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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 major struggle in the Opening?
(a) The woman's struggle for recognition.
(b) A conflict between wife and husband.
(c) A conflict between mother and daughter.
(d) The woman's struggle to speak.

2. How is the first English paragraph in the Opening punctuated?
(a) With punctuation words, such as "period."
(b) With empty spaces.
(c) With punctuation marks, such as quotations.
(d) With skipped lines.

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

4. In the translation exercises in the Opening, which city does the traveler leave?
(a) Seoul.
(b) Paris.
(c) Calais.
(d) London.

5. During the Japanese occupation, what edict came out regarding men's grooming?
(a) All men were to shave their beards.
(b) All men were to cut their hair short.
(c) All men were to wear plain clothes.
(d) All men were to wear a top knot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children were in Guan Soon's family?

2. At the beginning of "Calliope: Epic Poetry," how old is Mother?

3. How do the children greet Mother upon her return?

4. In "Urania: Astronomy," what remains "alone"?

5. What did Japan do as it assumed control over Korea?

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