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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Three Versions of Judas," what is the first version of Judas?
(a) The same traitorous version as the Bible.
(b) He was not actually involved in the Bible.
(c) He is God.
(d) He is the human side of Jesus.

2. In "The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths," whom does the King of Babylon imprison in a labyrinth?
(a) His manservant.
(b) A notorious murderer.
(c) The King of England.
(d) The King of Arabia.

3. In "Borges and I," who are the two characters?
(a) Borges and his character John Vincent Moon.
(b) Borges the writer, and the personal Borges.
(c) Borges and an unknown narrator.
(d) Borges and Edgar Allan Poe.

4. In "The Aleph," what is the Aleph?
(a) The key to translating an unknown language.
(b) A strange bird.
(c) A sword said to have belonged to Saladin.
(d) A mystical portal to visions of the past and present.

5. In "The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro," what causes Tom's fake identity scheme to fall apart?
(a) Ebenezer Bogle runs out of ideas for perpetuating the fraud.
(b) The real person, whom Tom was impersonating, returns.
(c) Ebenezer Bogle's death.
(d) At the trial, a saavy lawyer produces papers demonstrating Tom can't be who he says he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Mirror of Ink," what does the ruler want the sorcerer to show him?

2. In "Death and the Compass," what character flaw leads Lonnrot to his death?

3. In "The Story of the Warrior and the Captive Maiden," who is Droctulft?

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

5. In "Man on the Pink Corner," what does Rosendo do after the fight with the Yardmaster?

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