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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Widow.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is drinking with a cousin during the earthquake of 1668?
(a) P'u Sung-ling.
(b) Yu-yu.
(c) Tseng-yu.
(d) Confucius.

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

4. Who nominates a new heir for P'eng?
(a) Husband's stepson.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her family.
(d) Husband's clan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After what event in 1641 is there an attack on the city by bandits?

2. In "The Local History of T'an-ch'eng," who do widows struggle to raise?

3. Who plans on benefiting from the death of the young boy in the story of P'eng?

4. By the Chinese law, what does the boy's killer receive in the Woman P'eng story?

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

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