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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Urania: Astronomy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the origin of the black ash described in the Opening?
(a) Palm Hosannah.
(b) A volcanic eruption.
(c) Military conflict.
(d) A great fire.

2. What color is the fluid that emerges during the medical procedure in "Urania: Astronomy"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Near-black.
(d) Yellow.

3. In the "Urania: Astronomy" section, what is the purpose of exhalation?
(a) To express affirmation.
(b) To express frustration.
(c) To express guilt.
(d) To express grief.

4. What format does the conversation in the confessional take?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Question and answer.
(c) Silence.
(d) Monologue.

5. Under the new Japanese assembly, how did the King govern?
(a) In an absolute fashion.
(b) Not at all; he was replaced by a president.
(c) Under the authority of the emperor.
(d) Per the advice of ministers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What birds does the narrator hear in "Urania: Astronomy"?

2. What year did Yu Guan Soon die?

3. How many daughters did Guan Soon's family have?

4. How is the first English paragraph in the Opening punctuated?

5. In "Urania: Astronomy," Cha creates an elaborate pun on which of the following words?

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