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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following reality shows does Rushdie note invited him to appear?
(a) Celebrity Apprentice.
(b) Shark Tank.
(c) Strictly Come Dancing.
(d) Dancing with the Stars.

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

4. In what year did Heller publish Catch-22?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1961.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which high school does Rushdie note Philip Roth attended?

2. Who is known as the “Mama of Dada” (176)?

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

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

5. Which of the following of Rushdie’s characters does he admit is autobiographical?

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