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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which chess pieces are discussed in Menard's chess article?
(a) The rook's pawns.
(b) The bishop's pawns.
(c) The knights.
(d) The queens.

2. To whom does the protagonist in "The Circular Ruins" pray?
(a) The planetary gods.
(b) The sun.
(c) No one.
(d) The moon and stars.

3. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student decide to travel the country?
(a) To look for one honest man.
(b) To make amends for his sin.
(c) To find a purpose for his life.
(d) To see where his father lived.

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

5. What is exchanged for bits of bone or decorated parchment in "The Babylon Lottery"?
(a) Tickets.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Freedom.

6. Which town does Dr. Yu Tsun believe the British intend to attack?
(a) Albert.
(b) Laos.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Berlin.

7. Who is Ts'ui Pen?
(a) An ancestor of Dr.Yu Tsun.
(b) An instructor for the VAF.
(c) A peddler.
(d) The man who wants to arrest Dr.Yu Tsun.

8. Who examines Pierre Menard's manuscripts?
(a) Don Quixote.
(b) Miguel de Cervantes.
(c) Edgar Allen Poe.
(d) The narrator.

9. What is the name of the god of the temple in "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) Sol.
(b) Fire.
(c) Air.
(d) Luna.

10. Why do some lottery players protest the rules of the lottery?
(a) They feel only the rich can win.
(b) They do not want to wait long for the next drawing.
(c) They need food to live.
(d) They feel the lottery is taking over their city.

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

12. What are Uqbar and Tlon?
(a) Foods.
(b) Inventions.
(c) Books.
(d) Men.

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

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

15. With which country is Dr. Yu Tsun allied?
(a) England.
(b) North Korea.
(c) Germany.
(d) South Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," who does the student speak with on top of the tower?

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

3. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," where does the student go after he leaves Indapur?

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

5. How many stories are contained in April March?

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