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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did a flock of birds drop on the enemy army in Chapter 7?
(a) Stones.
(b) Fish.
(c) Nuts.
(d) Sticks.

2. What did Gabriel show Muhammad in Chapter 16?
(a) The postures of prayer.
(b) The land that Muslims would one day immigrate to.
(c) A holy stone.
(d) A mountain cave for meditation.

3. Who did Muhammad hide in a cave with in Chapter 37?
(a) Zayd.
(b) Utbah.
(c) Abu Bakr.
(d) Abd Allah.

4. What revelation did Muhammad receive in Chapter 17?
(a) To flee from Mecca.
(b) To warn his family.
(c) To compromise with his opponents.
(d) To form an army.

5. Who was the Negus?
(a) An idolator.
(b) A fortune teller.
(c) A tribal chief.
(d) A King.

6. What did Shaybah's visions tell him to do?
(a) Look for the well that sprang up for Hagar.
(b) Pray in the desert.
(c) Travel to Medina.
(d) Announce the coming of a Prophet.

7. Why did Muhammad's mother decide to call her son 'Muhammad'?
(a) She named him after her father.
(b) Because the name meant strength.
(c) She heard a voice tell her to do so.
(d) Her father in law ordered it.

8. What did the Quraysh debate about at almost every gathering?
(a) Destroying Mecca's holy sites.
(b) Raising an army.
(c) What to do with Muhammad.
(d) Taking the tribe to another area.

9. What did neighboring pagans bring to the area of the well?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Caravans.
(c) Religious texts.
(d) Idols.

10. In Chapter 32, how many times a day was Muhammad originally commanded to pray?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Five.

11. What did Muhammad receive training in in Chapter 11?
(a) Astrology.
(b) Cartography.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Weaponry.

12. What happened when the men touched the foundation of the Ka'bah in Chapter 14?
(a) The whole town shook.
(b) The foundation crumbled.
(c) An angel appeared.
(d) The sky turned from blue to black.

13. What was the name of Hashim's brother?
(a) Muttalib.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Abu Talib.
(d) Abraha.

14. What did Shaybah dig with when he thought he had found the site of the well?
(a) An axe.
(b) His hands.
(c) A coconut shell.
(d) A shovel.

15. Though he was considered too young, in how many battles did Muhammad fight?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifty.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the people travel in the first immigration?

2. The Ka'bah was rebuilt with higher walls so that what could be kept inside?

3. How many days did Muhammad stay in Medina in Chapter 37?

4. Who did the Quraysh consult with in Chapter 26?

5. What did many Arabs dislike about Muhammad?

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