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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Garden of Forked Paths, The Babylon Lottery.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator of "The Babylon Lottery"?
(a) A visitor to the land.
(b) A member of the Company.
(c) The leader of the Company.
(d) A lottery player.

2. What is the Company?
(a) The group that runs the lottery.
(b) The bank.
(c) The lottery players.
(d) The merchant's guild.

3. How does Pierre Menard describe the work of Edgar Allen Poe?
(a) Verbose.
(b) Essential to literature.
(c) Trite and meaningless.
(d) The work of an amateur.

4. Which poetic form is discovered among Pierre Menard's manuscripts?
(a) An ode.
(b) A ballad.
(c) Limericks.
(d) A sonnet.

5. From what point of view is "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim" written?
(a) Second person omniscient.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim," who does the student speak with on top of the tower?

2. Which measurement system is discussed in one of Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

3. According to the narrator, what is the most important theme of "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim"?

4. Who is the hero of "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?

5. What does the narrator think of Pierre Menard's rewrite?

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