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

2. In "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim," which character writes a detective novel?
(a) A robber.
(b) A student.
(c) A blind astrologer.
(d) A lawyer.

3. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student decide to travel the country?
(a) To find a purpose for his life.
(b) To look for one honest man.
(c) To make amends for his sin.
(d) To see where his father lived.

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

5. How does Pierre Menard describe "Don Quixote"?
(a) An essential work of literature.
(b) As an important work of literature.
(c) Trite and meaningless.
(d) The work of an amateur.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", from what source does one of the men quote?

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

3. Where does the narrator discover "The First Encyclopedia of Tlon"?

4. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" love to do?

5. How does Pierre Menard describe the work of Edgar Allen Poe?

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