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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. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what topic is the narrator discussing when the subject of the encyclopedia is brought up?
(a) Rivers.
(b) Books.
(c) Time.
(d) Mirrors.

2. Who is the hero of "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) Al-Mu'tasim.
(b) A student.
(c) A robber.
(d) A lawyer.

3. Who examines Pierre Menard's manuscripts?
(a) Don Quixote.
(b) Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) Miguel de Cervantes.
(d) The narrator.

4. Which Menard manuscript describes the possibility of a new vocabulary?
(a) A sonnet.
(b) A monograph.
(c) A script for Don Quixote.
(d) A magazine.

5. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" dream of doing?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Singing.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Building.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Circular Ruins," what happens to the body organ in the protagonist's dream?

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

3. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student decide to travel the country?

4. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," where does the student go after he leaves Indapur?

5. What happens to Herbert Ashe in "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius"?

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