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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Interloper," which of the following best characterizes the treatment of Julia by the two brothers?
(a) They are afraid of her.
(b) They are kind and doting.
(c) They treat her like an object.
(d) They do not even notice her presence.

3. In "August 25, 1983," what hotel room does Borges go to?
(a) The room is numberless.
(b) 63.
(c) 19.
(d) 49.

4. In "The Disk," what god is associated with the disk?
(a) Vishnu.
(b) Isis.
(c) Odin.
(d) Thor.

5. In "The Night of the Gits," who is The Captive?
(a) An innocent boy.
(b) A man entranced by literature.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A war prisoner.

6. In "Undr," what does Ulf do to avoid execution?
(a) Creates a map of some unknown territory.
(b) Compses a poem in praise of the king.
(c) Volunteers to join the army.
(d) Becomes the king's court jester.

7. In "August 25, 1983," what is the young Borges told?
(a) He has committed blasphemy.
(b) He will write his great book.
(c) He has never been a writer.
(d) The time of his death.

8. In "Ulrikke," what happens between the narrator and Ulrikke?
(a) The narrator pursues her around the world.
(b) They switch identities.
(c) They casually sleep together.
(d) They have a brutal knife fight.

9. In "Undr," what does the sacred word of the Urns mean?
(a) God.
(b) Warfare.
(c) Mirror.
(d) Wonder.

10. In "Blue Tigers," what are the Blue Tigers?
(a) Arguments that employ specious reasoning.
(b) Mysterious stones.
(c) Members of a religious sect.
(d) Mythological tigers made of ice.

11. In "Borges and I," who are the two characters?
(a) Borges and Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Borges and his character John Vincent Moon.
(c) Borges the writer, and the personal Borges.
(d) Borges and an unknown narrator.

12. In "Brodie's Report," who are the Yahoos?
(a) People who are overly enthusiastic.
(b) A type of wild man living in the forset among the ape men.
(c) A society of scholars who study Swift..
(d) Borges's pet name for his extended family.

13. In "Legend," what does Abel do to Cain?
(a) He murders Cain.
(b) He never sees him, as Cain is in Hell.
(c) He flees from his presence.
(d) He forgives him.

14. In "A Weary Man's Utopia," in what language does the narrator speak to the man from the future?
(a) Russian.
(b) English.
(c) Latin.
(d) Spanish.

15. In "The Bribe," what does Professor Einarrson write?
(a) A fawning tribute to Dr. Winthrop.
(b) A letter that is in direct opposition to Dr. Winthrop's views.
(c) An analysis of Wordsworth.
(d) A lone volume of an encyclopedia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Guayaquil," what do the narrator and Professor Zimmerman compete for?

2. In "Ragnarok," what happens to the Gods who reappear?

3. In "Argumentum Ornitholicum," if the number of birds is indefinite, what is implied?

4. In "A Weary Man's Utopia," how old is the man from the future?

5. In "The Book of Sand," what does the narrator do with the book at the end?

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