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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As which of the following does Rushdie translate sophos?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Charisma.
(d) Awareness.

2. With which of the following does the first essay in Part Two begin?
(a) “The last time I heard from Philip Roth was in October 2017.”
(b) “I once asked a maker of fine gold jewelry why she only worked in such an expensive material.”
(c) “India, in the mid-sixteenth century.”
(d) “What, art thou mad? Art thou mad?”

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

4. 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) “And in our age of oversimplification, this beautiful complication has never been more important.”
(c) “…once you have found your wings, you fly.”
(d) “Happy Commencement Day.”

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

6. To which of the following is the anthology dedicated?
(a) Mia.
(b) Nabeelah.
(c) Tahera.
(d) Seema.

7. Which of the following authors does Rushdie note having read?
(a) Gail Godwin.
(b) Liz Rosenberg.
(c) John Gardner.
(d) William H. Gass.

8. Which of the following does Rushdie identify as working in Roth’s tradition?
(a) Kevin Hart.
(b) Jordan Peele.
(c) Keenan Ivory Wayans.
(d) Dave Chappelle.

9. How many days pass for Shahryar and Shah Zaman between their revenge for cuckoldry and their marriages to Scheherazade and Dunyazad?
(a) 907.
(b) 1,189.
(c) 1,095.
(d) 1,001.

10. The phrase “sui generis” most nearly means which of the following?
(a) Dull.
(b) Original.
(c) Derivative.
(d) Engaging.

11. What ranking does Slaughterhouse-Five enjoy in the Modern Library’s list of the best English-language novels of the twentieth century?
(a) 12th.
(b) 9th.
(c) 15th.
(d) 18th.

12. As which of the following does Rushdie define “amrita”?
(a) Nectar of immortality.
(b) Tincture of eternity.
(c) Elixir of delight.
(d) Draught of somnolence.

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

14. Which of the following is attributed to Edward Bond?
(a) Hubbard.
(b) Canasta.
(c) Bingo.
(d) MacDonald.

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 Shakespeare’s authorship ascribed?

2. Which of the following novels does Rushdie reference?

3. In which London neighborhood did Rushdie live while working part-time in advertising?

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

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

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