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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. What is the name of the Revolution described in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?
(a) Ting.
(b) White Lotus.
(c) Hung.
(d) Hsiao-erh.

2. What does the official of T'ang-ch'eng get Peking officials to lower?
(a) Tax rates.
(b) Cost of gold.
(c) Corvee.
(d) Levees.

3. What is the town that is looted by bandits?
(a) North-South Grand.
(b) T'ang-Ch'en.
(c) Ma-t'ou.
(d) Huang Liu-hung.

4. Huang tells a story about a heavy snowfall in what year?
(a) 1671.
(b) 1234.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1456.

5. What is the naive and uneducated head man of the village driven to while trying to pay tax?
(a) Town.
(b) Tears.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Frustration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous philosopher has ties to T'ang-ch'eng?

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

3. Who attacks the couple and have to be stopped by magic?

4. What is a county in Northeastern China, in the province of Shantung?

5. What is another name for forced labor in Huang's story?

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