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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subject is some of the widows knowledgeable about?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Religion.
(c) Science.
(d) Law.

2. From whom does the young girl learn magical powers in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?
(a) Friend.
(b) Mother.
(c) Father.
(d) Sect leader.

3. When does an earthquake occur in the capital of the Northeast county in China?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1967.

4. What does the killer of the boy expect as he claims the murder was revenge in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Inheritance.
(b) Rewards.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Leniency.

5. What does the old woman fantasize about her guest in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories about widows?
(a) Sleeping with him.
(b) Sleeping with her.
(c) Talking to her.
(d) Traveling with him.

6. What is another name for sorghum?
(a) Peking Duck.
(b) Huang.
(c) T'an Cheng.
(d) Kaoliang.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What is the exam that the sons of widows need to pass?
(a) Ch'ang-fu.
(b) Ch'ang-hu.
(c) Chu-jen.
(d) Mu-chu.

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

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

15. What do the young couple buy for themselves after they elope?
(a) Drugs and supplies.
(b) Furniture and clothes.
(c) Farm and implements.
(d) A house and animals.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. As power changed hands in China in 1644, what did not decline?

4. Who lacks an heir after the death of the young boy in the Woman P'eng story?

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

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