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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Artifices, The South.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which great literary work does Pierre Menard rewrite?
(a) A Farewell to Arms.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) A Tale of Two Cities.
(d) Moby Dick.

2. Which poetic form is discovered among Pierre Menard's manuscripts?
(a) An ode.
(b) A sonnet.
(c) Limericks.
(d) A ballad.

3. How do the stranger and the black man resolve their differences?
(a) The stranger pays the black man for his troubles.
(b) They duel.
(c) The store owner mediates an agreement.
(d) They go to court.

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

5. Who is Fergus Kilpatrick?
(a) An Irish rebel.
(b) An Englishman.
(c) The great-grandson of James Alexander Nolan.
(d) A friend of Ryan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Erik Lonnrot?

2. Where does the narrator discover "The First Encyclopedia of Tlon"?

3. Which room do the Purifiers seek?

4. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student run to the top of a tower?

5. From what point of view is "Funes, The Memorious" written?

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