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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Garden of Forking Paths, An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which poem does Pierre Menard describe as being an essential work of literature?
(a) The Road Not Taken.
(b) O Captain! My Captain!
(c) Bee! I'm expecting you!
(d) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

2. What happens to Herbert Ashe in "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius"?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) He dies.
(c) He finds "The First Encyclopedia of Tlon."
(d) He breaks a mirror.

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

4. What is The Secret Mirror?
(a) A novel.
(b) A short story.
(c) A play.
(d) A magazine article.

5. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what country are the characters searching for in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?
(a) Uqbar.
(b) Tertius.
(c) Tlon.
(d) Zion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the characters in The Secret Mirror?

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

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

4. To whom does the protagonist in "The Circular Ruins" pray?

5. Who is the narrator in "An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain"?

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