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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is the most important theme of "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) The journey is more important than the destination.
(b) Anger destroys the soul.
(c) Peace is found through humble apology.
(d) Revenge poisons the vengeful.

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

3. Who is the narrator of "The Babylon Lottery"?
(a) A lottery player.
(b) A member of the Company.
(c) A visitor to the land.
(d) The leader of the Company.

4. Which poem does Pierre Menard describe as being an essential work of literature?
(a) O Captain! My Captain!
(b) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
(c) The Road Not Taken.
(d) Bee! I'm expecting you!

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

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

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

8. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," where does the student go after he leaves Indapur?
(a) Palanpur.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Persia.

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

10. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" learn about himself?
(a) He does not like people.
(b) He is insane.
(c) He is the product of a dream.
(d) He is alone.

11. How is the lottery unusual?
(a) People trade food for lottery tickets.
(b) A new drawing after the death of the previous lottery winner.
(c) Winners are sent into exile.
(d) There are adverse outcomes for some players.

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

13. What does Dr. Yu Tsun discuss with Dr. Stephen Albert?
(a) Ts'ui Pen's poetry.
(b) The war.
(c) Ts'ui Pen's sculpture.
(d) Ts'ui Pen's labyrinth.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Qaphqa?

2. What is exchanged for bits of bone or decorated parchment in "The Babylon Lottery"?

3. What do the people of Tlon consider to be the most powerful tool mankind can possess?

4. Why is Herbert Quain mentioned in the newspaper?

5. What is The God of the Labyrinth?

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