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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. During the hajj to Mecca, Muhammad looked for a protector among the pilgrims. He found six pilgrims from where who quickly accepted Islam and would return to their tribe to try to convert them. Where were they located?
(a) Medina.
(b) Mecca.
(c) Saudi.
(d) Yathrib.

2. In 625, Muhammad took another wife, Hafsah. What reason did he have this marriage?
(a) Practical reasons.
(b) Love.
(c) Sexual pleasure.
(d) Duty.

3. Muhammad sent an emissary, who the Quraysh took as a hostage and then sent word to the Muslims that what had happened?
(a) They had killed him.
(b) They had set him free.
(c) They had tortured him.
(d) They had converted him.

4. The angel Gabriel appeared. Who did he take Muhammad to meet in Jerusalem?
(a) Ezekiel and Isaiah.
(b) The twelve apostles.
(c) God.
(d) Jesus, Moses, Abraham and other prophets.

5. Why were the clans against Muhammad's uncle?
(a) He did not trust Muhammad.
(b) He kept protecting Muhammad.
(c) He was not a Muslim.
(d) He was a wealthy man.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the harassment of the Muslims began again, what did the Muslims do?

2. In 1988, Salman Rushdie published his novel called The Satanic Verses. What did Muslims believe?

3. The Quran was beginning to preach the concept of _________ to preserve decent values.

4. Does the religion teach theology?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Muhammad's greatest mystical experience.

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

3. What is jihad?

4. What took place in 627 to 628?

5. Eventually, what happened to families regarding Islam?

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

7. What is a warner? Why does Muhammad believe that he is one of these?

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

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

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

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