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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. Islam is based on the observance of customs or _________.
(a) Orthopraxy.
(b) Orthopedic.
(c) Orthodoxy.
(d) Orthostatic.

2. Mecca's days of power were coming to an end. What did Muhammad still do?
(a) Wanted to fight the Meccans.
(b) Tortured those who had not converted.
(c) Helped to convert them to Islam.
(d) Feared them.

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

4. Societies eventually evolved to a point where they no longer need __________, which was the case with seventh century Arabia.
(a) Monotheism.
(b) God.
(c) Muhammad.
(d) Polytheism.

5. What did Muslims feel that Rushdie's portrayal of the Quran indicate?
(a) Rushdie knows much about Islam.
(b) Much is missing from Islam and the Quran.
(c) The inability to distinguish between good and evil.
(d) Muhammad made a mistake.

Short Answer Questions

1. With Khadija gone, with whom did Muhammad find refuge with?

2. Why were the clans against Muhammad's uncle?

3. Why did these people feel threatened by Muhammad and his beliefs?

4. What did many of the Quraysh ask Muhammad's uncle to do?

5. Why was the Quran itself the cause of many conversions at this time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Muhammad's uncle died?

2. What eventually happened to the alliance with the Jews? Why might this have happened?

3. In terms of marriage, what did Muhammad do when his wife died?

4. What took place the year after the negotiations took place?

5. What was the affect of the Badr?

6. Who were Muhammad's first followers? Why?

7. What had happened to Muhammad's power by this point?

8. What was decided during the negotiations between Muhammad and the Quraysh?

9. Compare Muhammad's later teachings to his earlier ones. How did his supporters react to this?

10. Describe Muhammad's greatest mystical experience.

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