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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 is the name of the Revolution described in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?
(a) Hung.
(b) Hsiao-erh.
(c) White Lotus.
(d) Ting.

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

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

4. What skill does the woman who makes medical prescriptions have in one of the stories told by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) Singer.
(b) Dancer.
(c) Ventriloquist.
(d) Violinist.

5. What is NOT part of the loot when the city is ransacked?
(a) Guns.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) People.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacks the couple and have to be stopped by magic?

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

3. What is the naive and uneducated head man of the village driven to while trying to pay tax?

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

5. The majority of people rebel against what Emperor?

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