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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Maker: Part IV, In Praise of Darkness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths," what happens to the imprisoned King of Babylon?
(a) A wizard turns him into a bird and he flies away.
(b) He dies of hunger and thirst.
(c) He lives a harsh, but long, life in his prison.
(d) He escapes.

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

3. In "The Man on the Threshold," why is Judge Glencairn sent to the location where he disappears?
(a) He is going to review some legislation.
(b) He is going to a tryst.
(c) There are riots.
(d) He is seeing a doctor.

4. In "The Writing of God," what animal is jailed next to Tzinacan?
(a) A parrot.
(b) A jaguar.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A serpent.

5. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what occupation does Ching decide on, after she gives up pirating?
(a) Becoming the admiral of the Imperial fleet.
(b) Becoming the Emperor's advisor.
(c) Giving sailing lessons to the Emperor's children.
(d) Smuggling opium.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Chamber of Statues," where is the king warned not to go?

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

3. In "Funes, His Memory," what does the narrator lend Funes?

4. In "The Widow Ching--Pirate," what prompts the protagonist to become a pirate?

5. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," what causes Tom's fake identity scheme to fall apart?

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