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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thalia: Comedy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the "Opening" end?
(a) "Espiritu Sanctu."
(b) "And it begins."
(c) "Amen."
(d) "Nomine."

2. How many years of history were lost during the Japanese occupation?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 18.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 36.

3. To whom is Sister Theresa betrothed in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) A general in the Japanese army.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) A man from the village.
(d) An American soldier.

4. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," why are students shot during the demonstration?
(a) For wearing school uniforms.
(b) For joining the Japanese troops.
(c) For shouting violent insults.
(d) For throwing rocks at the soldiers.

5. Under the new Japanese regime, how did the wives of prominent men fare?
(a) They became concubines to the emperor.
(b) They were stripped of all authority.
(c) They were given military ranks alongside the men.
(d) They were given titles appropriate to their ranking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mr. Reardon's mother move three years before the letter?

2. Why does the woman in "Thalia: Comedy" find herself uttering sounds?

3. In "Urania: Astronomy," what does the narrator say she can do without?

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

5. In "Clio: History," how many times does the anonymous woman invoke Ahn Joong Kun's name?

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