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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Glenn Beck ask of Muslim-American politician Keith Ellison when he spoke about ending the war in Iraq?
(a) Glenn Beck asked Keith Ellison to prove he was not working with the terrorists.
(b) Glenn Beck asked Keith Ellison to explain how the war could be safely ended.
(c) Glenn Beck asked Keith Ellison to go back to his own country.
(d) Glenn Beck asked Keith Ellison to give him three good reasons the U.S. did not belong in Iraq or Afghanistan.

3. In "Allegiance," how many leads does Lalami say the NYPD Demographics Unit generated in six years?
(a) Zero.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Dozens.

4. Lalami suggests that a common American perception that Arabs and Muslims are inferior comes from what source?
(a) Modern art.
(b) American media.
(c) American textbooks.
(d) Social media.

5. Who asked Lalaimi's husband how many camels he had to trade to make her his wife in "Allegiance"?
(a) A border agent at the Hong Kong International Airport.
(b) A police officer in Texas.
(c) A police officer in California.
(d) A border agent at L.A. International Airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lalami say was the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit?

2. Which presidential administration does Lalami cite as starting the war on drugs, which resulted in mass incarceration of Black Americans?

3. In what country was Laila Lalami born?

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

5. Why was Lalami's mother-in-law living with her at the time of the twin tower attacks?

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