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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does the first essay in Part Two begin?
(a) “What, art thou mad? Art thou mad?”
(b) “The last time I heard from Philip Roth was in October 2017.”
(c) “India, in the mid-sixteenth century.”
(d) “I once asked a maker of fine gold jewelry why she only worked in such an expensive material.”

2. From which of the following does Rushdie note borrowing?
(a) Katha Sarit Sagara.
(b) Artha Shastra.
(c) Mudra Raksasha.
(d) Brihat Katha.

3. Which of the following novels does Rushdie reference?
(a) Pudd’nhead Wilson.
(b) Innocents Abroad.
(c) Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.
(d) Huckleberry Finn.

4. In which year does Rushdie note the Indian Uprising occurred?
(a) 1583.
(b) 1066.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1776.

5. Which Kabbalah scholar does Rushdie note condemns Roth’s work?
(a) Joseph Dan.
(b) Moshe Idel.
(c) Gershom Scholem.
(d) Boaz Huss.

Short Answer Questions

1. As which of the following does Rushdie rename Death?

2. To which of the following does Rushdie compare himself?

3. With which of the following does “Introduction to The Paris Review Interviews, Vol. IV” begin?

4. To which of the following does Rushdie compare Philip Roth?

5. In which of the following of Jonson’s works does Rushdie note having acted?

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