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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. Does the religion teach theology?

2. Who were the Meccans unable to get rid of?

3. These tribal leaders adopted the Jewish name of ______ for their town.

4. Islam is based on the observance of customs or _________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Muhammad's uncle died?

2. Compare Muhammad's later teachings to his earlier ones. How did his supporters react to this?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is jihad?

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

10. Eventually, what happened to families regarding Islam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jahiliyah means the period of ignorance.

Part 1) When did this period of ignorance take place? How did it end? Why was this considered a period of ignorance?

Part 2) When do you believe other periods of ignorance have taken place in Islam and other religions? Why?

Part 3) How are we ignorant today? What might Muhammad think of us today? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Armstrong compares the writings of the Quran with Christian writings.

Part 1) Describe the comparison. Why do these similarities and differences exist?

Part 2) What is Armstrong's purpose in comparing these two religious writings? How does this support her purpose for writing this book?

Part 3) Why might Armstrong have such an attachment to Islam? How does this attachment affect her beliefs and actions?

Part 4) To what do you have a strong attachment? Why? How does this affect and influence you?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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