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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occupation do Gibreel and Chamcha have in common?
(a) They are religious clerics.
(b) They are accountants.
(c) They are actors.
(d) The are writers.

2. To what does Rushdie compare the explosion of the jet?
(a) The A-bomb
(b) TheTitanic
(c) The Challenger
(d) The big bang

3. What does the Grandee, Abu Simbel, want from the satirist Baal?
(a) Some satirical poetry making fun of Mahound
(b) A peom dedicated to the Grandee
(c) To withdraw from the poetry contest
(d) For him to stop visiting his wife, Hind

4. Why does Hamza insist that Mahound return to the mountain?
(a) To get the truth from the Archangel
(b) To argue with Allah
(c) To straighten himself out
(d) To see if he was talking to Shaitan instead of Gibreel

5. What is the flight number that blows up with Gibreel and Chamcha aboard?
(a) AA 135
(b) PanAm 108
(c) AI1-440
(d) AI-420

Short Answer Questions

1. What mischievous thing is Gibreel doing in his dream?

2. What is Saladin Chamcha's reaction to waking up on the beach?

3. What does Gibreel call Chamcha?

4. How does Hind taunt Mahound?

5. What does Mahound now believe about the verses accepting the goddesses?

(see the answer key)

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