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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In "The South," where does Dahlmann go after he recovers from an illness?
(a) His ranch house.
(b) The United States.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Peru.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes "Ibn-Hakam-Al Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth"?

2. In "Death and the Compass," what character flaw leads Lonnrot to his death?

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

4. In "The Immortal," what is Marcus's profession?

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

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