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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Garden of Forking Paths: Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Mirror of Ink," what happens to the ruler from prying too deeply into a vision?
(a) He comes to realize that what seemed like magic was only a hoax.
(b) He dies.
(c) He becomes a sorcerer.
(d) He realizes the folly of worldly power and gives up his rule.

2. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," who convinces Tom to create a fake identity?
(a) Lady Tichbourne's son.
(b) Ebenezer Bogle.
(c) Lady Tichbourne.
(d) Tom gets the idea himself.

3. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," Menard wishes to do what?
(a) Write a scholarly analysis of Don Quixote.
(b) Prove that Don Quixote has no place in the canon of literature.
(c) Write a novel of his own, based on the future adventures of Quixote.
(d) Rewrite Don Quixote line by line.

4. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what does the second Imperial fleet do when they encounter Ching?
(a) Join forces with Ching.
(b) Send over dragon kites with symbolic decorations.
(c) Immediately attack.
(d) Flee from Ching's fleet.

5. In "The Mirror of Ink," what does the ruler want the sorcerer to show him?
(a) The secret activities of another ruler.
(b) The fate of his wife.
(c) The face of a man who is to be executed.
(d) The winner of a horse race.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Theologian in Death," Melancthon believes that salvation is achieved in what way?

2. In "Hakim, the Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim's religious sect hates what things?

3. In "Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities," what does Eastman do to become a bouncer?

4. In "The Circular Ruins," what does the sorcerer do in his dreams?

5. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," who first finds an article about Uqbar?

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