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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the hero of "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) Al-Mu'tasim.
(b) A robber.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A student.

2. Who does Dr. Yu Tsun shoot?
(a) Dr. Stephen Albert.
(b) Richard Madden.
(c) Ts'ui Pen.
(d) Himself.

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

4. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what country are the characters searching for in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?
(a) Zion.
(b) Tlon.
(c) Tertius.
(d) Uqbar.

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

6. What does the god of the temple promise the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) To bring his daughter to life.
(b) To keep his son safe.
(c) To bring his son to life.
(d) To create a sunrise.

7. Who is the Man of the Book?
(a) A messianic figure who has read the library catalog.
(b) The author of the library.
(c) A man who destroys inappropriate books.
(d) Keeper of the Crimson Hexagon.

8. What does the lottery cause?
(a) The end of the world.
(b) A rebellion.
(c) A plague.
(d) Overcrowding.

9. What is the Company?
(a) The merchant's guild.
(b) The group that runs the lottery.
(c) The lottery players.
(d) The bank.

10. What fascinates the narrator the most about the planet of Tlon?
(a) The mirrors.
(b) The laws of nature.
(c) The passage of time.
(d) The languages of the planet.

11. From what point of view is "The Garden of Forking Paths" written?
(a) Second person omniscient.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

12. Who is Herbert Ashe?
(a) A manufacturer of mirrors.
(b) A famous author.
(c) The narrator.
(d) An acquaintance of the narrator's family.

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

14. What happens when the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" steps into the burning ruins?
(a) He disappears.
(b) He body burns, leaving his heart.
(c) He dies.
(d) He does not burn.

15. How does Pierre Menard describe "Don Quixote"?
(a) An essential work of literature.
(b) Trite and meaningless.
(c) The work of an amateur.
(d) As an important work of literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student decide to travel the country?

2. Who examines Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

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

4. Who is Richard Madden?

5. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what topic is the narrator discussing when the subject of the encyclopedia is brought up?

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