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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 101 - 150).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Other tell Piranesi he might be forced to do if Piranesi talks to 16?
(a) Kill Piranesi.
(b) Take all of Piranesi's journals and burn them.
(c) Make Piranesi go to jail.
(d) Take Piranesi to another world.

2. What word does the Other use for the "halls?"
(a) Holes.
(b) Apartments.
(c) Spaces.
(d) Rooms.

3. What have both the Other and the Prophet said the House is a source of?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Madness and forgetfulness.
(c) Malice.
(d) Happiness.

4. What kind of bird comes to the South-Western Halls in Part I?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A crow.
(d) An albatross.

5. What does Piranesi hypothesize about the wisdom of the birds?
(a) It is derived from their diet.
(b) It is non-existent.
(c) Perhaps it resides in the flock and not the individual.
(d) It depends on each individual bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Arne-Sayles spend in prison?

2. Who is one of Laurence Arne-Sayles's most devoted students?

3. How does Piranesi think the birds sometimes try to communicate with him?

4. What does Piranesi use to number the journals in Part III?

5. Why does the Other tell Piranesi he might not want to stick around and work with him on one day in Part I?

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