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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Artifices, The Form of the Sword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the student searching for in "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) The Hindu family.
(b) The Moslem family.
(c) A saint who walks the Earth.
(d) The blind astrologer.

2. From what point of view is "The Circular Ruins" written?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person omniscient.
(c) Second person.
(d) First person.

3. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" dream of doing?
(a) Building.
(b) Singing.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Teaching.

4. Who is Ts'ui Pen?
(a) The man who wants to arrest Dr.Yu Tsun.
(b) A peddler.
(c) An ancestor of Dr.Yu Tsun.
(d) An instructor for the VAF.

5. What war is being fought in "The Garden of Forking Paths"?
(a) World War I.
(b) Korea.
(c) World War II.
(d) Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Form of the Sword," when does the Irish rebellion take place?

2. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" learn about himself?

3. In "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim," which character writes a detective novel?

4. What does the narrator ask the Englishman after dinner?

5. How long does John Vincent Moon hide while the Irishman fights in the rebellion?

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