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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Artifices, Death and the Compass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Circular Ruins," what happens to the body organ in the protagonist's dream?
(a) It grows and develops into a man.
(b) It disappears.
(c) It rises into the air.
(d) It grows and develops into a woman.

2. Which American President is compared with Fergus Kilpatrick?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) McKinley.
(c) Garfield.
(d) Lincoln.

3. Why does the narrator visit Ireneo Funes before returning home?
(a) To say goodbye.
(b) To retrieve his scarf.
(c) To give him a coat.
(d) To retrieve his books.

4. Which author corresponds with the narrator in "Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote"?
(a) Miguel de Cervantes.
(b) Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) Pierre Menard.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

5. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" dream of doing?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Building.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what is unique about the description of the country in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?

2. From what point of view is "An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain" written?

3. Why does Erik Lonnrot believe the second man in "Death and the Compass" was murdered?

4. Who is James Alexander Nolan?

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

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