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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, the Observers.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To whom does the goddess ask the man to write a challenge in the second magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) Water.
(b) Ghost.
(c) Wind.
(d) Sun.

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

5. Who, when captured and thrown in fire, claims to be part of a rebel household?
(a) Magical spirit.
(b) Fox spirit.
(c) Magistrate.
(d) Spirit medium.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does an earthquake occur in the capital of the Northeast county in China?

3. In the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668, what event does a young boy attend?

4. Who writes the misery of the peasants during the ransacking?

5. What northern group attacks from the north and loots the city prior to taking over China?

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