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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Grandee, Abu Simbel, want from the satirist Baal?
(a) A peom dedicated to the Grandee
(b) Some satirical poetry making fun of Mahound
(c) For him to stop visiting his wife, Hind
(d) To withdraw from the poetry contest

2. What occurs in Gibreel's dream as Mahound returns to the mountain?
(a) He talks to God who tells him what to say.
(b) He and Mahound are wrestling naked.
(c) He changes Mahound into a donkey.
(d) Mahound tries to kill him.

3. Where are Gibreel and Chamcha found?
(a) Sitting on a hill
(b) Running down a lane
(c) Walking to London
(d) Washed up on the shore

4. What is Saladin's explanation for their survival?
(a) That God was with them
(b) That it was nothing out of the ordinary
(c) That they were lucky
(d) That it is all a dream

5. Who thinks it is a miracle that they are alive?
(a) Chamcha
(b) An old woman
(c) Gibreel
(d) The TV reporter

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gibreel doing as he falls through the air?

2. Why is Saladin covered with a thin sheet of ice?

3. Why does Rosa Diamond rush for her hat, cloak, and stick?

4. What does the specter of Dr. Babington say as he fades into the moonlight?

5. How does Hind taunt Mahound?

(see the answer key)

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