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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Faith".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Al Quaeda leader did Al-Khalayalah join after his release from prison in 2001?
(a) Abu Musab al-Zarquawi.
(b) Osama bin-Laden.
(c) Tim Osman.
(d) King Hussein.

2. When Obama was running for president, Lalami says a women in a town hall told John McCain she could not trust Obama. What reason did she cite for this distrust?
(a) He was Arab.
(b) He was too young.
(c) He was not a U.S. citizen.
(d) He was Black.

3. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami says happens to Arabs and Muslims when they question the U.S. war in Afghanistan or Iraq?
(a) People confide in them that they feel that same way.
(b) People become suspicious of them.
(c) People tell them to go back to their country.
(d) People are interested in understanding why.

4. At the end of "Faith," what does Lalami say her daughter told her she wanted to be?
(a) A social justice activist.
(b) A linguist.
(c) A doctor.
(d) President.

5. What country ruled Morocco when Lalami's mother was born in 1941?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) The United States.
(d) Portugal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lalami doing at the start of "Faith" when a woman in the audience asked about her upbringing in Morocco?

2. Lalami suggests that a common American perception that Arabs and Muslims are inferior comes from what source?

3. Why does Lalami say Trump's ban of North Koreans entering the country was a deceitful move?

4. What group did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah join after dropping out of high school?

5. Who accompanied Lalami to her citizenship ceremony at the Pomona Fairplex in Los Angeles?

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