7. On what does Armstrong believe a religion should not be judged? Why might she feel this way?

8. Describe Muhammad's role in the creation of the Quran.

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

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

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