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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Part I: Joys of the Wedding Chamber.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shen Fu and Yun worship the Old Man of the _________ as to ensure that they will be able to be together in their next life.
(a) Stars.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Moon.
(d) Sun.

2. The Chinese believed their leaders should be _____________ first and bureaucrats second, according to the Introduction.
(a) Husbands.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Family men.
(d) Scholars.

3. The secretaries in _________, almost by definition at the time of the book, were failures in their lives, according to the Introduction.
(a) Soochow.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Yamen.

4. Who prepared almost every single document that the magistrate would see during their daily work?
(a) No one.
(b) Concubine.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Courtesan.

5. How old does Shen Fu say that he is when he realizes he doesn't want anyone else but Shen Fu?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Han-yuan sold to, which saddens Yun very much upon finding out this information from another?

2. The Chinese administrative practice was that a person could not be a magistrate in __________________.

3. How many records seem to be missing from the manuscript which has been compiled about Shen Fu's life?

4. While the secretaries were very powerful, according to the Introduction, they were also very ____________, which caused them to be less respected.

5. In what city was Shen Fu born, according to the introduction of the book?

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