Sum the Boltzmann weights with degeneracies: $Z=1e^0+2e^{-2k_BT/(k_BT)}=1+2e^{-2}=1.27067$. Thus Z=1.27. Degeneracy multiplies a state’s weight; it does not alter the energy exponent.
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