Question

1. when muhammad began spreading his message, many people were angry. read the following passage. then answer the question below. at the beginning of the 7th century, most people living in mecca were polytheists, or people who worshipped many gods. when muhammad began teaching that there was only one god, many meccans resisted. at first, the meccan leaders just made fun of muhammad and his message. but they grew angry when muhammad started telling people to stop worshipping meccan gods. the leaders began plotting ways to stop muhammad. some even planned to have him killed! luckily for muhammad, his uncle abu talib was a powerful man. abu talib loyally defended and protected muhammad, despite never converting to islam himself. based on the text, which statements are true? select all that apply. muhammads uncle abu talib converted and became a muslim. opposition to muhammads message became stronger over time. muhammad was teaching people not to worship meccan gods. muhammads uncle abu talib protected him from meccan leaders.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each statement against the passage:

1. "Muhammad’s uncle Abu Talib converted and became a Muslim."

The passage says: "Abu Talib loyally defended and protected Muhammad, despite never converting to Islam himself." So this is false.

1. "Opposition to Muhammad’s message became stronger over time."

The passage states: "At first, the Meccan leaders just made fun of Muhammad... But they grew angry... began plotting ways to stop Muhammad. Some even planned to have him killed!" This shows opposition escalated. So this is true.

1. "Muhammad was teaching people not to worship Meccan gods."

The passage says: "Muhammad started telling people to stop worshipping Meccan gods." So this is true.

1. "Muhammad’s uncle Abu Talib protected him from Meccan leaders."

The passage states: "Abu Talib loyally defended and protected Muhammad" (while leaders plotted against him). So this is true.

Answer:

B. Opposition to Muhammad’s message became stronger over time.
C. Muhammad was teaching people not to worship Meccan gods.
D. Muhammad’s uncle Abu Talib protected him from Meccan leaders.

(Note: The first option is false, so the correct true statements are the second, third, and fourth.)