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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 Garden of Forking Paths.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which country is Dr. Yu Tsun allied?
(a) North Korea.
(b) South Vietnam.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

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

3. What is Qaphqa?
(a) A privy.
(b) An ancient city.
(c) The leader of the Company.
(d) A stone lion.

4. Which poem does Pierre Menard describe as being an essential work of literature?
(a) Bee! I'm expecting you!
(b) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
(c) The Road Not Taken.
(d) O Captain! My Captain!

5. What is exchanged for bits of bone or decorated parchment in "The Babylon Lottery"?
(a) Tickets.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who examines Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

4. What happens when the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" steps into the burning ruins?

5. To whom does the protagonist in "The Circular Ruins" pray?

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