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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the antagonist of the Imam, Mahmood?
(a) Rosa Diamond
(b) Saladin Chamcha
(c) The Empress Aeysha
(d) The angel Gibreel

2. What does Mishal tell her husband about the girl?
(a) That her name is Aeysha
(b) That she has six fingers on one hand
(c) That she comes from Mecca
(d) That she has relatives in the village

3. What does Abu Simbel want from Mahound?
(a) That Mahound will recant his beliefs
(b) That Allah recognize Lat, Uzza, and Manat as gods
(c) That Mahound will bring his angel to the city
(d) That Mahound will leave Jahilia and teach somewhere else

4. What does Aeysha believe will happen on the way to Mecca?
(a) The waters of the Red Sea will part and they can walk across.
(b) Gibreel will give them food from heaven.
(c) Mirza Saeed, the zamindar, will be converted.
(d) The Archangel Gibreel will lead them all the way.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is beside Gibreel's ear when he wakes up on the beach?

2. Where are they as they are falling?

3. What is Gibreel doing as he falls through the air?

4. How does Gibreel finally manage to pin Mahound down in the wrestling match?

5. Why is Saladin covered with a thin sheet of ice?

(see the answer key)

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