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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Garden of Forking Paths, Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what country are the characters searching for in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?
(a) Tlon.
(b) Zion.
(c) Uqbar.
(d) Tertius.

2. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student run to the top of a tower?
(a) He is tired of all the fighting.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He longs to end his suffering.
(d) He believes he has killed someone.

3. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", from what source does one of the men quote?
(a) A scientific journal.
(b) A play.
(c) A novel.
(d) An encyclopedia.

4. Who is Herbert Ashe?
(a) A manufacturer of mirrors.
(b) A famous author.
(c) An acquaintance of the narrator's family.
(d) The narrator.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator believe will eventually happen to the planet on which he lives?

2. Who examines Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

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

4. Which poem does Pierre Menard describe as being an essential work of literature?

5. How does Pierre Menard describe the work of Edgar Allen Poe?

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