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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Faith".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Allegiance," how many leads does Lalami say the NYPD Demographics Unit generated in six years?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Zero.
(d) Dozens.

2. What is one thing George W. Bush did, which Lalami suggests made Muslims feel "seen and heard for the first time" (8) in "Allegiance"?
(a) He nominated the first Muslim Supreme Court justice.
(b) He brought to light the media's negative portrayal of Muslims.
(c) He nominated a Muslim Vice President.
(d) He invited Talat Othman to deliver Muslim prayer at the Republican National Convention.

3. What did someone ask Lalami via email after her first book was published?
(a) If she was a Muslim or a human being.
(b) If she was a terrorist.
(c) If she was related to any terrorists.
(d) If she was with the U.S. or against them.

4. Why was Lalami's mother-in-law living with her at the time of the twin tower attacks?
(a) Lalami needed help with their daughter.
(b) She had just had knee surgery.
(c) She was in the middle of a divorce.
(d) She was suffering dementia.

5. Lalami suggests that a common American perception that Arabs and Muslims are inferior comes from what source?
(a) American media.
(b) Modern art.
(c) American textbooks.
(d) Social media.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many visas does Lalami say are issued to people from Muslim-majority countries on Trump's ban list?

2. What is Lalami doing at the start of "Faith" when a woman in the audience asked about her upbringing in Morocco?

3. What country did ISIS founder Ahmed Fadhil al-Nazal al-Khalaylah go to Afghanistan to help fight against?

4. What does Lalami say was the sole purpose of the NYPD Demographics Unit?

5. In what year was the first mosque built in America after Syrian and Lebanese homesteaders arrived in the country?

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