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

2. How does Pierre Menard describe the work of Edgar Allen Poe?
(a) Essential to literature.
(b) Verbose.
(c) Trite and meaningless.
(d) The work of an amateur.

3. Who is the hero of "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) A robber.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A student.
(d) Al-Mu'tasim.

4. What does the god of the temple promise the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) To bring his daughter to life.
(b) To bring his son to life.
(c) To keep his son safe.
(d) To create a sunrise.

5. Who examines Pierre Menard's manuscripts?
(a) Miguel de Cervantes.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Edgar Allen Poe.
(d) Don Quixote.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" learn about himself?

2. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," where does the student go after he leaves Indapur?

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

4. Which poetic form is discovered among Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

5. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what is unique about the description of the country in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?

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