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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Hong and Chen travel on towards Beijing?
(a) The Grand Canal.
(b) The Yangtze River.
(c) A dusty road.
(d) The Great Wall.

2. What does Chen visit every day?
(a) The lectures given by the head examiner.
(b) The library of the monks of Confusius.
(c) A young girl he is intrested in.
(d) The Imperial library.

3. What do Hong and Chen give two woman sitting near a farmhouse?
(a) Rice.
(b) Advise.
(c) A bag of beans.
(d) Nothing.

4. What is the palace examination?
(a) An exam for those who want to go into politics.
(b) The exam taken by those who pass the municipal exam.
(c) A special exam for those over 30 years of age.
(d) A special exam for nobles.

5. Why is Chen treated differently than the other passengers?
(a) He is quite ill.
(b) His scholar robes.
(c) He is very affable.
(d) He is not treated any differently.

6. What does Chen tell Hong about the time of his captivity with the pirates?
(a) That they left him alone.
(b) That they fed him well.
(c) That he was sometimes beaten by the pirates.
(d) That they asked him to read to them.

7. What happens to Hong's money?
(a) Hong holds it in his mouth.
(b) Hong drops it overboard hoping to recover it later.
(c) The pirates take it.
(d) Hong hides it in the bow.

8. Why does Hong say he cannot see Chen as a magistrate?
(a) He knows nothing about the law.
(b) He believes in democracy.
(c) He would be unable to hand out punishments.
(d) He doesn't believe in the government.

9. What happens after the boat leaves the port where it takes on some cargo?
(a) The boat sinks.
(b) The boat can barely float as it has too much weight on it.
(c) The boat loses its rudder.
(d) The boat is attacked by pirates.

10. Who is Ni Fenglin?
(a) The head of the Imperial guards.
(b) The head examiner.
(c) The palace chatelaine.
(d) A corrupt official.

11. Why do Hong and Chen leave in haste for Beijing?
(a) Meng wishes them to take a letter that needs to arrive quickly.
(b) The river is flooded and it will be slow going.
(c) Yuying takes offense and tells her father.
(d) The exams have been moved up.

12. What does Hong do with the letters from Ye Pan and the one from Meng Dafu?
(a) Burns them.
(b) Eats them.
(c) Drops them overboard.
(d) Hides them under his hat.

13. Who is the highest ranking minister below the emperor?
(a) Ni Fenglin.
(b) Yu Wang.
(c) Yu Fi.
(d) Ni Wang.

14. How is Hong dressed as he rides to the ceremonial tomb?
(a) As a pilgrim.
(b) As a scholar.
(c) As a soldier.
(d) As a Buddhist monk.

15. What does Yeo do?
(a) Is in the cavalry.
(b) Cooks onboard the sailing vessel.
(c) Studies the sayings of Confucius.
(d) Carries mesages for the pirates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Wei Xi?

2. What does the letter that Hong delivers say?

3. How does Chen feel about his ranking?

4. Where does Chen rank for the last exam?

5. Where is Meng Dafu?

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