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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Land.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668, what event does a young boy attend?
(a) Musical.
(b) Concert.
(c) Dance show.
(d) Parade.

2. After what event in 1641 is there an attack on the city by bandits?
(a) Famine.
(b) Tornado.
(c) Death.
(d) Earthquake.

3. What is another name for sorghum?
(a) T'an Cheng.
(b) Huang.
(c) Peking Duck.
(d) Kaoliang.

4. What northern group attacks from the north and loots the city prior to taking over China?
(a) Manchu.
(b) Tang.
(c) Matou.
(d) Huang.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what story does a naive man have to acquire crickets?

2. What are taxes used to maintain in Huang's story?

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

4. P'u Sung-ling tells stories about scholars and ladies and ________________.

5. What do the couple pose as from the fighting around them?

(see the answer key)

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