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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Funes, His Memory," at what age does Funes die?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 40.
(d) The age of his death is not given.

2. In "The Shape of the Sword," John Vincent Moon is a traitor to what ideology?
(a) Manichaeism.
(b) Women's rights.
(c) Gnosticism.
(d) The cause of Irish independence.

3. In "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero," what does the historian, Ryan, do when he discovers the truth behind the assassination?
(a) He stages his own assassination.
(b) He withholds the truth and writes a book in praise of Kilpatrick.
(c) He villifies Kilpatrick and writes a polemic against him.
(d) He runs for office in Ireland.

4. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what prompts the protagonist to become a pirate?
(a) She is brainwashed by another pirate.
(b) She is obsessed with the works of Robert Louis Stevenson.
(c) After knitting a pirate flag, she strangely decides she has to actually use it.
(d) The murder of her husband.

5. In "The Shape of the Sword," what is the defining physical characteristic of John Vincent Moon?
(a) He is hunchbacked.
(b) A scar on his face.
(c) He is missing his right hand.
(d) He is extremely short.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The South," what is Dahlmann challenged to do outside a bar?

2. In "The South," where does Dahlmann go after he recovers from an illness?

3. In "Three Versions of Judas," what is the third version of Judas?

4. In "The Story of the Warrior and the Captive Maiden," what is the attitude of the English woman who has married an Indian?

5. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," how does Tom make a living after he gets out of jail?

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