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

2. In "The Shape of the Sword," what is the defining physical characteristic of John Vincent Moon?
(a) He is hunchbacked.
(b) He is extremely short.
(c) A scar on his face.
(d) He is missing his right hand.

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

4. In "The Shape of the Sword," what do we learn of Vincent Moon'?
(a) He is actually the very same man who tells the narrator the story of Moon's treachery.
(b) He never existed.
(c) He has died years back.
(d) He became a politican in Ireland.

5. In "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths," what is the labyrinth in which the King of Babylon is imprisoned?
(a) A huge forest.
(b) A maze of steel corridors.
(c) A desert.
(d) A ship on the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Aleph," where is the Aleph located?

2. In "The Man on the Threshold," why is Judge Glencairn sent to the location where he disappears?

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

4. In "Unworthy," what does the rest of the gang call Fischbein?

5. What does the narrator hypothesize is the cause of the fight in "The Encounter"?

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