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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Land.

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) P'u Sung-ling.
(b) T'an-ch'eng.
(c) Yu-yu.
(d) Tseng-yu.

2. What do the officials want to receive in the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) A dollar.
(b) A jar.
(c) A peach.
(d) A book.

3. What is NOT part of the loot when the city is ransacked?
(a) People.
(b) Gold.
(c) Guns.
(d) Silver.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the snowfall fail to lessen in Huang's story?

2. Who writes the misery of the peasants during the ransacking?

3. Who does Liu meet with the police who is threatened by starvation?

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

5. What does the magistrate notice that people do in order to cheat on taxes?

(see the answer key)

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