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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did those who did not believe claim when their challenge for Muhammad was met in Chapter 23?
(a) That Muhammad really was a Prophet.
(b) That Muhammad was evil.
(c) That Muhammad used magic.
(d) That Muhammad lied to the people.

2. Where did God guide Hagar and her son?
(a) The Jordan River.
(b) A mountain called Moriah.
(c) The city of Medina.
(d) A valley called Becca.

3. What did the people who did not believe think God should do in order to send his messages?
(a) Resurrect the deceased.
(b) Send an angel.
(c) Communicate through dreams.
(d) Create natural disasters.

4. What did the man carrying the girl say was to happen to the her?
(a) She would be a sacrifice to God.
(b) She would die.
(c) She would be Muhammad's wife.
(d) She would spread the teachings of Islam.

5. Why did Muhammad's mother decide to call her son 'Muhammad'?
(a) She named him after her father.
(b) Because the name meant strength.
(c) Her father in law ordered it.
(d) She heard a voice tell her to do so.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT a sign Shaybah was told to look for?

2. Abu Jahl proposed each clan select one man to form another group with those selected for what purpose?

3. Where did Muhammad travel to with Gabriel in Chapter 32?

4. What insect blocked the cave that Muhammad hid in in Chapter 37?

5. What was the name of Abraham's son by Hagar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who visited Muhammad when he was forty years old?

2. What did Muhammad ask his mother's family for in Chapter 31, and who eventually answered his request?

3. In Chapter 25, what did people argue God would do if he needed to give a message to humanity?

4. What did the visions Abd al-Muttalib (formerly known as Shaybah) have at night near the Ka'bah?

5. Why was Muhammad sent back to Mecca, and who became his guardian there?

6. What saved Muhammad and Abu Bakr from discovery as they hid in a cave?

7. Who was Hagar and why was she forced from Abraham's household?

8. Describe Muhammad's encounter with a monk in Chapter 10?

9. Who were Shaybah's parents, and how did Muttalib come to adopt Shaybah?

10. What did the Quraysh consult with Jewish rabbis about?

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