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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which institution has Rushdie lodged his papers?
(a) University of Cambridge.
(b) Library of Congress.
(c) New York University.
(d) Emory University.

2. As which of the following does Rushdie gloss "shanti"?
(a) Ramshackle.
(b) Done for.
(c) Peace.
(d) Suspect.

3. In what year does Rushdie report having met Eudora Welty?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1982.

4. Whose translation of Don Quixote does Rushdie favor?
(a) John Rutherford.
(b) JM Cohen.
(c) Burton Raffel.
(d) Edith Grossman.

5. As which of the following does Rushdie explain Heraclitus’s idea of daimon?
(a) Way of being in the world.
(b) Guiding principle that shapes one’s life.
(c) Overarching cultural story about the culture.
(d) Assertion of considered reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many deaths does Rushdie attribute to Shahryar and Shah Zaman before their marriages to Scheherazade and Dunyazad?

2. In what year does Rushdie note having first read One Hundred Years of Solitude?

3. In which of the following does Rushdie note the Ramayana is adapted?

4. For how many Academy Awards does Rushdie note The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was nominated?

5. With which of the following does Part Two end?

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