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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. Who was the Negus?
(a) A tribal chief.
(b) A King.
(c) A fortune teller.
(d) An idolator.

2. How many children did Muhammad have with his first wife?
(a) None.
(b) Six.
(c) Eight.
(d) Three.

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

4. How old was Muhammad when he was visited by an angel in Chapter 15?
(a) Forty-five years old.
(b) Forty years old.
(c) Thirty-six years old.
(d) Fifty years old.

5. What plant blocked the cave that Muhammad hid in in Chapter 37?
(a) An Acacia tree.
(b) A Palm tree.
(c) An Almond tree.
(d) A Cypress tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the location where the well sprang up later called?

2. What did those who did not believe worry about in Chapter 24?

3. What did some parents do when their children followed Muhammad?

4. Who was the first to enter the rebuilt Ka'bah?

5. From fear of Islam, what rumor did people start to spread about Muhammad?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the first bloodshed in Islam occur?

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

3. After the Muslims of Mecca began to immigrate to Yathrib, what did Abu Jahl propose?

4. Who did Muhammad marry and how did they meet?

5. Where did Muhammad travel with Gabriel and who did he meet in Chapter 32?

6. Why did Umar want to kill Muhammad, and what stopped him from doing so?

7. What happened when the Quraysh began to rebuild the Ka'bah?

8. What did Halimah's sons tell her they had witnessed happening to Muhammad and what did Muhammad remember about the event?

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

10. What compromise did the Quraysh ask Muhammad for in Chapter 29?

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