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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Garden of Forking Paths, An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator in "An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain"?
(a) Quain.
(b) Al-Mu'tasim.
(c) Menard.
(d) Borges.

2. What is The God of the Labyrinth?
(a) Historical fiction.
(b) A magazine article.
(c) A satirical play.
(d) A detective story.

3. Which great literary work does Pierre Menard rewrite?
(a) Don Quixote.
(b) A Farewell to Arms.
(c) Moby Dick.
(d) A Tale of Two Cities.

4. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what country are the characters searching for in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?
(a) Uqbar.
(b) Tlon.
(c) Zion.
(d) Tertius.

5. What does the lottery cause?
(a) The end of the world.
(b) A plague.
(c) Overcrowding.
(d) A rebellion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miguel de Cervantes?

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

3. Who is the student searching for in "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?

4. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" love to do?

5. Why is Herbert Quain mentioned in the newspaper?

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