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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Abe dismiss Amir’s feelings about Islam as a religion?
(a) He says he does not believe him.
(b) He says he does not really hate it.
(c) He says it is just a phase.
(d) He says it is typical self-loathing.

2. What trait does Amir say he appreciates about the other work of Emily's he prefers?
(a) Its sparseness.
(b) Its energy.
(c) Its individualism.
(d) Its fertility.

3. What does Amir say is at the heart of the Muslim religion?
(a) The desire to escape from a corrupt earthly existence.
(b) The injustice of being subjugated by westerners.
(c) The intercultural exchange of living between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
(d) The challenges of living in the desert.

4. What does Isaac say about Islam, when he is talking about Emily’s work in Scene Three?
(a) That it is rich and universal.
(b) That it is the best way to save western art from individualism.
(c) That it is waiting to be discovered.
(d) That it is full of hope and progress.

5. Why is Emily concerned about the statue of Siva Mort gave Amir?
(a) She thinks Mort thinks Amir needs protection.
(b) She thinks Mort thinks Amir is Hindu.
(c) She thinks Mort should have chosen a statue of Ganesh, for good fortune, not Siva.
(d) She thinks Mort is exoticizing Amir.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Amir say brought about the studio visit from Isaac in Scene Two?

3. How does Isaac want to present Emily’s approach to Islam?

4. How does the text Amir reads from in Scene Two characterize the group of attorneys surrounding Imam Fareed?

5. What idea does Isaac want to hold out as a unifying concept humanity can rally around?

(see the answer key)

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