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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 "The Circular Ruins," what does the sorcerer do in his dreams?
(a) Creates a man.
(b) Turns into an eagle.
(c) Rules the world.
(d) Meets the most beautiful woman alive.

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

3. In "Emma Zunz," where does Emma get a gun?
(a) A man on a street corner gives it to her.
(b) In Lowenthal's desk.
(c) She has it in her purse.
(d) It is hidden in the bathroom.

4. In "The South," what is Dahlmann challenged to do outside a bar?
(a) Wrestle.
(b) Win at horseshoes.
(c) Have a knife fight.
(d) Recite poetry.

5. In "The Immortal," the troglodyte who recites poetry to Marcus is what writer?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Homer.
(c) Ovid.
(d) Euripides.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Inferno, I, 32," what does God tell Dante in a dream?

2. In "The Maker," the protagonist is what Greek writer?

3. In "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths," what happens to the imprisoned King of Babylon?

4. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what prompts the protagonist to become a pirate?

5. In "The House of Asterion," Asterion lives in a place that can best be described as which of the following?

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