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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Secret Miracle," why is Hladik truly upset that he will be executed?
(a) His execution goes against the words of a fortuneteller, who predicted he'd live to be 100.
(b) He has not finished his play, "The Enemies."
(c) He is no more upset than any normal man who is facing his own death.
(d) He has unresolved issues with his wife.

3. In "Funes, His Memory," what does the narrator lend Funes?
(a) A book on ornithology.
(b) Some Latin books.
(c) A book believed to be written by John Milton.
(d) A magnifying glass.

4. In "A Theologian in Death," Melancthon believes that salvation is achieved in what way?
(a) By giving up all of one's possessions.
(b) Through living virtuously.
(c) Through faith alone.
(d) He does not believe salvation is possible.

5. In "Funes, His Memory," how is Funes crippled?
(a) A horseback riding injury.
(b) A bookcase of heavy books topples on him.
(c) He falls from a roof.
(d) He is shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Death and the Compass," what character flaw leads Lonnrot to his death?

2. In "The Shape of the Sword," what is the defining physical characteristic of John Vincent Moon?

3. In "The Chamber of Statues," where is the king warned not to go?

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

5. In "Funes, His Memory," at what age does Funes die?

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