There are 284,000 web pages in Google Search, for a combined search of the words 'wedding, marriage, Salman Rushdie'. The Hindu Daily newspaper gave the title 'Salman Rushdie for wedding sans marriage'. When we read the media reports, we cannot avoid questioning within ourselves 'Why this quadrigamist has become a misogamist?'
The British Novelist and Essayist, Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an awardee of the Booker of the Booker Prize. A few days back, he expressed his disbelief in the institution of marriage, after the breakage of his fourth matrimony. According to him, girls like wedding ceremonies because they like the wedding dress.
IN THIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS TEST
Please fill in the blanks in questions 361 to 370, selecting the italicised phrases from the Choice Box.
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CHOICE BOX
adelphogamy, adelphogamic
bigamy, bigamist, bigamous
celibacy, celibate, n., adj.
celibatist
cicisbeism
deuterogamy, digamism, deuterogamous
digamism, digamy, deuterogamy, digamous
endogamy, endogamic, endogamous
epithalamium, epithalamy
exogamy, exogamic, exogamous
gamomania
gamophobia
mariticide, mariticidal
Marriage and family therapy
Marriage betrayals
(Marriage) betrothals
Marriage builders
Marriage bureaus
Marriage certification
Marriage Contracts
Marriage counselling
Marriage fees
Marriage Homes
Marriage humphs
Marriage hurts
Marriage institution
Marriage license fee
Marriage nights
Marriage offers
Marriage problems
Marriage proposals
Marriage registers
Marriage registrars
Marriage savers
Marriage secrets
Marriage sites
Marriage licence
Marriage vows
Marriage woes, marital woes
Marriages under false names
matrimony, matrimonial
Matrimonial Alliances
Matrimonial Services
misogamy, misogamic
monandry, monandrous
monogamy, monogamous
morganatic
neogamist
nubility,
nubile
pantagamy
paranymph
polyandry
polygamy, polygamous
polygyny, polygynous
trigamy, trigamous
361. As per the news reports, Sir Salman Rushdie and Ms. Padma Lakshmi had ____________________, without success.
362. Why ha'nt you black eyes? You're not a bit like your
father--I knew him very well. Your mother was an heiress; your father married her for her money, and she married him to be a Countess; and so that's the history of their ______________. [Susan Edmonstone Ferrier in her book 'Marriage'].
363. The State of Colorado has one of the lowest ____________ in the country.
364. Sexual exclusivity is the chief feature of the ___________________.
365. Some people believe that by carrying salt in pocket or in shoes, they can allay the dread of impotence on the ______________.
366. Corporates cannot use ______ young lasses as tools to boost their sales.
367. In some Christian marriages, between _________ and marriage, omens are observed.
368. Such an act
That blurs the grace and blush of modesty;
Calls virtue hypocrite; takes off the rose
From the fair forehead of an innocent love,
And sets a blister there; makes _____________
As false as dicers' oaths. [Shakespeare in his play 'Hamlet'].
369. Most couples go through MIDLIFE ____________. Why exempt Britney Spears, Madonna or somebody else?
370. Money is the alpha and omega in _____________________ where as mutual attraction rules the roust in love relationships .
