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

2. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does the Yardmaster challenge Rosendo to?
(a) A knife fight.
(b) A duel with pistols.
(c) A foot race.
(d) A wrestling match.

3. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," who convinces Tom to create a fake identity?
(a) Ebenezer Bogle.
(b) Lady Tichbourne's son.
(c) Tom gets the idea himself.
(d) Lady Tichbourne.

4. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," which writer's work is partially a model for the assassination?
(a) Coleridge.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Dante.

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?
(a) Committed blasphemy.
(b) Killed a Muslim.
(c) Committed adultery.
(d) Killed a Hindu.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what prompts the protagonist to become a pirate?

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

3. In "The Uncivil Teacher of Court Etiquette Kotsuke no Suke," what is the lord of Ako supposed to do as punishment for slashing Kotsuke no Suke with a sword?

4. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," who or what is Al-Mu'tasim supposed to be?

5. In "Death and the Compass," where is Dr. Yarmolinsky killed?

(see the answer key)

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