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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Death and the Compass," where is Dr. Yarmolinsky killed?
(a) A pool hall.
(b) In a horse carriage.
(c) In the streets.
(d) A Jewish Talmudic Conference.

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 Muslim.
(c) Killed a Hindu.
(d) Committed adultery.

3. In "Death and the Compass," what character flaw leads Lonnrot to his death?
(a) Intellectual pride.
(b) Stupidity.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Drunkenness.

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

5. In "The South," where does Dahlmann go after he recovers from an illness?
(a) Peru.
(b) His ranch house.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) The United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Library of Babel," the library can best be described as which of the following?

2. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," Kilpatrick participates in his own assassination for which of the following reasons?

3. In "Funes, His Memory," how is Funes crippled?

4. In "The Wizard that was Made to Wait," what does the church dean do with the magic he learns?

5. In "The End," what instrument does the black man play outside Recabarren's bar?

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