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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 "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Orbis Tertius?
(a) An undiscovered number.
(b) The trade name for a secret society that describes Tlon and Uqbar.
(c) The narrator's award for Latin, that he received in college.
(d) Herbert Ashe's code name.

2. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what occupation does Ching decide on, after she gives up pirating?
(a) Smuggling opium.
(b) Becoming the admiral of the Imperial fleet.
(c) Giving sailing lessons to the Emperor's children.
(d) Becoming the Emperor's advisor.

3. In "The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell," what stops Lazarus from completing his sinister plans?
(a) An upright uncle shows him the folly of his ways.
(b) He has a moral awakening.
(c) He decides to become a politcian.
(d) Illness and death.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does the Yardmaster challenge Rosendo to?

2. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," Menard wishes to do what?

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 "The Circular Ruins," other than the sorcerer himself, who knows about the content of his dreams?

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