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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Brodie's Report: Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Funes, His Memory," how is Funes crippled?
(a) A bookcase of heavy books topples on him.
(b) A horseback riding injury.
(c) He falls from a roof.
(d) He is shot.

2. In "The Aleph," why does the narrator lie about the Aleph?
(a) He thinks knowledge of the Aleph would drive lesser minds insane.
(b) He is jealous.
(c) He is a compulsive liar.
(d) He wants to exploit the Aleph and make money, so he doesn't want anybody to know about it yet.

3. What does the narrator hypothesize is the cause of the fight in "The Encounter"?
(a) The two man had hated each other for life.
(b) The knives themselves were behind the fight.
(c) They thought the knives were plastic and they were performing a scene from a play.
(d) Uriarte suspected Duncan of having an affair with his wife.

4. In "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths," whom does the King of Babylon imprison in a labyrinth?
(a) His manservant.
(b) The King of Arabia.
(c) The King of England.
(d) A notorious murderer.

5. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," which writer's work is partially a model for the assassination?
(a) Coleridge.
(b) Dante.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Shakespeare.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Wait," where does Villari fear he has been recognized?

2. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," Kilpatrick participates in his own assassination for which of the following reasons?

3. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," what does the historian, Ryan, do when he discovers the truth behind the assassination?

4. In "Funes, His Memory," the powers of Funes can best be described as which of the following?

5. In "Death and the Compass," where is Dr. Yarmolinsky killed?

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