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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A New Direction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the harassment of Muhammad by the Quraysh result in?
(a) Less understanding of the Quran.
(b) Less converts to Islam.
(c) More converts to Islam.
(d) More fear of Islam.

2. Islam is based on the observance of customs or _________.
(a) Orthopedic.
(b) Orthopraxy.
(c) Orthostatic.
(d) Orthodoxy.

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

4. Where do most of the Western views of Islam come from?
(a) War experiences.
(b) Reports in the media.
(c) Reading the Quran.
(d) Experiences with Muslims in the West.

5. What does Jahiliyah mean?
(a) The period of sadness.
(b) The period of ignorance.
(c) The period of pain.
(d) The period of understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. This section examines ___________ the Prophet Muhammad and looks at how it developed.

2. People who don't re-order their lives live in _________ God.

3. What did muruwah prevent?

4. How many times a day must Muslims make salat?

5. The dispute continued until Muhammad made an apparent concession. To what belief did he make a concession?

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