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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it impossible to destroy all the books in the library?
(a) They are redundant and infinite.
(b) The librarians are vigilant.
(c) They are constantly being rewritten by the Purifiers.
(d) The books will not burn.

2. What does Herbert Quain inspire the narrator to write?
(a) The Road Not Taken.
(b) O Captain! My Captain!
(c) Bee! I'm expecting you!
(d) The Circular Ruins.

3. In "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim," which character writes a detective novel?
(a) A student.
(b) A blind astrologer.
(c) A robber.
(d) A lawyer.

4. From what point of view is "The Circular Ruins" written?
(a) Second person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person omniscient.
(d) Third person.

5. In "The Circular Ruins," what happens to the body organ in the protagonist's dream?
(a) It rises into the air.
(b) It grows and develops into a man.
(c) It grows and develops into a woman.
(d) It disappears.

6. What happens to Herbert Ashe in "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius"?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) He finds "The First Encyclopedia of Tlon."
(c) He dies.
(d) He breaks a mirror.

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

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

9. Where does the narrator discover "The First Encyclopedia of Tlon"?
(a) Among Herbert Ashe's possessions.
(b) On the island of Tertius.
(c) Inside a mirror.
(d) In the library.

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

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

12. What does Dr. Stephen Albert believe is hidden in Ts'ui Pen's novel?
(a) A drawing.
(b) A map.
(c) A poem.
(d) A labyrinth.

13. In what languages are the books of "The Library of Babel" written?
(a) Latin and Greek.
(b) All languages.
(c) Hebrew and Greek.
(d) English and Chinese.

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

15. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what topic is the narrator discussing when the subject of the encyclopedia is brought up?
(a) Mirrors.
(b) Time.
(c) Books.
(d) Rivers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the characters in The Secret Mirror?

2. How does Pierre Menard describe "Don Quixote"?

3. Who is Richard Madden?

4. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" dream of doing?

5. What is April March?

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