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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Is there a great deal of variety in Islam and its practices?
(a) Very little.
(b) Yes.
(c) Somewhat.
(d) No.

3. Did Muhammad perform miracles like Jesus?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, one.
(c) Yes, many.
(d) Yes, a few.

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

5. What period does the challenge of Islam to the West date back?
(a) The Ottoman Empire.
(b) The Roman Empire.
(c) The British Empire.
(d) The Persian Empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the era of the Crusades, what was Islam viewed as the enemy of?

2. As a result of this experience, he began preaching to the Arab world. What did this world consist of?

3. The farmers provided the nomads with food. What did the nomadic tribes provide the farmers with?

4. What empire spread into the Arab lands?

5. What is Islam seen as a breakaway corrupt version of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were Muslims seen as pagans and many Christians attempted to convert them?

2. What is meant by umma? How did Arabs feel about this? Why?

3. How did Muhammad react to his first encounter with the angel Gabriel?

4. How have the feelings of Europeans towards Muslims developed since the initial fear and hatred began? What has caused this development? To what have these feelings towards Muslims led?

5. According to Armstrong, on what are most Western views of Islam based?

6. Why did Arabia not trust monotheism?

7. Describe Arab life at this time.

8. What is Jahiliyah?

9. On what does Armstrong believe a religion should not be judged? Why might she feel this way?

10. What happened regarding Islam in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

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