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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie use as a name for Chicago?
(a) Second City.
(b) City of Broad Shoulders.
(c) Hog Butcher to the World.
(d) Windy City.

2. To which of the following does Rushdie liken the Abbottabad military academy?
(a) Annapolis.
(b) Sandhurst.
(c) École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr.
(d) The Citadel.

3. From which of the following does Rushdie note All in the Family is adapted?
(a) Till Death Do Us Part.
(b) Strictly Come Dancing.
(c) The Office.
(d) Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

4. Who claims to have been the inspiration for Rushdie’s character Vina Aspara?
(a) Asha Unni.
(b) Asha Puthli.
(c) Seema Unni.
(d) Seema Puthli.

5. Who is known as the “Mama of Dada” (176)?
(a) Beatrix Potter.
(b) Harry Wood.
(c) Beatrice Wood.
(d) Harry Potter.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what did China charge Ai Weiwei?

2. Alongside which of the following was Rushdie invited to an Australian atheist event?

3. As which of the following did Hitchens address Mos Def?

4. As which of the following does Rushdie gloss "rutputty"?

5. In what year does Saligia first appear in writing?

(see the answer key)

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