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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What period does the challenge of Islam to the West date back?

2. What empire spread into the Arab lands?

3. What is Islam seen as a breakaway corrupt version of?

4. The farmers provided the nomads with food. What did the nomadic tribes provide the farmers with?

5. After reading the Quran, who did Luther feel was the real enemy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Quraysh tribe.

2. What happened regarding Islam in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

3. Why were Muslims seen as the enemy of Christians, which led to the Crusades?

4. When and why did Muhammad begin sharing God's message?

5. How does Armstrong compare the Quran with Christian writings?

6. What is known about Muhammad's early life?

7. When does the challenge of Islam to the West first begin? How was Islam viewed at that time?

8. Describe what is known about Muhammad and the Muslim world prior to 610.

9. How have the feelings of Europeans towards Muslims developed since the initial fear and hatred began? What has caused this development? To what have these feelings towards Muslims led?

10. How did the Renaissance help relations between Islam and Christianity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Muhammad had his greatest mystical experience while staying with his sister.

Part 1) Describe this mystical experience. What is your reaction to hearing this story? Is it surprising? Why or why not?

Part 2) How did this mystical experience change Muhammad, as well as the Quran? How does it also change the religion of Islam?

Part 3) Do you believe mystical experiences such as this can really take place? Why or why not? How might a mystical experience change your own life?

Essay Topic 2

During the Crusades, both Christians and Muslims viewed the other as the infidel.

Part 1) Why did they feel this way? How did this affect their behavior?

Part 2) How does this attitude continue today? Why do many Muslims and Christians still feel this way about each other?

Part 3) What can be done to improve Muslim and Christian relations? How can Muslims and Christians learn to respect each other's beliefs? Is this possible in your lifetime? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The author believes that if more people understood the teachings of Islam, the Islamic world would be viewed differently.

Part 1) What does this book teach about Islam? Is this surprising to you? Why or why not?

Part 2) Do you believe most people are interested in understanding Muslim teachings? Why or why not? Would most people be willing to change their views about Islam? Why or why not?

Part 3) What could you do in your own community to change the views of Islam and to show the similarities between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity?

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