Monkey: A Folk Novel of China Quizzes

Monkey: A Folk Novel of China Quiz 1

1 How does Monkey become the king of the other monkeys?
He defeats the celestial warriors, including Natha, Moksha, and Erh-lang.

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

Peach Garden

Mountain of the Water Cave

Cave of the Flowers and Fruit
3 Who suggests to the Jade Emperor that Monkey should come work in Heaven so that they can keep an eye on him?
Natha

Spirit of the Planet Venus

Spirit of the Planet Pluto

Yama, King of Death
4 Which of the following is NOT a name that Monkey is called?
Red-legged Immortal

Aware-of-Vacuity

Stone Monkey

Great Sage, Equal of Heaven
5 How is Monkey ultimately subdued?
The Patriarch kills Monkey for revealing his secrets to the other pupils.

Moksha's superior magic allows him to kill Monkey

Lao Tzu ensnares him in the Diamond Snare permanently

Buddha places him under the Mountain of Five Elements
6 Where does Monkey gain the ability to do magic and transformations?
From a Great Sage

From an Immortal called the Patriarch

From the Red-legged Immortal

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

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

Moksha, second son of Vaisravana

Blue Lotus
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?
Song

Ming

Tang

Qin
10 Where do we first meet Sandy?
at the River of Flowing Sands

in the city of Ch'ang-an

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

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

Mountain of Two Frontiers

Mountain of Water and Fire

Mountain of Five Roads
12 Which of the following describes Monkey best?
docile

greedy

ingenious

honest
13 What does the Scripture of the Tight Fillet do to Monkey?
makes him invincible

causes his head to shrink

induces a headache

gives him a stomache
14 What happened to Mr. Kao's daughter?
She was killed by a monster

She drowned in a nearby lake

She was married to a monster

She is married to Kao Ts'ai
15 Who is Pigsy married to?
Kuan-yin, bodhisattva

Jade Bud, the Emperor's sister

Blue Lotus, former wife of Liu

Blue Orchid, daughter of Mr. Kao
16 Which quote applies to Pigsy?
"He eats four or five pounds of rice at each meal"

"he turned a somersault and leapt into the air"

"I am the Great Sage Equal to Heaven"

"You impudent stableman, you half-witted red-bottom"
17 In what order do the disciples join Tripitaka?
white dragon horse, Monkey, Sandy and Pigsy

Monkey, white dragon horse, Pigsy and Sandy

Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy, and white dragon horse

white dragon horse, Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy
18 How does Monkey catch Pigsy?
by killing him in his sleep

by disguising himself as Blue Orchid

by causing a windstorm

by bludgeoning him with a cudgel
19 Pigsy and Monkey
have a harmonious friendship

are indifferent to one another

hate one another irreconcilably

often fight and play pranks on one another
20 Monkey takes a handful of gold and silver from Mr. Kao and
keeps it for Tripitaka and himself in case of future hardships

offers it to Buddha in gratitude for ensuring their safety

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

donates it to charity and as alms for the beggars
21 Why has Sandy fallen out of favor with Heaven?
He is secretly in love with the Jade Emperor's wife

He stole from the Peach Orchard

He helped Monkey during his mischievous rebellion

He broke a crystal dish at a celestial banquet
22 Who convinced the Jade Emperor to commute Sandy's sentence?
Moska

Red-legged Immortal

Wei Cheng

Kuan-yin
23 What does the king show Tripitaka to prove himself the true king?
a white jade tablet

an imperial ring

a painting of his son

his old imperial robes
24 How does the king convey his troubles to Tripitaka?
in a dream

through Kuan-yin

by letter

via royal decree
25 Where does Monkey go to meet the king's son, the young prince?
While the prince is on a journey

While the usurper king is trying to kill the prince

While the prince is taking a stroll through the forest

While the prince is hunting

Through their long journey to India to retrieve the scriptures, what do the main characters (Tripitaka, Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy) learn about themselves, each other, and their own beliefs? How do they react to various circumstances?

These are thematic ideas. You can find out about what they learned and how they grew at the themes link below:

https://www.gradesaver.com/monkey-a-folk-novel-of-china/study-guide/themes

Asked by Verlene Kate Tiagan V #1134065

Answered by Aslan on 4/4/2021 5:28 PM

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Compare and contrast the role of two religions in Monkey. Do they always work in harmony? Do they have separate hierarchies? Conflicting ideologies? Do they provide sources of conflict? If so, how and why?

Thanks for your questions. This is only a short answer space but I can make a general comment.

Tripitaka is taking the journey from China in the east to India where Buddha has his holy scriptures so the religion of Buddha can spread and people can...

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Analyzing how the writer used description/

Okay, so what writer/text is it? If you have an extract could you send it? You're only focusing on 'description', so stuff like language devices really: metaphors, similes, personification, [in poems especially, anaphora, enjambment, caesura,...

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Answered by Sophie S #721193 on 11/20/2017 12:14 AM

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