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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Brodie's Report: Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Yellow Rose," what does Marino FINALLY think about his poetry?
(a) His poetry can never reflect the reality of the rose.
(b) He has written the greatest poem on roses ever to exist.
(c) His poetry is greater than the actual world.
(d) His poetry is adequate, but not great, and he should become a lawyer.

2. In "The Ethnographer," what does Fred Murdock do with the secret he learns from the Indians?
(a) He refuses to write about it.
(b) He sells it to the professor.
(c) He publishes an acclaimed book about it.
(d) He never learns the secret.

3. In "The Writing of God," what happens to Tzinacan?
(a) He achieves unity with the Divine and destroys his prison.
(b) He achieves unity with the Divine and happily remains imprisoned.
(c) He tunnels his way out of his cell.
(d) He is attacked by the wild animal next to him, and is killed.

4. In "Three Versions of Judas," what is the first version of Judas?
(a) The same traitorous version as the Bible.
(b) He is God.
(c) He was not actually involved in the Bible.
(d) He is the human side of Jesus.

5. In "The Shape of the Sword," what do we learn of Vincent Moon'?
(a) He has died years back.
(b) He is actually the very same man who tells the narrator the story of Moon's treachery.
(c) He never existed.
(d) He became a politican in Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," which author is Menard most obsessed with?

2. In "The Immortal," the troglodyte who recites poetry to Marcus is what writer?

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

4. In "The Other Death," how does the author suggest that Damian could be both a hero and a coward?

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

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