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1. Who issued the command to create the great bell?

• A. The astrologer       

• B. The Son of Heaven, Yong-Lo

• C. Ko-Ngai

• D. The dragon emperor

2. What was the intended purpose of the great bell?

• A. To serve as a timepiece       

• B. To commemorate a festival

• C. To be heard for one hundred li

• D. To celebrate Ko-Ngai's sacrifice

3. What materials were required to create the bell?

• A. Copper, bronze, and iron  

• B. Brass, gold, and silver

• C. Clay, steel, and zinc

• D. Iron, tin, and lead

4. What caused the initial failures in casting the bell?

• A. Lack of skill among the workers

• B. Insufficient resources

• C. The metals refused to blend

• D. Incorrect proportions in the mold

5. How did the Son of Heaven react to the failures?

• A. He forgave Kouan-Yu completely 

• B. He ignored the situation

• C. He grew increasingly angry
  

• D. He ordered the project to stop

6. What did Ko-Ngai do to find a way to save her father?

• A. She appealed to the emperor

• B. She consulted an astrologer

• C. She prayed to the gods

• D. She fled the city

7. What did the astrologer predict?

• A. The bell would never be cast

• B. A maiden’s flesh and blood must be melted into the metal

• C. A sacrifice of gold would ensure success

• D. A celestial event would help the bell’s completion

8. Why did Ko-Ngai leap into the molten metal?

• A. To stop the casting process

• B. To end her own grief

• C. To fulfill the astrologer’s prophecy and save her father

• D. To avenge her father’s failures

9. What did Ko-Ngai’s servant manage to save during the sacrifice?

• A. Ko-Ngai’s jewel box

• B. A piece of the bell  

• C. Ko-Ngai’s shoe

• D. A sacred book

10. What do mothers in Pe-king tell their children when they hear the bell’s moaning sound?

• A. “That is the emperor's voice.”

• B. “That is the bell’s blessing.”  

• C. “That is Ko-Ngai crying for her shoe.”

• D. “That is the dragon roaring.”