" // questions and Answers number_answers = new Array(5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) q1 = "Which of the following statements most accurately describes China's "Middle" period?"; q1answer = "d"; q1a = "It occured between important literary periods."; q1b = "It was a period of intellectual stagnation."; q1c = "It was the high point of Chinese literary creation."; q1d = "It occupies a central position in the study of Chinese literary history."; q1e = "It was contemporary with European medievalism."; q1review = "See page 1353."; q2 = "Which genre is most asscoiated with the T'ang Dynasty?"; q2answer = "d"; q2a = "drama"; q2b = "narrative"; q2c = "epic"; q2d = "poetry"; q2e = "short story"; q2review = "See page 1354."; q3 = "In T'ao Ch'ien's Peach Blossom Spring, what is the occupation of the man who stumbles across the peach-tree grove?"; q3answer = "c"; q3a = "farmer"; q3b = "merchant"; q3c = "fisherman"; q3d = "artisan"; q3e = "butcher"; q3review = "See page 1360."; q4 = "What is the source of the author's angst in The Return?"; q4answer = "d"; q4a = "the loss of his job"; q4b = "the death of his son"; q4c = "his unrequited love for a woman"; q4d = "shame at having compromised his principles"; q4e = "the realization that he failed to accept responsibility for his actions"; q4review = "See page 1362."; q5 = "In Elegy, death is presented as something that is:"; q5answer = "c"; q5a = "a release from the world."; q5b = "the beginning of a union with nature."; q5c = "not to be avoided."; q5d = "painful to loved ones."; q5e = "predestined."; q5review = "See page 1369."; q6 = "Wang Wei's Written Crossing the Yellow River to Ch'ing-ho is a meditation on:"; q6answer = "e"; q6a = "his anxiety about crossing the river."; q6b = "reaching desired goals."; q6c = "eagerness to reach the shore again."; q6d = "what he has lost in leaving home."; q6e = "all of the above"; q6review = "See page 1372."; q7 = "With which branch of religious thought is Han-Shan's poetry associated?"; q7answer = "e"; q7a = "Confucianism"; q7b = "Taoism"; q7c = "Tantric Buddhism"; q7d = "Hinduism"; q7e = "Zen Buddhism"; q7review = "See page 1376."; q8 = "How does Li Po's poetry differs from T'ang poetry?"; q8answer = "c"; q8a = "It extolls the virtues of public service."; q8b = "It is critical of authority figures."; q8c = "It fantastically describes everyday realities."; q8d = "It describes the underworld."; q8e = "It quietly contemplates the beauty of nature."; q8review = "See page 1379."; q9 = "Tu Fu's poems are thematically linked by his love of:"; q9answer = "b"; q9a = "public life."; q9b = "his family."; q9c = "spiritual enlightment."; q9d = "nature's serenity."; q9e = "food and wine."; q9review = "See page 1384."; q10 = "In Madly Singing in the Mountains, Po-Chü-i suggests that his failing derives from:"; q10answer = "d"; q10a = "being a negligent husband."; q10b = "being self-indulgent."; q10c = "being extremely lazy."; q10d = "writing poetry."; q10e = "excessively consumeing wine."; q10review = "See page 1397."; q11 = "In The Story of Ying-ying, the protagonist falls in love with:"; q11answer = "c"; q11a = "a courtesan."; q11b = "his sister."; q11c = "his distant cousin."; q11d = "a supernatural being."; q11e = "a peasant girl."; q11review = "See page 1403."; q12 = "In order to earn the affection of Miss Ts'ui in The Story of Ying-Ying, Chang:"; q12answer = "d"; q12a = "composes a song for her."; q12b = "approaches her mother with a proposal."; q12c = "arranges a secret meeting in the moonlight."; q12d = "writes her a poem."; q12e = "cooks an elaborate meal for her."; q12review = "See page 1402."; q13 = "Along with a letter, Miss Ts'ui sends Chang:"; q13answer = "e"; q13a = "a lock of her hair."; q13b = "a jade ring."; q13c = "a canister of tea."; q13d = "a hairpin."; q13e = "multicolored thread."; q13review = "See page 1405."; q14 = "With which litereary form do we associate Li Ch'ing Chao?"; q14answer = "e"; q14a = "historical epic"; q14b = "parable"; q14c = "lyric poetry"; q14d = "narrative poetry"; q14e = "traditional song lyric"; q14review = "See page 1408."; q15 = "In Records on Metal and Stone, which treasured items does Chao Te-fu ask his wife to hold onto?"; q15answer = "b"; q15a = "household goods"; q15b = "sacrificial vessels"; q15c = "clothes"; q15d = "books and scrolls"; q15e = "old bronzes"; q15review = "See page 1412."; q16 = "According to Li Ch'ing-chao, both Emperor Yüan of the Liang and Emperor Yang of the Sui shared a love of:"; q16answer = "a"; q16a = "books."; q16b = "honor."; q16c = "wealth."; q16d = "bronzes."; q16e = "fine silks."; q16review = "See page 1414. 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