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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. What is The God of the Labyrinth?
(a) A magazine article.
(b) A detective story.
(c) Historical fiction.
(d) A satirical play.

2. Who is the Man of the Book?
(a) A man who destroys inappropriate books.
(b) The author of the library.
(c) A messianic figure who has read the library catalog.
(d) Keeper of the Crimson Hexagon.

3. In what languages are the books of "The Library of Babel" written?
(a) All languages.
(b) Latin and Greek.
(c) Hebrew and Greek.
(d) English and Chinese.

4. What shape are the rooms in the library of Babel?
(a) Oblong.
(b) Square.
(c) Flexible.
(d) Hexagonal.

5. What does the lottery cause?
(a) A rebellion.
(b) A plague.
(c) The end of the world.
(d) Overcrowding.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stories are contained in April March?

2. How is the universe described in "The Library of Babel"?

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

4. Which books often drive people to insanity?

5. With which country is Dr. Yu Tsun allied?

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