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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Maker: Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," Menard wishes to do what?
(a) Write a scholarly analysis of Don Quixote.
(b) Write a novel of his own, based on the future adventures of Quixote.
(c) Rewrite Don Quixote line by line.
(d) Prove that Don Quixote has no place in the canon of literature.

2. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," what does the historian, Ryan, do when he discovers the truth behind the assassination?
(a) He villifies Kilpatrick and writes a polemic against him.
(b) He stages his own assassination.
(c) He runs for office in Ireland.
(d) He withholds the truth and writes a book in praise of Kilpatrick.

3. Thematically, "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote" deals most closely with which of the following?
(a) The evils of plagiarism.
(b) The nature of literary criticism and the issues surrounding interpretation.
(c) Borges's thinly disguised self-hatred.
(d) The inferiority of the novel as an art form.

4. In "A Dialog Between Dead Men," though dead, Quiroga is still angry at whom?
(a) The dictator Rosas.
(b) His father.
(c) Himself.
(d) Simon Bolivar.

5. In "The Plot," a gaucho's murder is similar to the murder of what famous figure?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) The Archduke Ferdinand.
(d) Julius Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Orbis Tertius?

2. In "The Writing of God," what happens to Tzinacan?

3. In "The Zahir," what is his lover's sister obsessed with?

4. What does the sorcerer discover at the end of "The Circular Ruins"?

5. In "The Shape of the Sword," what do we learn of Vincent Moon'?

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