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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Maker: Part IV, In Praise of Darkness.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Hakim, the Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim is revealed to have what disease?
(a) Skin cancer.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) He has no disease.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

4. In "The Wait," why does Senor Villari only go out at night?
(a) He works at night and is too exhausted to go out during the day.
(b) He is a serious drinker who is hungover during the days.
(c) He has a skin condition that prevents him from going into sunlight.
(d) He is a fugitive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Man on the Threshold," what is suspected of all the people who are celebrating?

2. In "The End," what instrument does the black man play outside Recabarren's bar?

3. In "Delia Elena San Marco," what does the narrator wonder after the death of his beloved?

4. In "The Dead Man," who does Otalora want to replace as leader of the gang?

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

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