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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In January 2006, Ayaan used her acceptance speech for the Reader's Digest "European of the Year" award to urge action to prevent what nation from developing nuclear weapons?
(a) Canada.
(b) Iran.
(c) Finland.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

2. Ayaan made several declarations about her legally being allowed to use what name in the Epilogue?
(a) Ali.
(b) Hussein.
(c) Hirsi.
(d) Ayaan.

3. Where did Haweya insist on going in order to be with their mom and around Muslims in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Ethiopia.

4. Ayaan's fears were allayed when she received what in Holland in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
(a) An A-status refugee card.
(b) A mother's day card.
(c) A Babe Ruth rookie card.
(d) A valentines day card.

5. Ayaan received a residence permit within how much time of her arrival in the Netherlands?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 1 month.

6. In Chapter 10, "Running Away," Ayaan considers going where because she knows the language from the novels she read growing up?
(a) Canada.
(b) Holland.
(c) The U.S.
(d) England.

7. The note that was pinned to Theo van Gogh's body after his assassination threatened Western countries, Jews and whom?
(a) Osama Bin Laden.
(b) Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
(c) Salman Rushdie.
(d) George W. Bush.

8. What private trust was established to help fund protection of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and other Muslim dissidents?
(a) The Foundation for Freedom of Expression.
(b) The Foundation for a Just World.
(c) The Foundation for Western Beliefs.
(d) The Foundation for Muslim Speech.

9. When did Ayaan's short film made with Theo van Gogh air on Dutch television?
(a) September, 2003.
(b) November, 2005.
(c) July, 2001.
(d) August, 2004.

10. How many abortions did Haweya have in Chapter 12, "Haweya"?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

11. In early 2007 Ayaan stated that the Dutch state had spent about how many euros providing armed guards for her?
(a) 5.8 million.
(b) 1.3 million.
(c) 3.5 million.
(d) 12.8 million.

12. Theo van Gogh was related to what famous painter?
(a) Rembrandt.
(b) Monet.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Vincent van Gogh.

13. Where did Osman Moussa tell Ayaan to return in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?
(a) Holland.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Finland.

14. In Chapter 14, "Leaving God," Ayaan visited her father where in the spring of 2000?
(a) Canada.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Germany.
(d) Kenya.

15. Osman Moussa agreed to hold what meeting with the elders of the clan in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?
(a) A tolka.
(b) A Hijab.
(c) A Miye.
(d) A Hajj.

Short Answer Questions

1. The note that was pinned to Theo van Gogh's body after his assassination was how many pages long?

2. Where did Ayaan study at college in Holland?

3. What did Ayaan give her mother before returning to Holland in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?

4. Where was Theo van Gogh going when he was shot?

5. Who wrote the book "Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam"?

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