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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Garden of Forked Paths, The Babylon Lottery.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Uqbar and Tlon?
(a) Books.
(b) Men.
(c) Foods.
(d) Inventions.

2. 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.

3. From what point of view is "The Babylon Lottery" written?
(a) Third person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person omniscient.
(d) Second person.

4. Who is the narrator of "The Babylon Lottery"?
(a) The leader of the Company.
(b) A lottery player.
(c) A member of the Company.
(d) A visitor to the land.

5. Which chess pieces are discussed in Menard's chess article?
(a) The knights.
(b) The bishop's pawns.
(c) The queens.
(d) The rook's pawns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What power does the Company have over lottery players?

3. What is Qaphqa?

4. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student decide to travel the country?

5. What does the god of the temple promise the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins"?

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