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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Superstition Exhibition: Chapters 33-41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the museum curator who began the curating of the Whittlesey crates in 1988?
(a) Edward Maxwell.
(b) Mike Thompson.
(c) Hugo Montague.
(d) Gregory Kawakita.

2. What is unusual about Moriarty's watch?
(a) It is a pocket watch.
(b) It is a gift from the mayor of New York.
(c) It is a Rolex.
(d) It is a sundial.

3. What relative of Margo's died in the weeks before the opening of the main plot of the novel?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

4. Who is William Smithback?
(a) A writer working on a book about the Superstition Exhibit.
(b) A writer researching a fictional book set in the Museum of Natural History.
(c) A reporter looking for dirt on the Museum of Natural History.
(d) An assistant curator at the Museum of Natural History writing a book on ancient religions.

5. What did the Kothoga do to receive the gift of the Mbwun from the devil?
(a) Kill and eat their children.
(b) Kill and eat a rival tribe.
(c) Kill and eat mercenaries.
(d) Kill and eat their enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the owner of The Blarney Stone Tavern claim he got the bones that he has nailed to the walls of his bar?

2. What does Smithback see in Rickman's desk drawer that prompts him to sign the provisions?

3. What material do Margo and Smithback learn Whittlesey used to pack is crates?

4. Who is Ippolito?

5. What is myth triangulation?

(see the answer key)

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