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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following is Shakespeare’s authorship ascribed?
(a) Roger Ascham.
(b) Walter Raleigh.
(c) Francis Bacon.
(d) Isaac Newton.

2. With which of the following does the first essay in the section, “Wonder Tales,” begin?
(a) “What, art thou mad? Art thou mad?”
(b) “I once asked a maker of fine gold jewelry why she only worked in such an expensive material.”
(c) “Before there were books, there were stories.”
(d) “The last time I heard from Philip Roth was in October 2017.”

3. As which of the following does Rushdie translate sophos?
(a) Awareness.
(b) Charisma.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Intelligence.

4. Which of the following is posited to have written Don Quixote?
(a) Roger Ascham.
(b) Francis Bacon.
(c) Walter Raleigh.
(d) Isaac Newton.

5. Which of the following authors does Rushdie note having read?
(a) William H. Gass.
(b) Gail Godwin.
(c) Liz Rosenberg.
(d) John Gardner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Rushdie report being among his father’s library?

2. Which of the following does Rushdie note Kundera ignores?

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

4. In what translation does Rushdie note having first read One Hundred Years of Solitude?

5. In which of the following is Coalhouse Walker a character?

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