Muhammad was a/an
A) schoolteacher born in Medina.
B) Bedouin warlord.
C) preacher who converted everyone in Mecca except his wife.
D) caravan trader.
E) orphan raised by local Bedouin tribes.
Ans: D
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A) 90 B) 70 C) 50 D) 30