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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following of Jonson’s works does Rushdie note having acted?
(a) The Devil Is an Ass.
(b) Eastward Hoe.
(c) Volpone.
(d) The Alchemist.

2. How large an advance did Rushdie receive for his first published novel?
(a) £900.
(b) £700.
(c) £500.
(d) £300.

3. Which of the following authored The Enigma of Arrival?
(a) Salman Rushdie.
(b) Nuruddin Farah.
(c) VS Naipaul.
(d) Bharati Mukherjee.

4. At which of the following universities did Rushdie study?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Imperial College London.
(c) University of Edinburgh.
(d) Oxford.

5. Which of the following is attributed to Edward Bond?
(a) Bingo.
(b) Canasta.
(c) Hubbard.
(d) MacDonald.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie note having written for his son?

2. To which of the following does Rushdie report his parents moved?

3. As which of the following does Rushdie explain Heraclitus’s idea of ethos?

4. To which of the following is Shakespeare’s authorship ascribed?

5. To which of the following is the anthology dedicated?

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