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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Japanese laws mandate regarding pipes?
(a) They were to be short, unlike the traditional Korean bamboo pipes.
(b) They were only to be used to smoke tobacco.
(c) They were forbidden.
(d) They were to be long, made from bamboo.

2. In the Opening, which languages are the translation exercises written in?
(a) French and Korean.
(b) French and English.
(c) Korean and English.
(d) Korean and French.

3. Upon receiving citizenship in the U.S., what document does Mother receive?
(a) A U.S. Passport.
(b) She receives no documents.
(c) An identification badge.
(d) A certificate.

4. What language does Mother teach the children in?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Japanese.
(c) French.
(d) Korean.

5. What image opens "Clio: History"?
(a) A photograph of soldiers.
(b) Korean characters.
(c) A photograph of a young woman revolutionary.
(d) A photograph of a leaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the origin of the black ash described in the Opening?

2. Who does the anonymous narrator invoke to tell the story, in the Opening?

3. What does Mother do with her wages?

4. Which ritual occurs first on the First Friday?

5. What grade does Mother teach?

(see the answer key)

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