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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Garden of Forking Paths, The Circular Ruins.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim," which character writes a detective novel?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A robber.
(c) A blind astrologer.
(d) A student.

2. Who is Miguel de Cervantes?
(a) The editor of Pierre Menard's manuscripts.
(b) The author of A Farewell to Arms.
(c) The original author of Don Quixote.
(d) An Italian poet.

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

4. What does the god of the temple promise the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) To bring his daughter to life.
(b) To create a sunrise.
(c) To bring his son to life.
(d) To keep his son safe.

5. Where does the narrator discover "The First Encyclopedia of Tlon"?
(a) Among Herbert Ashe's possessions.
(b) In the library.
(c) Inside a mirror.
(d) On the island of Tertius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Herbert Ashe in "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius"?

2. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what country are the characters searching for in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?

3. From what point of view is "The Circular Ruins" written?

4. To whom does the protagonist in "The Circular Ruins" pray?

5. What does the narrator think of Pierre Menard's rewrite?

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