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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 third version of Judas?
(a) He is God.
(b) He was not actually involved in the Bible.
(c) He is the human side of Jesus.
(d) The same traitorous version as the Bible.

2. In "Averroes' Search," what happens to Averroes at the end?
(a) He converts to Judaism.
(b) He condemns Aristotle as a "savage."
(c) He looks into a mirror and disappears.
(d) He drowns.

3. In "The South," where does Dahlmann go after he recovers from an illness?
(a) Peru.
(b) The United States.
(c) His ranch house.
(d) Mexico City.

4. In "The Aleph," why does the narrator lie about the Aleph?
(a) He is jealous.
(b) He is a compulsive liar.
(c) He wants to exploit the Aleph and make money, so he doesn't want anybody to know about it yet.
(d) He thinks knowledge of the Aleph would drive lesser minds insane.

5. In "Death and the Compass," where is Dr. Yarmolinsky killed?
(a) In a horse carriage.
(b) A Jewish Talmudic Conference.
(c) In the streets.
(d) A pool hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ragnarok," what happens to the Gods who reappear?

2. In "A Biography of Tadeo Isidoro Cruz (1829-1874)," what is the name of the fugitive Tadeo pursues?

3. In "A Theologian in Death," Melancthon believes that salvation is achieved in what way?

4. In "The Other," who does a 70-year-old Borges converse with?

5. Thematically, "Pierre Menard, Author of Quixote" deals most closely with which of the following?

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