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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Artifices, The Secret Miracle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator visiting when he meets Ireneo Funes for the first time?
(a) A friend.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) His cousin.

2. What does Jaromir Hladik ask God for in a prayer?
(a) To make him famous.
(b) To punish his captors.
(c) To spare his life.
(d) Time to finish his play.

3. Why does the narrator visit Ireneo Funes before returning home?
(a) To give him a coat.
(b) To retrieve his scarf.
(c) To retrieve his books.
(d) To say goodbye.

4. What type of play is Jaromir Hladik writing?
(a) A comedy.
(b) A tragedy.
(c) A farce.
(d) A drama.

5. What is the Company?
(a) The bank.
(b) The merchant's guild.
(c) The lottery players.
(d) The group that runs the lottery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jaromir Hladik's unfinished play?

2. What is exchanged for bits of bone or decorated parchment in "The Babylon Lottery"?

3. Why do some lottery players protest the rules of the lottery?

4. When is "The Secret Miracle" set?

5. Why are some lottery players imprisoned?

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