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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 Muhammad do to make his army look larger in Chapter 74?

2. In what year did the enemy descend into the valley?

3. Who sent Muhammad a woman in Chapter 71?

4. Why did the Quraysh set up a blockade in Chapter 66?

5. Who did Muhammad marry in Chapter 70?

Short Essay Questions

1. What troubles did Muhammad have with his wives in Chapter 71?

2. What did Muhammad arrange in Chapter 47?

3. Why did Muhammad go after the Qurayzah, and what happened to the people of Bani Qurayzah?

4. What did Muhammad's men do to create an illusion in Chapter 55?

5. What did Muhammad do to prepare for the Quraysh attack on the oasis in Chapter 59?

6. What fuelled hatred of the Quraysh in Chapter 58?

7. What supernatural event occurred when Muhammad arrived in Tabuk?

8. Following the battle with the Quraysh, what did a revelation tell Muhammad to do? What exception did Muhammad make for this revelation?

9. How did the Quraysh breach a treaty with Muhammad in Chapter 74? What did Muhammad do in response?

10. What did A'ishah lose while on an expedition with Muhammad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the importance of the angel Gabriel. What role did Gabriel play in Muhammad's life? Why is Gabriel a significant figure in Islam? How did Gabriel help Muhammad?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Muhammad's struggle to convince others of his messages were from God. Why did not others believe that he was a messenger of God? What are some examples of when Muhammad was asked to prove himself? How did Muhammad manage to convince as many followers as he did?

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