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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, the Observers.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is an official who passed his scholarly chu-jen examination?
(a) Huang Liu-hung.
(b) T'ang-ch'eng.
(c) Ma-t'ou.
(d) Feng K'o-t'san.

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

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

5. What is the town that is looted by bandits?
(a) Ma-t'ou.
(b) North-South Grand.
(c) Huang Liu-hung.
(d) T'ang-Ch'en.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what spirit is a shrine made in T'ang-ch'eng to protect from evil spirits in the 17th century?

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

4. What do the officials want to receive in the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?

5. What is NOT part of the loot when the city is ransacked?

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