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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occupation do Gibreel and Chamcha have in common?
(a) They are accountants.
(b) They are religious clerics.
(c) They are actors.
(d) The are writers.

2. Who comes to Hagar to show her the waters of Zamzam?
(a) Shaitan
(b) Ibrahim
(c) Gibreel as the Archangel
(d) A camel

3. How does Osman make his living?
(a) As a soldier
(b) As a water bearer
(c) As a clown
(d) As a poet

4. Where are they as they are falling?
(a) Over Paris, France
(b) Over the Indian Ocean
(c) Over the English Channel
(d) Over Mecca

5. What does the Grandee, Abu Simbel, want from the satirist Baal?
(a) Some satirical poetry making fun of Mahound
(b) For him to stop visiting his wife, Hind
(c) To withdraw from the poetry contest
(d) A peom dedicated to the Grandee

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mirza's doubt about sending Mishal back to the purdah?

2. Why does the Imam destroy clocks?

3. In his dream, what is the new name his mother gives him?

4. What difficulty does Gibreel have in getting out of Rosa's house?

5. Who tells Abu Simbel that a poet's work is to shape the world?

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