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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. Who were the Meccans unable to get rid of?
(a) The Yathrib.
(b) Muhammad and the umma.
(c) The Jews.
(d) The Christians.

2. What did many of the Quraysh ask Muhammad's uncle to do?
(a) Give Muhammad more protection.
(b) Kill Muhammad.
(c) Withdraw his protection from Muhammad.
(d) Give Muhammad over to them.

3. Into what era was Muhammad born into?
(a) Of a Christian world.
(b) Of a world of ignorance.
(c) Of fighting in the Arab world.
(d) Of hard times in the Arab world.

4. Muhammad originally saw his purpose as warning the people against ________.
(a) The evil of the Christians.
(b) The power of God.
(c) The evil of their ways.
(d) The evil of Satan.

5. The Quran was beginning to preach the concept of _________ to preserve decent values.
(a) Faith.
(b) Peace.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Just war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Those who still opposed Islam tried to do what to Muhammad and his followers?

2. Societies eventually evolved to a point where they no longer need __________, which was the case with seventh century Arabia.

3. Why did Muhammad marry Sawdah?

4. What is the name for Sura 93?

5. Mecca's days of power were coming to an end. What did Muhammad still do?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Muhammad decide he could no longer stay in Mecca?

2. Describe Muhammad's first three years of preaching.

3. What did the Quraysh do when Muhammad insisted on the worship of only one God?

4. What did Salman Rushdie publish? What was the reaction to this?

5. Eventually, what happened to families regarding Islam?

6. What happened to Muhammad in Mecca at this time?

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

8. What happened after Muhammad moved to Medina?

9. Describe Muhammad's greatest mystical experience.

10. What is jihad?

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