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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. Mecca's days of power were coming to an end. What did Muhammad still do?
(a) Tortured those who had not converted.
(b) Feared them.
(c) Wanted to fight the Meccans.
(d) Helped to convert them to Islam.

2. A belief in one God would bring what to the life of the believer?
(a) Unity.
(b) Purity.
(c) Love.
(d) Hope.

3. Why was the Quran itself the cause of many conversions at this time?
(a) The Quran was very manipulative.
(b) Many needed something in which to believe.
(c) It was the word of God.
(d) The beauty of the Arabic verses and the chanting attracted them.

4. Since Muhammad had to fight to achieve his goals, Islam acquired what name?
(a) The religion of the powerful.
(b) The religion to be feared.
(c) The religion by the sword.
(d) The religion of Muhammad.

5. When the leaders converted, what did the rest of the tribe do?
(a) They feared their leaders.
(b) They ran away.
(c) They converted.
(d) They fought their leaders.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the harassment of Muhammad by the Quraysh result in?

3. What did many of the Quraysh ask Muhammad's uncle to do?

4. Where did Muhammad send some of the Muslims?

5. The rift in the community became bad. What did Muhammad have to do for some of the Muslims?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when Muhammad's uncle died?

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

4. Why were many converting to Islam?

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

6. What happened after Muhammad moved to Medina?

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

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

9. What was the affect of the Badr?

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

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