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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. Who took over China in 1644?
(a) Ching Dynasty.
(b) Yu-yu Dynasty.
(c) Ling Dynasty.
(d) T'an-ch'eng.

2. What does a rich bandit give the couple?
(a) 4,000 taels.
(b) 3,000 taels.
(c) 1,000 taels.
(d) 2,000 taels.

3. From what position is Feng fired?
(a) Marshall.
(b) Taoist mystic.
(c) Public officer.
(d) Magistrate.

4. What are people forced to do even if they are naked during an earthquake?
(a) Stay inside.
(b) Hide.
(c) Run.
(d) Stay outside.

5. What do the young couple set up as a new occupation after Ting is freed by a large bribe?
(a) Glass factory.
(b) Tax accountancy firm.
(c) Herbal shop.
(d) Shoe shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two major crops in Peking during the heavy snowfall described in Huang's story?

2. What is NOT part of the loot when the city is ransacked?

3. Who is the writer that says this earthquake is one of the natural disasters of the time?

4. How does a woman make medical prescriptions in one of the stories told by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?

5. How many males does T'an-ch'eng have to provide for forced labor at one time?

(see the answer key)

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