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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. Why is Herbert Quain mentioned in the newspaper?
(a) He has written an article about mirrors.
(b) He is being honored for his work.
(c) He has died.
(d) He has been arrested.

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

3. In "Death and the Compass," why do the police believe the rabbi was murdered?
(a) As part of a crime of passion.
(b) As part of a hate crime.
(c) As part of a botched robbery.
(d) He offended a group of religious people.

4. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what topic is the narrator discussing when the subject of the encyclopedia is brought up?
(a) Time.
(b) Books.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Mirrors.

5. What fascinates the narrator the most about the planet of Tlon?
(a) The mirrors.
(b) The passage of time.
(c) The laws of nature.
(d) The languages of the planet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the god of the temple promise the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins"?

2. How is John Vincent Moon wounded?

3. How are the three murders in "Death and the Compass" related?

4. Why does Ryan believe Fergus Kilpatrick's murder was never solved?

5. What do the Purifiers burn?

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