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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Garden of Forking Paths, The Circular Ruins.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the protagonist in "The Circular Ruins" pray?
(a) The sun.
(b) The planetary gods.
(c) No one.
(d) The moon and stars.

2. Who is Al-Mu'tasim?
(a) A Hindu prophet.
(b) The student's father.
(c) A kind Persian bookseller.
(d) A blind astrologer.

3. In "The Circular Ruins", how does the protagonist travel to the ruins?
(a) In a cart.
(b) In a canoe.
(c) On a horse.
(d) On an eagle.

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

5. Which author corresponds with the narrator in "Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote"?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Miguel de Cervantes.
(c) Pierre Menard.
(d) Edgar Allen Poe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" dream of doing?

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

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

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

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

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