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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Feud.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Local History of T'an-ch'eng," who do widows struggle to raise?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Daughters.
(c) Sons.
(d) Husbands.

2. In the story of Woman P'eng, what is the name of the young son?
(a) Lien.
(b) Ch'ang.
(c) Pin-po.
(d) Ho-to.

3. Who is Ts'ui Meng supposed to become friends with in order to save his life when he has committed too many crimes?
(a) Peddler.
(b) Taoist monk.
(c) Refugee.
(d) Slave girl.

4. How does Ting's partner feed the starving people during the famine?
(a) Via a storm.
(b) With edible thistles.
(c) With magic.
(d) Through an emergency shelter.

5. To what spirit is a shrine made in T'ang-ch'eng to protect from evil spirits in the 17th century?
(a) Yu-yu.
(b) P'u Sung-ling.
(c) T'an-ch'eng.
(d) Tseng-yu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Revolution described in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?

2. To whom does the goddess ask the man to write a challenge in the second magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?

3. What is set off in the hills by a servant to divert the robbers while rescuing Ts'ui's wife in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?

4. How far away do workers have to go for forced labor in Huang's story?

5. What skill does the woman who makes medical prescriptions have in one of the stories told by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?

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