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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Rushdie note is assumed to be objectionable by those who have not read or viewed it?
(a) Lord Foul’s Bane.
(b) Lady Chatterly’s Lover.
(c) Spring Awakening.
(d) Tobacco Road.

3. Who was invited to speak at the opening ceremony of the 1986 PEN America event?
(a) George Shultz.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) George Carlin.
(d) George HW Bush.

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

5. Which essay does Rushdie note was removed from the Delhi University curriculum?
(a) “The Malorian Kay as Fredalian Figure.”
(b) “Three Hundred Ramayanas.”
(c) “The Half-Woman God.”
(d) “The Eureka Phenomenon.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following was a son of Hamza?

3. Which of the following ranks in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres does Rushdie hold?

4. How many Academy Awards does Rushdie note The Curious Case of Benjamin Button won?

5. Where was a statue of Catherine of Braganza planned to be erected?

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