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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 Muhammad give the captured women and children in Chapter 77?

2. What did A'sihah lose while on an expedition?

3. Who amassed troops to fight Muhammad in Chapter 76?

4. What did Muhammad's men do to Abu Jahl when he was found in Chapter 43?

5. Why did the Quraysh intend to send women to battles?

Short Essay Questions

1. While visiting a Jewish tribe, of what did Gabriel inform Muhammad?

2. What became a topic of gossip in Chapter 65?

3. What troubles did Muhammad have with his wives in Chapter 71?

4. What was Khaybar?

5. Summarize Muhammad's trip to Mecca in Chapter 72.

6. What did the Quraysh decide in Chapter 44?

7. Why did Muhammad return the goods from the wealthy caravan Zayd intercepted in Chapter 62?

8. What did Muhammad arrange in Chapter 47?

9. How did the Quraysh breach a treaty with Muhammad in Chapter 74? What did Muhammad do in response?

10. Who was taken captive after Muhammad's battle with the Hawazin, and what did Muhammad provide for them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the supernatural events with which Muhammad is connected. Analyze and interpret each event and Lings depiction of the events. Does Ling believe that they took place? Do followers of Islam believe that they took place? How did these events affect Muhammad's task of convincing others to believe in his message?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of sacrifice. Who sacrificed what in the story? What do these sacrifices tell the reader about these figures? Who did Muhammad often make sacrifices for and why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Quaraysh. Who were they and what significance did they have in the biography? What did they think of Muhammad and his message? What did they do to Muhammad and his followers?

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