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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 Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," who or what is Al-Mu'tasim supposed to be?
(a) An magnificent oasis.
(b) An obscure language.
(c) A holy man.
(d) A sect of Islam.

2. In "The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell," what city does Lazarus plan to overtake?
(a) Galveston.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Miami.

3. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does Rosendo do after the fight with the Yardmaster?
(a) He becomes friends with the Yardmaster.
(b) He disappears.
(c) He opens a shop that sells weapons.
(d) He dies.

4. In "Hakim, the Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim's religious sect hates what things?
(a) Gloves.
(b) Knives.
(c) Mirrors and copulation.
(d) Bibles.

5. In "Hakim, the Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim is revealed to have what disease?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) He has no disease.
(c) Skin cancer.
(d) Leprosy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," which author is Menard most obsessed with?

2. In "The Mirror of Ink," what does the ruler want the sorcerer to show him?

3. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," who convinces Tom to create a fake identity?

4. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what does the second Imperial fleet do when they encounter Ching?

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

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