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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Calliope: Epic Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mother repay her college loans?
(a) By teaching in an assigned post in the country.
(b) By working as a kitchen aid.
(c) By working for the Manchurian government.
(d) By working as a petty laborer in a camp.

2. What did Japan do as it assumed control over Korea?
(a) It assumed power with brutal force.
(b) It appointed an assembly.
(c) It carefully respected Korea's right to self-government.
(d) It met with the United Nations for permission to assume control.

3. How do the children greet Mother upon her return?
(a) With food.
(b) With gifts.
(c) Sullenly, expecting lessons.
(d) With money.

4. Who does the anonymous narrator invoke to tell the story, in the Opening?
(a) The Muse.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Persephone.

5. Under the new Japanese regime, how did the wives of prominent men fare?
(a) They became concubines to the emperor.
(b) They were stripped of all authority.
(c) They were given military ranks alongside the men.
(d) They were given titles appropriate to their ranking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Yu Guan Soon die?

2. How does the "Opening" end?

3. In the translation exercises in the Opening, which city does the traveler leave?

4. What calendar dates the birth of Yu Guan Soon?

5. What year does Mother graduate from college?

(see the answer key)

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