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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) Imperial.
(b) Metric.
(c) Volume.
(d) Nautical.

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

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

4. According to the narrator, what is the most important theme of "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) Peace is found through humble apology.
(b) Revenge poisons the vengeful.
(c) The journey is more important than the destination.
(d) Anger destroys the soul.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pierre Menard describe "Don Quixote"?

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

3. What are Uqbar and Tlon?

4. Who is the student searching for in "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?

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

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