(APITONG )The Soul of the Great Bell

The Chinese folktale "The Soul of the Great Bell" was translated by:

• Peter Lafacdio

• Lapcadio Hern

• Lafcadio Hearn

• I'm not sure.

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The writer/translator mentioned earlier had a Japanese name when he resided in Japan. He is called as:

• Koizumi Yakumo

• Yakumo Watanabe

• Koizumi Yokomori

• Mitsuboshi Kenji

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The writer was also famous for the collection of his stories inspired by Japanese and Chinese history, myths, legends, etc. What is this collection called that was published in 1904?

• The Book of Koizumi

• Stories of Strange Things

• Quaidan

• Kwaidan

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This character was described as the obedient Mandarin servant, who did his best to complete the task given by the emperor.

• Kouan Yu

• Yong Lo

• Ko Ngai

• Hiai

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This character was described as the Son of Heaven, who gave his servant and the other master molders a difficult task to accomplish.

• Kouan Yu

• Yong Lo

• Ko Ngai

• Hiai

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This character was described as a young lady with dazzling loveliness, whose heart was even more beautiful than her face. She is also the main character of this folktale.

• Kouan Yu

• Yong Lo

• Ko Ngai

• Hiai

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What was the fate awaiting our main character's father if he failed to cast the bell for the third try?

• He will be left in Mt. Obatsuyama

• He will be hanged

• He will be pushed into the crucible

• He will be beheaded if he fails again

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The main character sought the advice and expertise of this supporting character, who studied the Silver Stream, the Zodiacs, and the Five Hin.

• Astronomer

• Astrologer

• Astronaut

• Philosopher

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Based on the information present in the folktale, the setting of the story is:

• in Beijing, during the Ming Dynasty.

• in Hwang Tao, during the Ming Dynasty.

• in Macao, during the Han Dynasty

• in Wuhan, during the Qi Dynasty

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It was said that the masons and bell smiths did their best and toilsomely worked for the great bell to be cast. The underlined word means:

• with less effort

• with great difficulty

• with ease

• with joy and compassion

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