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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Artifices, Three Versions of Judas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Miguel de Cervantes?
(a) An Italian poet.
(b) The original author of Don Quixote.
(c) The editor of Pierre Menard's manuscripts.
(d) The author of A Farewell to Arms.

2. In "Death and the Compass," what do the police receive in the mail after the third murder?
(a) A map.
(b) A lock of hair.
(c) A knife.
(d) A confession.

3. From what illness does Nils Runeberg suffer?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Diabetes.

4. How does Ireneo Funes become paralyzed?
(a) By being struck by a truck.
(b) By falling off a truck.
(c) By falling out of a tree.
(d) By falling off a horse.

5. Who is the narrator visiting when he meets Ireneo Funes for the first time?
(a) His father.
(b) A friend.
(c) His sister.
(d) His cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think of Pierre Menard's rewrite?

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

3. What does Dr. Stephen Albert believe is hidden in Ts'ui Pen's novel?

4. What shape are the rooms in the library of Babel?

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

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