To answer this question correctly, students must select Fact 1 and explain how it might lead them to question the reliability of the account. Fact 1 reveals that Samuel Zwemer was a Christian missionary who had tried to convert Muslims to Christianity. This raises a couple of concerns about the reliability of the document. Zwemer’s ideological perspective may have colored his perceptions of the Islamic societies of the Arabian Peninsula. As a Christian missionary, Zwemer might also have had a vested interest in spreading an anti-Islam message.
Level: Proficient
Student selects the correct fact and explains how it casts doubt on the reliability of the document.
Level: Emergent
Student selects the correct fact but does not provide an adequate or complete explanation of how it would lead them to question the reliability of the document.
Level: Basic
Student does not select the correct fact or selects the correct fact but does not provide a relevant explanation.
