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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Imam Fareed been arrested for?
(a) Funding Hamas.
(b) Advocating insurrection.
(c) Sheltering refugees.
(d) Threatening terrorism.

2. How much does Amir save Paolo by catching a mistake in his paralegal’s work?
(a) $8.1 million
(b) $81 million
(c) $1.8 million
(d) $850,000.

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

4. How does Emily say Velázquez’ Portrait of Juan de Pareja differs from his paintings of kings and queens?
(a) More caricatured.
(b) More nuanced.
(c) More ornate.
(d) Gaudier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Amir when he knew Rivkah?

2. What does Emily think of the imam’s position and tone?

3. What time of day is Scene Two set in?

4. What is Amir nervous about, in terms of joining his law firm as partner?

5. What investment bank does Emily invoke as an example of philanthropy being good for business?

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