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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Book of Sand: Part III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Wizard that was Made to Wait," what does the church dean do with the magic he learns?
(a) He becomes the richest man on earth.
(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 beomes Pope.

2. In "Funes, His Memory," what does the narrator lend Funes?
(a) A magnifying glass.
(b) Some Latin books.
(c) A book believed to be written by John Milton.
(d) A book on ornithology.

3. In "Dreamtigers," the protagonist can see only little tigers, what kind does he want to see?
(a) Tigers with mirrors around their necks.
(b) The Siberian tiger.
(c) Supernatural tigers.
(d) He doesn't want to see any tigers.

4. 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.

5. What does the sorcerer discover at the end of "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) That he himself is a dream.
(b) He has been sleeping too much.
(c) Dreams aren't that important.
(d) He is a jaguar.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," can best be described as which of the following?

2. "The Lottery in Babylon" deals most closely with which theme?

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

4. In "The Zahir," how does the narrator rid himself of the coin?

5. In "Death and the Compass," where is Dr. Yarmolinsky killed?

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