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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Rushdie’s fellow students died in school in Bombay?
(a) Mikey Knight.
(b) Dave Prince.
(c) Jimmy King.
(d) Johnny Queen.

2. On whom does Rushdie note Harper Lee’s Dill is based?
(a) Perry Edward Smith.
(b) Truman Capote.
(c) Peter Falk.
(d) Tennessee Williams.

3. Which of the following sins does Rushdie claim is worst?
(a) Envy.
(b) Pride.
(c) Sloth.
(d) Wrath.

4. What writer does Rushdie note denies desire to understand other writers’ processes?
(a) VS Naipaul.
(b) Salman Rushdie.
(c) Bharati Mukherjee.
(d) Nuruddin Farah.

5. As which of the following did Hitchens address Mos Def?
(a) Mr. Definitely.
(b) Mr. Definition.
(c) Dr. Def.
(d) Dr. Defenestration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Kabbalah scholar does Rushdie note condemns Roth’s work?

2. Of which of the following was Heraclitus a prince?

3. In what decade does Rushdie posit the human population of India exceeded the divine?

4. Alongside which of the following was Rushdie invited to an Australian atheist event?

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

(see the answer key)

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