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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Brodie's Report: Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Death and the Compass," what character flaw leads Lonnrot to his death?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Intellectual pride.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) Drunkenness.

2. In "The Interloper," which of the following best characterizes the treatment of Julia by the two brothers?
(a) They are kind and doting.
(b) They treat her like an object.
(c) They do not even notice her presence.
(d) They are afraid of her.

3. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," which writer's work is partially a model for the assassination?
(a) Dante.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Coleridge.
(d) Dickens.

4. In "The Aleph," why does the narrator lie about the Aleph?
(a) He wants to exploit the Aleph and make money, so he doesn't want anybody to know about it yet.
(b) He is jealous.
(c) He thinks knowledge of the Aleph would drive lesser minds insane.
(d) He is a compulsive liar.

5. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," Kilpatrick participates in his own assassination for which of the following reasons?
(a) His family will be killed if he doesn't go through with it.
(b) He has no reason: he has no idea he will be killed.
(c) He wants to commit suicide without his death being on his own hands.
(d) He wants to remain a national hero to the Irish.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Funes, His Memory," what does the narrator lend Funes?

2. In "The Shape of the Sword," John Vincent Moon is a traitor to what ideology?

3. In "Funes, His Memory," the powers of Funes can best be described as which of the following?

4. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," what does the historian, Ryan, do when he discovers the truth behind the assassination?

5. In "The Shape of the Sword," what do we learn of Vincent Moon'?

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