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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many monks die when a Hindu temple is set on fire, in Chapter 12?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

2. What type of breezes can make tears bloom within Jahanara?
(a) Breezes from a freshly plowed field.
(b) Breezes that rise from beyond the Taj Mahal.
(c) Breezes from the river.
(d) Breezes from the ocean.

3. Where does the quote come from, at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Torah.
(b) Book of Mormon.
(c) Bible.
(d) Qur'an.

4. What could the architect that was hired by Shah Jahan turn marble into?
(a) Paradise.
(b) Elysium.
(c) Utopia.
(d) Heaven.

5. How many women live in the harem?
(a) About 600.
(b) 1,000's.
(c) About 800.
(d) 100's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Nizam's hair?

2. How old is Jahanara, at the end of Chapter 3?

3. What does Mumtaz Mahal mean?

4. In Chapter 10, how long has Ladli been intimate with Aurangzeb?

5. What is the predominant color in Agra?

(see the answer key)

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