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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 Quran revealed to Muhammad?

2. When did Muhammad die?

3. In what century did an Arab merchant named Muhammad live in Mecca?

4. Why did the Muslim world react this way to The Satanic Verses?

5. Why did Muhammad live with his uncle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the Quraysh tribe.

4. What is Jahiliyah?

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

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

7. What happened once Muhammad recited the Quran?

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

9. On what does Armstrong believe a religion should not be judged? Why might she feel this way?

10. According to Armstrong, on what are most Western views of Islam based?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Europe was actively fighting Islam by the eleventh century.

Part 1) What led to this fighting? Why does this fighting occur? How does this fighting reflect the views of Christians and Muslims?

Part 2) How are these views still seen today? How does this fighting continue today?

Part 3) How can this fighting end, according to Armstrong? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Salman Rushdie published The Satanic Verses.

Part 1) Who is Salman Rushdie? Why did he publish The Satanic Verses?

Part 2) What was the reaction to these verses? How might these have affected Muslim relations with non-Muslims? Why?

Part 3) How does this attitude by Muslims towards Islam reflect the attitudes and actions of Muslims found throughout history? Why do these attitudes exist, and why do these actions take place?

Part 4) Have other religious groups or individuals had similar difficult situations? If so, when and why? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

Islam does not teach theology.

Part 1) What is theology? What does Islam teach? How is this different from Judaism and Christianity?

Part 2) Why does Islam not teach theology? Do Judaism and Christianity teach theology? If so, how and why? If not, why not?

Part 3) Is theology necessary for a belief system to be considered a religion? Why or why not?

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