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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 spend time with each other.
(b) The Quran was meant to be chanted in a group environment and not read in private.
(c) To learn more about the Quran.
(d) To witness Muhammad's mystical experiences.

2. Why did Muhammad marry Sawdah?
(a) She was his deceased brother's wife.
(b) He was in love with her.
(c) So she could run his household.
(d) He needed a wife.

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

4. In 1988, Salman Rushdie published his novel called The Satanic Verses. What did Muslims believe?
(a) Rushdie knew the Quran very well.
(b) Rushdie had adopted the Western view of Muhammad.
(c) The verses should have been published sooner.
(d) Rushdie did not care for the West.

5. The Muslims and the Jews were supposed to live in peace together. What decreed this peace?
(a) The terms of the covenant into which they entered.
(b) Muhammad's law.
(c) The Jew's law.
(d) God's covenant with the Israelites.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Muhammad would return to Mecca the next year for the Hajj, and the Quraysh would do what for the three days that the Muslims were there?

3. To where was Muhammad looking to bring the Quran?

4. The Muslims were being told to take part in the jihad. What is it also known in the West as?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is jihad?

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

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

5. What happened when the pilgrims from Yathrib returned in 622?

6. Describe many of the references in the Quran. What is their purpose?

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

8. What happened when Muhammad's uncle died?

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

10. Eventually, what happened to families regarding Islam?

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