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

2. After what event in 1641 is there an attack on the city by bandits?
(a) Death.
(b) Famine.
(c) Tornado.
(d) Earthquake.

3. In the second magic story, what does a man who falls asleep dream of?
(a) Gifts.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Books.

4. 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) Ghost.
(b) Water.
(c) Wind.
(d) Sun.

5. Who is an official who passed his scholarly chu-jen examination?
(a) Feng K'o-t'san.
(b) Ma-t'ou.
(c) Huang Liu-hung.
(d) T'ang-ch'eng.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. P'u Sung-ling tells stories about scholars and ladies and ________________.

4. What skill does the woman who makes medical prescriptions have in one of the stories told by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?

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

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