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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lalami cites a poll at the end of "Faith," in which how many people said they would not vote for a Muslim presidential candidate?
(a) 50%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 4%.
(d) 85%.

2. Which United States presidential administration does Lalami say helped to fund the Mujahideen when ISIS leaders joined them in Afghanistan?
(a) The Clinton administration.
(b) The Nixon administration.
(c) The Reagan administration.
(d) The Bush administration.

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

4. What did Lalaimi come to the United States to study?
(a) Political Science.
(b) Linguistics.
(c) Literature.
(d) Philosophy.

5. What did talk show host Bill Maher say on his show that resulted in advertisers pulling their ads?
(a) Muslims are not all terrorists.
(b) The terrorists were not cowards.
(c) All Muslims were cowards.
(d) All Muslims are terrorists.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Allegiance," how many leads does Lalami say the NYPD Demographics Unit generated in six years?

3. What are some reasons Lalami cites for the Muslim religion being virtually erased after enslaved Muslims were brought to the U.S.?

4. What is one reason Lalami is taken aback when the woman in the audience at her reading of her novel asked about ISIS?

5. What percentage of "religious-bias crimes" (14) targeted Muslims in 2007?

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