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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 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) Cash prizes.
(c) A new spouse.
(d) Various books, from the simplest mechanical manuals to the highest book, one purported to teach its reader how to become immortal.

2. In "The Shape of the Sword," John Vincent Moon is a traitor to what ideology?
(a) Gnosticism.
(b) Women's rights.
(c) Manichaeism.
(d) The cause of Irish independence.

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

4. "The Lottery in Babylon" deals most closely with which theme?
(a) The misrepresentation of Babylon in The Bible.
(b) The role of chance in life.
(c) People should focus on their private selves and avoid the public life.
(d) The dangers of gambling addiction.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Wizard that was Made to Wait," what does the church dean do with the magic he learns?

3. In "Funes, His Memory," at what age does Funes die?

4. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," what does the historian, Ryan, do when he discovers the truth behind the assassination?

5. In "The Mirror of Ink," what does the ruler want the sorcerer to show him?

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