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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. In what decade does Rushdie posit the human population of India exceeded the divine?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1940s.

2. From which of the following does Rushdie note All in the Family is adapted?
(a) The Office.
(b) Till Death Do Us Part.
(c) Strictly Come Dancing.
(d) Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

3. With what did China charge Ai Weiwei?
(a) Tax crimes.
(b) Jaywalking.
(c) Sedition.
(d) Trafficking.

4. Which of the following resources does Rushdie note Sondheim as using?
(a) Roget’s Thesaurus.
(b) Songwriting for Dummies.
(c) Elements of Style.
(d) Robert’s Rules of Order.

5. What ranking among ArtReview’s list of powerful figures in the art world did Ai Weiwei hold?
(a) 9th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 13th.
(d) 11th.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie cite in protest of a proposed UK law that would have forbidden criticizing religion?

2. Which of the following argued in 1986 that “literature is not an equal-opportunity employer” (221)?

3. To which of the following does Rushdie compare Vyasa?

4. Who was president of PEN America in 1986?

5. Which of the following of Rushdie’s characters does he admit is autobiographical?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rushdie call “the final victory of the censor” (228)?

2. Why does Rushdie posit that the United States tolerates Pakistan’s quiet hosting of terrorist groups and figures?

3. What does Rushdie note as a reason the interviews in the Paris Review are worth attention?

4. How does Rushdie explain the American preoccupation with religion?

5. Paraphrase the question Rushdie asks Saul Bellow at PEN America in 1986?

6. For what reason was Sunflower Seeds cordoned off from the public?

7. Why does Rushdie note admiring Susan Orlean in regards to Adaptation?

8. Paraphrase the remark by EB White about writing to children that Rushdie reports.

9. What does Rushdie note is the right answer to give when asked about autobiographical fiction?

10. What justification does Rushdie see used to condemn artists in India and the United States?

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