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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lalami doing at the start of "Faith" when a woman in the audience asked about her upbringing in Morocco?
(a) Giving a reading from her latest novel.
(b) Teaching a class.
(c) Leading a discussion panel about Moroccan politics.
(d) Being interviewed for a talk show.

2. In what year was the first mosque built in America after Syrian and Lebanese homesteaders arrived in the country?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1865.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1929.

3. Which presidential administration does Lalami cite as starting the war on drugs, which resulted in mass incarceration of Black Americans?
(a) Bush.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Clinton.
(d) Reagan.

4. Approximately what percent of enslaved people brought to America does Lalami say were Muslim in "Faith"?
(a) 30%.
(b) 2%.
(c) 90%.
(d) 55%.

5. In what year does Laila Lalami say she became a U.S. citizen in "Allegiance"?
(a) 2016.
(b) 1994.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2020.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Allegiance," Lalami says that the place where she received her citizenship was used for what during World War II?

2. In what country was Laila Lalami born?

3. Which United States presidential administration does Lalami say helped to fund the Mujahideen when ISIS leaders joined them in Afghanistan?

4. Where was Lalami and what was she doing when she was handed a flyer by the Muslim Public Affairs Council to vote for George W. Bush?

5. What country ruled Morocco when Lalami's mother was born in 1941?

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