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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) Being interviewed for a talk show.
(c) Teaching a class.
(d) Leading a discussion panel about Moroccan politics.

2. What are some reasons Lalami cites for the Muslim religion being virtually erased after enslaved Muslims were brought to the U.S.?
(a) All Muslims were later sent back to their homeland.
(b) Schools were banned from teaching about the history of Muslims in America.
(c) Enslaved Muslims were forced to give up their religion and their names were changed.
(d) Muslims did not discuss their religion openly.

3. 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?
(a) She was in the midst of a Q&A at a reading of her latest novel.
(b) She was at the university heading to work.
(c) She was at a cafe ordering a coffee.
(d) She was giving blood at a nearby mosque.

4. What was George W. Bush scheduled to do the afternoon of September 11, 2001?
(a) He was to throw the first pitch at the World Series.
(b) He was to meet with Arab and Muslim leaders.
(c) He was to read a book about diversity to a preschool class.
(d) He was to deliver his state of the union address.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which presidential candidate does Lalami say called Americans "foolish," "dumb," and "very, very stupid" (21)?

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

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

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

5. What did Glenn Beck ask of Muslim-American politician Keith Ellison when he spoke about ending the war in Iraq?

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