Interactive grammar exercise (articles) from “Empress Ki”

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At the Palace, Dong Yi becomes ______ slave at the Bureau of Music.
1. a
2. the
3. an
With Young-dal’s help, Dong Yi begins investigating what could have caused ______ Omen of Discordance.
1. the
2. an
3. a
Dong Yi asks Sulhee to help her enter ______ Palace so that she can look for ______ court lady who knows ______ mysterious hand signals.
1. a / a / a
2. the / the / the
3. an / an / an
The “Omen of Discordance” (destruction of notes) is ______ widely-held belief that broken music signals ______ nation’s ruin.
1. the / the
2. an / an
3. a / a
Dong Yi continues to search for ______ court lady by volunteering to work with ______ slaves assigned to clean up ______ quarters of ______ court ladies.
1. a / a / a / a
2. the / the / the / the
3. an / an / an / an
Dissatisfied with ______ investigation by ______ State Tribunal and ______ Inspector General, King Sukjong meets all ______ top officials of ______ Left and Right Police Bureaus, including ______ newly-installed Chief Suh.
1. the / the / the / the / the / the
2. a / a / a / a / a / a
3. an / an / an / an / an / an
Dong Yi has become proficient with the “haegeum” (fiddle), and one night, King Sukjong hears her playing ______ hauntingly beautiful melody.
1. the
2. an
3. a
On the run, Dong Yi meets ______ court lady who knows the mysterious hand signals.
1. an
2. a
3. the
Dong Yi is the intelligent and cheerful 12-year old daughter of ______ former corpse handler (coroner) and the sister of ______ royal musician.
1. a / a
2. the / the
3. an / an
Not knowing that ______ Justice Officer is really King Sukjong, Dong Yi steps on his back so that she can climb over the wall.
1. the
2. a
3. an

Interactive grammar exercise (articles) from “Dong Yi” Part 1

Multiple-choice quiz