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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. In the Quran, what is presented first?

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

3. What did this angel command him to recite?

4. What are many of the conditions and practices in the Islamic world typical of?

5. To what has Western behavior in the Islamic world led?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Muhammad react to his first encounter with the angel Gabriel?

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

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

4. Why were Muslims seen as pagans and many Christians attempted to convert them?

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

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

7. What happened once Muhammad recited the Quran?

8. Describe Muhammad's role in the creation of the Quran.

9. What is Jahiliyah?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is believed that Muhammad gave his farewell sermon near Mt. Arafat in 632.

Part 1) What was said in this sermon? How is this last sermon remembered today? Why is it so important?

Part 2) How does this sermon reinforce the similarities found between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity?

Part 3) Do Muslims follow the directions found in this sermon? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Prior to Muhammad's experience with the angel Gabriel, there were no religious scriptures for the Arabs who worshiped al-Llah.

Part 1) How did Muhammad give religious scripture to Islam? Why was this important? How does this scripture compare to the scripture of the Jews and Christians?

Part 2) Why do these similarities exist? What is unique about the Quran? How is this significant?

Part 3) What do non-Muslims think about these similarities and differences? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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