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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the suras?
(a) Jesus' words to His disciples.
(b) God's teachings or rules on various subjects.
(c) Prayers.
(d) St. Paul's letters to the people of Christ.

2. During the period of the Crusades, there were many attempts to convert the Muslims to Christianity. Who did the Christians do this with?
(a) The pagans.
(b) The Protestants.
(c) The pagans and the Jews.
(d) The Jews.

3. What empire spread into the Arab lands?
(a) The Persian Empire.
(b) The Islamic Empire.
(c) The Byzantine Empire.
(d) The British Empire.

4. The views that the Europeans developed during the period of the Crusades carried over into the present day and became intensified as what happened?
(a) The followers of Islam developed an understanding of the West.
(b) The followers of Christ developed a hatred of the Middle East.
(c) The followers of Christ developed an understanding of the Middle East.
(d) The followers of Islam developed a hatred of the West.

5. Were there common laws among the tribes?
(a) Yes, many.
(b) None except that deaths were avenged by killing an equal number of members of the murderers' tribe.
(c) Yes, a few.
(d) No, none.

6. What did Muhammad use to force people to convert to Islam?
(a) Money.
(b) Threats.
(c) Threats of damnation.
(d) His sword.

7. As a result of this experience, he began preaching to the Arab world. What did this world consist of?
(a) Several small countries.
(b) Several unified tribes.
(c) One large nation.
(d) A variety of tribes without any unified laws.

8. In 850, the monk Perfectus denounced the Prophet. Who put him to death?
(a) The Christians.
(b) The Jews.
(c) The Meccans.
(d) The Qadi.

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

10. What are many of the conditions and practices in the Islamic world typical of?
(a) Pagan cultures.
(b) The beliefs of nomadic tribes.
(c) Any pre-modern society.
(d) Any modern society.

11. The Ka'aba was central to whose success and development of the wealth of Mecca?
(a) The Quraysh tribe.
(b) The Quadi tribe.
(c) The Zoku tribe.
(d) The Iwi tribe.

12. What is the Quran a source of information?
(a) The history of Muhammad's Islamic community.
(b) The history of Muhammad's life.
(c) The New Testament.
(d) The Old Testament.

13. Why are most Muslims insulted by the use of the term regarding Muhammad's illiteracy?
(a) They do not believe that Muhammad was illiterate.
(b) They are embarrassed that Muhammad was illiterate.
(c) They feel that Westerners refuse to believe that Muhammad had a real calling.
(d) They find it to be an inaccurate term.

14. There are many stories surrounding Muhammad's youth. Are any documented?
(a) Yes, a few.
(b) No, none.
(c) Yes, one.
(d) Yes, many.

15. What do the Muslim religious authorities think about fatwa and the taking of lives?
(a) It must be done when necessary.
(b) They are illegal and against the teachings of Islam.
(c) Muhammad would approve of this behavior.
(d) They believe these acts are a part of the Quran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the age of the Renaissance result in?

2. What did the Arabs of the time believe in the coming of?

3. For how long did Muhammad preach?

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

5. How was monotheism viewed by the Arabians?

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