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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," who or what is Al-Mu'tasim supposed to be?
(a) A holy man.
(b) An obscure language.
(c) An magnificent oasis.
(d) A sect of Islam.

2. "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," can best be described as which of the following?
(a) A review of a novel that does not exist.
(b) An satire of the Biblical story of Noah's Ark.
(c) An adventure story.
(d) A comedy.

3. In "The Wizard that was Made to Wait," what does the church dean do with the magic he learns?
(a) He becomes the richest man on earth.
(b) He beomes Pope.
(c) He becomes a sultan in Turkey.
(d) He does nothing--he is content to be a dean, with the knowledge of his magic.

4. In "Averroes' Search," what happens to Averroes at the end?
(a) He converts to Judaism.
(b) He looks into a mirror and disappears.
(c) He condemns Aristotle as a "savage."
(d) He drowns.

5. In "Deutsches Requiem," what group does Otto join?
(a) The French Resistance.
(b) The Nazi party.
(c) The Stalinists.
(d) An association of atheists.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Other Death," what does the Colonel say of Pedro Damian?

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

3. In "The Secret Miracle," how is Hladik eventually killed?

4. 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?

5. In "Story of the Two Dreamers," what does the man's dream tell him?

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