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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Artifices: Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," who or what is Al-Mu'tasim supposed to be?
(a) A holy man.
(b) An obscure language.
(c) A sect of Islam.
(d) An magnificent oasis.

2. In "Three Versions of Judas," what is the first version of Judas?
(a) He was not actually involved in the Bible.
(b) The same traitorous version as the Bible.
(c) He is God.
(d) He is the human side of Jesus.

3. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does Rosendo do after the fight with the Yardmaster?
(a) He becomes friends with the Yardmaster.
(b) He opens a shop that sells weapons.
(c) He disappears.
(d) He dies.

4. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," who first finds an article about Uqbar?
(a) Herbert Ashe.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Tlon.
(d) Bioy Casares.

5. In "The South," what is Dahlmann challenged to do outside a bar?
(a) Have a knife fight.
(b) Wrestle.
(c) Win at horseshoes.
(d) Recite poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Library of Babel," the library can best be described as which of the following?

2. In "Mahomed's Double," what happens when the Muslims see a vision of Mohamed?

3. "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," can best be described as which of the following?

4. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Orbis Tertius?

5. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," Quain writes one of his books based on which of the following?

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