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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 Garden of Forking Paths," why does Dr. Yu murder Dr. Albert?
(a) To alert the German command where to bomb a city named Albert.
(b) Dr. Albert made derogatory remarks about Asians.
(c) Dr. Albert stole his wife.
(d) He is insane.

2. In "The Secret Miracle," why is Hladik truly upset that he will be executed?
(a) His execution goes against the words of a fortuneteller, who predicted he'd live to be 100.
(b) He has unresolved issues with his wife.
(c) He is no more upset than any normal man who is facing his own death.
(d) He has not finished his play, "The Enemies."

3. In "Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities," Eastman does what after serving ten years in prison?
(a) He quickly gets arrested again and serves ten more years.
(b) Joins the army and fights in France against Germany.
(c) He runs a casino.
(d) He leaves his life of crime to become a street preacher.

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

5. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what prompts the protagonist to become a pirate?
(a) The murder of her husband.
(b) After knitting a pirate flag, she strangely decides she has to actually use it.
(c) She is brainwashed by another pirate.
(d) She is obsessed with the works of Robert Louis Stevenson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Three Versions of Judas," what is the first version of Judas?

3. In "Funes, His Memory," the powers of Funes can best be described as which of the following?

4. In "Three Versions of Judas," what is the third version of Judas?

5. "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," can best be described as which of the following?

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