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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Polymnia: Sacred Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does the narrator fetch to persuade her brother not to participate in the demonstration?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) The tutor.
(d) Her father.

4. In "Urania: Astronomy," Cha creates an elaborate pun on which of the following words?
(a) Respiration.
(b) Diminish.
(c) Circulation.
(d) Demonstration.

5. Which word appears in italics at the end of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?
(a) Against.
(b) Her.
(c) No.
(d) She.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long must Mother work to repay her debt?

2. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what evidence of conflicts past does the narrator see?

3. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what does the phrase "nation against nation multiplied nations against nations against themselves" refer to?

4. What does the speaker compare memory to in 'Retour'?

5. Which language opens the book?

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