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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gabriel show Muhammad in Chapter 16?

2. What did the Quraysh want Muhammad to prove?

3. What revelation did Muhammad receive in Chapter 17?

4. How did some people come to practice Islam?

5. Who did Hashim ask to marry him in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Quraysh consult with Jewish rabbis about?

2. What compromise did the Quraysh ask Muhammad for in Chapter 29?

3. What prevented a neighboring ruler from destroying the Ka'bah?

4. Who did a man carry in his arms in Chapter 33, and what did Muhammad say to the man's claims?

5. Who was Zayd and what loyalty did Zayd show to Muhammad in Chapter 13?

6. How did the first bloodshed in Islam occur?

7. In Chapter 24, who is said to have been among Muhammad's early followers, and who did Muhammad want among his followers?

8. What did the visions Abd al-Muttalib (formerly known as Shaybah) have at night near the Ka'bah?

9. Describe Muhammad's encounter with a monk in Chapter 10?

10. In Chapter 19, how were many Arabs and Jews said to feel about Muhammad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of fear. What were some examples of fear in the biography? What were the Quraysh fearful of? What did they do to Muhammad and his followers out of fear?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Lings portrayal of Muhammad's ancestors. Which figures does he concentrate on? What stories are told? What significant events took place before Muhammad's birth that would directly affect him?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the conflicts in the biography. What were some conflicts that Muhammad faced? Who were Muhammad and his followers often in conflict with? Why were they often in conflict?

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