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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the people reject Mirza Saeed's offer to build liters for them to ride in to Mecca?
(a) Because they cannot accept anything from an unbeliever
(b) Because Aeysha forbids it
(c) Because there is not enough time to build them
(d) Because the Archangel said they were to walk

2. What does Gibreel say when he wakes up?
(a) Who am I?
(b) Where are we?
(c) Born again.
(d) Did you see that?

3. What blasphemous thing does Mirza say to Aeysha?
(a) God has no prophet.
(b) There is no God.
(c) You are the mother of all liars.
(d) Your Archangel is Shaitan.

4. What follows the repudiation of the goddesses?
(a) A policy of persecution against Mahound's followers
(b) Hamza is arrested and stoned to death.
(c) Hind forgives him and takes him to her bed.
(d) A blood bath that kills all of Mahound's followers

5. Who is the previous untouchable who guards Aeysha's hut?
(a) Osman
(b) Mahmood
(c) Slaldin
(d) Gibreel

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does the Archangel give Aeysha about her friend Mishal?

2. To what does Rushdie compare the explosion of the jet?

3. What does Inspector Lime refuse to admit he saw when he looked up at Gibreel?

4. Where is the Archangel Gibreel after all the followers of Mahound leave the city?

5. What is the name of the jumbo jet that explodes?

(see the answer key)

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