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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Mexican poet referenced in the introduction?
(a) Gabriella Brimmer.
(b) Manuel Carpio.
(c) Octavio Paz.
(d) Pita Amor.

2. What is the title of the essay Jose Ortega y Gasset wrote in 1925?
(a) The Rhythm of the Artist.
(b) The Human Factor.
(c) The Interest in Fantastic Fiction.
(d) The Dehumanization of Art.

3. Why does the narrator think some people like to wear old clothes?
(a) They are easier to obtain.
(b) To capture the magic of the past.
(c) As a statement against the present.
(d) They are cheaper.

4. Why does the narrator think the people he sees are a group of eccentrics?
(a) They are running around naked.
(b) They are dancing around a fire.
(c) They are wearing clothes from another era.
(d) They are wearing warm clothes.

5. Borges and Casares write about the virtues of what food product?
(a) Butter.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Quark.
(d) Yoghurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following poets wrote epic poetry?

2. What kind of pirates does the Italian say never go to the island?

3. What are the group's favorite two records?

4. What does the author say he is bathed in after two or three minutes out of the pool?

5. What do Casares's friends call him?.

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