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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dr. Park and his team left Hado in "Years of Secrecy," when did they plan to return?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 2 months.

2. What epidemic broke out in "The Shadow of a Nightmare"?
(a) Yellow fever.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Bubonic plague.
(d) Flu.

3. How much did Young-sook and her husband have to eat after the haenyeo were told they could no longer dive in "The Ring of Fire"?
(a) Algae.
(b) A single sweet potato.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Pig slop.

4. In 1961, how many volunteers did Dr. Park want for a study of the haenyeo?
(a) 16.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 24.

5. Who spoke when Shaman Kim held a ceremony for Wan-soon in "The Vast Unknowable Sea"?
(a) Yu-ri, Jun-bu, and Sung-soo.
(b) Gu-sun.
(c) Gu-ja.
(d) Sun-sil.

6. In "The Ring of Fire," how many villagers, including a woman in her last month of pregnancy were killed by soldiers in Haga?
(a) 31.
(b) 48.
(c) 19.
(d) 25.

7. When did the South Korean Labor Party plan a nationwide demonstration to take place in "The Shadow of a Nightmare"?
(a) May 23, 1947.
(b) March 1, 1947.
(c) February 9, 1947.
(d) April 11, 1947.

8. When was the Republic of Korea formally established in the south in "The Ring of Fire"?
(a) August 15.
(b) August 30.
(c) August 22.
(d) August 1.

9. What did Kim Mandeok spend to buy rice for the people when there was a famine?
(a) 50 gold bars.
(b) 1,000 gold bars.
(c) 905 gold bars.
(d) 2,100 gold bars.

10. What subject was Joon-lee reading in "Born a Cow" that she said her mother would not be interested in having her read to her?
(a) Anthropology.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Linguistics.
(d) Sociology.

11. In "The Shadow of a Nightmare," where was Sang-mun given a house to live in?
(a) Seogwipo.
(b) Namjeju.
(c) Bukchon.
(d) Hamdeok.

12. The first time that President Park visited Jeju, how many haenyeo were there on Jeju?
(a) 18,000.
(b) Around 23,000.
(c) 31,000.
(d) About 26,000.

13. After being underwater for the study, how long did it take Young-sook's body temperature to return to normal in "Years of Secrecy"?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 60 minutes.

14. In "Born a Cow," how old was Do-saeng?
(a) 74.
(b) 69.
(c) 64.
(d) 71.

15. At the beginning of "A Guest for One Hundred Years," who was Young-sook selling her harvest to?
(a) Scientists.
(b) Korean dignitaries.
(c) American soldiers.
(d) Policemen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many calories a day did Dr. Park and his team discover that the haenyeo needed to eat?

2. In "The Village of Widows," how many houses in Buckchon were burned?

3. How many days of torture and killing were in Bukchon in "The Village of Widows"?

4. In "Born a Cow," how far were the grandmother-divers to go for deep-water work?

5. How long was Young-sook in labor with Joon-lee?

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