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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. How many males does T'an-ch'eng have to provide for forced labor at one time?
(a) 40,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 30,000.

2. What act does the official consider morally evil and degrading that many people in China are doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Fornicating.

3. P'u Sung-ling tells stories about scholars and ladies and ________________.
(a) Sexual affairs.
(b) Fruit collections.
(c) Platonic relationships.
(d) Funeral expenses.

4. Who does the young boy see leading government officials in the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) Writer and daughter.
(b) Lawyer and son.
(c) Magician and son.
(d) Artist and cook.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Ting's partner feed the starving people during the famine?

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

4. To what spirit is a shrine made in T'ang-ch'eng to protect from evil spirits in the 17th century?

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

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