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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 of Rushdie’s characters does he admit is autobiographical?
(a) Aadam Aziz.
(b) Sonny Ibrahim.
(c) Saleem Sinai.
(d) Mian Abdullah.

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

3. To which of the following does Rushdie compare Philip Roth?
(a) John Updike.
(b) Adam Bellow.
(c) Martin Amis.
(d) Saul Bellow.

4. Which of the following does Rushdie note transferred control of Bombay to England?
(a) France.
(b) India.
(c) Spain.
(d) Portugal.

5. How many deaths does Rushdie attribute to Shahryar and Shah Zaman in total?
(a) 4,215.
(b) 2,213.
(c) 3,214.
(d) 1,212.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Hans Christian Andersen’s stories does Rushdie regard as his best?

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

3. Which of the following is noted as the original title of the Thousand Nights and One Night?

4. Which of the following sins does Rushdie claim is worst?

5. In what year does Rushdie report having initially written the text of “Cervantes and Shakespeare”?

(see the answer key)

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