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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 happens to Herbert Ashe in "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius"?
(a) He breaks a mirror.
(b) He dies.
(c) He is arrested.
(d) He finds "The First Encyclopedia of Tlon."

2. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" dream of doing?
(a) Building.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Singing.

3. What is unique about the objects from Tlon that are released into the narrator's world?
(a) They are cold.
(b) They do not reflect images.
(c) They melt after a few days.
(d) They are real objects from an imaginary world.

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

5. What do the people of Tlon consider to be the most powerful tool mankind can possess?
(a) Water.
(b) Time.
(c) The mind.
(d) Reflection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Herbert Ashe?

2. Who is the hero of "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?

3. Where does the narrator discover "The First Encyclopedia of Tlon"?

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

5. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what country are the characters searching for in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?

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