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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what spirit is a shrine made in T'ang-ch'eng to protect from evil spirits in the 17th century?
(a) Yu-yu.
(b) Tseng-yu.
(c) T'an-ch'eng.
(d) P'u Sung-ling.

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

3. In "Hsi-liu," how old is the widow when she is forced to raise two sons on her own?
(a) 45.
(b) 55.
(c) 35.
(d) 25.

4. What are people forced to do even if they are naked during an earthquake?
(a) Hide.
(b) Stay inside.
(c) Run.
(d) Stay outside.

5. Who took over China in 1644?
(a) T'an-ch'eng.
(b) Ling Dynasty.
(c) Ching Dynasty.
(d) Yu-yu Dynasty.

6. In what story does a naive man have to acquire crickets?
(a) The Game Cricket.
(b) The Cricket Tax.
(c) The Fighting Cricket.
(d) The Chinese Cricket.

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

8. What famous philosopher has ties to T'ang-ch'eng?
(a) Yu-yu.
(b) Tseng-yu.
(c) Confucius.
(d) P'u Sung-ling.

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

10. What apparition do the people in T'ang-ch'eng believe in?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Soothsayers.
(c) Heretics.
(d) Vampires.

11. What does the snowfall fail to lessen in Huang's story?
(a) Drought.
(b) Tax burden.
(c) Air conditioning bill.
(d) Electric bill.

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

13. The majority of people rebel against what Emperor?
(a) Manchu.
(b) Liu.
(c) Tseng-yu.
(d) Yu-yu.

14. Who is educated to read and write by her scholar father and then struggles to raise two boys in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories about widows?
(a) Huang.
(b) Ch'ang-fu.
(c) Hsi-liu.
(d) Ch'ang-hu.

15. What northern group attacks from the north and loots the city prior to taking over China?
(a) Matou.
(b) Tang.
(c) Manchu.
(d) Huang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the younger son end up becoming after going to jail in "Hsi-liu?"

2. How far away do workers have to go for forced labor in Huang's story?

3. In the story of Woman P'eng, what is the name of the young son?

4. Who, when captured and thrown in fire, claims to be part of a rebel household?

5. Who is the writer that says this earthquake is one of the natural disasters of the time?

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