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The Satanic Verses Quiz

Salman Rushdie
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The Satanic Verses Quiz

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1)

Where does Rosa tell Gibreel she went as a young bride? (from Chapter 3)

Brazil
The Caribbean
India
Argentina
2)

To what does Saladin accredit the problems of humanity? (from Chapter 9)

The lack of education
The conflicts within individuals
The greed of the powerful
The influence of the Devil
3)

Who is the antagonist of the Imam, Mahmood? (from Chapter 4)

The Empress Aeysha
Saladin Chamcha
Rosa Diamond
The angel Gibreel
4)

What does the specter of Dr. Babington say as he fades into the moonlight? (from Chapter 3)

Whatever the English think, there are better cultures.
Wherever the English go, death is not far behind.
Whatever the english bring with them, they always take away.
Wherever the English settle, they never leave England.
5)

What is Mirza's doubt about sending Mishal back to the purdah? (from Chapter 4)

That Misahl would take up with another man and kill him
That Mishal might get bored and leave
That he might be planning to seduce the girl Aeysha
That his mother-in-law would not approve of his modesty
6)

What does Anahita call her parents' native land? (from Chapter 5)

Swindlia
Bungleditch
Hindu Hills
Scandal Point
7)

What does Saladin read about India in the papers on the flight? (from Chapter 9)

The Indian gossip columns.
The comics pages.
The entertainment section.
Political, religious, and racial tensions.
8)

What does Kasturba say is a miracle? (from Chapter 9)

The doctors say he has a chance to live longer.
The Archangel has visited Changez.
Changez has suffered no pain.
Money keeps coming into the estate.
9)

What does Pamela continue to say about Chamcha? (from Chapter 5)

I have his death certificate in my hand.
He is too ugly to be my husband.
Everyone is having halucinations.
He doesn't exist, such things are not so.
10)

What does Bilal, an American convert, do for the Imam? (from Chapter 4)

He writes satires for the Imam.
He guards the Imam's door.
He sings the Imam's songs on his radio broadcast.
He provides water for the Imam.
11)

What is the meaning of Uhuru Simba's name? (from Chapter 7)

Honor of the Lion
Black is Beautiful
Africans for Freedom
Freedom for the Lion
12)

What activity is occupying Pamela's time? (from Chapter 5)

Investigating allegations of witchcraft among the police.
Learning to climb mountains.
Writing a novel about her experience with Chamcha.
Holding seances to speak with the dea.
13)

How does Osman make his living? (from Chapter 4)

As a water bearer
As a clown
As a poet
As a soldier
14)

When Aeysha proclaims the loss of life as punishment from God, Mirza Saeed retorts that they were all underground. What does Aeysha say? (from Chapter 8)

They dug their own graves.
They should have gone to the sea.
They should have climbed the mountain.
They were trying to hide from God.
15)

What difficulty does Gibreel have in getting out of Rosa's house? (from Chapter 3)

He cannot unlock the door.
He trips on the stairs.
Rosa wakes up and holds onto him.
His legs are unsteady.
16)

What decreases along with the disappearance of Chamcha's horns and hooves? (from Chapter 7)

His animosity toward Gibreel.
His desires.
His dreams.
His singing.
17)

What was the tragedy of the flood? (from Chapter 8)

Fifteen thousand miners were buried alive in the mines.
The crops were all destroyed.
All the houses were flattened.
Most of the children had drowned.
18)

When Mahound's Aeysha becomes jealous of his dalliances, what does he do? (from Chapter 6)

He tells her the lies whe wants to hear.
He makes her walk naked through the city.
He goes into a trance and quotes the Archangel giving him orders to have many women.
He threatens to have her sent to work at The Curtain.
19)

What has happened to Gibreel's acting career? (from Chapter 9)

He is making three movies a year now.
His movies have bombed.
He is an international superstar.
He has become the highest paid actor in the world.
20)

What word has never been spoken about Changez's illness? (from Chapter 9)

Tuberculosis
Cancer
Alzheimer's
Pneumonia
21)

In his dream, what do the look-alike Hyacinths call Chamcha? (from Chapter 5)

An archangel
An imposter
A grade B actor
Satan, the Goat
22)

What does Mahound learn just before he dies? (from Chapter 6)

Al-Lat caused his sickness.
Khalid poisoned him.
Gibreel is really an actor.
Hind committed suicide.
23)

What halts progress on Gibreel's film? (from Chapter 5)

There is a fire on the sound stage.
The script is rejected and they have to start over.
Billy and Mimi are arrested again in New York.
Billy cannot raise the money.
24)

What makes Saladin's return to his past life difficult? (from Chapter 7)

Jumpy
Amnesia
Red tape
Gibreel
25)

why do Gibreel and Rosa go into the village to buy a cake and champagne? (from Chapter 3)

For her eighty-ninth birthday
For guests coming to dinner
For New Year's Eve
For a celebration of Gibreel's survival
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