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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ayaan decide to take a position in the U.S. in the Epilogue?
(a) The Foundation for Freedom of Expression.
(b) The Royal and Diplomatic Protection Service.
(c) The American Enterprise Institute.
(d) Harvard University.

2. Ayaan made several declarations about her legally being allowed to use what name in the Epilogue?
(a) Ali.
(b) Hirsi.
(c) Hussein.
(d) Ayaan.

3. In early 2007 Ayaan stated that the Dutch state had spent about how many euros providing armed guards for her?
(a) 3.5 million.
(b) 5.8 million.
(c) 12.8 million.
(d) 1.3 million.

4. What head of the Ministry of Justice began an official investigation into Ayaan's asylum case in the Epilogue?
(a) Ali Wersengeli.
(b) Neelie Kroes.
(c) Rita Verdonk.
(d) Mohammed Bouyeri.

5. It was January of what year when Haweya came to stay with Ayaan in Chapter 12, "Haweya"?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1988.

6. In Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders," Ayaan received a letter from her father requesting money for what?
(a) A car.
(b) A plane ticket.
(c) Eye surgery.
(d) A house.

7. What was the party which Ayaan joined to run for Parliment in Holland?
(a) The Democratic Party.
(b) The Liberal Party.
(c) The Conservative Party.
(d) The Constitution Party.

8. In August of what year did Ayaan officially become a Dutch citizen?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1995.

9. After the assassination of Theo van Gogh, Ayaan's security detail became even tighter and over how many days was she allowed minimal contact with friends or anyone in the outside world?
(a) 120.
(b) 60.
(c) 75.
(d) 30.

10. What does DKDB stand for in the narrative?
(a) The Demographic Diplomacy Service.
(b) The Royal and Diplomatic Protection Service.
(c) The Imperial Democratic Protection Service.
(d) The Democratic Diplomacy Bureau.

11. Where did Ayaan study at college in Holland?
(a) Valley Secretarial College.
(b) Leiden University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Humboldt State University.

12. Whose quotes did Ayaan claim to find in the Quran after the September 11 attacks in the U.S.?
(a) George W. Bush's.
(b) Vincent van Gogh's.
(c) Osama Bin Laden's.
(d) Salman Rushdie's.

13. Who was a Dutch Protestant Christian that befriended Ayaan during her time in the Netherlands?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Rita.
(d) Johanna.

14. Ayaan's Dutch citizenship was left intact as she traveled promoting her first book where in the Epilogue?
(a) Holland.
(b) Finland.
(c) The U.S.
(d) Russia.

15. In Chapter 10, "Running Away," Ayaan considers going where because she knows the language from the novels she read growing up?
(a) Holland.
(b) The U.S.
(c) England.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ayaan Hirsi Ali earn her MSc degree in?

2. When did Ayaan return to Parliament in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?

3. What private trust was established to help fund protection of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and other Muslim dissidents?

4. Where did Ayaan take a short break and visit for awhile to let things settle down in Holland in Chapter 15, "Threats"?

5. What editor of the feminist magazine "Opzij" did Ayaan contact to discuss how to raise funds from the government for protection after she began getting threats?

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