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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Garden of Forking Paths, Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Uqbar and Tlon?
(a) Men.
(b) Inventions.
(c) Foods.
(d) Books.

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

3. Who is Al-Mu'tasim?
(a) The student's father.
(b) A Hindu prophet.
(c) A blind astrologer.
(d) A kind Persian bookseller.

4. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", from what source does one of the men quote?
(a) An encyclopedia.
(b) A novel.
(c) A play.
(d) A scientific journal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," where does the student go after he leaves Indapur?

2. Who is Miguel de Cervantes?

3. Which author corresponds with the narrator in "Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote"?

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

5. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what is unique about the description of the country in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?

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