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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Part I: Joys of the Wedding Chamber.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the secretaries were very powerful, according to the Introduction, they were also very ____________, which caused them to be less respected.
(a) Dull.
(b) Unofficial.
(c) Poor.
(d) Uneducated.

2. Shen Fu decided to restore a peasant girl to her family when a man of influence wants to make her a _________.
(a) Concubine.
(b) Slave.
(c) Sister.
(d) Second wife.

3. The training that Shen Fu receives when he was growing up was to prepare him for a position as a scholar-________________.
(a) Magistrator.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Manager.
(d) Administrator.

4. _______ stories in China are rare, so this might be one of the reasons why this book became so popular with the readers of the time.
(a) Horror.
(b) Class.
(c) Love.
(d) Art.

5. What is the relationship between Yun and Shen Fu when they first meet during their lives?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Classmates.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Chinese believed their leaders should be _____________ first and bureaucrats second, according to the Introduction.

2. In what city was Shen Fu born, according to the introduction of the book?

3. Who prepared almost every single document that the magistrate would see during their daily work?

4. Shen Fu was one who accomplished a great feat in China, becoming ________, without becoming a literatus.

5. The secretaries were not considered to be a part of the government and they were paid out of _____________, not the larger accounts.

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