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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which country is Dr. Yu Tsun allied?
(a) North Korea.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) South Vietnam.

2. Why are Nils Runeberg's theories controversial?
(a) They claim that time is irrelevant.
(b) They claim Judas never existed.
(c) They give three theories for the behavior of Judas.
(d) He bakes pies in the shape of religious figures.

3. Who is Al-Mu'tasim?
(a) The student's father.
(b) A kind Persian bookseller.
(c) A blind astrologer.
(d) A Hindu prophet.

4. How does Ireneo Funes die?
(a) He is shot.
(b) From a blood clot in his brain.
(c) By falling out of bed.
(d) From heart failure.

5. In "Death and the Compass," what do the police receive in the mail after the third murder?
(a) A confession.
(b) A knife.
(c) A map.
(d) A lock of hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryan publish?

2. What happens during Jaromir Hladik's execution?

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

4. From what point of view is "Funes, The Memorious" written?

5. From what point of view is "An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain" written?

(see the answer key)

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