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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 Circular Ruins," what does the sorcerer do in his dreams?
(a) Rules the world.
(b) Meets the most beautiful woman alive.
(c) Turns into an eagle.
(d) Creates a man.

2. 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) Committed blasphemy.
(b) Killed a Hindu.
(c) Committed adultery.
(d) Killed a Muslim.

3. In "The Yellow Rose," what does Marino FINALLY think about his poetry?
(a) His poetry is greater than the actual world.
(b) His poetry is adequate, but not great, and he should become a lawyer.
(c) He has written the greatest poem on roses ever to exist.
(d) His poetry can never reflect the reality of the rose.

4. In "The Immortal," the troglodyte who recites poetry to Marcus is what writer?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Homer.
(d) Ovid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Dead Man," why does Otalora first have to leave Argentina?

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

3. In "The Zahir," how does the narrator rid himself of the coin?

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

5. What does the sorcerer discover at the end of "The Circular Ruins"?

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