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

2. In "Funes, His Memory," at what age does Funes die?
(a) The age of his death is not given.
(b) 19.
(c) 40.
(d) 21.

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

4. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," Kilpatrick participates in his own assassination for which of the following reasons?
(a) He wants to remain a national hero to the Irish.
(b) His family will be killed if he doesn't go through with it.
(c) He has no reason: he has no idea he will be killed.
(d) He wants to commit suicide without his death being on his own hands.

5. In "Juan Murana," what is the name the aunt uses for the knife that kills the landlord?
(a) Juan.
(b) El Tiburon.
(c) The Sting.
(d) Gold Death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths," whom does the King of Babylon imprison in a labyrinth?

3. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," which writer's work is partially a model for the assassination?

4. In "The Man on the Threshold," what is suspected of all the people who are celebrating?

5. In "Death and the Compass," what character flaw leads Lonnrot to his death?

(see the answer key)

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