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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What story is about people who survive through their magical powers?
(a) Hsiao-erh.
(b) White Lotus.
(c) Ting.
(d) Hung.

3. 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.

4. What is the name of the Revolution described in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?
(a) Hsiao-erh.
(b) White Lotus.
(c) Ting.
(d) Hung.

5. Who is just a stand-in for the rights of a son in the story of P'eng?
(a) Niece.
(b) Widow.
(c) Father.
(d) Aunt.

6. What is used for fertilizer for sorghum cultivation in Peking in Huang's story?
(a) Artificial pellets.
(b) Coal and wood pellets.
(c) Vegetable compost.
(d) Human and animal waste.

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

8. What is another name for forced labor in Huang's story?
(a) Corvee.
(b) Lee-huang.
(c) Yu-yu.
(d) Lin-yu.

9. What skill does the woman who makes medical prescriptions have in one of the stories told by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) Dancer.
(b) Singer.
(c) Violinist.
(d) Ventriloquist.

10. What does the snowfall fail to lessen in Huang's story?
(a) Electric bill.
(b) Tax burden.
(c) Air conditioning bill.
(d) Drought.

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

12. By the Chinese law, what does the boy's killer receive in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Strangling.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Death sentence.
(d) Bribe.

13. What do some soldiers in T'an-ch'eng do when the change of government occurs?
(a) Rape, pillage, and murder.
(b) Cry, shout, and revel.
(c) Drink, feast, and be merry.
(d) Rip, scream, and shout.

14. What system is used to maintain public order, police functions, and militia defense to deal with attacks by bandits in Huang's story?
(a) Chin-Chon.
(b) Imperial.
(c) Pao-chia.
(d) Manchu.

15. Who does Liu meet with the police who is threatened by starvation?
(a) His magistrate.
(b) A married couple.
(c) His fox spirit.
(d) His spirit medium.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the naive and uneducated head man of the village driven to while trying to pay tax?

3. Who is drinking with a cousin during the earthquake of 1668?

4. How does Ting's partner feed the starving people during the famine?

5. In Huang's "Local History," who are pressed to remarry?

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