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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Theologians," whose doctrine does Aurelian want to defeat?
(a) St. Augustine's.
(b) Martin Luther's.
(c) The Pope's.
(d) John of Pannonia's.

2. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Orbis Tertius?
(a) An undiscovered number.
(b) Herbert Ashe's code name.
(c) The narrator's award for Latin, that he received in college.
(d) The trade name for a secret society that describes Tlon and Uqbar.

3. In "The Lottery in Babylon," which of these best describes what is drawn for in the lottery?
(a) Cash prizes.
(b) Anything from a new occupation to jail or even death.
(c) Various books, from the simplest mechanical manuals to the highest book, one purported to teach its reader how to become immortal.
(d) A new spouse.

4. In "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths," whom does the King of Babylon imprison in a labyrinth?
(a) His manservant.
(b) The King of Arabia.
(c) A notorious murderer.
(d) The King of England.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," who convinces Tom to create a fake identity?

3. In "The Shape of the Sword," what do we learn of Vincent Moon'?

4. In "A Biography of Tadeo Isidoro Cruz (1829-1874)," what happens to Tadeo's attitude toward the fugitive he pursues?

5. In "Funes, His Memory," at what age does Funes die?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Zahir," what is a possible reason for the narrator becoming obsessed with the coin?

2. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," why does Kilpatrick participate in his own assassination?

3. Describe the theme in "The Mirror of Ink."

4. In "A Theologian in Death," what is Melancthon's doctrine and what are the implications of this doctrine?

5. In "The Lottery in Babylon," what could the lottery symbolize?

6. In "The South," how does Dahlmann feel about his imminent death in a knife fight?

7. In "The Immortal," what is the result of immortality?

8. In "The Garden of Forking Paths," why does Dr. Yu work for the Germans?

9. In "Hakim The Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim's sect abhor mirrors and copulation. What is the significance of this abhorrence?

10. In "The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell," describe Lazarus' moral character.

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