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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Emily and Isaac explain their kiss, when Jory and Amir come back?
(a) They say he was comforting her because she was upset.
(b) They confess to their affair.
(c) They insist that they were not even touching.
(d) They jump apart and only mumble incoherent excuses.

2. Who does Tariq say created Al Qaeda?
(a) The British.
(b) The French.
(c) Russians.
(d) Americans.

3. What kind of salad does Emily offer her guests, to distract from the contentious conversation?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Spinach.
(c) Fennel.
(d) Arugula.

4. What does Amir say he understands people feeling about Muslims who kill and die for their faith?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Envy.
(c) Pride.
(d) Horror.

5. What does Amir say Isaac is, before Emily finally draws Amir out of the dining room into the kitchen?
(a) Romantic.
(b) Uneducated.
(c) A Nazi.
(d) Naïve.

6. How does Isaac want to present Emily’s approach to Islam?
(a) As not traditional, but not alienated either.
(b) As not afraid, but not self-deceiving.
(c) As not believing, but faithful.
(d) As not ironic, but in service.

7. What does Isaac call Amir in response to his insult in Scene Three?
(a) A Nazi.
(b) A fascist.
(c) A fool.
(d) A jihadist.

8. How does Amir explain his thinking behind his proposition to Jory in Scene Three?
(a) The firm will never get big enough for them.
(b) They could make more money elsewhere.
(c) Mergers and acquisitions is no longer making them money.
(d) Their current firm will never be theirs.

9. What does the quote “if faced with choosing justice or order, I’ll always choose order” (59) serve as a reminder of?
(a) Not to abandon principles for expediency.
(b) Not to get bogged down looking for justice.
(c) Not to let the passion for living die out.
(d) Not to be too tied to details.

10. In Scene Three, what does Amir say the Prophet said about paintings?
(a) To avoid them except in temples.
(b) To make them carry the light of God.
(c) Never to enter a house with paintings.
(d) Not to make them or look at them.

11. How many of Emily’s paintings will Isaac show in the museum?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

12. What reason does Jory give Amir for his failure to be promoted?
(a) Steven said he was a terrorist.
(b) Jory told Mort and Steven about Amir’s drinking problem.
(c) Amir had offended Mort by declining his invitation for a weekend get-together..
(d) Mort said that he was duplicitous.

13. What is Amir doing when Scene Four opens?
(a) Getting dressed.
(b) Reading.
(c) Packing.
(d) Drinking.

14. What does Emily send Amir out for, after calling him into the kitchen to get him to tone down his rhetoric?
(a) Bottled water.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Wine.

15. What is Emily reading, that Isaac recommended?
(a) Woody Allen’s biography.
(b) Agon.
(c) Denial of Death.
(d) Man’s Search for Meaning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Abe’s wardrobe different when he enters in Scene Four than it was when he entered in Scene One?

2. What chemical is fueling Amir’s behavior at the dinner in Scene Three?

3. How does the playwright characterize Jory’s appearance?

4. What does Amir propose to Jory in Scene Three?

5. In Scene Three, why does Emily say Amir spoke up for Imam Fareed?

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