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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie call “The first great writer I knew” (158)?
(a) Mir Taqi Mir.
(b) Ahmad Faraz.
(c) Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
(d) Mirza Ghalib.

2. Of which of the following was Shah Zaman ruler?
(a) Abyssinia.
(b) Kashgar.
(c) Samarkand.
(d) Ethiopia.

3. To which of the following does Rushdie compare Kurt Vonnegut?
(a) Charlie Chaplin.
(b) Buster Keaton.
(c) Stan Laurel.
(d) Rudolph Valentino.

4. In which of the following does Rushdie note the Ramayana is adapted?
(a) Hamzanama.
(b) Combat of Shadows.
(c) Pataal Lok.
(d) Amar Chitra Katha.

5. Which of the following does Rushdie posit may have connected Shakespeare to Cervantes?
(a) Two Noble Kinsmen.
(b) Thespis.
(c) Love’s Labor’s Won.
(d) Cardenio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following of Rushdie’s characters does he admit borrows from a childhood friend?

2. How many Academy Awards does Rushdie note The Curious Case of Benjamin Button won?

3. Which of the following does Rushdie cite against sloth?

4. Which of the following fantasy authors does Rushdie reference?

5. Which of the following does Rushdie note having written for his son?

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