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

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

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

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

5. In "The Lottery in Babylon," which of these best describes what is drawn for in the lottery?
(a) Anything from a new occupation to jail or even death.
(b) Various books, from the simplest mechanical manuals to the highest book, one purported to teach its reader how to become immortal.
(c) A new spouse.
(d) Cash prizes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Library of Babel," what is the central shape that the library is based upon?"

2. In "The Library of Babel," what would the librarian most like to find?

3. In "Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities," what does Eastman do to become a bouncer?

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

5. "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," can best be described as which of the following?

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