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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. Why are some lottery players imprisoned?
(a) They refuse to pay a fine.
(b) They steal tickets.
(c) They murder the winners.
(d) They refuse to buy tickets.

2. Why does Erik Lonnrot believe the rabbi was murdered?
(a) He offended a group of religious people.
(b) As part of a crime of passion.
(c) As part of a hate crime.
(d) As part of a botched robbery.

3. In "Death and the Compass," why do the police believe the rabbi was murdered?
(a) As part of a crime of passion.
(b) He offended a group of religious people.
(c) As part of a botched robbery.
(d) As part of a hate crime.

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

5. What type of play is Jaromir Hladik writing?
(a) A farce.
(b) A tragedy.
(c) A comedy.
(d) A drama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herbert Quain inspire the narrator to write?

2. What do the narrator and Ireneo Funes discuss?

3. What happens to Jaromir Hladik at the end of "The Secret Miracle"?

4. Which room do the Purifiers seek?

5. What are the Vindications?

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