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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Part II, Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Jama Masjid?
(a) A public square in the center of Delhi.
(b) A military fort taken over by the English.
(c) A marketplace next to a former Mughal palace.
(d) A mosque built by Shah Jahan.

2. What do Begam Nihal and Begam Waheed decided to do to celebrate Asghar's engagement?
(a) Have a meelad read.
(b) Buy Asghar some charms and amulets.
(c) Invite the qawwali singers to the house.
(d) Donate money to the mosque.

3. In Part II, Chapter 5, what do the friends agree is the missing ingredient in the Jama Masjid prescription?
(a) A bitter green herb.
(b) Faith.
(c) Heat.
(d) A golden flower.

4. What quality does the narrator claim is "peculiar to Delhi-ites alone of all the peoples of India" (99)?
(a) Their extreme piousness and religious faith.
(b) Their willingness to accept the rule of the English.
(c) Their love of poetry and music.
(d) Their eagerness to have fun and enjoy themselves.

5. What does Ali say caused the British paranoia about Muslim scholars that resulted in their violent suppression of the "Wahabi" conspiracy (xii)?
(a) The influence of Ram Mohan Roy.
(b) The capture of Delhi by Ahmad Shah Abdali.
(c) The defeat of Shah Alam.
(d) The activism of Shah Waliullah.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Sheikh Mohammad Sadiq wish to marry his niece?

2. How old is Mir Nihal?

3. Why does Asghar go to see Mushtari Bai in Chapter 11?

4. In what year do Part II, Chapters 1-4 take place?

5. What point does the narrator make in Part II, Chapter 7 about the living descendants of Bahadur Shah?

(see the answer key)

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