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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 Plot," a gaucho's murder is similar to the murder of what famous figure?
(a) The Archduke Ferdinand.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

2. In "Death and the Compass," where is Dr. Yarmolinsky killed?
(a) In the streets.
(b) A Jewish Talmudic Conference.
(c) A pool hall.
(d) In a horse carriage.

3. In "The Chamber of Statues," where is the king warned not to go?
(a) On a ship.
(b) Russia.
(c) To a bazaar.
(d) The Tower.

4. In "Hakim, the Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim's religious sect hates what things?
(a) Gloves.
(b) Bibles.
(c) Knives.
(d) Mirrors and copulation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Brodie's Report" can best be described as which of the following?

2. In "The South," what is Dahlmann challenged to do outside a bar?

3. In "A Prayer," what is the narrator's attitude toward his prayer?

4. In "In Memoriam, JFK," JFK's assassination is similar to what event?

5. In "Averroes' Search," what concept or concepts can Averroes not comprehend?

(see the answer key)

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