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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. What does the narrator think of Pierre Menard's rewrite?
(a) It is the work of an amateur.
(b) It is trite and meaningless.
(c) It has more passion than the original.
(d) It is illegal and immoral.

2. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," where does the student go after he leaves Indapur?
(a) Persia.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Palanpur.
(d) Bombay.

3. Which poem does Pierre Menard describe as being an essential work of literature?
(a) Bee! I'm expecting you!
(b) The Road Not Taken.
(c) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
(d) O Captain! My Captain!

4. Where does the narrator discover "The First Encyclopedia of Tlon"?
(a) In the library.
(b) On the island of Tertius.
(c) Inside a mirror.
(d) Among Herbert Ashe's possessions.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who examines Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

3. What fascinates the narrator the most about the planet of Tlon?

4. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what topic is the narrator discussing when the subject of the encyclopedia is brought up?

5. From what point of view is "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim" written?

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