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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 Writing of God," what animal is jailed next to Tzinacan?
(a) A jaguar.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A serpent.
(d) A monkey.

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

3. In "Three Versions of Judas," who is Nils Runeberg?
(a) A theologian.
(b) A detective, hired by the Vatican, who tracks heretics.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) An amateur Bible enthusiast.

4. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," what work of Quain's is actually successful?
(a) "April March."
(b) "Lo, lo, the Westward Crowd."
(c) "The Lament of Euripides."
(d) "Herbert Quain: Autobiography in Verse."

5. In "Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities," what does Eastman do to become a bouncer?
(a) Shows his marksmanship on a target.
(b) Beats up two men.
(c) Wins a rodeo.
(d) Arm wrestles the owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Chamber of Statues," where is the king warned not to go?

2. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Orbis Tertius?

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

4. In "The South," what is Dahlmann challenged to do outside a bar?

5. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," what does the historian, Ryan, do when he discovers the truth behind the assassination?

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