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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie cite against sloth?
(a) Juvenal.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Ovid.
(d) Catullus.

2. In which London neighborhood did Rushdie live while working part-time in advertising?
(a) Belsize Park.
(b) Islington.
(c) Kentish Town.
(d) Camden Town.

3. What message does Vonnegut’s work assert is encoded in Stonehenge?
(a) “Pack up your things and be ready to leave on short notice.”
(b) “Be patient. We haven’t forgotten you.”
(c) “Replacement part being rushed with all possible speed.”
(d) “You will be on your way before you know it.”

4. Which of the following does Rushdie posit may have connected Shakespeare to Cervantes?
(a) Cardenio.
(b) Thespis.
(c) Love’s Labor’s Won.
(d) Two Noble Kinsmen.

5. In what year does Rushdie report having initially written the text of “Cervantes and Shakespeare”?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2012.

Short Answer Questions

1. On whom does Rushdie note Harper Lee’s Dill is based?

2. As which of the following does Rushdie translate sophos?

3. Which of the following does Rushdie note as an exception to the maxim that film adaptations of books make bad movies?

4. How many deaths does Rushdie attribute to Shahryar and Shah Zaman before their marriages to Scheherazade and Dunyazad?

5. For what virtue does Rushdie commend Harold Pinter?

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