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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 Tlon?
(a) A food that bestows immortality on those who eat it.
(b) A fictitious planet described in a mysterious encyclopedia volume.
(c) A genius servant, who fools others by pretending to be a simpleton.
(d) The narrator's term for deja vu.
2. 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) Killed a Hindu.
(c) Committed blasphemy.
(d) Committed adultery.
3. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what occupation does Ching decide on, after she gives up pirating?
(a) Becoming the Emperor's advisor.
(b) Becoming the admiral of the Imperial fleet.
(c) Giving sailing lessons to the Emperor's children.
(d) Smuggling opium.
4. In "The Circular Ruins," what does the sorcerer do in his dreams?
(a) Turns into an eagle.
(b) Meets the most beautiful woman alive.
(c) Rules the world.
(d) Creates a man.
5. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," Menard wishes to do what?
(a) Write a novel of his own, based on the future adventures of Quixote.
(b) Rewrite Don Quixote line by line.
(c) Prove that Don Quixote has no place in the canon of literature.
(d) Write a scholarly analysis of Don Quixote.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities," what does Eastman do to become a bouncer?
2. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what does the second Imperial fleet do when they encounter Ching?
3. In "Mahomed's Double," what happens when the Muslims see a vision of Mohamed?
4. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," who first finds an article about Uqbar?
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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