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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 "Man on the Pink Corner," what does the Yardmaster challenge Rosendo to?
(a) A duel with pistols.
(b) A foot race.
(c) A knife fight.
(d) A wrestling match.

2. In "Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities," Eastman does what after serving ten years in prison?
(a) He quickly gets arrested again and serves ten more years.
(b) He leaves his life of crime to become a street preacher.
(c) He runs a casino.
(d) Joins the army and fights in France against Germany.

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

4. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Tlon?
(a) A fictitious planet described in a mysterious encyclopedia volume.
(b) A genius servant, who fools others by pretending to be a simpleton.
(c) The narrator's term for deja vu.
(d) A food that bestows immortality on those who eat it.

5. In "A Theologian in Death," Melancthon believes that salvation is achieved in what way?
(a) Through faith alone.
(b) He does not believe salvation is possible.
(c) Through living virtuously.
(d) By giving up all of one's possessions.

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 prompts the protagonist to become a pirate?

3. In "The Chamber of Statues," where is the king warned not to go?

4. In "Mahomed's Double," what happens when the Muslims see a vision of Mohamed?

5. In "The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan," where does Bill commit most of his outlaw acts?

(see the answer key)

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