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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 are the Purifiers?
(a) Guardians of the Crimson Hexagon.
(b) A group of authors.
(c) A group that destroys inappropriate books.
(d) No one knows.

2. What power does the Company have over lottery players?
(a) Supplies.
(b) None.
(c) Life and death.
(d) Governing.

3. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" love to do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Read.

4. Why are some lottery players imprisoned?
(a) They murder the winners.
(b) They refuse to pay a fine.
(c) They refuse to buy tickets.
(d) They steal tickets.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which Shakespearean character is compared with Fergus Kilpatrick?

3. Who is Al-Mu'tasim?

4. What does Jaromir Hladik ask God for in a prayer?

5. What does Ts'ui Pen wish to create before his death?

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