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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 "Three Versions of Judas," who is Nils Runeberg?
(a) A detective, hired by the Vatican, who tracks heretics.
(b) An amateur Bible enthusiast.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A theologian.

2. In "A Prayer," what is the narrator's attitude toward his prayer?
(a) He hopes it will give him worldly riches.
(b) He thinks it will make sure he is saved.
(c) He repudiates it.
(d) He doesn't think much about it: he says the words with no thought.

3. In "The Zahir," how does the narrator rid himself of the coin?
(a) He puts it in a bowl of coins to forget the original.
(b) He loses it.
(c) He never gets rid of it.
(d) He spends it.

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

5. In "In Memoriam, JFK," JFK's assassination is similar to what event?
(a) The exact same event on an alternate planet.
(b) An assassination that occurs in a mirror in a labyrinth.
(c) The details of an O'Henry short story.
(d) The murder of the President of Uruguay in 1897.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Theologians," whose doctrine does Aurelian want to defeat?

2. In "The Zahir," where is the sister of the woman he loves?

3. Thematically, "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote" deals most closely with which of the following?

4. In "The Writing of God," how can Tzinacan escape?

5. In "The Mirror of Ink," what happens to the ruler from prying too deeply into a vision?

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