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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what languages are the books of "The Library of Babel" written?
(a) English and Chinese.
(b) All languages.
(c) Hebrew and Greek.
(d) Latin and Greek.

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

3. How does John Vincent Moon anger the Irishman?
(a) He refuses to fight.
(b) He steals the Irishman's rations.
(c) He trades ammunition for food.
(d) He turns the Irishman in to the authorities.

4. Who is Erik Lonnrot?
(a) A robber.
(b) A professor.
(c) A detective.
(d) A baker.

5. What fear does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" have for his son?
(a) He will discover he is the product of a dream.
(b) He will disappear.
(c) The gods will steal him.
(d) He will die in a fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jaromir Hladik live?

2. How is the universe described in "The Library of Babel"?

3. Who is Miguel de Cervantes?

4. Which measurement system is discussed in one of Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

5. What talent does Ireneo Funes possess?

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