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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 storage facilities are abandoned during the time of the famine?
(a) Grain.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Labor.

2. What do the officials want to receive in the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) A peach.
(b) A dollar.
(c) A jar.
(d) A book.

3. What does the magistrate notice that people do in order to cheat on taxes?
(a) Falsify records.
(b) Rebel.
(c) Lower land quality.
(d) Steal property.

4. What famous philosopher has ties to T'ang-ch'eng?
(a) P'u Sung-ling.
(b) Tseng-yu.
(c) Confucius.
(d) Yu-yu.

5. How does a woman make medical prescriptions in one of the stories told by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) With magical spirits.
(b) With drugs.
(c) With a fox spirit.
(d) With a magistrate.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does a woman who is a spirit medium produce a voice in one of the stories told by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?

2. Who, when captured and thrown in fire, claims to be part of a rebel household?

3. What does the official of T'ang-ch'eng get Peking officials to lower?

4. Who does the young boy see leading government officials in the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?

5. How does Ting's partner feed the starving people during the famine?

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