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

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

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

4. 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.

5. Which poetic form is discovered among Pierre Menard's manuscripts?
(a) A ballad.
(b) An ode.
(c) Limericks.
(d) A sonnet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Herbert Ashe?

3. Who is Al-Mu'tasim?

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

5. Which Menard manuscript describes the possibility of a new vocabulary?

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