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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. With which country is Dr. Yu Tsun allied?
(a) North Korea.
(b) South Vietnam.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.
2. Who examines Pierre Menard's manuscripts?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) Miguel de Cervantes.
(d) The narrator.
3. Where is "The Babylon Lottery" set?
(a) Qaphqa.
(b) Modern day Iraq.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Ancient Babylon.
4. What is the name of the god of the temple in "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) Fire.
(b) Luna.
(c) Air.
(d) Sol.
5. 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.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which author corresponds with the narrator in "Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote"?
2. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what country are the characters searching for in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?
3. What power does the Company have over lottery players?
4. What type of genre is Herbert Quain's first novel?
5. How does Pierre Menard describe the work of Edgar Allen Poe?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what dispute arises from the discussion about mirrors?
2. What is the irony prevalent in "Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote"?
3. Describe Dr. Yu Tsun.
4. What revelation does the narrator have about Uqbar and Tlon at the end of the story, "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius"?
5. Describe the first dream from "The Circular Ruins."
6. What opinion does Pierre Menard have of Cervantes' "Don Quixote"?
7. In "The Examination of the World of Herbert Quain," how does Borges use fictional literature to present his themes?
8. Describe the satire present in "An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain."
9. Who are the Purifiers?
10. What is unique about the Babylon lottery?
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