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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Muhammad the Enemy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the age of the Renaissance result in?
(a) Less negotiations, because the Christians decided to go to war instead.
(b) Less objectivity as thinkers were persecuted for defending the Muslims.
(c) More objectivity as thinkers tried to develop an understanding of the Muslim world.
(d) More fighting.

2. According to Armstrong, what are most of the Western views of Islam based on?
(a) Truth.
(b) Various wars.
(c) Experiences in the Middle East.
(d) The lack of knowledge about the religion fueled by reports in the media.

3. If more people understood the teachings of the religion instead of the teachings and practices of the radicals, how would the Islamic world be viewed?
(a) No differently.
(b) Worse.
(c) Almost the same.
(d) Differently.

4. Who does Armstrong feel that radical Islam is the faith of?
(a) The ignorant.
(b) The wealthy.
(c) The young.
(d) The old.

5. What is the Western view of Muhammad?
(a) He was Jesus' friend.
(b) He was an impostor who tried to deceive the world by portraying himself as a prophet.
(c) He was the Messiah for the Arabs.
(d) He was a prophet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people have taken the time to study Islam and learn its teachings?

2. The views that the Europeans developed during the period of the Crusades carried over into the present day and became intensified as what happened?

3. What are many of the conditions and practices in the Islamic world typical of?

4. Are many of the views and values of Islam similar to those of Judaism and Christianity?

5. To most Westerners, whom does Islam pertain to?

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