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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. How was the Prophet Muhammad viewed?

2. Did Muhammad claim any divinity?

3. Who does Armstrong feel that radical Islam is the faith of?

4. By the time of Muhammad's birth, there were three different divisions within his tribe. What were they based upon?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Arabia not trust monotheism?

2. What might happen if more people studied and understood Islam?

3. At this time, what did Arabs think about al-Llah?

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

5. According to Armstrong, where do most Western views of Islam stem from? What facts does she give about Islam?

6. What did Muhammad do during the last twenty-three years of his life? Why did he do this?

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

8. How did Muhammad's revelation differ from other forms of revelation?

9. What happens when Salman Rushdie publishes The Satanic Verses? How is this act a reminder of other acts against Islam by Muslims?

10. What happened once Muhammad recited the Quran?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Arabs united under Muhammad's teachings.

Part 1) Describe Muhammad's teachings. How did they unify the Arabs?

Part 2) How did the Arabs benefit from this unification? Why and how did some also fight it? Why was Muhammad ultimately successful? How is this success seen today?

Part 3) How have groups of people unified under other leaders and other religions? What do these people and religions all have in common that lead to unification?

Essay Topic 2

Muhammad was very successful after the move to Medina.

Part 1) Describe the events leading up to the move to Medina. Why was Muhammad so successful in Medina? How did this affect the Quran? Was Muhammad's success good for the people of Arabia? Why or why not? Was it good for Islam? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does Muhammad's power affect him? How does this compare to those in power today?

Part 3) How dose Islam today reflect Muhammad's power at this time? Is this good or bad? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The Meccans were unable to get rid of Muhammad and the umma.

Part 1) Why were they unable to get rid of Muhammad and the umma? How does this affect Meccan society? What does this mean for Muhammad and the umma?

Part 2) What does this mean for Islam and the whole of Arabia?

Part 3) How different might the world today be if Muhammad had not successfully overtaken Mecca? How important was this taken over for Islam?

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