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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. Where was a statue of Catherine of Braganza planned to be erected?
(a) Sunnyside.
(b) Astoria.
(c) Hunters Point.
(d) Dutch Kills.

2. What does Rushdie describe as the earliest message from the gods (246)?
(a) “Love thy neighbor.”
(b) “Know that I am the Lord thy god.”
(c) “Love me, and despair.”
(d) “Know your place.”

3. Which of the following books does Rushdie reference?
(a) Mr. Sammler’s Planet.
(b) Ravelstein.
(c) Augie March.
(d) Seize the Day.

4. Which of the following slew the historical Hamza?
(a) Abu Sufyan.
(b) Muhammad.
(c) Hind.
(d) Wahshi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does the first essay in Part Two begin?

2. In which Indian state did Bhupen Khakhar live?

3. Which of the following novels does Rushdie reference?

4. What is the name of the first cow to appear in Norse myth?

5. As which of the following does Rushdie gloss “Navratnas” (292)?

(see the answer key)

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