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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Erato: Love Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many volunteer resistance members were killed by Japanese troops on September 12, 1907?
(a) 18.
(b) 36.
(c) 30.
(d) 9.

2. Which of the following is silent during "Urania: Astronomy"?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Paragraphs and phrases.
(c) The narrator's thoughts.
(d) The swan.

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a phrase the narrator in "Urania: Astronomy" uses to describe failed attempts at speech?
(a) Muteness.
(b) Broke speech.
(c) Pidgeon.
(d) Cracked tongue.

5. To what does the narrator of "Erato: Love Poetry" compare the wife's relationship to her husband?
(a) Endentured servitude.
(b) An apprenticeship.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Torture.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Mother arrives, how long has it been since a female teacher taught at the school?

3. What medical procedure begins "Urania: Astronomy"?

4. How does the narrator describe the columns in "Erato: Love Poetry"?

5. Which word appears in italics at the end of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?

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