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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. What body organ begins a dream of the protagonist in "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) An eye.
(b) A heart.
(c) An ear.
(d) A hand.

2. What happens to the blind astrologer in "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) He dies.
(b) He falls from the tower.
(c) He suddenly disappears.
(d) He is healed.

3. Who is Richard Madden?
(a) A pilot for the RAF.
(b) An instructor for the VAF.
(c) The man who wants to arrest Dr.Yu Tsun.
(d) A British statesman.

4. What happens to John Vincent Moon during the Irish rebellion?
(a) He is shot in the leg.
(b) He freezes during a battle.
(c) He falls from the top of a building.
(d) He hides in a truck.

5. Why does the narrator seek shelter at the Englishman's ranch?
(a) He is running from the police.
(b) He is hiding from soldiers.
(c) He is caught in a terrible storm.
(d) He car had a flat tire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herbert Quain inspire the narrator to write?

2. Who is John Vincent Moon?

3. What fear does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" have for his son?

4. What does Dr. Yu Tsun discuss with Dr. Stephen Albert?

5. Who is the hero of "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?

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