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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. While staying at his sister's, what did Muhammad have?

2. When Muhammad insisted on the worship of only one God, what happened among the Quraysh?

3. Why were these people the first to follow Muhammad?

4. The angel Gabriel appeared. Who did he take Muhammad to meet in Jerusalem?

5. What did the Meccans knew they had to prevent Muhammad from doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened after Muhammad moved to Medina?

3. Eventually, what happened to families regarding Islam?

4. What is jihad?

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

6. In terms of marriage, what did Muhammad do when his wife died?

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

8. What was the affect of the Badr?

9. What happened when the pilgrims from Yathrib returned in 622?

10. Describe Muhammad's greatest mystical experience.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The most important shrine at Mecca was the Ka'aba.

Part 1) Why was this shrine the most important? Why were shrines important? How did Muhammad use this shrine to support his preaching? Why did he do this?

Part 2) What places of worship are important in other religions? Compare these places to the Islamic shrines. What do they all have in common?

Part 3) What places in your life are important? Why are they important? How do you benefit from them?

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