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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Artifices, Three Versions of Judas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nils Runeberg die?
(a) In an automobile wreck.
(b) From a heart attack.
(c) From an aneurysm.
(d) He is executed.

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

3. From what point of view is "The Library of Babel" written?
(a) Second person omniscient.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

4. What does Ts'ui Pen wish to create before his death?
(a) An epic poem.
(b) A great sculpture.
(c) A great labyrinth.
(d) A legacy.

5. What does the god of the temple promise the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) To create a sunrise.
(b) To bring his daughter to life.
(c) To bring his son to life.
(d) To keep his son safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fergus Kilpatrick die?

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

3. How does the Irishman rescue John Vincent Moon?

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

5. Which books often drive people to insanity?

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