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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Maker: Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Ibn-Hakam-Al Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth," Sa'id tells the preacher that he is afraid of what?
(a) Death at the hands of the ghost of Ibn-Hakam.
(b) Losing his treasure through gambling.
(c) Being burned to death.
(d) Being arrested.

2. Thematically, "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote" deals most closely with which of the following?
(a) The inferiority of the novel as an art form.
(b) The evils of plagiarism.
(c) The nature of literary criticism and the issues surrounding interpretation.
(d) Borges's thinly disguised self-hatred.

3. In "The Dead Man," why does Otalora first have to leave Argentina?
(a) He owes back taxes.
(b) He has slept with a woman whose husband pursues him.
(c) He seeks a cure for a strange disease.
(d) He has killed a man.

4. In "The Zahir," where is the sister of the woman he loves?
(a) A convent.
(b) A mental hospital.
(c) Prison.
(d) Travelling in Argentina.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Averroes' Search," what concept or concepts can Averroes not comprehend?

2. Which of the following best describes "Ibn-Hakam-Al Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth"?

3. In "Parable of Cervantes and Don Quixote," Cervantes can best be described as which of the following?

4. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Tlon?

5. In "A Dialog Between Dead Men," though dead, Quiroga is still angry at whom?

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