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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 "Story of the Two Dreamers," what does the man's dream tell him?
(a) He will make money in Persia.
(b) He will marry a princess.
(c) He will die in battle.
(d) He will become a priest who doesn't believe in God.

2. In "Ibn-Hakam-Al Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth," after killing his cousin, where does the protagonist sail?
(a) He does not sail.
(b) To England.
(c) To Australia.
(d) To Antarctica.

3. Thematically, "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote" deals most closely with which of the following?
(a) The inferiority of the novel as an art form.
(b) The evils of plagiarism.
(c) The nature of literary criticism and the issues surrounding interpretation.
(d) Borges's thinly disguised self-hatred.

4. In "The Other Death," how does the author suggest that Damian could be both a hero and a coward?
(a) He doesn't; Damian is portrayed as strictly a hero.
(b) Though he fled from the battlefield, 40 years later on his deathbed, Damian, through a miracle, wills himself to be a hero.
(c) He conveys how Damian would run, then fight, run, then fight, continuously during the battle.
(d) He doesn't; Damian is portrayed as only a coward.

5. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," Menard wishes to do what?
(a) Write a scholarly analysis of Don Quixote.
(b) Prove that Don Quixote has no place in the canon of literature.
(c) Write a novel of his own, based on the future adventures of Quixote.
(d) Rewrite Don Quixote line by line.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Library of Babel," what would the librarian most like to find?

3. In "The Story of the Warrior and the Captive Maiden," who is Droctulft?

4. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," what causes Tom's fake identity scheme to fall apart?

5. In "The Theologians," what do the Monotoni believe?

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