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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people of Tlon consider to be the most powerful tool mankind can possess?
(a) Water.
(b) The mind.
(c) Time.
(d) Reflection.

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

3. In "The Circular Ruins", how does the protagonist travel to the ruins?
(a) In a canoe.
(b) On a horse.
(c) In a cart.
(d) On an eagle.

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

5. What does the narrator think of Pierre Menard's rewrite?
(a) It is the work of an amateur.
(b) It is trite and meaningless.
(c) It has more passion than the original.
(d) It is illegal and immoral.

6. Who is Richard Madden?
(a) A pilot for the RAF.
(b) The man who wants to arrest Dr.Yu Tsun.
(c) A British statesman.
(d) An instructor for the VAF.

7. What fear does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" have for his son?
(a) He will discover he is the product of a dream.
(b) The gods will steal him.
(c) He will disappear.
(d) He will die in a fire.

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

9. How many stories are contained in April March?
(a) Two.
(b) Nine.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

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

12. Which author corresponds with the narrator in "Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote"?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) Miguel de Cervantes.
(d) Pierre Menard.

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

14. Who is Al-Mu'tasim?
(a) A Hindu prophet.
(b) A blind astrologer.
(c) The student's father.
(d) A kind Persian bookseller.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poetic form is discovered among Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

2. In "The Circular Ruins," what happens to the body organ in the protagonist's dream?

3. To whom does the protagonist in "The Circular Ruins" pray?

4. What body organ begins a dream of the protagonist in "The Circular Ruins"?

5. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", from what source does one of the men quote?

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