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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Artifices, The Secret Miracle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator visit Ireneo Funes before returning home?
(a) To say goodbye.
(b) To retrieve his scarf.
(c) To give him a coat.
(d) To retrieve his books.

2. Where is "The Babylon Lottery" set?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Qaphqa.
(c) Ancient Babylon.
(d) Modern day Iraq.

3. What is the Company?
(a) The lottery players.
(b) The merchant's guild.
(c) The bank.
(d) The group that runs the lottery.

4. Why are some lottery players imprisoned?
(a) They murder the winners.
(b) They refuse to pay a fine.
(c) They refuse to buy tickets.
(d) They steal tickets.

5. What does Ireneo Funes ask to borrow from the narrator?
(a) A coat.
(b) A scarf.
(c) Books.
(d) A pen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ireneo Funes become paralyzed?

2. What type of play is Jaromir Hladik writing?

3. Why do some lottery players protest the rules of the lottery?

4. When is "The Secret Miracle" set?

5. Why does Ireneo Funes feel that language is futile?

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