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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Mirror of Ink," what does the ruler want the sorcerer to show him?
(a) The face of a man who is to be executed.
(b) The winner of a horse race.
(c) The fate of his wife.
(d) The secret activities of another ruler.

3. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," what is Orbis Tertius?
(a) The narrator's award for Latin, that he received in college.
(b) An undiscovered number.
(c) Herbert Ashe's code name.
(d) The trade name for a secret society that describes Tlon and Uqbar.

4. In "The Theologians," what do the Monotoni believe?
(a) God is malevolent.
(b) Nothing in history truly repeats itself.
(c) Good works, and not faith, are the path to salvation.
(d) Everything in history repeats itself.

5. In "The End," what instrument does the black man play outside Recabarren's bar?
(a) The harmonica.
(b) The guitar.
(c) The drums.
(d) The flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Averroes' Search," who is Averroes?

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

3. In "The Library of Babel," what would the librarian most like to find?

4. In "The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan," who shoots Bill?

5. In "The Secret Miracle," what happens to extend Hladik's life for a time?

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