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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. In "Death and the Compass," what structure is designed like a labyrinth?
(a) A motel.
(b) A house.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A garden.

2. 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 taken from the Vindications.
(c) They were a ruse to lure Lonnrot to his death.
(d) They were all part of an insurance scam.

3. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what is unique about the description of the country in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?
(a) It exists on two worlds.
(b) The laws of nature have been reversed.
(c) It exists on only one copy of the encyclopedia.
(d) Mirrors there do not reflect images.

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

5. What does Jaromir Hladik ask God for in a prayer?
(a) To make him famous.
(b) Time to finish his play.
(c) To punish his captors.
(d) To spare his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are some lottery players imprisoned?

2. How is the lottery unusual?

3. What is The God of the Labyrinth?

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

5. What does the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" learn about himself?

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