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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Garden of Forking Paths, An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what is unique about the description of the country in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?
(a) Mirrors there do not reflect images.
(b) The laws of nature have been reversed.
(c) It exists on only one copy of the encyclopedia.
(d) It exists on two worlds.

2. Who is Al-Mu'tasim?
(a) A blind astrologer.
(b) A kind Persian bookseller.
(c) The student's father.
(d) A Hindu prophet.

3. What is April March?
(a) A novel.
(b) A magazine article.
(c) A short story.
(d) A satirical play.

4. Who is the narrator in "An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain"?
(a) Borges.
(b) Quain.
(c) Al-Mu'tasim.
(d) Menard.

5. Who is Herbert Ashe?
(a) The narrator.
(b) An acquaintance of the narrator's family.
(c) A manufacturer of mirrors.
(d) A famous author.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Miguel de Cervantes?

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

4. What is unique about the objects from Tlon that are released into the narrator's world?

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

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