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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is April March?
(a) A novel.
(b) A magazine article.
(c) A satirical play.
(d) A short story.

2. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student run to the top of a tower?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He believes he has killed someone.
(c) He longs to end his suffering.
(d) He is tired of all the fighting.

3. Who is Dr. Yu Tsun?
(a) A spy.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A statesman.
(d) A professor.

4. What does Ts'ui Pen wish to create before his death?
(a) A great labyrinth.
(b) An epic poem.
(c) A great sculpture.
(d) A legacy.

5. What opinion does the narrator have of Herbert Quain's work?
(a) It is trite and meaningless.
(b) It is genius.
(c) He could do better.
(d) It is the work of an amateur.

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

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

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

9. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what is unique about the description of the country in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?
(a) The laws of nature have been reversed.
(b) Mirrors there do not reflect images.
(c) It exists on two worlds.
(d) It exists on only one copy of the encyclopedia.

10. What body organ begins a dream of the protagonist in "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) An eye.
(b) A heart.
(c) A hand.
(d) An ear.

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

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

13. Which measurement system is discussed in one of Pierre Menard's manuscripts?
(a) Volume.
(b) Imperial.
(c) Nautical.
(d) Metric.

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

15. Who is the narrator in "An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain"?
(a) Al-Mu'tasim.
(b) Menard.
(c) Quain.
(d) Borges.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Stephen Albert believe is hidden in Ts'ui Pen's novel?

2. From what point of view is "The Library of Babel" written?

3. Which author corresponds with the narrator in "Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote"?

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

5. Who is the hero of "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?

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