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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. In "Death and the Compass," what does the reader learn about the clues found at the crime scenes?
(a) The victims were all murderers themselves.
(b) They were a ruse to lure Lonnrot to his death.
(c) They were all part of an insurance scam.
(d) They were taken from the Vindications.

2. What happens to the blind astrologer in "The Approach of Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) He dies.
(b) He falls from the tower.
(c) He is healed.
(d) He suddenly disappears.

3. Why is Herbert Quain mentioned in the newspaper?
(a) He has written an article about mirrors.
(b) He is being honored for his work.
(c) He has died.
(d) He has been arrested.

4. Why does Scharlach lead Erik Lonnrot to the location of the fourth murder?
(a) To turn in his deranged brother.
(b) To kill him for arresting his brother.
(c) The fourth victim is his brother.
(d) Out of guilt.

5. What are Uqbar and Tlon?
(a) Inventions.
(b) Foods.
(c) Books.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Death and the Compass," what structure is designed like a labyrinth?

2. What body organ begins a dream of the protagonist in "The Circular Ruins"?

3. What is the name of Jaromir Hladik's unfinished play?

4. What type of genre is Herbert Quain's first novel?

5. Which poetic form is discovered among Pierre Menard's manuscripts?

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