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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. When did Ayaan's father contact her to speak about faith and encourage her return to Islam in Chapter 16, "Politics"?
(a) April, 2006.
(b) December, 2000.
(c) June, 2001.
(d) May, 2004.

2. What refers to an official level of education required in order to enter university in Holland?
(a) Tolka.
(b) Hajj.
(c) Fatwa.
(d) Propadeuse.

3. What term is used in the text to refer to a dutiful wife to her husband?
(a) Baarri.
(b) Hijab.
(c) Fatwa.
(d) Miye.

4. Who ripped up the marriage certificate to Ayaan's secret marriage to her cousin in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Haweya Magen.
(b) Hirsi Magen Isse.
(c) Osman Moussa.
(d) Mahad Magen.

5. Siad Barre was the military dictator and President of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969 until what year?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1976.

Short Answer Questions

1. What clan leader does Ayaan go to in order to gain permission to return to Somalia in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

2. What political party did Ayaan Hirsi Ali represent in the Dutch House of Representatives?

3. Where did Ayaan take a short break and visit for awhile to let things settle down in Holland in Chapter 15, "Threats"?

4. What is the central religious text of Islam?

5. What film did Theo van Gogh produce along with Ayaan Hirsi Ali?

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