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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, "Threats," Ayaan writes that when a major politician was shot and killed, she immediately thought it was a Muslim, but she was wrong, as it was actually who?
(a) A black musician.
(b) A white businessman.
(c) An Asian gang member.
(d) A white animal-rights activist.

2. Osman Moussa agreed to hold what meeting with the elders of the clan in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?
(a) A Hijab.
(b) A Miye.
(c) A tolka.
(d) A Hajj.

3. What did Ayaan Hirsi Ali earn her MSc degree in?
(a) Political Science.
(b) Biology.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) English Literature.

4. What, in addition to her name, did Ayaan lie about on her paperwork for refugee status in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
(a) Her height.
(b) Her religion.
(c) Her weight.
(d) Her birthdate.

5. Ayaan has admitted that she had lied in obtaining refugee status by devising a false story about having to flee Mogadishu and spending time in refugee camps on the border between what countries?
(a) Somalia and Kenya.
(b) Kenya and Sudan.
(c) Ethiopia and Somalia.
(d) Sudan and Ethiopia.

6. In January 2003, the Liberal Party won what percentage of the vote?
(a) 18%.
(b) 37%.
(c) 24%.
(d) 9%.

7. In Chapter 14, "Leaving God," Ayaan visited her father where in the spring of 2000?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Canada.
(d) Germany.

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

9. When was Mahmoud Ahmadinejad born?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1966.

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

11. With whom did Ayaan stay upon arriving in Amsterdam in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
(a) Yasmin.
(b) Aunt Khadija.
(c) Ijaabo.
(d) Mudoh.

12. In Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders," Ayaan began receiving her refugee allowances, and took language classes to start learning what language?
(a) Dutch.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Japanese.
(d) German.

13. 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?
(a) Michel Onfray.
(b) Cisca Dresselhuys.
(c) Rita Verdonk.
(d) Salman Rushdie.

14. What is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities?
(a) Atheism.
(b) Anarchy.
(c) Abatement.
(d) Alienation.

15. 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) 75.
(b) 60.
(c) 120.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In early 2007 Ayaan stated that the Dutch state had spent about how many euros providing armed guards for her?

3. How many times was Theo van Gogh shot in his assassination?

4. Where did Osman Moussa tell Ayaan to return in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?

5. Ayaan was able to apply for citizenship in Holland how many years after attaining refugee status in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?

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