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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Jahiliyah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The various groups were united by blood. Why?
(a) It was the easiest form of unity.
(b) They knew no other way to survive.
(c) It was the only way they could survive.
(d) They did not want to live any other way.

2. When did Muhammad die?
(a) June 8, 632.
(b) June 8, 732.
(c) June 8, 532.
(d) June 8, 832.

3. To what has Western behavior in the Islamic world led?
(a) The development of Muslim extremists.
(b) Unity between the West and Middle East.
(c) Peace.
(d) The development of understanding between the West and the Islamic world.

4. What happened when Salman Rushdie published The Satanic Verses?
(a) The Muslims imprisoned him.
(b) It caused an uproar in the Muslim world.
(c) The Muslim world ignored him.
(d) Muslims reacted positively.

5. By what century was Europe actively fighting Islam?
(a) The thirteenth.
(b) The eleventh.
(c) The twelfth.
(d) The tenth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Arab society at this time was characterized by who?

2. 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?

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

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

5. Was Arabia considered to be important to the world powers at this time?

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