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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Artifices: Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," what work of Quain's is actually successful?
(a) "Lo, lo, the Westward Crowd."
(b) "April March."
(c) "Herbert Quain: Autobiography in Verse."
(d) "The Lament of Euripides."

2. In "The Chamber of Statues," where is the king warned not to go?
(a) Russia.
(b) On a ship.
(c) To a bazaar.
(d) The Tower.

3. In "Death and the Compass," where is Dr. Yarmolinsky killed?
(a) A Jewish Talmudic Conference.
(b) In a horse carriage.
(c) A pool hall.
(d) In the streets.

4. In "Funes, His Memory," what does the narrator lend Funes?
(a) Some Latin books.
(b) A book on ornithology.
(c) A book believed to be written by John Milton.
(d) A magnifying glass.

5. In "Funes, His Memory," how is Funes crippled?
(a) A bookcase of heavy books topples on him.
(b) He is shot.
(c) A horseback riding injury.
(d) He falls from a roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Circular Ruins," what does the sorcerer do in his dreams?

2. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," which writer's work is partially a model for the assassination?

3. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does Rosendo do after the fight with the Yardmaster?

4. In "The Garden of Forking Paths," why does Dr. Yu murder Dr. Albert?

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

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