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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. When Muhammad insisted on the worship of only one God, what happened among the Quraysh?
(a) Protests.
(b) Peace.
(c) The shunning of Muhammad.
(d) Trouble broke out.

2. What did the people of Mecca and Medina continue to attack?
(a) Muhammad's caravans.
(b) Muhammad.
(c) Each other's caravans.
(d) The Yathrib's caravans.

3. What did supporters of Rushdie feel that Islam did?
(a) Suppressed scholarship and artistic freedom.
(b) Supported scholarship and artistic freedom.
(c) Terrorized all other groups of people.
(d) Was the source of freedom in a Muslim's life.

4. When was Muhammad successful?
(a) Before his move to Medina.
(b) After the move to Medina.
(c) Right before his death.
(d) After the conversion of all in Mecca.

5. Muhammad and Gabriel climbed the ladder through the seven heavens. Where did they reach?
(a) The Throne of God.
(b) The Throne of the Trinity.
(c) Jesus' throne.
(d) The top heaven.

Short Answer Questions

1. A belief in one God would bring what to the life of the believer?

2. People made the hijra when they left their tribe and joined the umma. What is the umma?

3. While staying at his sister's, what did Muhammad have?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Muhammad's greatest mystical experience.

3. What took place in 627 to 628?

4. Eventually, what happened to families regarding Islam?

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

6. What happened after Muhammad moved to Medina?

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

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

9. Why were the Muslims and Jews supposed to live in peace? What happened to the tribal society? How did this affect others?

10. What was the affect of the Badr?

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