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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 did supporters of Rushdie feel that Islam did?

2. When were the Muslims attacked?

3. Muhammad vowed not to leave the area until when?

4. Why were the clans against Muhammad's uncle?

5. Why did these people feel threatened by Muhammad and his beliefs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Muhammad's uncle died?

2. What was the affect of the Badr?

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

4. What did the Quraysh do when Muhammad insisted on the worship of only one God?

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

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

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

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

9. Eventually, what happened to families regarding Islam?

10. Why were many converting to Islam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Muhammad and his followers were persecuted.

Part 1) How were they persecuted? Why were they persecuted?

Part 2) How did Muhammad and his followers survive this persecution and end up successfully converting much of Arabia to Islam? How is persecution found in other religions? Why?

Part 3) Why do humans feel the need to try to forcefully control others? Will this ever end? If so, how? If not, why not?

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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