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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was *CEO* of PEN America in 2004?
(a) Norman Mailer.
(b) Salman Rushdie.
(c) Gore Vidal.
(d) Mike Roberts.
2. Which of the following resources does Rushdie note Sondheim as using?
(a) Roget’s Thesaurus.
(b) Robert’s Rules of Order.
(c) Songwriting for Dummies.
(d) Elements of Style.
3. In the context of discussing Muhammad Ali, the word “hagiography” most nearly means which of the following?
(a) Laughing-earth writing.
(b) Praise-writing.
(c) Hag-writing.
(d) Shame-writing.
4. In which year does Rushdie note the Indian Uprising occurred?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1066.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1583.
5. Which of the following African-American authors does Rushdie reference?
(a) Tomi Adeyemi.
(b) Ta-Nehisi Coates.
(c) Nnedi Okorafor.
(d) NK Jemisin.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following does Rushdie note adapts Jan Potocki?
2. In what year does Rushdie note the Great Turbine Hall at London’s Tate Modern gallery opened?
3. For how many Academy Awards does Rushdie note The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was nominated?
4. On whom does Rushdie note Harper Lee’s Dill is based?
5. How many Academy Awards does Rushdie note The Curious Case of Benjamin Button won?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Rushdie explain the American preoccupation with religion?
2. For what reason was Sunflower Seeds cordoned off from the public?
3. Why does Rushdie argue that the Hinduism of the BJP is not true Hinduism?
4. How does Rushdie define the “given” with which authors must contend?
5. How does Rushdie describe Slothrop?
6. What does Rushdie note as a reason the interviews in the Paris Review are worth attention?
7. Paraphrase the remark by EB White about writing to children that Rushdie reports.
8. What choice does Rushdie note is required to produce Othello?
9. What does Rushdie call “the final victory of the censor” (228)?
10. What justification does Rushdie see used to condemn artists in India and the United States?
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