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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. Who is Richard Madden?
(a) An instructor for the VAF.
(b) A British statesman.
(c) A pilot for the RAF.
(d) The man who wants to arrest Dr.Yu Tsun.

2. What is The Secret Mirror?
(a) A play.
(b) A short story.
(c) A magazine article.
(d) A novel.

3. What is The God of the Labyrinth?
(a) A satirical play.
(b) A detective story.
(c) Historical fiction.
(d) A magazine article.

4. What do the people of Tlon consider to be the most powerful tool mankind can possess?
(a) The mind.
(b) Reflection.
(c) Water.
(d) Time.

5. Who is most likely the traitor that Fergus Kilpatrick sentences to death?
(a) Fergus Kilpatrick.
(b) James Alexander Nolan.
(c) Ryan.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what country are the characters searching for in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?

2. Why does the narrator visit Ireneo Funes before returning home?

3. What is unique about the objects from Tlon that are released into the narrator's world?

4. What conclusion does Ryan make about the murder of Fergus Kilpatrick?

5. In "Death and the Compass," what structure is designed like a labyrinth?

(see the answer key)

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