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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Artifices, The Form of the Sword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim," which character writes a detective novel?
(a) A robber.
(b) A student.
(c) A blind astrologer.
(d) A lawyer.

2. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," who does the student speak with on top of the tower?
(a) Al-Mu'tasim.
(b) A robber.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) An eagle.

3. What is The Secret Mirror?
(a) A novel.
(b) A short story.
(c) A play.
(d) A magazine article.

4. In "The Circular Ruins", how does the protagonist travel to the ruins?
(a) On a horse.
(b) In a cart.
(c) In a canoe.
(d) On an eagle.

5. Who is Al-Mu'tasim?
(a) A kind Persian bookseller.
(b) A Hindu prophet.
(c) The student's father.
(d) A blind astrologer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herbert Quain inspire the narrator to write?

2. What happens when the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" steps into the burning ruins?

3. In "The Circular Ruins," what happens to the body organ in the protagonist's dream?

4. Who approaches Dr. Stephen Albert's house while he and Dr. Yu Tsun are conversing?

5. What type of genre is Herbert Quain's first novel?

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