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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene Two, what did Isaac think about Emily’s work last weekend?
(a) That she was trying to discover something everyone already knew about.
(b) That as a white woman, she was risking her career wasting her time on Islamic art.
(c) That she was making an unimportant historical point.
(d) That as a white woman, she had no right to Islamic art.

2. How does Amir justify his feelings about 9/11?
(a) He says that power turns to corruption.
(b) He says that anyone who has seen conditions in the Middle East will feel the same.
(c) He says that justice is elemental.
(d) He says his feelings are tribal.

3. What does Emily say Imam Fareed allowed her to do?
(a) Read from his mosque’s library.
(b) Sketch in his mosque.
(c) Eat with his family.
(d) Preach from his pulpit.

4. How does the text Amir is reading in Scene Two characterize Imam Fareed’s tone?
(a) Conciliatory.
(b) Condescending.
(c) Defiant.
(d) Abrasive.

5. Who said that “if faced with choosing justice or order, I’ll always choose order” (59)?
(a) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) Henry Kissinger.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Ronald Reagan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emily characterize Amir’s position on the imam?

2. How does the playwright characterize the tension between Amir and Emily in Isaac’s presence in Scene Two?

3. What does Amir say his relationship with Mort is like?

4. What authority does Abe refer to, in claiming that he can hide his religion?

5. Where does Abe say Amir was born?

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