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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Rushdie’s novels does he note Philip Roth read?
(a) The Antagonist.
(b) Madame Rama.
(c) Grimus.
(d) The Golden House.

2. To which of the following is Shakespeare’s authorship ascribed?
(a) Roger Ascham.
(b) Isaac Newton.
(c) Francis Bacon.
(d) Walter Raleigh.

3. In what year does Rushdie note having first read One Hundred Years of Solitude?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1973.

4. As which of the following does Rushdie define “amrita”?
(a) Tincture of eternity.
(b) Draught of somnolence.
(c) Nectar of immortality.
(d) Elixir of delight.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of Rushdie’s fellow students died in school in Bombay?

4. Which of the following is Rushdie’s first published novel?

5. What is the name of the first cow to appear in Norse myth?

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