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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Book of Sand: Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Uncivil Teacher of Court Etiquette Kotsuke no Suke," what is the lord of Ako supposed to do as punishment for slashing Kotsuke no Suke with a sword?
(a) Be imprisoned in a dungeon for twenty years.
(b) Cut off his hand and feed the pieces to the Emperor's Koi.
(c) Convert to Christianity.
(d) Commit suicide by hari-kari.

2. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," which author is Menard most obsessed with?
(a) Milton.
(b) Cervantes.
(c) William Blake.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," Quain writes one of his books based on which of the following?
(a) Geology.
(b) The migration of snowy egrets.
(c) More adventures for Sherlock Holmes.
(d) Mathematical construction.

4. In "The Sect of Thirty," the sect worships which Biblical figure?
(a) Cain.
(b) Judas.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Ahab.

5. In "Hakim, the Masked Dyer of Merv," Hakim is revealed to have what disease?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) Skin cancer.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) He has no disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Three Versions of Judas," what is the first version of Judas?

2. In "The Wait," what happens to Villari at the end?

3. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," who first finds an article about Uqbar?

4. In "Pedro Salvadores," Pedro belongs to which party?

5. In "Funes, His Memory," at what age does Funes die?

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