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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Greatest Nation on Earth, Chapters 10-12 and Part Two: To the Heart of the Dragon, Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What red article of clothing did Hyeonseo wear to school that caused the teacher to call her a capitalist and to slap her face?
(a) A hat.
(b) Boots.
(c) A scarf.
(d) Suspenders.

2. Hyeonseo says that after a young woman does what in North Korean society, it can be hard for her to find a marriage match?
(a) Gets divorced.
(b) Dates.
(c) Becomes sexually active.
(d) Turns eighteen.

3. What level of the caste system is made up of 10-15% of the North Korean population?
(a) Wavering.
(b) Royal.
(c) Elite.
(d) Kim family employees.

4. How many gradations of status exist within the three broad categories of songbun?
(a) 75.
(b) 51.
(c) 11.
(d) 36.

5. What is NOT a quality named by Hyeonseo in her list of beliefs North Koreans held about The Great Leader before his death?
(a) The Great Leader does not sleep.
(b) The Great Leader does not urinate.
(c) The Great Leader is immortal.
(d) The Great Leader is omniscient.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season did Hyeonseo and her family move to the riverfront house in Hyesan?

2. What is the rough translation of the North Korean ideological term juche?

3. What does seo mean in Korean?

4. On what condition had Hyeonseo's grandparents agreed to allow their son to marry Hyeonseo's mother?

5. What aspect of the songbun system is kept secret from those residing within its levels?

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