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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who accompanied Lalami to her citizenship ceremony at the Pomona Fairplex in Los Angeles?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

4. What did someone ask Lalami via email after her first book was published?
(a) If she was a terrorist.
(b) If she was related to any terrorists.
(c) If she was with the U.S. or against them.
(d) If she was a Muslim or a human being.

5. What does Lalami say was the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit?
(a) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to curb hate crimes against Muslims.
(b) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to create new jobs in the city.
(c) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to spy on Muslims.
(d) Lalami says the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit was to find Muslims to deport.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say had to go to great lengths to show his love for America?

3. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami say contradicted Bush's claim that the Islam faith is not "the face of terror"(14)?

4. What famous American was one of the most vocal in questioning Obama's citizenship?

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

(see the answer key)

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