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

2. 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 dies.
(d) He disappears.

3. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," what causes Tom's fake identity scheme to fall apart?
(a) At the trial, a saavy lawyer produces papers demonstrating Tom can't be who he says he is.
(b) Ebenezer Bogle's death.
(c) The real person, whom Tom was impersonating, returns.
(d) Ebenezer Bogle runs out of ideas for perpetuating the fraud.

4. In "The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan," who shoots Bill?
(a) The Sheriff.
(b) Another outlaw.
(c) An Apache warrior.
(d) The Deputy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Chamber of Statues," where is the king warned not to go?

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

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

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

5. In "The Shape of the Sword," what is the defining physical characteristic of John Vincent Moon?

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