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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hind taunt Mahound?
(a) She says he is acting out of craftiness.
(b) She says he can kill the Grandee and be her husband.
(c) She calls Lat, Uzza, and Manat his new angels.
(d) She tells him he is a poor lover.

2. What is Rosa's response when Gibreel asks if she noticed Chamcha's horns?
(a) she says she did not.
(b) She looks surprised and nods her head.
(c) Nothing, she goes deaf.
(d) She says that horns are the fashion now.

3. Why are Mahound's followers worried after he goes to see the Grandee?
(a) He may fall into the clutches of Hind.
(b) He may be planning to kill the Grandee.
(c) He is gone a long time and has not returned.
(d) He is likely to compromise with the Grandee.

4. How many survivors are there from the explosion?
(a) None
(b) Twenty
(c) Three
(d) Two

5. Who tells Abu Simbel that a poet's work is to shape the world?
(a) Mahound
(b) Baal
(c) Jahilia
(d) Hind

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Gibreel begin speaking after pinning Mahound down?

2. What do Rosa and Gibreel see running down the beach at night?

3. What does Mahound now believe about the verses accepting the goddesses?

4. Who tries to rationalize away the reason they come down slowly?

5. Upon her return, what does Aeysha say the people of Titlipur must do?

(see the answer key)

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