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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. Which measurement system is discussed in one of Pierre Menard's manuscripts?
(a) Nautical.
(b) Imperial.
(c) Volume.
(d) Metric.

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

3. From what point of view is "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim" written?
(a) Third person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Second person omniscient.

4. Which great literary work does Pierre Menard rewrite?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) A Farewell to Arms.
(c) A Tale of Two Cities.
(d) Don Quixote.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is the most important theme of "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim"?

2. Who is Miguel de Cervantes?

3. In "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim," which character writes a detective novel?

4. Which chess pieces are discussed in Menard's chess article?

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

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