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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As which of the following does Rushdie rename Death?
(a) Desolator of Domains.
(b) Deliverer of Destinies.
(c) Denigrator of Dynasties.
(d) Destroyer of Delights.

2. What is the name of the first cow to appear in Norse myth?
(a) Buri.
(b) Audumla.
(c) Brunhild.
(d) Ymir.

3. In which of the following of Jonson’s works does Rushdie note having acted?
(a) The Devil Is an Ass.
(b) The Alchemist.
(c) Eastward Hoe.
(d) Volpone.

4. In which London neighborhood did Rushdie live while working part-time in advertising?
(a) Kentish Town.
(b) Belsize Park.
(c) Islington.
(d) Camden Town.

5. Which of the following does Rushdie note having written for his son?
(a) Quichotte.
(b) Shalimar the Clown.
(c) Midnight’s Children.
(d) Luka and the Fire of Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. As which of the following does Rushdie explain Heraclitus’s idea of ethos?

2. How many deaths does Rushdie attribute to Shahryar and Shah Zaman in total?

3. As which of the following does Rushdie define “amrita”?

4. Which of the following is carried in effigy in the Ganpati festival?

5. Which of the following does Rushdie note Kundera ignores?

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