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Some Important Moments in "The Water Margin"

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Some Important Moments in The Water Margin game quiz
""The Water Margin" was, and still is, the greatest Chinese novel about a peasant uprising. It is much better than those books about the same subject written after 1949. This quiz is about some important moments in the book. Try it please!"

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1. How did Gao Qiu make rapid advances in his career?
    By winning the favor of Prince Duan, the future emperor, by playing football skillfully
    By defeating the Liangshan Marsh heroes
    By winning the support of colleagues and surbordinates
    By the introduction of Su Junior, the Court Scholar, aka Su Dongpo, the great poet


2. Why did Lu Da, the future Sagacious (nicknamed The Tattooed Monk) offend Zhen the butcher on purpose?
    Because he was enraged by the nickname of Zhen the butcher, the Lord of the West
    Because he was ordered by Old General Zhong to do so
    Because he wanted to take over Zhen's butchering business
    Because he wanted to revenge Old Jin and his daughter, who were picked on by Zhen the butcher


3. Why was Lin Chong (nicknamed The Panther Head) exiled?
    Because he was tricked by Lu Qian, his long-time friend, into entering White Tiger Inner Sanctum by mistake with a sword in hand, and accused falsely of intending to kill Marshal Gao Qiu
    Because he made friends with Sagacious Lu
    Because he killed Young Master Gao, the adopted son of Marshal Gao, who took liberties with his wife repeatedly
    Because he colluded with the Liangshan Marsh heroes


4. How did Chao Gai and other heroes capture the birthday gifts on Yellow Earth Ridge?
    Yang Zhi colluded with them and gave the gifts away
    They tricked Yang Zhi into giving the gifts up
    They fought hard against Yang Zhi and other escorts and killed them
    They toppled Yang Zhi (nicknamed The Blue-Faced Beast) and other escorts with drugs and took the gifts away


5. Why did Song Jiang (nicknamed the Timely Rain) slay Poxi, his unwed concubine, in a fit of anger?
    Poxi had an affair with Zhang Wenyuan, Song Jiang's assistant
    Poxi hid the letter from Chao Gai away and threatened to inform of his colluding with the Liangshan Marsh heroes to the court
    Poxi forced Song Jiang to marry her as a formal wife
    Poxi was incapable of bearing children


6. Why did Wu Song (nicknamed the Pilgrim) kill Pan Jinlian, his elder sister-in-law?
    Because she flirted with Wu Song but was refused by him
    Because she wanted to inform against Wu Song to the court
    Because she wanted to kill Wu Song, with the help of Ximen Qing
    Because she committed adultery with Xinmen Qing and, together with Mistress Wang, killed Wu Zhi, Wu Song's elder brother, by poisoning him


7. How did the Liangshan Marsh heroes save Song Jiang?
    They raided the prison and took Song away
    Li Qui, single-handedly, killed many soldiers and saved Song
    They saved Song on the way when he was escorted through the Liangshan Marsh
    Disguised as snake charmers, medical cure pedlars, porters and merchants, they raided the execution grounds and saved Song there


8. How did Song Jiang and other Liangshang Marsh heroes capture the Zhu Family Manor?
    They took the Manor by collaborating with inside forces led by Sun Li (nicknamed The Sickly General)
    They took the Manor with Shi Xiu (nicknamed The Rash) leading the labyrinth path
    They took the Manor by working together with the other two manors
    They took the Manor by capturing Hu Sanniang (nicknamed The Ten Feet of Steel)


9. How did Chao Gai die?
    He was murdered by a Liangshan Marsh leader, who didn't agree with his revolt
    He died of poisoned food sent by the court as amnesty gifts
    He died of an arrow wound made by Shi Wengong, the instructor of Zengtou Village
    He was executed by the court because he committed the crime of stealing the birthday gifts


10. How was Lu Junyi (nicknamed The Jade Unicon) tricked into joining the Liangshan Marsh band?
    He was captured by the Marsh heroes and had to join the band
    Yan Qing (nicknamed The Prodigy), his most trusted adviser, collaborated with the Marsh heroes and forced him to join the band
    Li Gu, his housekeeper, persuaded him to join the band
    He had to join the band after being saved from the execution grounds by the Liangshan heroes


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Compiled May 22 13