View a FREE sample

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. One of the largest empires in the world was led by men who knew more about the _______ of a thousand years before than about the tax law.
(a) Caste systems.
(b) Family trees.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Poetry.

2. The secretaries in _________, almost by definition at the time of the book, were failures in their lives, according to the Introduction.
(a) Yamen.
(b) Soochow.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Shanghai.

3. Shen Fu was disgusted by the ________ of his friends, which is why he decided to leave the post at which he was stationed.
(a) Laws.
(b) Showboating.
(c) Writings.
(d) Misdeeds.

4. Han-yuan is the __________ girl of whom Yun has become quite fond during some times together.
(a) Graceful.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Timid.
(d) Sing-song.

5. What has become a cool and beautiful haven for young lovers in the area of Shen Fu's schooling?
(a) Stream.
(b) Palace.
(c) Gazebo.
(d) The rock garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shen Fu seem to have specialized in, according to this skills when he was a secretary for the magistrate?

2. The book was recently republished by the People's Literature ______ Society as this book is so well-loved among the readers.

3. _______ 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.

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

5. What was very common in Chinese cultures until just recently, though this did not necessarily happen with Shen Fu and Yun?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 259 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample