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

2. What happens to Herbert Ashe in "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius"?
(a) He breaks a mirror.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) He dies.
(d) He finds "The First Encyclopedia of Tlon."

3. What happens to the blind astrologer in "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) He dies.
(b) He falls from the tower.
(c) He is healed.
(d) He suddenly disappears.

4. From what point of view is "The Garden of Forking Paths" written?
(a) Second person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person omniscient.
(d) Third person.

5. What is the name of the god of the temple in "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) Luna.
(b) Air.
(c) Fire.
(d) Sol.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim," which character writes a detective novel?

2. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what topic is the narrator discussing when the subject of the encyclopedia is brought up?

3. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," which two groups are involved in a conflict?

4. Which Menard manuscript describes the possibility of a new vocabulary?

5. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" learn about himself?

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