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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mother do with her wages?
(a) Pays room and board, then sends the rest home.
(b) Funds the childrens' education.
(c) Maintains a modest existence with enough to eat.
(d) Pays off loans.

2. Which of the following is NOT a phrase the narrator in "Urania: Astronomy" uses to describe failed attempts at speech?
(a) Pidgeon.
(b) Cracked tongue.
(c) Broke speech.
(d) Muteness.

3. What birds does the narrator hear in "Urania: Astronomy"?
(a) Geese.
(b) Cardinals.
(c) Swans.
(d) Doves.

4. What does the narrator do during confession?
(a) Remain speechless.
(b) Confess all and beg for absolution.
(c) Fabricate sins.
(d) Praise the priest for his service.

5. In the Opening, which of the following does the anonymous woman take possession of?
(a) The utter.
(b) A meal.
(c) A man.
(d) Her body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under the new Japanese assembly, how did the King govern?

2. In "Clio: History," whose name does the anonymous woman call three times?

3. When Mother arrives, how long has it been since a female teacher taught at the school?

4. In "Erato: Love Poetry," how does the husband treat the wife?

5. In "Urania: Astronomy," what does the nurse wrap around the patient's arm?

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