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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 "Man on the Pink Corner," what does Rosendo do after the fight with the Yardmaster?
(a) He dies.
(b) He becomes friends with the Yardmaster.
(c) He disappears.
(d) He opens a shop that sells weapons.

2. "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.

3. In "The Garden of Forking Paths," why does Dr. Yu murder Dr. Albert?
(a) To alert the German command where to bomb a city named Albert.
(b) He is insane.
(c) Dr. Albert stole his wife.
(d) Dr. Albert made derogatory remarks about Asians.

4. In "The Mirror of Ink," what does the ruler want the sorcerer to show him?
(a) The secret activities of another ruler.
(b) The winner of a horse race.
(c) The fate of his wife.
(d) The face of a man who is to be executed.

5. In "The Library of Babel," what would the librarian most like to find?
(a) His own autobiography, that he suspects he has written, though he can't remember.
(b) A book that summarizes all the other books.
(c) A previously undiscovered version of "Macbeth."
(d) A mystical book said to explore God's reasoning for the destruction of the tower of Babel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Death and the Compass," what character flaw leads Lonnrot to his death?

2. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," Kilpatrick participates in his own assassination for which of the following reasons?

3. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," who first finds an article about Uqbar?

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

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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