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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 Circular Ruins," other than the sorcerer himself, who knows about the content of his dreams?
(a) Everyone on earth.
(b) His wife.
(c) No one.
(d) The fire god.

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

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

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

5. In "The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan," where does Bill commit most of his outlaw acts?
(a) Europe.
(b) The Wild West.
(c) New York City.
(d) Australia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Hakim, the Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim is revealed to have what disease?

2. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what occupation does Ching decide on, after she gives up pirating?

3. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," who or what is Al-Mu'tasim supposed to be?

4. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what prompts the protagonist to become a pirate?

5. In "The Uncivil Teacher of Court Etiquette Kotsuke no Suke," what is the lord of Ako supposed to do as punishment for slashing Kotsuke no Suke with a sword?

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