View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Artifices, The Form of the Sword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," who does the student speak with on top of the tower?
(a) Al-Mu'tasim.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A robber.
(d) An eagle.

2. What happens when the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" steps into the burning ruins?
(a) He disappears.
(b) He does not burn.
(c) He dies.
(d) He body burns, leaving his heart.

3. Who is John Vincent Moon?
(a) The Irishman.
(b) The Englishman.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Ireneo Funes.

4. Who is the student searching for in "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) A saint who walks the Earth.
(b) The Hindu family.
(c) The Moslem family.
(d) The blind astrologer.

5. According to the narrator, what is the most important theme of "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) The journey is more important than the destination.
(b) Revenge poisons the vengeful.
(c) Peace is found through humble apology.
(d) Anger destroys the soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Englishman scarred?

2. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," why does the student run to the top of a tower?

3. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," which two groups are involved in a conflict?

4. What is The God of the Labyrinth?

5. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" love to do?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 240 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample