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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does Rushdie note Roth lived?
(a) Claire Bloom.
(b) Molly Bloom.
(c) Claire Danes.
(d) Molly Danes.

2. Which of the following characters does Rushdie reference?
(a) FitzChivalry Farseer.
(b) Elijah Baley.
(c) Bilbo Baggins.
(d) Thomas Covenant.

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

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

5. What message does Vonnegut’s work assert is encoded in Stonehenge?
(a) “You will be on your way before you know it.”
(b) “Replacement part being rushed with all possible speed.”
(c) “Pack up your things and be ready to leave on short notice.”
(d) “Be patient. We haven’t forgotten you.”

6. In which of the following of Jonson’s works does Rushdie note having acted?
(a) The Alchemist.
(b) Volpone.
(c) Eastward Hoe.
(d) The Devil Is an Ass.

7. Which of the following books does Rushdie reference?
(a) Mr. Sammler’s Planet.
(b) Ravelstein.
(c) Augie March.
(d) Seize the Day.

8. How many deaths does Rushdie attribute to Shahryar and Shah Zaman before their marriages to Scheherazade and Dunyazad?
(a) 4,215.
(b) 1,212.
(c) 3,214.
(d) 2,213.

9. With which of the following does Part One end?
(a) “I am proud to receive an award named for Harold Pinter, a great writer, a great citizen, and a great friend in need.”
(b) “Happy Commencement Day.”
(c) “And in our age of oversimplification, this beautiful complication has never been more important.”
(d) “…once you have found your wings, you fly.”

10. Which of the following does Rushdie note having written for his son?
(a) Shalimar the Clown.
(b) Quichotte.
(c) Luka and the Fire of Life.
(d) Midnight’s Children.

11. Which of the following is Rushdie’s first published novel?
(a) The Antagonist.
(b) Madame Rama.
(c) Grimus.
(d) Midnight’s Children.

12. In which of the following districts of Bombay does Rushdie report having lived?
(a) Breach Candy.
(b) Byculla.
(c) Tardeo.
(d) Malabar Hill.

13. As which of the following does Rushdie gloss"khalaas"?
(a) Ramshackle.
(b) Suspect.
(c) Done for.
(d) Peace.

14. To which of the following is Shakespeare’s authorship ascribed?
(a) Walter Raleigh.
(b) Isaac Newton.
(c) Francis Bacon.
(d) Roger Ascham.

15. Which of the following fantasy authors does Rushdie reference?
(a) Hughes.
(b) Hobb.
(c) Le Guin.
(d) McKillip.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following is the anthology dedicated?

2. Which of the following does Rushdie posit may have connected Shakespeare to Cervantes?

3. Which of the following does Rushdie note translated the Thousand Nights and One Night?

4. In what year does Rushdie note having first read Slaughterhouse-Five?

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

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