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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 "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Tlon?
(a) A food that bestows immortality on those who eat it.
(b) A genius servant, who fools others by pretending to be a simpleton.
(c) A fictitious planet described in a mysterious encyclopedia volume.
(d) The narrator's term for deja vu.

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

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

4. In "The Garden of Forking Paths," who has Dr. Yu arrested?
(a) Dr. Yu turns himself in at the police station.
(b) Pierre Menard.
(c) Dr. Albert, affiliated with the police, handcuffs Yu before he dies.
(d) Richard Madden.

5. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," what does the historian, Ryan, do when he discovers the truth behind the assassination?
(a) He withholds the truth and writes a book in praise of Kilpatrick.
(b) He stages his own assassination.
(c) He villifies Kilpatrick and writes a polemic against him.
(d) He runs for office in Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Orbis Tertius?

2. In "The Circular Ruins," other than the sorcerer himself, who knows about the content of his dreams?

3. In "Hakim, the Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim is revealed to have what disease?

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

5. In "The Library of Babel," the library can best be described as which of the following?

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