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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 "The Secret Miracle," why is Hladik truly upset that he will be executed?
(a) He has unresolved issues with his wife.
(b) His execution goes against the words of a fortuneteller, who predicted he'd live to be 100.
(c) He has not finished his play, "The Enemies."
(d) He is no more upset than any normal man who is facing his own death.

2. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," which author is Menard most obsessed with?
(a) Cervantes.
(b) William Blake.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Milton.

3. In "The Shape of the Sword," John Vincent Moon is a traitor to what ideology?
(a) Manichaeism.
(b) The cause of Irish independence.
(c) Women's rights.
(d) Gnosticism.

4. In "A Theologian in Death," Melancthon believes that salvation is achieved in what way?
(a) Through faith alone.
(b) He does not believe salvation is possible.
(c) Through living virtuously.
(d) By giving up all of one's possessions.

5. In "Three Versions of Judas," what is the first version of Judas?
(a) He is the human side of Jesus.
(b) He is God.
(c) He was not actually involved in the Bible.
(d) The same traitorous version as the Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Three Versions of Judas," who is Nils Runeberg?

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

3. In "Mahomed's Double," what happens when the Muslims see a vision of Mohamed?

4. In "The South," where does Dahlmann go after he recovers from an illness?

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

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