Are you a fan of Salman Rushdie's controversial masterpiece, The Satanic Verses? Do you think you know everything there is to know about the author and his works? Put your knowledge to the test with our Satanic Quiz and see if you're a true Rushdie aficionado!
What is the title of Salman Rushdie's most famous novel, which chronicles the life of Saleem Sinai and the history of India?
Shame
Fury
The Satanic Verses
Midnight's Children
In which year was Salman Rushdie awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children?
1981
1983
1985
1991
What is the title of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel that sparked protests and a fatwa against him?
Midnight's Children
Shame
The Satanic Verses
The Moor's Last Sigh
Which of Rushdie's novels is set during the Partition of India and the birth of Pakistan?
Fury
Shame
Midnight's Children
The Enchantress of Florence
In which city was Salman Rushdie born?
London
Mumbai
Lahore
New York City
What is the name of the protagonist in Salman Rushdie's novel Shalimar the Clown?
Max Ophuls
Omar Khayyam Shakil
Gibreel Farishta
Saleem Sinai
Which of Rushdie's novels tells the story of a young boy who travels from Bombay to England to find his father?
The Enchantress of Florence
The Moor's Last Sigh
Midnight's Children
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights
What is the name of the city in Salman Rushdie's novel The Enchantress of Florence?
Lahore
Florence
Delhi
Istanbul
Which of Rushdie's novels tells the story of the life of a man named Saleem Sinai, who is born at the stroke of midnight on the day of India's independence?
Shame
Midnight's Children
Fury
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
In which year did Salman Rushdie publish The Satanic Verses?
1985
1987
1989
1991
Which of Rushdie's novels tells the story of a man who can see into the future and the people whose lives he affects?
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights
The Enchantress of Florence
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Grimus
What is the name of the protagonist in Salman Rushdie's novel The Moor's Last Sigh?
Maximilian Aue
Moraes Zogoiby
Saladin Chamcha
Gibreel Farishta
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