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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When is the letter to Mrs. Laura Claxton regarding the address of Mr. Reardon dated?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1948.
2. What color do the names and the titles appear in in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.
3. Which word best describes the rhythm of "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) Melancholic.
(b) Lolling.
(c) Slow.
(d) Urgent.
4. In "Erato: Love Poetry," how many white columns are visible from the street?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.
5. How is the audience of the film in "Erato: Love Poetry" given the portrait of the woman?
(a) Through a vignette focused on the woman's face.
(b) Through a look at all the people in her life.
(c) Through an intimate look at her possessions.
(d) Through an extreme close up of her face while she laughs.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Erato: Love Poetry," what causes the woman to take a step backward?
2. What is about to burst and scatter in the "Terpischore: Choral Dance" section?
3. According to the narrator, what system turns the seasons in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
4. Which of the following is NOT one of the white flowers mentioned in "Thalia: Comedy"?
5. In "Erato: Love Poetry," how does the husband treat the wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the rhythm of "Terpischore: Choral Dance."
2. Discuss the opening lines of "Terpischore: Choral Dance." What is the general impression you gain from these lines? ("You remain dismembered...apart from the congregation.")
3. Discuss the imagery of death in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry."
4. Discuss the passage titled "Memory." Why does it receive a capitalized title?
5. What does the woman give to the young girl in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?
6. Describe the wife's relationship with her husband in "Erato: Love Poetry."
7. Discuss the ending of "Terpischore: Choral Dance." What sentiment do the closing lines leave you with?
8. Discuss at least two possible meanings of the partition imagery which appears in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry."
9. Examine the camera directions which describe the woman's experience in the cinema in "Erato: Love Poetry."
10. Discuss the parallel between the ritual of becoming a nun and that of becoming a wife.
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