View a FREE sample

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 Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," who or what is Al-Mu'tasim supposed to be?
(a) A sect of Islam.
(b) A holy man.
(c) An magnificent oasis.
(d) An obscure language.

2. In "The Library of Babel," what is the central shape that the library is based upon?"
(a) Circle.
(b) Rectangle.
(c) Hexagon.
(d) Octagon.

3. In "The Theologians," what best describes Borges's characterization of theological disputes?
(a) They are absurd, contradictory, and essentially lead to madness.
(b) They are pleasant means of expressing one's ideas.
(c) They are necessary and useful means of achieving immutable truth.
(d) They are clear-cut: there is a good side and a bad side.

4. In "The Circular Ruins," other than the sorcerer himself, who knows about the content of his dreams?
(a) Everyone on earth.
(b) His wife.
(c) No one.
(d) The fire god.

5. In "The Cult of the Phoenix," what is the Cult of the Phoenix?
(a) A group devoted to the study of mythology.
(b) A group that imagines they have exact counterparts in Arizona.
(c) A shadowy religious sect.
(d) A bird watching group, with their own language derived from the names of birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Emma Zunz," what does Emma pretend to be in order to complete her revenge?

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

3. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Orbis Tertius?

4. In "The Library of Babel," the library can best be described as which of the following?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 342 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample