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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 Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell," what city does Lazarus plan to overtake?
(a) Galveston.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Miami.
(d) New Orleans.

2. In "The Lottery in Babylon," which of these best describes what is drawn for in the lottery?
(a) Anything from a new occupation to jail or even death.
(b) A new spouse.
(c) Cash prizes.
(d) Various books, from the simplest mechanical manuals to the highest book, one purported to teach its reader how to become immortal.

3. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what does the second Imperial fleet do when they encounter Ching?
(a) Flee from Ching's fleet.
(b) Join forces with Ching.
(c) Immediately attack.
(d) Send over dragon kites with symbolic decorations.

4. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," Quain writes one of his books based on which of the following?
(a) More adventures for Sherlock Holmes.
(b) The migration of snowy egrets.
(c) Mathematical construction.
(d) Geology.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does the Yardmaster challenge Rosendo to?

3. In "The Mirror of Ink," what happens to the ruler from prying too deeply into a vision?

4. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," what causes Tom's fake identity scheme to fall apart?

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

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