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

2. This section examines ___________ the Prophet Muhammad and looks at how it developed.

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

4. What is the Western view of Muhammad?

5. When did Muhammad have an experience with an angel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the Muslim world despite the influence of imperialist beliefs in the Western world.

4. Describe Arab life at this time.

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

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

7. Why did Arabia not trust monotheism?

8. Describe the Quraysh tribe.

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The age of the Renaissance resulted in more objectivity.

Part 1) Describe the age of the Renaissance. How were Judaism, Islam, and Christianity affect by the Renaissance? Why?

Part 2) Does this objectivity continue beyond the Renaissance? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) Does some of this objectivity exist today? If so, how? If not, why not?

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 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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