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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about the objects from Tlon that are released into the narrator's world?
(a) They do not reflect images.
(b) They are real objects from an imaginary world.
(c) They are cold.
(d) They melt after a few days.

2. From what point of view is "The Library of Babel" written?
(a) Second person omniscient.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Miguel de Cervantes?

3. From what point of view is "The Babylon Lottery" written?

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

5. Who are the Purifiers?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what dispute arises from the discussion about mirrors?

2. What revelation does the narrator have about Uqbar and Tlon at the end of the story, "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius"?

3. Why do some players of the Babylon lottery end up in jail?

4. Who are the Purifiers?

5. Describe Dr. Yu Tsun.

6. Describe Al-Mu'tasim.

7. How is the universe described in "The Library of Babel"?

8. Describe the satire present in "An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain."

9. What opinion does the narrator of "Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote" have of Menard's work?

10. Describe Herbert Quain.

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