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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is noted as the original title of the Thousand Nights and One Night?
(a) Rijal fi Alshams.
(b) Alsaaq fawq Alsaaq.
(c) Alliss Walkilab.
(d) Alf Laylah wa Laylah.

3. Which of the following does Rushdie note is assumed to be objectionable by those who have not read or viewed it?
(a) Showgirls.
(b) The Birdcage.
(c) Last Tango in Paris.
(d) Midnight Cowboy.

4. In what translation does Rushdie note having first read One Hundred Years of Solitude?
(a) JC Orozco.
(b) Gregory Rabassa.
(c) Aurelian Buendía.
(d) Marie Boroff.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Dickens first give a speaking tour in America?

2. Which of the following fantasy authors does Rushdie reference?

3. What ranking does Slaughterhouse-Five enjoy in the Modern Library’s list of the best English-language novels of the twentieth century?

4. In which year does Rushdie note the Indian Uprising occurred?

5. In what year does Rushdie note the Great Turbine Hall at London’s Tate Modern gallery opened?

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