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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After she bites, what does the narrator in "Urania: Astronomy" want to do?
(a) Spit.
(b) Die.
(c) Swallow.
(d) Yell.

3. How many volunteer resistance members were killed by Japanese troops on September 12, 1907?
(a) 9.
(b) 36.
(c) 30.
(d) 18.

4. How many daughters did Guan Soon's family have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Urania: Astronomy," how does the narrator describe a syringe?

2. What simple act has not been forbidden of Mother?

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

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

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

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