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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. Muhammad originally saw his purpose as warning the people against ________.

2. Muhammad and Gabriel climbed the ladder through the seven heavens. Where did they reach?

3. Was Arab unity impossible?

4. In response to Sura 93, what did Muhammad do?

5. What did Muslims feel that Rushdie's portrayal of the Quran indicate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What took place in 627 to 628?

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

5. Describe Muhammad's greatest mystical experience.

6. What is jihad?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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