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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Aleph: Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Secret Miracle," how is Hladik eventually killed?
(a) He is shot by a firing squad.
(b) He is gassed.
(c) He is hung.
(d) He is given a pill.

2. In "The Theologians," what do the Monotoni believe?
(a) Good works, and not faith, are the path to salvation.
(b) Everything in history repeats itself.
(c) God is malevolent.
(d) Nothing in history truly repeats itself.

3. In "The Chamber of Statues," where is the king warned not to go?
(a) To a bazaar.
(b) The Tower.
(c) On a ship.
(d) Russia.

4. 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 mystical book said to explore God's reasoning for the destruction of the tower of Babel.
(d) A previously undiscovered version of "Macbeth."

5. In "The End," what instrument does the black man play outside Recabarren's bar?
(a) The guitar.
(b) The drums.
(c) The harmonica.
(d) The flute.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Garden of Forking Paths," why does Dr. Yu murder Dr. Albert?

3. In "The End," whom is the black man waiting for?

4. In "The Dead Man," why does Otalora first have to leave Argentina?

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

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