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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", from what source does one of the men quote?
(a) A play.
(b) A novel.
(c) An encyclopedia.
(d) A scientific journal.

2. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," who does the student speak with on top of the tower?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A robber.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Al-Mu'tasim.

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

4. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," where does the student go after he leaves Indapur?
(a) Palanpur.
(b) Persia.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Calcutta.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miguel de Cervantes?

2. Who is Herbert Ashe?

3. What does the narrator think of Pierre Menard's rewrite?

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

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

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