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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hamza insist that Mahound return to the mountain?
(a) To see if he was talking to Shaitan instead of Gibreel
(b) To straighten himself out
(c) To argue with Allah
(d) To get the truth from the Archangel

2. What occurs in Gibreel's dream as Mahound returns to the mountain?
(a) He changes Mahound into a donkey.
(b) He and Mahound are wrestling naked.
(c) Mahound tries to kill him.
(d) He talks to God who tells him what to say.

3. How does Mahound see the Archangel Gibreel in the cave?
(a) As a half man, half horse
(b) As being connected to him by a golden umbilical cord
(c) As standing in a fiery bush
(d) As hovering over him, flapping his wings

4. What is odd about the song Gibreel begins to sing?
(a) It is a song about India as a lost continent.
(b) It is a language and a tune he does not know.
(c) It echoes back into his mouth.
(d) It is a child's nursery rhyme.

5. What is beside Gibreel's ear when he wakes up on the beach?
(a) An octopus
(b) A starfish
(c) A piece of the plane
(d) Chamcha's shoe

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hamza's objection to accepting Lat, Uzza, and Manat as equal with Allah?

2. Who does Gibreel see on his way down to earth?

3. Where does Mahound go after he leaves Hind's chambers?

4. What does Gibreel say when he wakes up?

5. What cliche does Abu Simbel believe is not true?

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