Q: When the tearful broadcaster broke the news to North Koreans that their leader, Kim Jong Il, had died, the audience in the hall gasped.

Then the hysterics began, along with the bawling and sobbing.

"Father!" mourners cried. A wailing woman pounded her fist against her chest to signify heartache. Some appeared to go into physical convulsions. Other North Koreans sobbed so hard, they barely maintained their balance.

"Our leader endured all the hardships," one mourner told state-run Korean Central News Agency in a televised interview. "I can't believe it. Our leader, he's still with us."

Even the reporter holding KCNA's microphone bowed his head and trembled.

In North Korean media videos viewed by CNN, people wept in fitful, theatrical proportions. Whether the mass grieving was genuine is up to debate.

Cultures grieve differently. For instance, in South Korea, it's acceptable to express sorrow vocally, said Sung-Yoon Lee, a research fellow at the National Asia Research Program.

But North Korea presents a unique case.

"It's such a regimented, uniform society, people are conditioned from their early years to praise and adore their leader," he said. "The passing of their leader would be an indication to grieve properly so they are not to be stigmatized by failing to grieve properly. There are always people watching you -- if you are not devastated by the news, you may get in trouble."

While some may exaggerate, for others the grief is authentic, Lee said.

"I think there would be great deal of sincerity, because they're so programmed and conditioned and have an incentive to outperform their families, neighbors in grieving properly," he said. "North Koreans are raised to praise their leader, as are Christians for God. For North Koreans, it's part of the rhetoric to thank the fatherly leader. For them to learn the death of a near God-like leader, it certainly has an emotional reaction."

1. North Korea
2. Kim Jong Il
3. he died
4. KCNA
5. They were upset
6. A wailing woman pounded her fist against her chest
7. Some went into convulsions
8. No
9. bowed his head and trembled
10. some were
11. Sung-Yoon Lee
12. a research fellow
13. at the National Asia Research Program
14. There are always people watching you -- if you are not devastated by the news, you may get in trouble
15. because they're so programmed
16. No
17. Yes
18. they adore him
19. Father

Numbered questions:
1. What Asian country is this story primarily about?
2. Which of their leaders is mentioned?
3. WHat heppened to him?
4. Who reported on it?
5. How did the people react to the news?
6. How can you tell?
7. Anything else?
8. Did the newsman remain composed?
9. WHat did he do?
10. Are these reactions sincere?
11. who tried to explain these reactions?
12. Who is he?
13. Where?
14. What explanation did he give for why some reactions might not be sincere?
15. What explanation did he give for why some reactions might be sincere?
16. Is it a diverse country?
17. Are there a lot of rules?
18. How do they feel about their leader?
19. What do they call him?

Q: CHAPTER XVII

THE PASSAGE OF THE MOUNTAINS

Kermode had been gone a fortnight when Prescott reached the camp and heard from Ferguson and others of his latest exploit. He smiled as he listened to their stories, but that he should find people willing to talk about the man did not surprise him. Kermode was not likely to pass unnoticed: his talents were of a kind that seized attention. Where he went there was laughter and sometimes strife; he had a trick of winning warm attachment, and even where his departure was not regretted he was remembered.

Ferguson insisted on taking Prescott in, for his comrade's sake, and late one evening he sat talking with him beside the stove. His house was rudely put together, shingle-roofed and walled with shiplap boards that gave out strong resinous odors. The joints were not tight and stinging draughts crept in. Deep snow lay about the camp and the frost was keen.

"I can't venture to predict Kermode's movements," said the clergyman. "It was his intention to make for a camp half-way to the coast, but he may change his mind long before he gets there."

"Yes," Prescott replied; "that's the kind of man he is."

Ferguson smiled.

"You and Kermode strike me as differing in many ways; yet you seem strongly attached to him."

"That's true," Prescott assented. "I can't see that I owe him anything, and he once led me into a piece of foolishness that nobody but himself could have thought of. I knew the thing was crazy, but I did it when he urged me, and I've regretted it ever since. Still, when I meet the fellow I expect I shan't have a word of blame for him."

1. Ferguson did
2. Prescott
3. a fortnight
4. beside the stove
5. Ferguson's
6. unknown
7. shiplap boards
8. half-way to the coast
9. the clergyman
10. into a piece of foolishness

Numbered questions:
1. who insisted on taking Prescott in?
2. who seemed attached to Kermode?
3. how long had Kermode been gone?
4. where were Ferguson and Prescott having a conversation?
5. who house was the stove in?
6. was his roof double shingled?
7. what material was it walled with?
8. where was Kermode planning to make camp?
9. according to who?
10. what did Kermode lead Prescott into on one occasion?

Q: The movement was pioneered by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, joined by Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay, Henri Le Fauconnier, Fernand Leger and Juan Gris. A primary influence that led to Cubism was the representation of three-dimensional form in the late works of Paul Cezanne. A retrospective of Cezanne's paintings had been held at the Salon d'Automne of 1904, current works were displayed at the 1905 and 1906 Salon d'Automne, followed by two commemorative retrospectives after his death in 1907.

In France, offshoots of Cubism developed, including Orphism, Abstract art and later Purism. In other countries Futurism, Suprematism, Dada, Constructivism and De Stijl developed in response to Cubism. Early Futurist paintings hold in common with Cubism the fusing of the past and the present, the representation of different views of the subject pictured at the same time, also called multiple perspective, simultaneity or multiplicity, while Constructivism was influenced by Picasso's technique of constructing sculpture from separate elements. Other common threads between these disparate movements include the faceting or simplification of geometric forms, and the association of mechanization and modern life.

1. Cubism
2. Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso
3. Paul Cezanne
4. no
5. A retrospective of Cezanne's paintings had been held
6. the Salon d'Automne
7. 1904
8. no
9. 1905 and 1906
10. three-dimensional form
11. yes
12. constructing sculpture from separate elements
13. yes
14. Orphism, Abstract art and later Purism
15. yes
16. Futurism, Suprematism, Dada, Constructivism and De Stijl
17. yes
18. the fusing of the past and the present
19. different views of the subject pictured at the same time
20. yes

Numbered questions:
1. What is the art movement the article is discussing?
2. Who started it?
3. Which artist was a major influence on them?
4. His early paintings?
5. What led to them seeing his art?
6. Where at?
7. When did this occur?
8. Were those mostly his later works?
9. When were those first seen?
10. What style did Cezanne incorporate that was so influential?
11. Did other artists besides Picasso and Braque jump on board?
12. How was constructivism influenced by Picasso?
13. Did cubism lead to other art forms?
14. Which developed in France?
15. Did different types of art start up in other countries as well?
16. What were these called?
17. Were all of these related to cubism?
18. What is one thing that futurist paintings get from cubism?
19. What does the term "multiple perspective" mean?
20. Would the association of mechanization and modern life be related to these art forms?