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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The film made by Ayaan and Theo van Gogh used what to imply that the religion subjected women to unbearable oppression?
(a) Children's stories.
(b) Quotes from politicians.
(c) Verses from the Quran.
(d) Quotes from religious leaders.

2. When was Hirsi Magan Isse born?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1956.

3. In Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace," Ayaan compares her parents, considering her father more gentle and believing in the spirit of the laws while her mother was stricter and teaching what?
(a) The number of the law.
(b) Penal code chapters.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) The letter of the law.

4. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan and her sister continued to play and annoy the adults to such an extent that they decided to do what?
(a) Send them to a convent.
(b) Send them to live with their grandparents.
(c) Marry them off.
(d) Put them in school.

5. What refers to a Somali gathering of elders to discuss and decide on an important matter?
(a) Hijab.
(b) Baarri.
(c) Hajj.
(d) Tolka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ayaan Hirsi Ali earn her MSc degree in?

2. What distant relative living in Canada did Ayaan's father tell her she would marry in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

3. Where did Ayaan's new husband return to file for a visa for Ayaan in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

4. With whom did Ayaan stay upon arriving in Amsterdam in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?

5. Who was part of the Osman Mahamud clan and hosted Ayaan when she first arrived in Germany?

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