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

2. What fear does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" have for his son?
(a) He will discover he is the product of a dream.
(b) He will die in a fire.
(c) He will disappear.
(d) The gods will steal him.

3. What happens when the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" steps into the burning ruins?
(a) He disappears.
(b) He body burns, leaving his heart.
(c) He does not burn.
(d) He dies.

4. What does the god of the temple promise the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) To create a sunrise.
(b) To keep his son safe.
(c) To bring his son to life.
(d) To bring his daughter to life.

5. From what point of view is "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim" written?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Second person omniscient.
(d) First person.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which poem does Pierre Menard describe as being an essential work of literature?

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

4. From what point of view is "The Circular Ruins" written?

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

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