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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. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" love to do?
(a) Dance.
(b) Read.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Sing.

2. What does Herbert Quain inspire the narrator to write?
(a) The Circular Ruins.
(b) The Road Not Taken.
(c) Bee! I'm expecting you!
(d) O Captain! My Captain!

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

4. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," which two groups are involved in a conflict?
(a) Indians and British.
(b) Moslems and Hindus.
(c) Moslems and Buddhists.
(d) Students and Police.

5. How does the Irishman rescue John Vincent Moon?
(a) By leading him to a safe house.
(b) By bandaging his leg.
(c) By carrying him to a hospital.
(d) By driving him to the border.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the blind astrologer in "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim"?

2. In "The Circular Ruins", how does the protagonist travel to the ruins?

3. From what point of view is "The Circular Ruins" written?

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

5. In his anger, how does the Irishman injure John Vincent Moon?

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