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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thematically, "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote" deals most closely with which of the following?
(a) The inferiority of the novel as an art form.
(b) Borges's thinly disguised self-hatred.
(c) The evils of plagiarism.
(d) The nature of literary criticism and the issues surrounding interpretation.

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

3. In "The Mirror of Ink," what happens to the ruler from prying too deeply into a vision?
(a) He realizes the folly of worldly power and gives up his rule.
(b) He becomes a sorcerer.
(c) He comes to realize that what seemed like magic was only a hoax.
(d) He dies.

4. What does the sorcerer discover at the end of "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) Dreams aren't that important.
(b) He has been sleeping too much.
(c) He is a jaguar.
(d) That he himself is a dream.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what occupation does Ching decide on, after she gives up pirating?

2. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," which author is Menard most obsessed with?

3. In "The Lottery in Babylon," who sometimes arbitrates the result of a lottery drawing?

4. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," how does Quain react when he does have some artistic success?

5. 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?

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