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

2. From what point of view is "The Library of Babel" written?
(a) Second person.
(b) Second person omniscient.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

3. In "The Babylon Lottery," which characters first sponsor the lottery?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Bankers.
(c) Merchants.
(d) Barbers.

4. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," where does the student go after he leaves Indapur?
(a) Bombay.
(b) Persia.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Palanpur.

5. Which Menard manuscript describes the possibility of a new vocabulary?
(a) A sonnet.
(b) A monograph.
(c) A script for Don Quixote.
(d) A magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is exchanged for bits of bone or decorated parchment in "The Babylon Lottery"?

2. What happens to Herbert Ashe in "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius"?

3. Who is the hero of "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?

4. Why is it impossible to destroy all the books in the library?

5. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student decide to travel the country?

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