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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. How many books does the library of Babel contain?
(a) A million.
(b) All of them.
(c) Seven.
(d) One.

2. What is Qaphqa?
(a) A privy.
(b) The leader of the Company.
(c) An ancient city.
(d) A stone lion.

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

4. Why does Ryan believe Fergus Kilpatrick's murder was never solved?
(a) The murder occured in a different country.
(b) The police purposely hid the identity of the killers.
(c) No one was at home with Kilpatrick.
(d) His body was cremated.

5. Who is the student searching for in "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) The Moslem family.
(b) The blind astrologer.
(c) A saint who walks the Earth.
(d) The Hindu family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miguel de Cervantes?

2. Who examines Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

3. According to the narrator, what is the most important theme of "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim"?

4. How many stories are contained in April March?

5. What does Jaromir Hladik hear in a dream?

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