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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following slew the historical Hamza?
(a) Wahshi.
(b) Muhammad.
(c) Abu Sufyan.
(d) Hind.

2. The phrase “sui generis” most nearly means which of the following?
(a) Dull.
(b) Original.
(c) Engaging.
(d) Derivative.

3. In which year does Rushdie note the Indian Uprising occurred?
(a) 1066.
(b) 1583.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1857.

4. With which of the following does the first essay in Part Two begin?
(a) “What, art thou mad? Art thou mad?”
(b) “I once asked a maker of fine gold jewelry why she only worked in such an expensive material.”
(c) “India, in the mid-sixteenth century.”
(d) “The last time I heard from Philip Roth was in October 2017.”

5. From which of the following does Rushdie note borrowing?
(a) Artha Shastra.
(b) Brihat Katha.
(c) Mudra Raksasha.
(d) Katha Sarit Sagara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie call “The first great writer I knew” (158)?

2. Of which of the following was Shah Zaman ruler?

3. Which of the following does Rushdie use as a name for Chicago?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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