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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. Who is the narrator of "The Babylon Lottery"?
(a) The leader of the Company.
(b) A lottery player.
(c) A member of the Company.
(d) A visitor to the land.

2. Who does Dr. Yu Tsun shoot?
(a) Richard Madden.
(b) Himself.
(c) Dr. Stephen Albert.
(d) Ts'ui Pen.

3. What do the Purifiers burn?
(a) Inappropriate books.
(b) The library.
(c) Ashes.
(d) Library cards.

4. Who is the student searching for in "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) The Moslem family.
(b) The Hindu family.
(c) The blind astrologer.
(d) A saint who walks the Earth.

5. Who is Dr. Yu Tsun?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A statesman.
(c) A spy.
(d) A professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who examines Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

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

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

4. Which poetic form is discovered among Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

5. Which author corresponds with the narrator in "Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote"?

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