Monkey: A Folk Novel of China Quizzes

Monkey: A Folk Novel of China Quiz 1

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1 How does Monkey become the king of the other monkeys?

He is the only one who has the courage to journey to the underworld to meet Yama, King of Death.

He has the tenacity to jump through a waterfall

He defeats the celestial warriors, including Natha, Moksha, and Erh-lang.

He can transform the greatest number of times: 72.
2 What is the name of the monkeys' home?

Cave of the Flowers and Fruit

Mountain of the Water Cave

Cave of the Water Curtain

Peach Garden
3 Who suggests to the Jade Emperor that Monkey should come work in Heaven so that they can keep an eye on him?

Yama, King of Death

Spirit of the Planet Pluto

Spirit of the Planet Venus

Natha
4 Which of the following is NOT a name that Monkey is called?

Stone Monkey

Red-legged Immortal

Aware-of-Vacuity

Great Sage, Equal of Heaven
5 How is Monkey ultimately subdued?

Lao Tzu ensnares him in the Diamond Snare permanently

Moksha's superior magic allows him to kill Monkey

Buddha places him under the Mountain of Five Elements

The Patriarch kills Monkey for revealing his secrets to the other pupils.
6 Where does Monkey gain the ability to do magic and transformations?

From the Red-legged Immortal

From a Great Sage

From an Immortal called the Patriarch

From the Jade Emperor
7 Who was Hui-yen before he took his religious name and became a disciple of Kuan-yin?

Moksha, second son of Vaisravana

Wei Cheng, scholar of the city of Ch'ang-an

Blue Lotus

Natha, first son of Vaisravana
8 Despite his good intentions, whose deaths does the Emperor of T'ang cause?

those of Liu and Li

those of Liu, Blue Lotus, and the dragon

those of Liu and Blue Lotus

those of Blue Jacket and Li
9 During what dynasty was this novel written?

Tang

Song

Ming

Qin
10 Where do we first meet Sandy?

at the River of Flowing Sands

on top of Sandy Hill outside the city of Ch'ang-an

in the city of Ch'ang-an

in Western Paradise
11 What is another name for the Mountain of Five Elements

Mountain of Five Roads

Mountain of Two Frontiers

Mountain of Fruit and Flowers

Mountain of Water and Fire
12 Which of the following describes Monkey best?

honest

docile

ingenious

greedy
13 What does the Scripture of the Tight Fillet do to Monkey?

gives him a stomache

causes his head to shrink

makes him invincible

induces a headache
14 What happened to Mr. Kao's daughter?

She was killed by a monster

She is married to Kao Ts'ai

She drowned in a nearby lake

She was married to a monster
15 Who is Pigsy married to?

Kuan-yin, bodhisattva

Blue Orchid, daughter of Mr. Kao

Jade Bud, the Emperor's sister

Blue Lotus, former wife of Liu
16 Which quote applies to Pigsy?

"he turned a somersault and leapt into the air"

"You impudent stableman, you half-witted red-bottom"

"He eats four or five pounds of rice at each meal"

"I am the Great Sage Equal to Heaven"
17 In what order do the disciples join Tripitaka?

white dragon horse, Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy

Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy, and white dragon horse

Monkey, white dragon horse, Pigsy and Sandy

white dragon horse, Monkey, Sandy and Pigsy
18 How does Monkey catch Pigsy?

by disguising himself as Blue Orchid

by causing a windstorm

by killing him in his sleep

by bludgeoning him with a cudgel
19 Pigsy and Monkey

are indifferent to one another

often fight and play pranks on one another

hate one another irreconcilably

have a harmonious friendship
20 Monkey takes a handful of gold and silver from Mr. Kao and

donates it to charity and as alms for the beggars

keeps it for Tripitaka and himself in case of future hardships

gives it to Kao Ts'ai for leading him to a new disciple

offers it to Buddha in gratitude for ensuring their safety
21 Why has Sandy fallen out of favor with Heaven?

He is secretly in love with the Jade Emperor's wife

He broke a crystal dish at a celestial banquet

He helped Monkey during his mischievous rebellion

He stole from the Peach Orchard
22 Who convinced the Jade Emperor to commute Sandy's sentence?

Wei Cheng

Moska

Red-legged Immortal

Kuan-yin
23 What does the king show Tripitaka to prove himself the true king?

a white jade tablet

a painting of his son

his old imperial robes

an imperial ring
24 How does the king convey his troubles to Tripitaka?

via royal decree

by letter

through Kuan-yin

in a dream
25 Where does Monkey go to meet the king's son, the young prince?

While the prince is taking a stroll through the forest

While the prince is on a journey

While the usurper king is trying to kill the prince

While the prince is hunting

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