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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 the young couple set up as a new occupation after Ting is freed by a large bribe?
(a) Shoe shop.
(b) Herbal shop.
(c) Tax accountancy firm.
(d) Glass factory.

2. What does the couple use to elope?
(a) Broomsticks.
(b) Magical kites.
(c) Animals.
(d) Locusts.

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

4. What are the two major crops in Peking during the heavy snowfall described in Huang's story?
(a) Sorghum and beets.
(b) Winter wheat and sorghum.
(c) Sorghum and potatoes.
(d) Sorghum and barley.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In what story does a naive man have to acquire crickets?

5. What is the town that is looted by bandits?

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