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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. What happens to the blind astrologer in "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) He falls from the tower.
(b) He is healed.
(c) He dies.
(d) He suddenly disappears.

2. What is the name of the god of the temple in "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) Luna.
(b) Air.
(c) Sol.
(d) Fire.

3. Who is the student searching for in "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) The blind astrologer.
(b) A saint who walks the Earth.
(c) The Moslem family.
(d) The Hindu family.

4. What are Uqbar and Tlon?
(a) Foods.
(b) Men.
(c) Inventions.
(d) Books.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miguel de Cervantes?

2. Which poetic form is discovered among Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

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

4. Which measurement system is discussed in one of Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

5. Who is the hero of "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?

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