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

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

3. What does Ts'ui Pen wish to create before his death?
(a) A legacy.
(b) A great sculpture.
(c) A great labyrinth.
(d) An epic poem.

4. Which books often drive people to insanity?
(a) Vindications.
(b) Crimson Hexagons.
(c) Books of law.
(d) All of them.

5. What is unusual about the characters in The Secret Mirror?
(a) They are all silent.
(b) They are siblings.
(c) They have all won the lottery.
(d) They do not actually exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do some lottery players protest the rules of the lottery?

2. What fear does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" have for his son?

3. What is the name of the god of the temple in "The Circular Ruins"?

4. Who is Herbert Ashe?

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

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