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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 first three years of his preaching, Muhammad developed a small group of followers. Why did they meet twice a day for prayer?
(a) To witness Muhammad's mystical experiences.
(b) To learn more about the Quran.
(c) The Quran was meant to be chanted in a group environment and not read in private.
(d) To spend time with each other.

2. To where was Muhammad looking to bring the Quran?
(a) To Europe.
(b) To Asia.
(c) To other parts of Arabia, Syria and Iraq.
(d) To America.

3. What is the name for Sura 93?
(a) The Sura of God.
(b) The Sura of the Morning.
(c) The Sura of the Night.
(d) The Sura of the Poor.

4. What did the Meccans knew they had to prevent Muhammad from doing?
(a) Entering their city.
(b) Preaching.
(c) Living.
(d) Leaving the city.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many times a day must Muslims make salat?

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

5. What did Muslims feel that Rushdie's portrayal of the Quran indicate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is jihad?

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

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

5. What do the Muslims say is the cause for the acceptance of polytheism in the Quran? What happened when Muhammad started to demand monotheism after the removal of the passage regarding polytheism? How did various societies react to this demand?

6. Describe the raids done by those who had emigrated to Medina. How did this affect the Quran?

7. What happened after Muhammad moved to Medina?

8. What happened when Muhammad's uncle died?

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

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

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