1. In "The Cult of the Phoenix," what is the Cult of the Phoenix?
(a) A group devoted to the study of mythology.
(b) A group that imagines they have exact counterparts in Arizona.
(c) A shadowy religious sect.
(d) A bird watching group, with their own language derived from the names of birds.

2. In "Hakim, the Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim's religious sect hates what things?
(a) Knives.
(b) Gloves.
(c) Mirrors and copulation.
(d) Bibles.

3. In "Funes, His Memory," the powers of Funes can best be described as which of the following?
(a) A mixed blessing--he can do things such as easily learn languages, but he is also trapped by this glut of information.
(b) Extremely useful: Funes makes an excellent living using the powers of his mind.
(c) Inconsequential: Funes might remember everything, but goes about his usual daily life.
(d) Maddening: from the onset of his heightened memory, Funes is simply stark, raving mad.

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

5. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," Quain's work can best be described as which of the following?
(a) Seemingly pornographic, but with a religious message embedded within.
(b) Bizarrely structured, and based on outrageous and esoteric themes.
(c) Straightforward.
(d) Coded to teach medical students how to perform surgery.