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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Melpomene: Tragedy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Opening, which image is used to describe the anonymous woman's difficulty?
(a) Emptiness.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Thickness.
(d) Fuzziness.

2. Who is the author of the quote which proceeds the Opening?
(a) Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.
(b) Joan of Arc.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Sappho.

3. In "Urania: Astronomy," what does the narrator say she can do without?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Silence.
(c) Rest.
(d) Breath.

4. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what color are the soldiers' uniforms?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does the narrator fetch to persuade her brother not to participate in the demonstration?

4. What image opens "Clio: History"?

5. Where is the woman sitting at the beginning of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?

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