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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. A belief in one God would bring what to the life of the believer?

2. What do many believe when Muhammad is knocked unconscious in a battle?

3. What did many of the Quraysh ask Muhammad's uncle to do?

4. What group of people did not, in general, accept Muhammad's teachings?

5. When did Muhammad's wife Khadija die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had happened to Muhammad's power by this point?

2. What took place the year after the negotiations took place?

3. What is a warner? Why does Muhammad believe that he is one of these?

4. What did Salman Rushdie publish? What was the reaction to this?

5. What took place in 627 to 628?

6. Describe the raids done by those who had emigrated to Medina. How did this affect the Quran?

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

8. What was the affect of the Badr?

9. What do the Muslims say is the cause for the acceptance of polytheism in the Quran? What happened when Muhammad started to demand monotheism after the removal of the passage regarding polytheism? How did various societies react to this demand?

10. What eventually happened to the alliance with the Jews? Why might this have happened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The law between tribes was called muruwah.

Part 1) Describe this law. How did it affect unity? How did Muhammad change this?

Part 2) How did these tribes react to Muhammad's attempts and eventual success at change? Why? How do we act like these tribes today?

Part 3) What would Muhammad want to change about our society? Why? Could he be successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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