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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. Which of the following does Rushdie note translated the Thousand Nights and One Night?
(a) Francis Perrault.
(b) Andrew Lang.
(c) Jakob Grimm.
(d) Antoine Galland.

2. To what literary device does Rushdie suggest García Márquez is prone?
(a) Laconism.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Periphrasis.

3. From which of the following does Rushdie note All in the Family is adapted?
(a) Strictly Come Dancing.
(b) The Office.
(c) Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
(d) Till Death Do Us Part.

4. Which of the following characters does Rushdie reference?
(a) FitzChivalry Farseer.
(b) Thomas Covenant.
(c) Elijah Baley.
(d) Bilbo Baggins.

5. How many deaths does Rushdie attribute to Shahryar and Shah Zaman before their marriages to Scheherazade and Dunyazad?
(a) 3,214.
(b) 4,215.
(c) 1,212.
(d) 2,213.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Rushdie note Hitchens became enamored?

2. To what use does Rushdie note the graphite pencil was first put?

3. With which of the following does Part Two end?

4. With which of the following does the main text end?

5. Which of the following is attributed to Edward Bond?

(see the answer key)

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