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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Book of Sand: Part III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Theologians," what do the Monotoni believe?
(a) God is malevolent.
(b) Good works, and not faith, are the path to salvation.
(c) Everything in history repeats itself.
(d) Nothing in history truly repeats itself.

2. In "The Maker," the protagonist is what Greek writer?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Homer.
(d) Aristophanes.

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

4. In "The Circular Ruins," other than the sorcerer himself, who knows about the content of his dreams?
(a) The fire god.
(b) His wife.
(c) No one.
(d) Everyone on earth.

5. In "The Wait," what happens to Villari at the end?
(a) He is shot to death.
(b) He proves his innocence and can go free.
(c) He goes to prison.
(d) He kills his pursuer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Story of the Two Dreamers," what does the man's dream tell him?

2. In "Hakim, the Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim's religious sect hates what things?

3. What does the narrator hypothesize is the cause of the fight in "The Encounter"?

4. In "The Dead Man," which of the following best characterizes the gang leader's attitude toward Otalora?

5. In "Ibn-Hakam-Al Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth," after killing his cousin, where does the protagonist sail?

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