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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lalami suspect audience members would not ask a white writer about?
(a) Black History Month.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Quran.
(d) The KKK.

2. What percentage of "religious-bias crimes" (14) targeted Muslims in 2007?
(a) 2%.
(b) 98%.
(c) 27%.
(d) 72%.

3. In "Faith," Lalami cites an article in Dabiq magazined entitled "The Extinction of the Gray Zone." What did this article praise?
(a) The Boston Marathon bombing for increasing security at large events.
(b) The Iraq War for attempting to bring democracy to Iraq.
(c) Lalami's novel, Moor's Account for its historical account of the enslavement of Muslims.
(d) The September 11 attacks for inspiring a new group of Islam militants.

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

5. Who shot nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church according to Lalami in "Faith"?
(a) Nikolas Cruz.
(b) Dylann Roof.
(c) Morgan Roof.
(d) Al-Zarquawi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lalaimi come to the United States to study?

2. What did talk show host Bill Maher say on his show that resulted in advertisers pulling their ads?

3. What changes did Lalami witness when she was in middle school and social conservatism took hold in Morocco?

4. What country did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah go to Afghanistan to help fight against?

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

(see the answer key)

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