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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Borders," and "Assimilation" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah go to Afghanistan to help fight against?
(a) China.
(b) Soviet Union.
(c) The United States.
(d) Morocco.

2. Which Al Quaeda leader did Al-Khalayalah join after his release from prison in 2001?
(a) Abu Musab al-Zarquawi.
(b) King Hussein.
(c) Osama bin-Laden.
(d) Tim Osman.

3. At the end of "Allegiance," Lalami says that the place where she received her citizenship was used for what during World War II?
(a) It served as a food pantry.
(b) Making weapons.
(c) Military training.
(d) Japanese internment.

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

5. What does Lalami receive in exchange for her alien-registration card at her citizenship ceremony?
(a) An American eagle token.
(b) A slice of Apple pie.
(c) A miniature American flag.
(d) Sheet music for the Star Spangled Banner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did talk show host Bill Maher say on his show that resulted in advertisers pulling their ads?

2. 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?

3. In "Allegiance," what does Lalami says happens to Arabs and Muslims when they question the U.S. war in Afghanistan or Iraq?

4. In "Borders," what example does Lalami cite of the increasingly divisive rhetoric coming from the Trump administration in regards to border walls?

5. When a woman in the audience asks Lalami about her upbringing in Morocco, what topic did the conversation shift to?

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