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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," what does the law student think he has done that causes him to live in exile with India's most wretched populace?
(a) Killed a Hindu.
(b) Committed blasphemy.
(c) Killed a Muslim.
(d) Committed adultery.

2. What does the sorcerer discover at the end of "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) He has been sleeping too much.
(b) He is a jaguar.
(c) Dreams aren't that important.
(d) That he himself is a dream.

3. In "Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities," Eastman does what after serving ten years in prison?
(a) He leaves his life of crime to become a street preacher.
(b) He quickly gets arrested again and serves ten more years.
(c) Joins the army and fights in France against Germany.
(d) He runs a casino.

4. In "The Circular Ruins," what does the sorcerer do in his dreams?
(a) Rules the world.
(b) Meets the most beautiful woman alive.
(c) Turns into an eagle.
(d) Creates a man.

5. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does the Yardmaster challenge Rosendo to?
(a) A foot race.
(b) A knife fight.
(c) A wrestling match.
(d) A duel with pistols.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote," which author is Menard most obsessed with?

2. In "Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities," what does Eastman do to become a bouncer?

3. In "The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell," what city does Lazarus plan to overtake?

4. In "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain," Quain's work can best be described as which of the following?

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

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