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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What war is being fought in "The Garden of Forking Paths"?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) Korea.

2. What is the name of the god of the temple in "The Circular Ruins"?
(a) Sol.
(b) Luna.
(c) Fire.
(d) Air.

3. Which room do the Purifiers seek?
(a) The Reading Room.
(b) The Crimson Hexagon.
(c) The Crimson Circle.
(d) The exit.

4. What is the Company?
(a) The lottery players.
(b) The merchant's guild.
(c) The bank.
(d) The group that runs the lottery.

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

6. Where does the narrator discover "The First Encyclopedia of Tlon"?
(a) On the island of Tertius.
(b) Inside a mirror.
(c) Among Herbert Ashe's possessions.
(d) In the library.

7. What happens when the protagonist of "The Circular Ruins" steps into the burning ruins?
(a) He does not burn.
(b) He dies.
(c) He body burns, leaving his heart.
(d) He disappears.

8. What do the stories in April March share?
(a) The first chapter.
(b) The protagonist.
(c) The last chapter.
(d) The antagonist.

9. Who is the student searching for in "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim"?
(a) The blind astrologer.
(b) The Moslem family.
(c) A saint who walks the Earth.
(d) The Hindu family.

10. How many books does the library of Babel contain?
(a) A million.
(b) One.
(c) Seven.
(d) All of them.

11. To whom does the protagonist in "The Circular Ruins" pray?
(a) The planetary gods.
(b) No one.
(c) The sun.
(d) The moon and stars.

12. What do the people of Tlon consider to be the most powerful tool mankind can possess?
(a) Water.
(b) Time.
(c) The mind.
(d) Reflection.

13. How many stories are contained in April March?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

14. What does the narrator believe will eventually happen to the planet on which he lives?
(a) It will be taken over by Tlon.
(b) It will merge with Uqbar.
(c) It will begin to look like Tertius.
(d) It will be destroyed by time.

15. Where is "The Babylon Lottery" set?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Qaphqa.
(c) Ancient Babylon.
(d) Modern day Iraq.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", what is unique about the description of the country in the The Anglo-American Encyclopedia?

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

3. What does Dr. Yu Tsun discuss with Dr. Stephen Albert?

4. Who is Herbert Ashe?

5. What do the Purifiers burn?

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