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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. Whose work did a revelation reveal that this apparent concession came from?

2. Those who had emigrated to Medina had to find a way to support themselves, so what did they begin to do?

3. When was Muhammad successful?

4. Who were the early converts?

5. In 627-628, what did Muhammad begin to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Muhammad decide he could no longer stay in Mecca?

2. Why were many converting to Islam?

3. Describe many of the references in the Quran. What is their purpose?

4. What was decided during the negotiations between Muhammad and the Quraysh?

5. Why were the Muslims and Jews supposed to live in peace? What happened to the tribal society? How did this affect others?

6. Describe Muhammad's first three years of preaching.

7. Describe Muhammad's greatest mystical experience.

8. What happened after Muhammad moved to Medina?

9. What was the affect of the Badr?

10. What happened to Muhammad in Mecca at this time?

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

After Muhammad's death, Islam grew.

Part 1) What took place in Islam after Muhammad's death? How does this reinforce Muhammad's importance in the Muslim religion and culture?

Part 2) How has Islam grown since Muhammad's death? Why is it so successful? How has this success affected other religious groups?

Part 3) What is the cause of radical Muslim groups? Do they follow the Quran? Why or why not? Is there anything that can be done to find peace between these extremist groups and other faiths? Why or why not?

Part 4) What extremist groups exist in other religions? How have these groups come to be? How do they compare to the Islamic extremists? Do these groups practice their faith in a way the faith should be practiced? Why or why not? How do they influence the relationships between various religious and cultural groups? What might the founders of these religions feel about these fundamentalist groups? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Many refer to Muhammad as the umma.

Part 1) What is meant by this? Why do they call him this? What do Muslims think about this name? Why do they feel this way?

Part 2) What might Muhammad think about this name? Why? Would this nickname be unusual for the time in which he lived? Why or why not?

Part 3) How might this nickname influence Western opinions of Muhammad? Why? What connection exists between this and what many Muslims think of this nickname?

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