Pan-gu and Nuwa

What was the universe like before Pan Gu woke up?

• It was full of stars and planets

• It was a bright and open sky

• It was an egg-shaped cloud of chaotic matter

• It was a sea filled with animals

Answer explanation

The myth says the universe was swirling in an egg-shaped cloud.

What happened when Pan Gu stretched and broke the egg?

• He created humans

• He destroyed the universe

• He separated pure and impure elements

• He created the moon

Answer explanation

His stretching caused the separation of pure (sky) and impure (earth) elements.

Why did Pan Gu hold up the sky and push down the earth?

• He wanted to make mountains

• He feared chaos would return

• He was bored

• He wanted to become a god

Answer explanation

Pan Gu held them apart to avoid a return to the chaotic state.

What became of Pan Gu after he died?

• He turned into a tree

• He disappeared forever

• His body formed parts of the earth and sky

• He came back as a dragon

Answer explanation

Pan Gu’s body parts transformed into natural features after his death.

Why did Nü Wa begin creating humans?

• She was commanded to by the gods

• She was lonely

• She wanted to rule them

• She needed workers

Answer explanation

Nü Wa was lonely and wanted companions like herself.

What material did Nü Wa use to make the first humans?

• Sand

• Fire

• Stone

• Mud

Answer explanation

The text clearly states she formed the first humans from mud.

How did Nü Wa create the common people?

• She carved them from stone

• She sang them into existence

• She used a vine to fling mud droplets

• She created them from Pan Gu’s blood

Answer explanation

The vine-and-mud technique was used to make common people.

Why did Nü Wa divide the humans into male and female?

• To make them fight

• So they could reproduce on their own

• To separate good and evil

• To give them jobs

Answer explanation

She divided them to solve the issue of creating new humans herself.

What disaster did Pan Gu fear, and what actually happened later?

• The sun would burn the earth; instead it froze

• He feared the earth would collapse; it became flat

• He feared heaven and earth would mix again; eventually they did

• He feared humans would rebel; they became peaceful

Answer explanation

The myth says the sky collapsed and the earth cracked later on.

How did Nü Wa fix the sky after it collapsed?

• She used clouds and stars

• She called upon dragons

• She used molten stone and turtle legs

• She sang a magical song

Answer explanation

Nü Wa used molten stone to patch the sky and a turtle’s legs to support it.