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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "Erato: Love Poetry" say one expects the star of the film to be beautiful?
(a) The men in the film all swagger in her presence.
(b) The long shot of her back and profile enhances her mystique.
(c) The title which carries her name makes her seem beautiful.
(d) The delay in the actress's appearance on screen makes her seem worth waiting to see.

2. What are the last words of "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) All memory all echo.
(b) Stone. Wall.
(c) Still. soft.
(d) Silence. sorrow.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the white flowers mentioned in "Thalia: Comedy"?
(a) Chrysanthemums.
(b) Magnolia.
(c) Rose.
(d) Gladiolas.

4. How does the wife speak without words in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) Her movements as she walks.
(b) Subtle gestures.
(c) Angry looks.
(d) Tears.

5. Why are the woman's lips chafed in "Thalia: Comedy"?
(a) Fever.
(b) Disuse.
(c) The cold.
(d) Dehydration.

6. Where did Mr. Reardon's mother move three years before the letter?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Hartford.
(d) New York.

7. How is the audience of the film in "Erato: Love Poetry" given the portrait of the woman?
(a) Through an extreme close up of her face while she laughs.
(b) Through a vignette focused on the woman's face.
(c) Through an intimate look at her possessions.
(d) Through a look at all the people in her life.

8. What color light encircles the bowl the woman hands the girl in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?
(a) Purple.
(b) Green.
(c) Amber.
(d) Gold.

9. How long has the young girl in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry" been walking?
(a) Since daybreak.
(b) A couple hours.
(c) Three days.
(d) Since noon.

10. What announces the call in "Thalia: Comedy"?
(a) A knock on the door.
(b) The ringing.
(c) A sign.
(d) A servant.

11. Why are the tongue and words dead in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"?
(a) Humiliation.
(b) Injury.
(c) Disuse.
(d) Pain.

12. What color is the earth in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue-black.
(d) Green.

13. According to "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," how are words formed?
(a) The soul exudes words from the body.
(b) The tongue, teeth, and mouth form words.
(c) Secreted saliva forms words.
(d) Air flows through the mouth.

14. According to the narrator of "Terpischore: Choral Dance," what once swelled the muscle and the bone?
(a) Hate and resentment.
(b) Courage and pride.
(c) Liquid and marrow.
(d) Blood and iron.

15. According to the narrator of "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," when does the ink spill thickest?
(a) Before it runs dry.
(b) As the the ideas flow.
(c) When the pen is fresh.
(d) When the writing is hardest.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of 'Retour,' what happens as you read?

2. In "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," the narrator compares a person's first word to which of the following?

3. What is the partition compared to in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"?

4. What concept does 'Retour' begin with?

5. According to the narrator of "Thalia: Comedy," what does Heaven, in its ultimate state, contain?

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