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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 do some soldiers in T'an-ch'eng do when the change of government occurs?
(a) Drink, feast, and be merry.
(b) Rip, scream, and shout.
(c) Cry, shout, and revel.
(d) Rape, pillage, and murder.

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

3. Why is Ting arrested?
(a) For drug possession.
(b) For ransoming a relative.
(c) His connection to White Lotus.
(d) For magical powers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took over China in 1644?

2. What does a rich bandit give the couple?

3. What do the officials want to receive in the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?

4. What do the young couple set up as a new occupation after Ting is freed by a large bribe?

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

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