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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 "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," what does the law student think he has done that causes him to live in exile with India's most wretched populace?
(a) Killed a Muslim.
(b) Killed a Hindu.
(c) Committed adultery.
(d) Committed blasphemy.

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

3. Which of the following best describes "Ibn-Hakam-Al Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth"?
(a) It is a fantasy story that requires a suspension of disbelief.
(b) It is intendend as a precise moral lesson, with unambiguous instruction.
(c) It is a comedy meant to amuse children.
(d) It is realistic.

4. In "The Theologians," why is John of Pannonia killed?
(a) He is accused of treason.
(b) He dies in war.
(c) He kills himself in despair.
(d) He is labeled a heretic.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Shape of the Sword," what is the defining physical characteristic of John Vincent Moon?

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

4. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," Menard wishes to do what?

5. In "The Writing of God," what happens to Tzinacan?

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