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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. Why is Herbert Quain mentioned in the newspaper?
(a) He has written an article about mirrors.
(b) He is being honored for his work.
(c) He has died.
(d) He has been arrested.

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

3. What is Qaphqa?
(a) An ancient city.
(b) The leader of the Company.
(c) A stone lion.
(d) A privy.

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

5. How is the lottery unusual?
(a) People trade food for lottery tickets.
(b) A new drawing after the death of the previous lottery winner.
(c) Winners are sent into exile.
(d) There are adverse outcomes for some players.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poem does Pierre Menard describe as being an essential work of literature?

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

3. What type of genre is Herbert Quain's first novel?

4. What are Uqbar and Tlon?

5. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student decide to travel the country?

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