WorksheetsIntroduction to Salman Rushdie
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Salman Rushdie is British, but he was born and spent his childhood...
in Cambridge, USA
in Mumbai, India
in London, England
in Peshawar, Pakistan
Rushdie grew up in a ................... family. Tolerance was a key feature of his family's approach to the religion.
Christian
Jewish
Muslim
Atheist
At Cambridge University, Rushdie studied...
Literature
History
Political Science
Creative Writing
Before becoming a novelist, Rushdie worked in....
theatre and opera
television and radio
television and advertising
business
Rushdie's first novel, Grimus, was published in...
1947
1964
1975
1981
Rushdie first received international acclaim when he published .........., a novel that narrates key events in India's history and which won, among other awards, the Booker Prize.
Midnight's Children
The Satanic Verses
Shame
Shalimar the Clown
Which novel led lead to accusations of blasphemy against Islam and resulted in a fatwa against Rushdie?
The Satanic Verses
Midnight's Children
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Shame
Due to the fatwa issued by Iran's supreme leader (the Ayatollah Khomeini) in 1989 after The Satanic Verses came out, Rushdie was forced into hiding. How many years did he spend in hiding?
2
5
9
32 and counting (he is still in hiding)
Which novel became a U2 song with lyrics by Rushdie?
Quichotte
The Golden House
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Luka and the Fire of Life
Rushdie wrote Haroun and the Sea of Stories ....
in order to explore nautical themes
as a promise to his son Zafar
because he had time on his hands, being in hiding and all
as a means of making up for the insults of The Satanic Verses
Haroun and the Sea of Stories, which you are about to start reading, incorporates elements of magical realism. What is that?
literature that depicts fantastical elements as a normal part of the 'real' world
stories about magicians
writing that has a magical effect on you
literature that shows the world in the most realistic way possible
While reading Haroun and the Sea of Stories, we will be looking at it as an example of a hero's journey. The Hero's Journey is essentially a template or pattern that many stories employ. The journey always involves:
magic and realism
a hero leaving, facing challenges and returning transformed
high tech weaponry
fabulous costumes
An excellent way to engage fully with literature as you read is....
to try to memorize what you read
to make annotations
to relax; if you fall asleep no worries, you need the rest
to skim
Given that Rushdie's writing is playful, hyperbolic, outlandish and highly imaginative, you should expect a final project to be...
an analytical essay
a multiple-choice test
a rock opera
a creative writing piece
