" // questions and Answers number_answers = new Array(5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) q1 = "By what dynastic name was the Mongol army known?"; q1answer = "c"; q1a = "Ch'ing"; q1b = "Ming"; q1c = "Yüan"; q1d = "Han"; q1e = "Manchu"; q1review = "See page 3."; q2 = "Which genres make up vernacular literature?"; q2answer = "c"; q2a = "poetry, plays, verse romance"; q2b = "plays, verse romance, ballad"; q2c = "verse romance, prose fiction, plays"; q2d = "prose fiction, verse romance, ballad"; q2e = "ballad, plays, prose fiction"; q2review = "See page 3."; q3 = "Under which dynasty did the "literary inquisition" take place?"; q3answer = "d"; q3a = "Ch'ing"; q3b = "Ming"; q3c = "Yüan"; q3d = "Manchu"; q3e = "Han"; q3review = "See page 4."; q4 = "Which one of the following words is not used in the naming of pupils in the tenth grade in Monkey?"; q4answer = "e"; q4a = "Wide"; q4b = "Big"; q4c = "Illumined"; q4d = "Clever"; q4e = "Vacuous"; q4review = "see page 16."; q5 = "In Monkey, what does the Patriarch name Monkey in Chapter 1?"; q5answer = "d"; q5a = ""Enlightened One""; q5b = ""Wise and Clever""; q5c = ""Conforming and Illumined""; q5d = ""Aware-of-Vacuity""; q5e = ""Clever and True""; q5review = "See page 16."; q6 = "In Monkey, how does the tiger react upon encountering Monkey and Tripitaka?"; q6answer = "d"; q6a = "It hides in the grass."; q6b = "It crouches in the dust."; q6c = "It roars savagely."; q6d = "only a and c"; q6e = "only a and b"; q6review = "See page 18."; q7 = "In Monkey, which of the following is not one of the robber kings encountered by Tripitaka and Monkey?"; q7answer = "d"; q7a = "Eye that sees and delights"; q7b = "Tongue that tastes and desires"; q7c = "Body that supports and suffers"; q7d = "Hands that touch and feel"; q7e = "Mind that conceives and lusts"; q7review = "See page 20."; q8 = "In Monkey, what does Monkey's embroidery needle transform into on more than one occasion?"; q8answer = "d"; q8a = "a sword"; q8b = "a rope"; q8c = "a ladder"; q8d = "a cudgel"; q8e = "a spear"; q8review = "See page 31."; q9 = "In Monkey, what happens to Pigsy after his altercation with Monkey?"; q9answer = "e"; q9a = "He is banished from Mr. Kao's house."; q9b = "Mr. Kao accepts him as his son-in-law despite his monstrous appearance."; q9c = "He is killed by Monkey."; q9d = "He becomes a Bodhisattva."; q9e = "He sets out with Monkey and Tripitaka for the West."; q9review = "See page 37."; q10 = "In Monkey, why is Pigsy not allowed to provide a mouthful of breath to the king?"; q10answer = "c"; q10a = "He cannot be trusted."; q10b = "He will lose his life."; q10c = "His habit of devouring human flesh has defiled his breath."; q10d = "He does not have the same lung capacity as Monkey."; q10e = "He himself is short of breath."; q10review = "See page 64."; q11 = "In Monkey, what is the initial test that makes it possible to distinguish Tripitaka from the wizard?"; q11answer = "b"; q11a = "Tripitaka can levitate."; q11b = "Tripitaka can recite a spell handed down to Kuan-yin."; q11c = "The wizard has no reflection in a mirror."; q11d = "The wizard dissolves when holy water is thrown on him."; q11e = "The wizard is unable to change into nonhuman forms."; q11review = "See page 70."; q12 = "What is the major difference between Chinese and Western drama?"; q12answer = "a"; q12a = "Chinese drama alternates between prose dialogues and arias sung in performance."; q12b = "Chinese drama consists entirely of arias sung in performance."; q12c = "Chinese drama always ends with the tragic separation of the hero and heroine."; q12d = "Chinese drama never makes use of comic relief."; q12e = "Chinese drama never makes use of extensive costumes."; q12review = "See page 71."; q13 = "Where and when is The Peach Blossom Fan set?"; q13answer = "a"; q13a = "in Nanking, during the decline of the Ming Dynasty"; q13b = "in Nanking, during the decline of the Manchu Dynasty"; q13c = "in Nan-ning, during the rise of the Ming Dynasty"; q13d = "in Nanjing during the rise of the Yüan Dynasty"; q13e = "in Nanking, during the fall of the Yüan Dynasty"; q13review = "See page 75."; q14 = "In The Peach Blossom Fan, what does Juan Ta-ch'eng do in order to endear himself to Hou Fang-yü?"; q14answer = "e"; q14a = "He invites him to go hunting."; q14b = "He invites him to dinner."; q14c = "He introduces him to a beautiful woman."; q14d = "He saves his life."; q14e = "He provides him with a dowry to help him get married."; q14review = "See page 97."; q15 = "In The Peach Blossom Fan, on what occasion does Hou Fang-yü give Fragrant Princess the fan?"; q15answer = "e"; q15a = "on her birthday"; q15b = "on their wedding anniversary"; q15c = "as a parting gift"; q15d = "on their engagement"; q15e = "on their wedding day"; q15review = "See page 108."; q16 = "In The Peach Blossom Fan, why do Hou Fang-yü and Fragrant Princess return Juan Ta-ch'eng's gifts?"; q16answer = "a"; q16a = "because Juan supported the traitors"; q16b = "because they see it as a bribe"; q16c = "because they do not want to be indebted to him"; q16d = "because Hou's father had been killed by Juan's father"; q16e = "because of a long-standing family rivalry"; q16review = "See page 113."; q17 = "In The Peach Blossom Fan, why does Yang Wen-Ts'ung paint peach blossoms on Fragrant Princess's fan?"; q17answer = "d"; q17a = "to make her smile"; q17b = "to distract her from her sadness"; q17c = "to mark his respect for her"; q17d = "to mask the blood that stained the fan"; q17e = "to remind Fragrant Princess of happier times"; q17review = "See page 118."; q18 = "Why do Hou Fang-yü and Fragrant Princess separate at the end of The Peach Blossom Fan?"; q18answer = "d"; q18a = "They realize they have spent too much time apart."; q18b = "They no longer love each other."; q18c = "They realize that there is more to life than romantic love."; q18d = "They become enlightened about love's illusion."; q18e = "They realize that the class differences between them are too difficult to bridge."; q18review = "See pages 144–145."; q19 = "The Story of the Stone is also known as:"; q19answer = "b"; q19a = "The Dream of the Blue Turtle"; q19b = "The Dream of the Red Chamber"; q19c = "The Dream of the Green Knight"; q19d = "The Dream of the Pink Elephant"; q19e = "The Dream of the Crimson Pearl Flower"; q19review = "See page 146."; q20 = "In The Story of the Stone, how does the Rock of Rebirth confer the gift of life on Crimson Pearl Flower?"; q20answer = "e"; q20a = "He evokes the God of the Rains to shower down on her."; q20b = "He comes and visits her at sunrise and sunset."; q20c = "He tends to the soil around her with love and attention."; q20d = "He speaks of his love to her on a daily basis."; q20e = "He waters her every day with sweet dew."; q20review = "See page 152."; q21 = "Of the following in The Story of the Stone, who is not mentioned by Bao-yu as being a person he cares for?"; q21answer = "b"; q21a = "his mother"; q21b = "his cousin Chai"; q21c = "his cousin Dai"; q21d = "his father"; q21e = "his grandmother"; q21review = "See page 195."; q22 = "In The Story of the Stone, how does the servant Golden die?"; q22answer = "d"; q22a = "She stabs herself."; q22b = "She consumes poison."; q22c = "She jumps off a cliff."; q22d = "She drowns in a well."; q22e = "She drowns in a river."; q22review = "See page 241."; q23 = "In The Story of the Stone, what does Jia Huan say that causes Bao-yu to be beaten?"; q23answer = "c"; q23a = "He accuses him of stealing from Jia Zheng."; q23b = "He accuses him of coveting Jia Zheng's wife."; q23c = "He accuses him of raping Golden."; q23d = "He accuses him of killing Golden."; q23e = "He accuses him of betraying Jia Zheng."; q23review = "See pages 245-46."; q24 = "In The Story of the Stone, on what material does Dai-yu compose her poems?"; q24answer = "d"; q24a = "an article of clothing that Bao-yu gives to Dai-yu"; q24b = "the inside cover of a book belonging to Bao-yu"; q24c = "parchment paper that Bao-yu secretly sends to Dai-yu"; q24d = "old handkerchiefs belonging to Bao-yu"; q24e = "an old scarf belonging to Bao-yu"; q24review = "See page 259"; q25 = "In The Story of the Stone, which of the following best explains why Bao-yu marries Bao-chai?"; q25answer = "d"; q25a = "He thinks she is Dai-yu."; q25b = "He is trying to spite Dai-yu."; q25c = "His bride-to-be's face is hidden behind a veil."; q25d = "a and c"; q25e = "b and c"; q25review = "See pages 276–277. 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