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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Book of Sand: Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Averroes' Search," what happens to Averroes at the end?
(a) He looks into a mirror and disappears.
(b) He converts to Judaism.
(c) He condemns Aristotle as a "savage."
(d) He drowns.

2. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," who first finds an article about Uqbar?
(a) Bioy Casares.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Herbert Ashe.
(d) Tlon.

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

4. In "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths," whom does the King of Babylon imprison in a labyrinth?
(a) A notorious murderer.
(b) The King of Arabia.
(c) The King of England.
(d) His manservant.

5. In "Ibn-Hakam-Al Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth," after killing his cousin, where does the protagonist sail?
(a) To England.
(b) To Australia.
(c) He does not sail.
(d) To Antarctica.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Deutsches Requiem," what group does Otto join?

2. In "The Man on the Threshold," how is the story the narrator hears relevant?

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

4. In "The Cult of the Phoenix," what is the Cult of the Phoenix?

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

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